Anybody speak foreign languages?

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Anybody speak foreign languages?

Post by iHaunt » Tue Sep 28, 2010 11:34 pm

I only speak some Italian languages, a little bit of Spanish language, not always... mostly English and other Europeans. And also, I do ASL. ASL means American Signing Language for the Deaf, and also, ESL means English Signing Language for the Deaf, too! ;)

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Post by Ciuin » Tue Sep 28, 2010 11:45 pm

Do you speak all of these as fluently as English?



I can say 'Gomen nasai. Watashi wa baka na gaijin.' in Japanese.
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Post by iHaunt » Wed Sep 29, 2010 12:19 am

Com estra usted? Bien. Gracias. Grazie.

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Post by Spookymufu » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:11 am

Ciuin wrote:Do you speak all of these as fluently as English?
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Post by Murfreesboro » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:45 am

I'm fluent only in English, but I have studied a lot of languages. 7 1/2 years of Latin, 5 1/2 years of French, 4 years of German, a smattering of Italian (one semester). I also took one year of Anglo-Saxon or Old English, which is essentially an ancient German dialect (the language of Beowulf). I was mostly a translate & read kind of student, not one who was ever very good at the conversational stuff. I think I was always wanting to be "perfect," and you can't be like that and learn to speak a foreign language. You have to be willing to be a baby for a while.

My older son took up German his freshman year of college, and earlier this year (as a junior) he spent seven months studying at a German univ. All his classes were conducted in German. I was very impressed by that. He is much braver than I ever was.

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Post by Midnite Shadow » Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:27 am

I am fluent in Spanish...have been since I was a kid. Talk to my kids in Spanish and have several family members that are native Spanish speakers.
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Post by scareviewzombies.com » Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:03 am

I can speak Spanish and a little French.
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Post by Spookymufu » Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:26 am

I have a hard time with english....... ;)
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Spookymufu wrote:I have a hard time with english....... ;)
yep thats us in Texas we have our on Language here :lol:
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Post by Castle » Sat Oct 02, 2010 11:59 pm

Murfreesboro wrote: My older son took up German his freshman year of college, and earlier this year (as a junior) he spent seven months studying at a German univ. All his classes were conducted in German. I was very impressed by that. He is much braver than I ever was.
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Post by Miss Monster » Sun Oct 03, 2010 3:00 pm

I can say a few phrases in a couple languages, but not fluent at all. I understand a lot of french, spanish, german and russian though, just because I've been exposed to people that speak it.
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Post by Miss Monster » Sun Oct 03, 2010 3:00 pm

I can say a few phrases in a couple languages, but not fluent at all. I understand a lot of french, spanish, german and russian though, just because I've been exposed to people that speak it.
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Post by Castle » Sun Oct 03, 2010 4:35 pm

I'm really wanting to learn Scottish Gaelic, but very few people still speak it.
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Re: Anybody speak foreign languages?

Post by ancient whitelighter » Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:24 pm

I speak & write Greek, which is what I am! I also speak Spanish.

I would love to learn one of the Native American dialects. I've often wondered why in this country, no one has ever thought to teach/offer that in our public or even private schools. It sounds beautiful to me :D
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Post by Spookymufu » Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:42 pm

probably because there is no economic value in it
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