Sparks Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Hey peeps, I've just been thinking I want to learn more languages... Obviously my first language is English, i know a bit of welsh... But I want to learn languages like Chinese, Indian, French etc... So how many languages can you talk fluent in? I know some find it hard to talk fluent in one Let alone two haha! Sent from my GT-I9100 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 English only ....sigh like you I really would like to learn more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osinn11 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Just English......but the American version! It would be interesting to learn another language...but don't know when I'd actually use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemary Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Fluent in two - English and Afrikaans, but most SA's are fluent in two or three languages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 English only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devildust76 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Eu sei ler Português melhor do que eu posso falar isso! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verrillion Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 bora da or nostarr depending on time of day. Bits of German French Italian and Arabic plus smattering of Welsh . Having had jobs in all those countrys it helps how to ask for a beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robke Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Dutch, English, German and jibberish when drunk..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Exactly why I want to learn lol Sent from my GT-I9100 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvMyKai Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 English and Mirpuri/Urdu (kinda) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow-Kodah-Drako Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 English & hand language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 English, well the south east London version anyway. And random gibberish After one too many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Hey peeps, I've just been thinking I want to learn more languages... Obviously my first language is English, i know a bit of welsh... But I want to learn languages like Chinese, Indian, French etc... So how many languages can you talk fluent in? I know some find it hard to talk fluent in one Let alone two haha! Sent from my GT-I9100 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2 VB.NET, C#.NET VB6, PHP, SQL, Transact.................... Ohhhhhhhhhh them kinda languages ..... Nope, just english Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 VB.NET, C#.NET VB6, PHP, SQL, Transact.................... Ohhhhhhhhhh them kinda languages ..... Nope, just english Lmao how did I know you'd do that..... Sent from my GT-I9100 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueWolf Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 English and Dutch is what I use every day. Have learned German and France at school but never used it afterwards. Taught myself Esperanto (which was really fun by the way!) but not used it in a while as well. I want to learn Norwegian at some point. They key in learning new languages is actually USING it. Eg: find fora or people in real life you can talk to with your chosen language. Random fact: Did you know I used to have awful grates at the English language at school? I just couldn't get a grasp on how the grammar worked, which words meant what when I had to translate them, etc. 6 years ago I decided to join an American forum. My introduction post took me half an hour to write, but I did it anyway. I started reading, but more importantly: typing in English more often. I've been using it every day since then. Right now I don't even have to think about it any more. I fact, I think bilingual as well Another random fact: Did you know that being bilingual helps you improve your mental health? In fact, a recent study showed that using more than one language every day protects you from dementia as it helps you switch between different tasks easily. Quite intriguing if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Another random fact: Did you know that being bilingual helps you improve your mental health? Ahhh thats why your mental LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 English and sign language - and i don't mean the rude hand gestures lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Fluent in absolutely nothing! Can handle English most of the time, Spanish and German some of the time. My forte is recognizing a language from hearing it spoken - comes of having too many linguist friends when I was in service! I can't tell the difference between Cantonese and Mandarin, but can normally identify the other southeast Asian and a lot of European languages. I have to admit that I was completely caught off guard one day by some people speaking Portuguese - the written and spoken don't seem to resemble each other at all! In today's world, if I had the option of another spoken language, it would have to be Chinese or possibly Hindi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessiezara90 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 WELSH!! English and a tiny bit of German. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeonah Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Ict bien Aucshlander, nicht verstehen. A little bit of German , French and Spanish. Mostly learnt from having foreign students living with us but nothing fluent except English and double dutch. Gary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Apart from English, I used to be fluent in German - less so now as I haven't used it for years. When I was working with kids I used to be fluent in "street" but as it changes all the time I'd be completely out of date nowadays innit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simhauu Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 3 - English, Slovak and Czech (too similar). Then little bits of Japanese and German. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Apart from English, I used to be fluent in German - less so now as I haven't used it for years. When I was working with kids I used to be fluent in "street" but as it changes all the time I'd be completely out of date nowadays innit! Street languages changes weekly i think, not so long ago a group of lads said my dogs were "sick" to which i replied no they're not (i was quite insulted!) i was told sick meant great / brilliant lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 English,still learn.(Can say I'm at middle level) Polish,main one German, very well (speaking, writing, reading) Russian,very well (speaking, writing, reading) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemary Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 English,still learn.(Can say I'm at middle level) Polish,main one German, very well (speaking, writing, reading) Russian,very well (speaking, writing, reading) I would love to speak Russian, and Greek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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