What languages do you know?

[Shia Islam]

For me I speak only two languages, my native language, which is Arabic, and the language of most of my university studies, which is English.

I spent some years as a student in the UK where I had an opportunity to take my English speaking capabilities to a higher level!

I have chosen not to learn a third language, because I felt when I was younger, that the more languages you know the less deeper you can study them.

So that is my story with languages?

Give your story with them please

 

[Vee]

For me I speak only two languages, my native language, which is Arabic, and the language of most of my university studies, which is English.

I spent some years as a student in the UK where I had an opportunity to take my English speaking capabilities to a higher level!

I have chosen not to learn a third language, because I felt when I was younger, that the more languages you know the less deeper you can study them.

So that is my story with languages?

Give your story with them please

I speak English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. I've always liked languages, it was just a natural thing to learn a few. And I have to say it's extremely useful.

 

[Estro Felino]

Italian is my Native language. Second language Spanish, then English, then French, then German.

Studying German literature in German allowed me to learn hundreds of words. So my level is C1

I must say I am very natural speaking Spanish...and English of course.

Luckily many from the Arab world can speak French...so I don't have to learn Arabic

 

[Sirona]

German is my native language. At school I learned English, French and Latin.

 

[Altfish]

I speak English, my native tongue.
I've tried to speak other languages and failed miserably; I'm not proud of it.
I can speak a little French and can order food but when they speak back, the wheels come off.
I also did Latin at school and can still quote some of that.

 

[Heyo]

I never was good at languages at school. I almost constantly was at a D level in German (my native tongue), English and French (more like an F, but the teacher was very merciful). I stopped taking French after 10th grade and English after 11th. Then I started studying CS and found that most literature was in English. So I learned English after school.
Learning programing languages helped a lot and I think I could learn natural languages much faster today than in school. I also understand (but don't speak) Low-German and much of Dutch.

 

[Heyo]

I also did Latin at school and can still quote some of that.

I've read Asterix comix and can still quote some of the proverbs.

 

[Kenny]

For me I speak only two languages, my native language, which is Arabic, and the language of most of my university studies, which is English.

I spent some years as a student in the UK where I had an opportunity to take my English speaking capabilities to a higher level!

I have chosen not to learn a third language, because I felt when I was younger, that the more languages you know the less deeper you can study them.

So that is my story with languages?

Give your story with them please

I speak two languages... English (my native language) and Spanish (my wife's native language). We are looking forward to learning French together.

 

[bobhikes]

For me I speak only two languages, my native language, which is Arabic, and the language of most of my university studies, which is English.

I spent some years as a student in the UK where I had an opportunity to take my English speaking capabilities to a higher level!

I have chosen not to learn a third language, because I felt when I was younger, that the more languages you know the less deeper you can study them.

So that is my story with languages?

Give your story with them please

English primary, French (Grandmother spoke), Spanish(Wives Family)

 

[Harel13]

Hebrew, English and...Talmudic Aramaic..?

 

[BSM1]

Having visited over 13 countries, I was able to muddle through "Hello?";"Where's the bathroom?"; and "Where's the beer?" in most cases. The only country the threw me was Greece; I never did catch the lingo there. It was --yeah, you know what's coming--all Greek to me.

 

[Estro Felino]

Having visited over 13 countries, I was able to muddle through "Hello?";"Where's the bathroom?"; and "Where's the beer?" in most cases. The only country the threw me was Greece; I never did catch the lingo there. It was --yeah, you know what's coming--all Greek to me.

Greek is incredibly difficult...
My Greek friend and I communicate in English

 

[blü 2]

For me I speak only two languages, my native language, which is Arabic, and the language of most of my university studies, which is English.

I spent some years as a student in the UK where I had an opportunity to take my English speaking capabilities to a higher level!

I have chosen not to learn a third language, because I felt when I was younger, that the more languages you know the less deeper you can study them.

So that is my story with languages?

Give your story with them please

I'm fluent in French (high school, tertiary, travels, friends). When I brush it up, I'm fluent in Latin (high school, classics.)

I know middle English (Chaucer) and early modern English (Shakespeare) comfortably well, and I used to be much better than I am now at Old English / Anglo-Saxon (tertiary English). I can make my way through Italian (and Dante's Italian) and Spanish, more slowly in German (Hölderlin, Rilke) and Hungarian (OG). I can somewhat manage modern Greek (OG), book in hand with koine Greek (NT) and old Greek (mostly Sophocles, some Plato).

I've lost much of my Scots Gaelic (family history). I can make myself understood in Russian (Pushkin and Chekhov). And I used to be able to get by in Tok Pisin (Papua New Guinea).

The main thing is not to be afraid.

 

[Polymath257]

My native language is English. I can't say that I am fluent in any other language, but I can make my way in French. I have a smattering of Spanish and am in the process of learning Chinese (Mandarin).

 

[GoodbyeDave]

I don't speak any language other than English. If the text is on a subject I understand, rather than a literary one, I have a usable reading knowledge of French and Latin, and I've got through Italian and Spanish when necessary. With a dictionary and grammar book, I'll tackle Greek and German, but only in desperation.

 

[ChristineM]

I am pretty good at picking up language, maybe a compensation for other problems ;-). English (central Lancashire dialect) is my native language, (i do Yorkshire and queens english well and a bit of scouse). I am fairly fluent in French (occitain dialect, quite good at other regional dialects). Passable in high German (can't get my tongue around low german) and Italian, i am not fluent and use a lot of arm waving and pointing but can get by. I can order food in Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Hindi and Tamil. And know a bit of Russian and Polish.

 

[Terry Sampson]

I'm an American. I can barely speak English.

(That's an "inside" joke.)

 

[Polymath257]

I'm an American. I can barely speak English.

(That's an "inside" joke.)

There's an old joke/observation.

To know two languages is to be bilingual.

To know several languages is to be multilingual.

To know *one* language is to be American.

 

[Heyo]

 

[ChristineM]

There's an old joke/observation.

To know two languages is to be bilingual.

To know several languages is to be multilingual.

To know *one* language is to be American.

I have endless hours of mirth sipping coffee in the morning sunshine and watching Americans trying to negotiate Sarlat market.

I know many of the stallholders have at least a smattering of English but a loud and getting louder by the monent american always brings out the french in them.