Languages

[feathergirl]

Cool...there are other language nuts out there like me. English is my first language. After that I took Spanish for 5 years in high school & a year of German at university. I'd love to study more German & maybe learn some Japanese, Hebrew or Greek, and maybe some French. Maybe I should switch to a languages major? Dunno what I'd do with it though...but it'd be a lot of fun.

 

[prettyrose436]

I speak English and know enough to get by with French. I'd love to keep up with it (I took French all through jr high and high school) but I probably won't have enough room in my schedual in college. My goal is to be involved in a study abroad program in France though.

 

[tryin...]

i know english... and a little kiswahili. but not much... yeah...

 

[ajuran]

didn´t have a chance to learn french or another second foreign language at school. always wished i could. now i bought a self study course. hope i´m disciplined enough to learn french by myself. have some friends how could help me as well. ...

 

[Screamin'Eagle]

english is my first language but im fluent in italian, as half of my family is italian its kind of a requirement ...but im glad i can speak it, its a great language

 

[fishstix]

Does QBASIC count?

Just English for me.

 

[FireRock]

Rock on, fishtix! Computer languages! Does that mean that HTML counts as a language... 'cause it should!

I know English. I studied Spanish for two years in high school, but the teacher severely disliked us all. (not kidding!!!) Needless to say, I don't remember much of it at all. I really enjoyed learning the language though.

My friend taught me a couple words in Japanese, and another friend taught me a little German. I'm from a Czech-based town, so I hear the older people use that every once in awhile.

Do weird languages like Pig-Latin count? Because if so, I know like three or four of those kind.

 

[Multi-Elis]

Je parle le français courramment car j'habite en France.
But French is not my first language. I had to learn it like the rest.
Je suis surprise de trouver tellement de gens qui pretendent parler le Français courramment.
עברית זאת אחת משפות האם שלי אז לאלה שלומדים עיברית אתם יכולים לתרגל פה את העיברית שלכם
Translit:Ivrit zot akhat msfot ha em sheli az l-ele she lomdim ivrit atem ikholim ltarguel po et ha ivrit shelakhem
That was Hebrew. My second mother toungue.

And English of course.

And a little ancient greek and a little latin. Real fun.

I wish to learn: Norwegian, Russian, and Arabic.

 

[SOLDOUT4HIM]

I speak a little (three years in high school) spanish. Fluent in English. Speak some german, asl, french, and a few others.

I once had to teach a mammology course to a guy who spoke no english. It was bad. How do you teach someone to take track imprints when he dosen't speak your language! Luckily one of his buddies was fairly fluent in both so he translated. Praise God!

 

[skaaat]

I'm fluent in english and chinese mandarin, and I'm just starting to learn japanese. Took spanish for a year but dropped it while I was still in high school... I guess I regret doing that, but I don't think it would've helped much for me to continue it at the school I was at since the spanish dept. was so crappy

 

[JPPT1974]

I took French for two years and think it is a romantic language but I have a friend that speaks six languages fluently. English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, and Italian.

 

[selune]

Speak English. Used to be fairly competent reading or listening to German (spoke like a 4 year old). I'm learning Japanese currently, I have one set of kana memorized and am working on the second.

 

[Multi-Elis]

friend that speaks six languages fluently... French,

How did this friend become so fluent?

 

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

I was raised in an English speaking home, but I am perfectly fluent in French. Hopeing to pick up Spanish soon