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Title: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Sara on August 13, 2006, 12:53:59 PM
I assume everyone here can speak English LOL. 
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Sara on August 13, 2006, 12:58:07 PM
English, obviously.
Took German for 2 years in school, plus what my grandmother taught me, although I'm fast losing it with no practice.
Know very little Spanish although I want to learn more.
Learned a few words in Arabic from an old boyfriend.   ;)
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: SpeedFleX on August 13, 2006, 01:06:05 PM
Grew up speaking English

Fluent Germany

some Spanish

and a little bit of Japanese which is what I want to learn next
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: livecam on August 13, 2006, 01:09:23 PM
The King's English exclusively but can usually navigate road signs in a few other languages.
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: goofynina on August 13, 2006, 01:10:08 PM
Si, i speakit the englis and un poquito de espanis ;)  nah, i speak English with very little Spanish, but i can recite the whole taco bell menu with no problemo ;) 
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: deej on August 13, 2006, 01:34:55 PM
I speak English and Portuguese fluently. My Spanish is understandable and I speak a smattering of Japanese. (Sao Paulo has the largest Japanese immigrant colony in the world, they say). I understand some Italian, German and French.
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Black on August 13, 2006, 01:54:27 PM
If you don't count "Florida Cracker Slang", "Southern Genteel Country", or "Southern Redneck", ;D then I only speak one - American English.  Jeff Foxworthy and the Blue Collar Comedy team have helped the rest of the country understand us much better. ;D

Though when I used to spend a month in Miami every year I used to get to where I could understand a good bit of Spanish as long as they spoke slowly.  I could get my hair done, order in a restaurant, and usually manage pretty well in a grocery store or drug store.  It's been several years, so I've lost that little bit. :(
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: kitkatz on August 13, 2006, 02:42:19 PM
I can speak the Taco Bell menu, too.  Hey Goofynina. let's get it together and go speak Tito's Tacos menu language!  I am a few hours away.
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Bajanne on August 13, 2006, 02:44:05 PM
I speak fluently  - English, French. I would grade my Spanish at B+
I also speak Creole (French dialect spoken in Caribbean islands), Bajan (Barbadian variety of English)
I can greet and respond to greetings  in Arabic, Maltese, German, Dutch, Ibo(Afr.), Yoruba(Afr.), Hindi.

Maybe I should have put this in the section dealing with collections. ;D
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Black on August 13, 2006, 02:46:41 PM
I speak fluently  - English, French. I would grade my Spanish at B+
I also speak Creole (French dialect spoken in Caribbean islands), Bajan (Barbadian variety of English)
I can greet and respond to greetings  in Arabic, Maltese, German, Dutch, Ibo(Afr.), Yoruba(Afr.), Hindi.

Maybe I should have put this in the section dealing with collections. ;D


WOW!!!
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: kitkatz on August 13, 2006, 02:47:14 PM
You all are so smart.  I speak English only.  A smattering of kid's spanish just to protect myself in class.
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: willieandwinnie on August 13, 2006, 03:37:30 PM
I can only speak English, and believe me, somedays I have difficultly with it.  ;D
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Joe Paul on August 14, 2006, 01:59:19 AM
I speak "American English" and when I get upset, the 2nd language kicks in, fluent PROFANITY   ;)


Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Epoman on August 14, 2006, 02:02:03 AM
I speak "American English" and when I get upset, the 2nd language kicks in, fluent PROFANITY  ;)

YOU TOO!  ;D

Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: BigSky on August 14, 2006, 06:22:51 AM
English
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: jdat on August 14, 2006, 02:25:21 PM
English
German ( very rusty )
French
Quebec French ( lol )
Swiss German ( rusty )
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Rerun on August 15, 2006, 01:08:25 AM
English and Pig Latin..... 

See Dick Run
Eesa Ickda Unra
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: kitkatz on August 15, 2006, 05:59:06 PM
Rerun, That sounds dirty!

JoePaul, I definitely speak PROFANITY, too.  When I am over tired, or upset the mouth just lets loose. I have to catch myself at work sometimes about to say something and I swallow it.  It usually comes out at home later.  Oh well.
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: angieskidney on August 15, 2006, 10:35:42 PM
English and some Polish and a few words of Spanish ... and a word here and there from other languages .. but not enough to make a sentence.
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: tamara on August 16, 2006, 04:10:07 AM
English and does Pig Latin Count ???lol  ;D
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: anja on August 16, 2006, 09:47:57 PM
German (low) I learned it from listening to my parents at home and so am able to converse with my relatives in Germany.
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: SpeedFleX on August 17, 2006, 02:19:22 PM
German (low) I learned it from listening to my parents at home and so am able to converse with my relatives in Germany.

das ist toll, find ich klasse^^
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Sara on August 17, 2006, 07:59:04 PM
I forgot.  I know some sign language also.
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: anja on August 17, 2006, 08:45:44 PM
German (low) I learned it from listening to my parents at home and so am able to converse with my relatives in Germany.

das ist toll, find ich klasse^^

Danke, Herr SpeedFleX- ich find das gute - kann das nicht schriefen, ober...
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: kitkatz on August 17, 2006, 10:22:55 PM
Oh man!.....No spreaken ze duetshe!  Or whatever!
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Fighter on November 13, 2006, 11:52:07 AM
French/English/Dutch/Spanish.

French and English are my mother tongues.

I use all four every day. I speak French with my Mom, my little brother and most of my friends, English with my older brother, my sister, some of my foreign colleagues, and dozens of random people, Spanish with a few people including a colleague of mine I work with every day. And Dutch is the dominant language at work.

I'd like to learn new languages, but it takes lots of time and you're never finished perfecting those you do know.
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: jbeany on November 13, 2006, 05:14:51 PM
English.

I took German in high school.  I remember enough to understand my sister's mother-in-law when she starts swearing about something.

I took French in college.  Very little of that actually stuck with me.

I learned a bit of sign language when I was working.  One of my interns was deaf.  Again, mostly the swear words stuck.  But those translate pretty easily!
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Fox_nc on November 13, 2006, 08:20:36 PM
English 5.1
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: DeLana on November 13, 2006, 09:29:19 PM
I'm a native German, so I speak the language of course, plus I learned English in secondary school.  I also took Latin in school, but don't remember much of it (it does help with the medical terminology though).

DeLana 
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Bajanne on November 14, 2006, 03:46:13 PM
I just spent two days at an International conference where I was part of the interpreting team (English to French)  It was a conference about ways to deal with HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean.  There was also a contingent from Central Asia (Kergeztan, etc) with an Russian interpreter.
I don't think we did as good a job (english to French) as we could have, since we were not given any of the presentations beforehand, and the speakers went like a TGV (French high speed train) but it was great fun.  I made a friend, a french doctor who now lives in Guadeloupe, and I got paid!
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: kitkatz on November 14, 2006, 05:09:00 PM
English 5.1

I speak English 7.0, it is an upgrade for teachers! LOL >:D
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Inara on November 18, 2006, 03:34:18 PM
1: English (the Southern, redneck variety)

2: Very basic medical Spanish

3: I've been told I'm fluent in body language by a fella or two in my time  ;D
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Zach on November 18, 2006, 09:40:28 PM
English:  U.S. not England's version.      ;)
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Rerun on November 18, 2006, 09:47:32 PM
I just spent two days at an International conference where I was part of the interpreting team (English to French)  It was a conference about ways to deal with HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean.  There was also a contingent from Central Asia (Kergeztan, etc) with an Russian interpreter.
I don't think we did as good a job (english to French) as we could have, since we were not given any of the presentations beforehand, and the speakers went like a TGV (French high speed train) but it was great fun.  I made a friend, a french doctor who now lives in Guadeloupe, and I got paid!

Just teach them to say "NO, I Don't Want To Do It"!!
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: angieskidney on November 21, 2006, 02:33:32 AM
English:  U.S. not England's version.      ;)


Me: English - NOT the US kind :P lol but the Canadian / British kind ;)

I spell like this: colour, neighbour, & cheque!
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Bajanne on November 23, 2006, 11:01:44 PM
English:  U.S. not England's version.      ;)


Me: English - NOT the US kind :P lol but the Canadian / British kind ;)

I spell like this: colour, neighbour, & cheque!
I'm with you, Angie!  The Queen's English!
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: angieskidney on November 23, 2006, 11:51:39 PM
English:  U.S. not England's version.      ;)


Me: English - NOT the US kind :P lol but the Canadian / British kind ;)

I spell like this: colour, neighbour, & cheque!
I'm with you, Angie!  The Queen's English!
Yup!  :2thumbsup; :clap; :beer1; :cuddle; And the Queen is on the back of all our money here ;) (the coins)
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: jedimaster on November 24, 2006, 08:20:30 PM
Hablo espaniol....y hablo ingles....as a fact, I teach Spanish for adults at the cont. education program in my City...muchas cervezas por favor!!!! :beer1;
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: kitkatz on November 24, 2006, 08:29:29 PM
 :beer1;
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: angieskidney on November 24, 2006, 10:14:24 PM
Hola!
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: jedimaster on November 25, 2006, 06:36:59 PM
Hola Angel...como estas?....como te va de invierno en tu ciudad? :)...como es que hablas espaniol?
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: angieskidney on November 25, 2006, 10:01:16 PM
Hola Angel...como estas?....como te va de invierno en tu ciudad? :)...como es que hablas espaniol?
I am fine. I don't understand the rest :P I have a friend Javier who was born in Spain. :P but I know very little  :-[
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: jedimaster on November 26, 2006, 05:54:56 PM
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D it means how are you...how's the weather over there?.....funny I though hey!,...a Spanish speaking pal....Otra cerverza! :beer1;
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: angieskidney on November 26, 2006, 06:05:45 PM
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D it means how are you...how's the weather over there?.....funny I though hey!,...a Spanish speaking pal....Otra cerverza! :beer1;
I did recognise the how are you part .. that would be why I said I am fine  ;D
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: Fighter on November 27, 2006, 03:41:03 PM
OK, let's make this interesting. Let's try to say "I hate dialysis" in as many languages as possible. And don't just say it, scream it!

I'll start:

I hate dialysis!
Je déteste la dialyse!
Ik haat dialyse!
Odio la diálisis!
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: okarol on November 27, 2006, 06:26:39 PM
I know English and Sign Language Alphabet and pig Latin too!

can't show ya finger spelling but here's my pig Latin:

iway atehay ialysisday!!!
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: sandman on November 27, 2006, 07:28:43 PM
I generally only speak american english but I can speak a little spanish.  I live in a hispanic neighborhood so I have been learning a little here and there but I still don't know enough to form a full sentence or actually join in on a conversation.
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: waitlisted on November 27, 2006, 09:46:40 PM
1. Finnish - native language
2. English - fluent
3. German - fluent
4. Swedish - good
5. French - basics
6. Spanish - very basics
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: angieskidney on November 28, 2006, 11:17:43 PM
OK, let's make this interesting. Let's try to say "I hate dialysis" in as many languages as possible. And don't just say it, scream it!

I'll start:

I hate dialysis!
Je déteste la dialyse!
Ik haat dialyse!
Odio la diálisis!

I can recognize the French just as easily as the English ;)
1. Finnish - native language
2. English - fluent
3. German - fluent
4. Swedish - good
5. French - basics
6. Spanish - very basics
Cool then say "I hate dialysis!" in all those!  :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup; :clap; :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup;
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: waitlisted on November 29, 2006, 07:55:33 PM
Cool then say "I hate dialysis!" in all those!  :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup; :clap; :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup;
1. Vihaan dialyysia!
2. I hate dialysis!
3. Ich hasse die Dialyse!
4. Jag hatar dialys!
5. Je déteste la dialyse!
6. Odio la diálisis!
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: angieskidney on November 30, 2006, 02:46:34 AM
Cool then say "I hate dialysis!" in all those!  :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup; :clap; :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup;
1. Vihaan dialyysia!
2. I hate dialysis!
3. Ich hasse die Dialyse!
4. Jag hatar dialys!
5. Je déteste la dialyse!
6. Odio la diálisis!

THAT is SOOOOO Cool!!  :2thumbsup; :clap;
Title: Re: How many languages do you speak?
Post by: jbeany on November 30, 2006, 09:45:57 AM
Epo should add that in a scroll on the home page!