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 Post subject: What languages do you speak other than English?Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:25 am 
A quick poll to find out how many languages you speak. In Europe people say Americans only speak English and sometimes Spanish. I'd like to find out. I speak English, French, Italian, Dutch, some German, some Modern Greek and a couple of sentences in Norwegian and Irish Gaelic. Please specify which languages you speak. _________________ http://www.eisley-italia.tk ! "Δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσω" 
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:32 am
Well, that's pretty true. But not true of every American. I only know one language, but I know little bits of Spanish, too. Unless you live in a state that touches Mexico, it's not as pressing to know other languages, basically. Or it seems from my experience ... You don't have to communicate nearly as much on a daily basis with people who can't speak any English. But anyway, I really would like if more languages were introduced at earlier ages in schools. I want to be able to really speak Spanish, and not just understand bits and pieces. And I'd also like to know several other languges. Maybe one day I'll get to spend some time in other countries to try to pick up some ... But I know if/when I have kids, they're going to get exposed to other languages much earlier. _________________ My photography:www.jamiemphoto.com You can't spell awesome without emo...backwards! -Julie definingawesome (11:44:11 PM): Eisley shivers our timbers |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:35 am
I know some sign language. That's about it. |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:36 am
TheAntrider wrote: Well, that's pretty true. But not true of every American. I only know one language, but I know little bits of Spanish, too. Unless you live in a state that touches Mexico, it's not as pressing to know other languages, basically. Or it seems from my experience ... You don't have to communicate nearly as much on a daily basis with people who can't speak any English. But anyway, I really would like if more languages were introduced at earlier ages in schools. I want to be able to really speak Spanish, and not just understand bits and pieces. And I'd also like to know several other languges. Maybe one day I'll get to spend some time in other countries to try to pick up some ...
But I know if/when I have kids, they're going to get exposed to other languages much earlier. i have an aunt who will will only speak italian to them upstairs, and english to them downstairs. which i think is a really smart thing to do. im learning french, i know bits and pieces of italian, and i speak a good amount of russian, but im not totally fluent. _________________ thats why you don't leave the air conditioner on. |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:41 am
Bits of Mandarin Chinese Bits of Japanese Bits of Latin Bits of Spanish And English _________________ Power is only pain It’s probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in. "Can we get control of an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will and even against fundamental laws of nature, such as self preservation?" -memo from 1952 Project ARTICHOKE 
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:41 am
thebrightestfirefly wrote: TheAntrider wrote: Well, that's pretty true. But not true of every American. I only know one language, but I know little bits of Spanish, too. Unless you live in a state that touches Mexico, it's not as pressing to know other languages, basically. Or it seems from my experience ... You don't have to communicate nearly as much on a daily basis with people who can't speak any English. But anyway, I really would like if more languages were introduced at earlier ages in schools. I want to be able to really speak Spanish, and not just understand bits and pieces. And I'd also like to know several other languges. Maybe one day I'll get to spend some time in other countries to try to pick up some ...
But I know if/when I have kids, they're going to get exposed to other languages much earlier. i have an aunt who will will only speak italian to them upstairs, and english to them downstairs. which i think is a really smart thing to do. im learning french, i know bits and pieces of italian, and i speak a good amount of russian, but im not totally fluent. Ohh, definitely smart. I love languages ... I would like to just learn all of them. ha. _________________ My photography:www.jamiemphoto.com You can't spell awesome without emo...backwards! -Julie definingawesome (11:44:11 PM): Eisley shivers our timbers |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:48 am
english, french and german. i can understand a fair bit of spanish and italian if its written or spoken slowly. |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:50 am
Lol ... my dream languages are Finnish, Polish and Turkish. But they will be but dreams  _________________ http://www.eisley-italia.tk ! "Δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσω"
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:57 am
I just know the dirty bits of Spanish.  _________________ Thistledown |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:58 am
guitarfreak217 wrote: I just know the dirty bits of Spanish. Yes you do.  Dang, I don't remember any of the things you told me yesterday.
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:47 am
I answered 2 languages in the poll but that's not accurate. I only know English fluently but I also still remember some of the French I learned. We tend to start learning French in middle school here in Canada and by the time I graduated high school I could carry on a basic conversation and read pretty well. I also speak Punjabi, an Indian language, badly although my understanding is decent because some of my family speaks to me in Punjabi but I always answer back in English. _________________ Kulvir. |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:22 am
I only know English fluently. I should have learned Spanish, since a large part of California only knows Spanish. I took French for about 5 years, but I never use it. I think if I lived in France for a while, (or another French speaking country) I could pick it up pretty fast. I have a "Teach yourself Italian" book. But I haven't made time to really use it yet. |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:14 am
I'm fluent in Spanish and English, and i know a tiny bit of Swedish and French, but more French than Swedish since it's sort of similar to Spanish. |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:19 am
I took three years of German in high school, so I'm fairly familiar with the language (due to a piss-poor instructor though, my vocabulary is miniscule at best). I also know some Japanese (took a year of it in high school) and a few phrases of Spanish and French. _________________ Coprophiliacs make sh*tty lovers. Flickr Transvaal IV - Myspace : Virb Deep Thoughts About Shallow Subjects |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:00 am
English is my first language, my Vietnamese is rusty but hey I survived in Vietnam, and I have 2 years worth of French under my belt but that doesn't really count. _________________ Boyd wrote: That's not rock and roll... that's just gross. |
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