Pars123 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Anyone here who can speak more than one language??? I can speak two fluently, and I'm conversational in about 10 more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Pig Latin count? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRushmonkey Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I'm learning Spanish at school. I'm okay at it but I wouldn't say that I could have a conversation with someone Spanish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars123 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 Sure hahaha :). And Just keep trying! Speaking is the best way to learn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 English & Spanish fluently. Mildly conversant in German. Some French and Italian. A natural at accents and phonics, so I can read many languages fluently despite a lack of comprehension. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars123 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 I also speak English and Spanish fluently. German level is high. Plus many more languages I have studied/concersational. Great! Good to know there's fellow language learners here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 English, Portuguese and Spanish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyLee Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I'm monolingual... but I can find a beer and a bathroom if I ever find myself lost in Spain. What else do I need really? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Me talk inglish purfectly. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I speak penguin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I speak penguin.So does my son! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 English and conversational Espanol. I took 5 years of Spanish in school, and married a Hispanic woman. Her mom speaks little English, so I brushed up on my Spanish to at least communicate with her. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 http://loltheist.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/parseltongue.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aikenrooster Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I try, I really do, but I'm just too stupid. I took 2 years of high school french and can read simple phrases and parts of sentences, especially if there are lots of cognates, and I've made several attempts to learn Spanish, but I simply can't remember what I'm trying to learn. I also made a token attempt at learning a little German, but, again, I didn't go far. I tried to learn the Russian alphabet once. I'm glad I tried to learn Spanish, because I used to be one of those people who said "why can't they learn English." Trying to learn Spanish definitely taught me to have empathy. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I try, I really do, but I'm just too stupid. I took 2 years of high school french and can read simple phrases and parts of sentences, especially if there are lots of cognates, and I've made several attempts to learn Spanish, but I simply can't remember what I'm trying to learn. I also made a token attempt at learning a little German, but, again, I didn't go far. I tried to learn the Russian alphabet once. I'm glad I tried to learn Spanish, because I used to be one of those people who said "why can't they learn English." Trying to learn Spanish definitely taught me to have empathy.What I find strange is my wife works with a Polish doc. She has lots of Polish speaking patients that speak little/no English. My wife has picked up conversational Polish in a couple years. My MIL has been in the US for well over 30 years and still can barely speak English. I think that has to almost be actively participating in not learning the language. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 The problem with learning a second language is that it's a huge test to your ego: you speak poorly, make silly mistakes and are mocked by native speakers for a long time until you've learned a language properly. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars123 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 I try, I really do, but I'm just too stupid. I took 2 years of high school french and can read simple phrases and parts of sentences, especially if there are lots of cognates, and I've made several attempts to learn Spanish, but I simply can't remember what I'm trying to learn. I also made a token attempt at learning a little German, but, again, I didn't go far. I tried to learn the Russian alphabet once. I'm glad I tried to learn Spanish, because I used to be one of those people who said "why can't they learn English." Trying to learn Spanish definitely taught me to have empathy.I love speaking different languages, and the issue is that you seem to be giving up to easy! It takes time, lots of mistakes and practice to get good at speaking and understanding any language. Maybe if you have time, try learning another language maybe. Go for an easier one like Spanish, or Portuguese. French has difficult pronunciation and German has lots of grammar rules and things called "Declensions". Or go for the easiest language to learn, Esperanto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars123 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 The problem with learning a second language is that it's a huge test to your ego: you speak poorly, make silly mistakes and are mocked by native speakers for a long time until you've learned a language properly.I agree 100%. But most of the time, unless you're in France ;) just kidding... The natives usually love to hear people try to speak their language! They will usually help you too! I live in an area with lots and lots and lots of Serbs, they all help me out if I make a mistake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 My serious answer: took Spanish for 3 years in high school (the 4th year had scheduling conflicts with band, so I had to drop). Forgot just about everything I learned during that 4th year. I can still conjugate like a boss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars123 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 My serious answer: took Spanish for 3 years in high school (the 4th year had scheduling conflicts with band, so I had to drop). Forgot just about everything I learned during that 4th year. I can still conjugate like a boss.If your interested, you should try to learn again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I've been obsessed with languages since I was little, and I earn my keep through them. Besides doing some Czech-English and Slovak-English translation, I'm a private, online teacher for the most part. For example, here are this afternoon's classes: 1. Advanced conversational French2. Latin IV (reading Virgil's Aeneid)3. Conversational Modern Greek4. Latin II (reading Caesar's De Bello Gallico)  I teach other languages, and read novels in others for my personal enjoyment. I've been writing an intermediate Irish Gaelic reader for some time now, but I have no clue how or if I'll be able to publish it. I'm not well-rounded; my skills are intensely focused in this single area. Ask me to produce something in the kitchen besides a bowl of cereal? Deer in the headlights. Ask me to work a hammer or a screwdriver? Clueless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 English and Chinese. And I can read Latin and a little ancient Greek. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I try, I really do, but I'm just too stupid. I took 2 years of high school french and can read simple phrases and parts of sentences, especially if there are lots of cognates, and I've made several attempts to learn Spanish, but I simply can't remember what I'm trying to learn. I also made a token attempt at learning a little German, but, again, I didn't go far. I tried to learn the Russian alphabet once. I'm glad I tried to learn Spanish, because I used to be one of those people who said "why can't they learn English." Trying to learn Spanish definitely taught me to have empathy.I am with you AR. I am stupid enough but I am more lazy than anything. Something really, really has to interest me or I am not going to bother with it. Reading also is something I hate to do so learning a language would be a problem. Truth is I really don't care enough to learn a language to even attempt it at this point. I did take Spanish in high school and have used it in the workplace in the past (hotel business) but I am miles from fluent. I can understand quite a bit but have a hard time carrying on a conversation..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 English and Chinese. And I can read Latin and a little ancient Greek.Is dumbass a language? You sure got that one down pat in order to respond to some of the posts in SOCN. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 My dog understands what I'm saying, well most of the time. Does that count?I'm trying to improve my English here on this fine forum but it's harder to write in a foreign language than to speak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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