How many different languages can you speak?

77Rumours77 · #1 06-09-2004, 04:57 PM

I can speak english of course

! But i can also if i were to be dropped in france i could get around. Although im not fluent in it! Same with spanish!
So about 3~!

darklinensuit · #2 06-09-2004, 05:23 PM

A bit of French, a bit of Hebrew, but nothing really fluent.
I're werkin on thuh Engglish.

- Jake

tommer · #3 06-09-2004, 05:34 PM

my use of the hebrew language is brilliant, but my english could surely be improved, and i can only understand a simple converstation in arabic (i cannot speak it, not to mention writing).

Johnny Stew · #4 06-09-2004, 05:53 PM

I'm ashamed to say that I only speak English, though I know a handful of words in a few other languages (Italian, German, French & Spanish).

estranged4life · #5 06-09-2004, 05:59 PM

English...

Very bad English

Redneck/Hillybilly/Bumpkin-ese...y'all

DeeGeMe · #6 06-09-2004, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

English...

Very bad English

Redneck/Hillybilly/Bumpkin-ese...y'all

I'm fluent in redneck too!

Violet · #7 06-09-2004, 06:44 PM

English, but I know a few words in Chinese and grew up in PA Dutch Country, so also know some of those colloquialisms! I tried to learn more Chinese, but it's a HARD language to learn, with all its different tones...

Carol

DeadliestPoison · #8 06-09-2004, 06:52 PM

Puedo hablar un poquito espaÃ±ol, pero no soy flÃºido. SÃ© bastantes para conseguir alrededor y tambiÃ©n hablar con los gentes locales cuando somos (mi y mi famila) en vacaciÃ³n.

Johnny Stew · #9 06-09-2004, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DeadliestPoison

Puedo hablar un poquito espaÃ±ol, pero no soy flÃºido. SÃ© bastantes para conseguir alrededor.

Greg, you're such a show-off.

DeadliestPoison · #10 06-09-2004, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Greg, you're such a show-off.

I thought I'd spice the thread up a bit.

wondergirl9847 · #11 06-09-2004, 07:03 PM

LOL

I only know English and a few words/phrases in Spanish.

How about an anecdote?

My parents and I went to Juarez, Mexico one year, and we couldn't find this market, so we walked into the bank and my dad says to the teller (I was like 14 at the time), "My daughter can speak Spanish. Come here, Christy!" I was MORTIFIED. LOL Sure, I was taking Spanish in high school, but COME ON, they don't teach you jack squat in school!

I was like "No, dad, I don't know what to say...uhhh...donde esta el mercado?" BWAH!! They found a manager who spoke English, thank God!!

DeadliestPoison · #12 06-09-2004, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

My parents and I went to Juarez, Mexico one year, and we couldn't find this market, so we walked into the bank and my dad says to the teller (I was like 14 at the time), "My daughter can speak Spanish. Come here, Christy!" I was MORTIFIED. LOL Sure, I was taking Spanish in high school, but COME ON, they don't teach you jack squat in school!

I was like "No, dad, I don't know what to say...uhhh...donde esta el mercado?" BWAH!! They found a manager who spoke English, thank God!!

My parents hate going down to Cancun without me, because I'm the only one in the family who can speak Spanish. Whenever I'm with them, they always make it a point to say "My son speaks Spanish!" and the waiter or whoever always tries to start up a conversation with me and naturally, I don't know what the heck he's talking about.

This year, my sister & my mom are going down there without me. I can't wait to find out how they managed without me

Hawkeye · #13 06-09-2004, 07:51 PM

1 and a half. English of course although even that some around me may say is questionable and German. But I can't say I'm that great at German. If you dropped me in Germany. I would "maybe" be able to get around, but I'd have to tell those Germans, Speak VERY SLOWLY

darklinensuit · #14 06-09-2004, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Violet

English, but I know a few words in Chinese and grew up in PA Dutch Country, so also know some of those colloquialisms! I tried to learn more Chinese, but it's a HARD language to learn, with all its different tones...

Carol

Where in PA Dutch Country?

- Jake

skcin · #15 06-09-2004, 08:57 PM

English & a bit of Canadian, aye? It's like a requirement if you live near the border (no, not the Mexican border Jake)

Also know several words in Bulgarian (garbage, give me the paper {gee, Dad, thanks for those!}, i love you, good night, good morning, good afternoon, numers 1-10, etc.) Also a bunch of swear words, but I can only guess what the English translation is. Ooh, I can also say "go to hell" in Greek.

Paula