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Breakfast0fChampions · 11-07-2009, 07:04 AM

How many? And which ones? Which ones can you speak fluently?

If you can only speak one language fluently and can't speak any others (even a little bit), what languages would you like to be able to speak?

Breakfast0fChampions · 11-07-2009, 07:07 AM

I've voted three. I speak English with fluency and am working on becoming fluent in French and Spanish. I know more French than Spanish.

In addition I plan on learning Japanese and Italian. Latin would be fun, too, just for the heck of it.

nightrain · 11-07-2009, 07:12 AM

I can speak one... kind of

I want to learn French

Kelly · 11-07-2009, 07:19 AM

Two: English and German. The German is decent. It should be better.

I have a basic knowledge of Latin, French, and Spanish.

Have a nice day,
Kelly

Lisa · 11-07-2009, 07:21 AM

I am bilingual

moxosis · 11-07-2009, 07:23 AM

I would have to say two that I can speak, Icelandic , English. I learned Danish I understand some of it today but not spoken Danish, I also learned German but only for 4 months so I really don't understand much there.
(edit) Oh I almost forgot, does body-language count?

Paper Samurai · 11-07-2009, 07:32 AM

Two I guess, English as my first, Japanese to a semi-intermediate level and a small amount of absolutely awful french (which I'm not counting

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millenniumman75 · 11-07-2009, 07:33 AM

English, Spanish (semi-fluently), and learning Hungarian

KumagoroBeam · 11-07-2009, 07:40 AM

I speak german and english pretty fluently.
Also some french, a bit of rudimentary russian and a few bits of japanese.
Oh and I'm studying latin, but I can't speak that so it doesn't count.

Duke of Prunes · 11-07-2009, 07:41 AM

The only language I'm fluent in is English. I know enough German, French, Spanish and Swedish to have a basic conversation ("hello", "goodbye", "how are you", "my name is x", etcetera) but that's about it, I'm far from fluent with any of them. Return to Castle Wolfenstein taught me all of the German I know!

Madison_Rose · 11-07-2009, 08:07 AM

I clicked two, but it's more like one and a half - I can get by in French, but I'm not fluent. Also a smattering of German and a bit of Japanese.

I didn't learn any languages until the age of 11 - just the way the education system goes over here. I wish, wish, wish that I'd had the opportunity to learn a second language from the age of 5 - you pick it up so much quicker when you're little.

Banzai · 11-07-2009, 08:09 AM

I can speak English and Vietnamese. My Vietnamese accent however, is very bad and there is a definite London/slang twang to it. As for my English accent, I was born here but I don't have the London accent. I know some Mandarin but only to a very basic conversational level (did at GCSE) . I know even less French (did between year 7 and year 9 so can't really remember much) and a couple of phrases of Japanese and Cantonese but they all don't really count.
I vote two

Hadron · 11-07-2009, 08:15 AM

English and Hebrew. I can speak, read and write in both languages completely fluently and with very little spelling and grammar errors.

JMX · 11-07-2009, 08:24 AM

Native in English and Japanese, learned enough French in school to say basic things.

nothing to fear · 11-07-2009, 08:37 AM

i chose 'two' but my french is very weak. i can pick it up well enough in the environment but lack confidence when having a conversation. i was in the french immersion program from kindergarten to grade 11 so the knowledge is still back there in my head, it just needs to be refreshed by a ton of practice.

i wish i was more skilled at learning new languages but it's something i've struggled with. it's mostly a skill i'd want to improve when it comes to traveling or the possibility of studying/living in another country.

MavenMI6Agent009 · 11-07-2009, 08:38 AM

I speak both english and spanish

Unlikely hero · 11-07-2009, 09:00 AM

If speaking gangster counts as a language, then 2. haha

layitontheline · 11-07-2009, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by nothing to fear

i chose 'two' but my french is very weak. i can pick it up well enough in the environment but lack confidence when having a conversation. i was in the french immersion program from kindergarten to grade 11 so the knowledge is still back there in my head, it just needs to be refreshed by a ton of practice.

Same. I was in French immersion from K-11, but now that it's been a few years, I've lost a lot. I can barely put a sentence together anymore, but I can usually understand the gist of what people are saying in French.

Madison_Rose · 11-07-2009, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nothing to fear

i was in the french immersion program from kindergarten to grade 11

Aw maaaan! I'm so jealous!

Lithium4 · 11-07-2009, 09:09 AM

English and French. I'd love to learn more languages, I've actually been meaning to learn Spanish for years, but it's so hard to learn a new language unless you're immersed in it.

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11-07-2009, 07:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
Breakfast0fChampions Status: Resist. Unlearn. Defy. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In My Tree Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 670	I've voted three. I speak English with fluency and am working on becoming fluent in French and Spanish. I know more French than Spanish. In addition I plan on learning Japanese and Italian. Latin would be fun, too, just for the heck of it. __________________ I'mma do the things that I wanna do I ain't got a thing to prove to you - Weezer, Pork and Beans Had my eyes peeled both wide open, and I got a glimpse Of my innocence... got back my inner sense... Baby got it, still got it - Pearl Jam, In My Tree Facebook - SuperBetter! A multi-player way to beat SA - Writerly

11-07-2009, 07:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Kelly Status: One More Thin Gypsy Thief Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Mainz, Deutschland Age: 32 Posts: 6,460	Two: English and German. The German is decent. It should be better. I have a basic knowledge of Latin, French, and Spanish. Have a nice day, Kelly __________________ Maybe I'll live my whole life just gettin' by. Maybe I'll be discovered. Maybe I'll be colonized. You can try to train me like a pet. You can try to teach me to behave. But I'll tell you if I haven't learned it yet, I ain't gonna sit. I ain't gonna stay.

11-07-2009, 07:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
moxosis Status: Lone Wolf Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: ''' Gender: Male Posts: 137	I would have to say two that I can speak, Icelandic , English. I learned Danish I understand some of it today but not spoken Danish, I also learned German but only for 4 months so I really don't understand much there. (edit) Oh I almost forgot, does body-language count? __________________

11-07-2009, 07:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
nightrain Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 825	I can speak one... kind of I want to learn French

11-07-2009, 07:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
Lisa Status: Missing her friends!!!!!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Britain Posts: 2,067	I am bilingual

11-07-2009, 07:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
Paper Samurai Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 126	Two I guess, English as my first, Japanese to a semi-intermediate level and a small amount of absolutely awful french (which I'm not counting ) __________________ Sweet is sleep to me and even more to be of stone, While the wrong and shame endure. To be without sight or sense is a most happy change for me, therefore do not rouse me. Hush! Speak low.

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11-07-2009, 07:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
KumagoroBeam Status: snafu Join Date: Sep 2008 Gender: Female Posts: 774	I speak german and english pretty fluently. Also some french, a bit of rudimentary russian and a few bits of japanese. Oh and I'm studying latin, but I can't speak that so it doesn't count. __________________ "Without music, life would be a mistake"

11-07-2009, 07:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
Duke of Prunes Status: A prune isn't a vegetable Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: England Gender: Male Age: 18 Posts: 208	The only language I'm fluent in is English. I know enough German, French, Spanish and Swedish to have a basic conversation ("hello", "goodbye", "how are you", "my name is x", etcetera) but that's about it, I'm far from fluent with any of them. Return to Castle Wolfenstein taught me all of the German I know! __________________ Goals/progress thread: Last update - Week 2/13-11-09

11-07-2009, 08:07 AM	#11 (permalink)
Madison_Rose Status: conservative gay hamster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United Kingdom Gender: Female Age: 27 Posts: 1,307	I clicked two, but it's more like one and a half - I can get by in French, but I'm not fluent. Also a smattering of German and a bit of Japanese. I didn't learn any languages until the age of 11 - just the way the education system goes over here. I wish, wish, wish that I'd had the opportunity to learn a second language from the age of 5 - you pick it up so much quicker when you're little. __________________ Freethinker? Skeptic? Agnostic? Atheist? Not sure? www.the-brights.net

11-07-2009, 08:09 AM	#12 (permalink)
Banzai Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 908	I can speak English and Vietnamese. My Vietnamese accent however, is very bad and there is a definite London/slang twang to it. As for my English accent, I was born here but I don't have the London accent. I know some Mandarin but only to a very basic conversational level (did at GCSE) . I know even less French (did between year 7 and year 9 so can't really remember much) and a couple of phrases of Japanese and Cantonese but they all don't really count. I vote two __________________ When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bike. Then I realised that The Lord doesn't work that way, so I stole one and asked him to forgive me. -- Emo Philips

11-07-2009, 08:15 AM	#13 (permalink)
Hadron Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United Kingdom Gender: Male Age: 17 Posts: 308	English and Hebrew. I can speak, read and write in both languages completely fluently and with very little spelling and grammar errors.

11-07-2009, 08:24 AM	#14 (permalink)
JMX Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 299	Native in English and Japanese, learned enough French in school to say basic things.

11-07-2009, 08:38 AM	#16 (permalink)
MavenMI6Agent009 Status: Cook Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: EL Crapo, Tx Gender: Male Posts: 13,633	I speak both english and spanish __________________ "The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares." (Henri Nouwen) -------------------------------------------------------

11-07-2009, 08:37 AM	#15 (permalink)
nothing to fear Status: silence is sexy Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 4,840	i chose 'two' but my french is very weak. i can pick it up well enough in the environment but lack confidence when having a conversation. i was in the french immersion program from kindergarten to grade 11 so the knowledge is still back there in my head, it just needs to be refreshed by a ton of practice. i wish i was more skilled at learning new languages but it's something i've struggled with. it's mostly a skill i'd want to improve when it comes to traveling or the possibility of studying/living in another country. __________________ everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt. ~ i really like music. and photography, though i'm nothing special.

11-07-2009, 09:00 AM	#17 (permalink)
Unlikely hero Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 116	If speaking gangster counts as a language, then 2. haha

11-07-2009, 09:09 AM	#20 (permalink)
Lithium4 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Montreal Gender: Male Posts: 636	English and French. I'd love to learn more languages, I've actually been meaning to learn Spanish for years, but it's so hard to learn a new language unless you're immersed in it. __________________ Demented and sad but social