What languages do you speak

[cannabis campbell]

I just randomly thought about this, its amazing how there are so many different languages, It would be so simple if there was just one then everyone could understand each other, but i suppose that it what makes each language special they are all different in their own ways, different ways of expressing yourself, so i was just wondering what languages people here speak fluently? Only english for me but i would love to learn spanish somehow, I could never be bothered with french in school it didnt interest me but spanish does it sounds nicer than french anyway lol.

[psteve]

English,
Espanol de la calle,
En Kleine Nederlands. Bijna niets.

[BizzleLuvin]

english, but my PASSION is spanish. i took spanish as a required course in 6th grade ( back then i had little respect for the hispanic community so i was reluctant to begin) and i took to it immediatly. it has changed my life! i've been studying espanol for about 7 years, and i am majoring in it, i decided spanish was what i was destined for once i realized the knack i have for it.
i live breathe and eat spanish. i dream in spanish, i have conversations with myself in spanish, i narrate my life (while i am alone) in spanish, i studied abroad for a month in Spain, i taught my dog anf my folks spanish. i love speaking it, i love the way it feels as it rolls off my tongue, how it feels when i translate things in my head and beautiful diction just comes spilling out. i love the way it sounds, i love the machanics of grammar and i love the synamics of conversation. i dont really understand why spanish has consumed me but i know that i enjoy it.

[cannabis campbell]

english, but my PASSION is spanish. i took spanish as a required course in 6th grade ( back then i had little respect for the hispanic community so i was reluctant to begin) and i took to it immediatly. it has changed my life! i've been studying espanol for about 7 years, and i am majoring in it, i decided spanish was what i was destined for once i realized the knack i have for it.
i live breathe and eat spanish. i dream in spanish, i have conversations with myself in spanish, i narrate my life (while i am alone) in spanish, i studied abroad for a month in Spain, i taught my dog anf my folks spanish. i love speaking it, i love the way it feels as it rolls off my tongue, how it feels when i translate things in my head and beautiful diction just comes spilling out. i love the way it sounds, i love the machanics of grammar and i love the synamics of conversation. i dont really understand why spanish has consumed me but i know that i enjoy it.

Wow that way you described that was beautiful.. I cant believe you've been studying it for 7 years and your still learning! I bet you're definately extremely fluent in spanish now though

[BizzleLuvin]

don't get me started, i'll never stop! but thanks CC^^^^. i don't think i will ever want to stop learning, i hope to get a phd in spanish linguistics. i have a 'gift', i suppose, for language. i'm a voracious reader, an eloquent writer and i devour anything related to the ways in which people communicate. i think you should learn spanish, it so beautiful. let me explicate:
-the word for 'i'm sorry' in spanish is 'lo siento' which literally translates to 'i feel it'. for example: when someone's grandmother dies, i would much rather say 'lo siento' as in 'i empathize, i feel your pain' rather than 'im sorry' which is apologetic rather than empathetic.
-when someone sneezes, en espanol you respond by saying 'salud!' which translates figuratively into 'to health' and literally to 'health'. i'd much rather wish someone good health when they sneeze than a blessing from 'god'
-when you want to say 'you are welcome' en espanol, you say 'denada' which, when broken down' translates literally into 'of nothing' as in 'it was nothing' . 'hey thanks for the cake you made' 'it was nothing'- 'oye, gracias para el pastel que horneo' 'denada'

see what i mean?

[Canuckofithaca]

English-mother tongue
French-canadian family
Dutch-Used to live in Holland
German- Used to live in Germany and Switzerland, but iv forgotten most of it now

[slipknotpsycho]

i only speak two languages.... english and bad english


lol ok yes it is a quote from a movie.... but it's true.... i cuss so much it's a second language to me lol..

i can speak pig latin tho.... (hey i had to learn.... i was in junior high... had to know what all those girls were always saying)

[Oneironaut]

I spek purfikt inglish. I also speak French, German, Spanish, Esperanto, a little Russian, and very little Chinese.

[il2k3]

I speak fluent Russian and English. Also trying to learn German. :)

[KayaKanadian]

french and english. AND KLINGON HOW COULD I FORGET!!!:D

[rebgirl420]

English of course and I took French for 5 years in middle school and high school but alas, it never really stuck with me. I know a few phrases of course and can do the counting and alphabet. But the reason why I kept going back was because I enjoyed learning about the culture and the history.

[slipknotpsycho]

oesda onenay ownay igpa atinla...?

[NteeM]

VB, PHP and soon to be learning C++





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[REEFERDREAMZ]

English- fluently, Spanish as my second, pays better as a traveling nurse.:jointsmile:

[jdub61]

i speak american quite well, i spit ebonic real good, i can tread water and keep my head afloat in spanish, and i can call your mother a slice of shit in french. :thumbsup:

[venus_night]

english is my main language, but i grew up speaking english and spanish which brings me to spanglish when i'm home

[wannabehippiegirl]

First Language: English
Learning: Spanish
Understand: Arabic

[SocksThaClown]

I'm only fluent in English, as of yet. But maybe when I'm a little older, and I open up some more, you know, learn about people more I'll learn some more languages.

List of languages wanting to learn:
Japanese
German
Russian
Chinese
French
And Canadian

[blazed_babe]

english and i've been taking french for 6 years so i speak and understand it fairly well, and i took 6 years of spanish in grade school and middle school, but i haven't taken it since - but my uncle is a spaniard and my aunt is a spanish professor at a local college

[thcbongman]

I can speak a little German. I use to be fluent, but years of no usage, I forgotten how! I'm able to read it to a degree and understand bits and pieces, but that's it.

I took a year of French. But I never progressed very far.

[erkins]

English, my father is Dutch so I've been able to speak the language for as long as I can remember, and French, I joined the Légion étrangère when I was 18, I could speak French within a 18 months. After my service I've not really needed to speak French, but I can still speak it as well as could back then. I would love to learn Chinese or Japanese, but learning another language gets harder as you get older.

[king of the world]

somali
english
dutch
arabic
spanish

thats like all the international languages, i could pretty much go to any continent and speak.

[geonagual]

English, American, Urban and Internet

[Matt the Funk]

English-fluent
Spanish-fluent,but not always proper grammar
French-Not completely fluent, but enough to get me by in france, don't really have anyone here to speak it with
Hebrew- I know a few phrases
And thats about it. I'm probably gonna learn latin soon, hopefully.

[pass_the_dubbie]

I know a good bit of french...will I think I do. I passed my gcse in it but it wasnt that difficult and all the guys passed because our teacher had such a hold on us...she was quite the looker(not hooker!)

[KingsBlend420]

fluent in english
fluent in french

[halo]

Fluent In English.

I've been taking Spanish classes at school pretty much all my life so I can speak spanish really well. I know enough to be able to get around in a Spanish speaking country as well as get weed and talk to pretty girls on the beach.

[baisez le monde.]

English-fluent
Spanish-fluent,but not always proper grammar
French-Not completely fluent, but enough to get me by in france, don't really have anyone here to speak it with
Hebrew- I know a few phrases
And thats about it. I'm probably gonna learn latin soon, hopefully.


Hahah
Exactly the same for me.

[Markass]

english and I taught myself some german..not much but a bit..

[baisez le monde.]

Hahah
Exactly the same for me.

Except for the Latin part. I already took Latin freshman and sophomore year.

[Oneironaut]

Yeah, I speak Vulgar Latin.

Obscenis, peream, Priape, si non
uti me pudet improbisque verbis
sed cum tu posito deus pudore
ostendas mihi coleos patentes
cum cunno mihi mentula est vocanda

("I'd rather die than use obscene and improper words; but when you, as a god, appear with your balls hanging out, it is appropriate for me to speak of cunts and cocks.")

[Delta]

English duh !
German (3 years high school, 2years college)
Korean (dated a Korean girl , liked her so much i got rosetta stone and learned how to speak some)

[slipknotpsycho]

English duh !
German (3 years high school, 2years college)
Korean (dated a Korean girl , liked her so much i got rosetta stone and learned how to speak some)

lmao i just saw a commercial for that ealier....

does it actually work as well as it claims?

i'd love ot learn german...

[Oneironaut]

Oneironaut, by Vulgar Latin I mean spoken Latin. Nice try though.

Yes, I know. I don't actually speak Latin, but I can understand bits and pieces of it.

[Delta]

lmao i just saw a commercial for that ealier....

does it actually work as well as it claims?

i'd love ot learn german...

Yes it works awesome dude ! It uses picture and word association so its like your learning it as a kid which is what makes it so effective i think. I freaked her out when I started busting out some Korean on that ass.

[dean0000]

English. Also I can say a few phrases and words in German and French because we had to learn them in school. I would like to learn another language but I just cant be arsed.

I think language is an amazing thing.

[Nation_1ne]

I speak English and limited Japanese. This will hopefully change by the end of the year, well it best do otherwise I'm in trouble!

[Reefer Rogue]

English fluently and I got a B in French GCSE, i'm awaiting my results for the first year of AS. I wanna learn Dutch when i live there.

[onequestion]

Russian was my first language but I dont speak at a very high level but I am fluent. English is my second language and i am extremely good at it.

[LIP]

English, Cockney Rhyming Slang, Hebrew.

[psteve]

Cockney Rhyming SlangAs soon as I saw you'd posted in this thread, I KNEW you were going to say that!

[LIP]

As soon as I saw you'd posted in this thread, I KNEW you were going to say that!

I'm a very proud East Londoner, and it's our own Language. Important to keep it going and advertising it, so people dont forget.