Communist64
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I spaek Russian, a bit of French, and English of course. I also understand and can read a bit of German. I also can read and write hebrew. Reply #121. Mar 13 06, 8:03 PM |
dutch_frank_65
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Hi all. I see a lot of people who can translate. Please have a go at the thread concerning the translation of "I like to play Trivia". Also in World Chat. See you there. Frank Reply #122. Mar 20 06, 7:53 AM |
fujimiya_ran
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I can speak English, French, and Japanese. I've also studied German and Spanish, though very, very briefly. Reply #123. Mar 31 06, 10:53 AM |
OahuSurferGirl
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I am fluent in Hawaiian and English and I have studied Japanese and Spanish. I think Japanese is hard. Reply #124. Apr 06 06, 5:08 PM |
bluest_ann
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My second language is French, and I know some sign language too. In the late 80's I went backpacking around Europe with a friend, and we made a point of learning to say hello, please, thank you and goodbye in the dialect of each country we visited. I found it to be a particularly useful ice-breaker and many times people would switch to English or French to accommodate us. Our only real difficulty was learning to say 'thank you' in Greek. I think there must be at least five syllables in that word! I kept bugging this poor hotelier to repeat it so that I could learn it but after repeated attempts we ended up having to settle for exchanging smiles and handshakes. Oh well, I guess that was a case of 'it's the thought that counts'. Reply #125. Apr 07 06, 1:45 PM |
perroja
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Coming from finland I speak finnish altough swedish is my first language.I speak a bit of english,a little less of german and very little russia.Swedish is very similar to danish and norwegian so I get along in those languages . Whilst younger and out interrailing and hitching I relized that some goodwill and patience and"sign language"takes you a long way when trying to understand each other. Reply #126. Apr 08 06, 3:21 PM |
Arpeggionist
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I think language learning is essential. This is mostly because I hate translations of literature. Hebrew and English share status as my native tongues, but I have sung in over 20 languages and set words in six to music. I also can understand a bit of German, Yiddish, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Aramaic, and a few words of Arabic. Reply #127. Apr 10 06, 4:27 PM |
emilyrose
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I know: 1.English 2.French 3.Spanish 4.Icelandic 5.Latin (NOT too well!) Reply #128. Apr 17 06, 5:37 PM |
vince45
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How about understanding most Scouse, Brummie, Geordie, Cockney, Cornish, Scotch, Welsh and Irish. Reply #129. Aug 20 06, 3:19 PM |
darkpresence
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No need to learn other languages! Speaking English clearly, loudly, and slowly wil always eventually be understood. At least, tourists always seem to think so... Anyway, I speak English, learned Irish in school for 13 years, can barely speak it. 4 years of French and 3 of Spanish, can barely understand them but managed to get by with a phrasebook in Paris and would love to learn French properly. I agree with the idea of learning basic phrases in all languages and always try to pick up yes no please thanks hello goodbye wherever I am. Reply #130. Aug 21 06, 5:36 PM |
Lilady
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I have studied American Sign Language for the Deaf. And of course English and (uhmm.....southern slang)That one just comes natural to me. Reply #131. Aug 21 06, 11:40 PM |
lilpenguin
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I only speak English (the Australian variety), but I have studied Vietnamese, Italian and Indonesian. Reply #132. Aug 22 06, 4:55 AM |
vale70
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Besides Italian, I speak English, French and Mandarin, and understand a tiny (very tiny) bit of Russian. I have also studied German but never had a chance to practice it, so I've forgotten most of it. It's a beautiful language though, and I suppose when I grow older and have more time I'll go back to it. Reply #133. Aug 23 06, 9:06 AM |
almanac23
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I speak and i am educated in English, Kannada(Indian Language), Tamil(another indian language), hindi(another), and i am learning Spanish here in the US. Reply #134. Aug 24 06, 2:56 PM |
mochyn
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I think vince that you will find scotch is a drink, a nice whiskey but scottish is the language Reply #135. Aug 26 06, 11:41 PM |
mnbates
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While more often used for the drink, Scotch is an acceptable, according to the OED, way to refer to 'Scottish-English' and also the people of Scotland. Regards, Tin Reply #136. Aug 27 06, 12:23 AM |
tiffanyram
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I speak English and Spanish fluently, with some basic knowledge in Portuguese, French, Italian, and Japanese. I just wish I could speak more of these fluently. At one point I made it a mission to learn to say 'I love you' and 'hello and goodbye' in as many languages as I could. I got up to 13 for 'I love you' and 8 for 'hello and goodbye' but it's been so long I have forgotten some of them. Reply #137. Aug 27 06, 7:33 PM |
agony
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I speak English and can puzzle out easy written French - I'm not so good with the spoken variety, but I can get the sense of a newspaper article written in French. I worked for five years in a German restaurant, and so can eat, count, and exchange simple pleasantries in German. I wish I could do more, but languages are very hard for me. In school, I found it very easy to learn French grammar, but the vocabulary kept escaping me. I could conjugate any verb you gave me, but telling you what it MEANT was another matter altogether. Reply #138. Sep 05 06, 10:04 PM |
24and48fan
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I speak english french and Morse Code. Reply #139. Oct 04 06, 4:51 AM |
Flynn_17
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German and English, of course, with a feint smattering of Maltese and Hungarian. Reply #140. Oct 04 06, 1:29 PM |
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