Subject: Languages
Posted by: thejazzkickazz
Date: Jul 02 03
I'm curious about the language abilities of the Funtrivia populace. What languages do you speak? Which languages have you studied? Which languages do you find difficult to study? What has been your language learning experience?
Posted by: thejazzkickazz
Date: Jul 02 03
I'm curious about the language abilities of the Funtrivia populace. What languages do you speak? Which languages have you studied? Which languages do you find difficult to study? What has been your language learning experience?
278 replies. On page 7 of 14 pages. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
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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