How many languages do you speak? (108)

Jul 20, 2012 6:09 PM CST How many languages do you speak?
cristina
cristinacristinaLisbon, North Holland Netherlands286 Threads 10 Polls 17,243 Posts
Tu_li_pe: English and Dutch + Italian: but needs more practice
and I forgot about German. would like to learn Finish
and French's my mother tongue


You mean the tongue of your mother is French, right? Cause your mother tongue you're suppose to master!rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
Jul 27, 2012 7:24 AM CST How many languages do you speak?
Aussiebargeman
AussiebargemanAussiebargemanSaverne, Grand Est France5 Threads 17 Posts
cristina, Thanks so much for the tip. I have joined and there are so many people near me
Jul 29, 2012 1:46 PM CST How many languages do you speak?
cristina
cristinacristinaLisbon, North Holland Netherlands286 Threads 10 Polls 17,243 Posts
Aussiebargeman: cristina, Thanks so much for the tip. I have joined and there are so many people near me


How nice to hear you've tried. I'm glad it's working for you too!

Enjoycheers
Jul 29, 2012 4:42 PM CST How many languages do you speak?
Lesasbre
LesasbreLesasbreHerning, Central Jutland Denmark3 Threads 1 Polls 70 Posts
dolphin64: Interesting question...
I am fluent in German and English, some Danish, a few Spanish words and NI hao ma ( Mandarin ) And I can count in Mandarin as well....lol....oh some basic French.
But actually I want to learn Marsian. The language of men.
Who can teach me ?

Dolphin


Danish? Ain't that something you eat??
Jul 30, 2012 4:05 AM CST How many languages do you speak?
alexduran
alexduranalexduranolten, Solothurn Switzerland1 Posts
I spoke bird and cat language:)
Aug 2, 2012 5:03 PM CST How many languages do you speak?
Soulwonder
SoulwonderSoulwonderTetovo, Macedonia1 Threads 28 Posts
Language, where my personal skills are proven.
I want to say and suggest you, to not lose all for one.
If you look for any natural speaking you will lose other side contained by native vocabulary. So, do not try always to use non official speak. Is bug which will delete your memory language. I am sure that you are doing that in Switzerland. So, give efforts in right side-true way!
Sincerely,
Blerim
Aug 3, 2012 4:22 PM CST How many languages do you speak?
diogoad
diogoaddiogoadPorto, Portugal2 Threads 2 Polls 19 Posts
I speak portuguese, brazilian, angolan, mozambican, english, american, canadian and australian.
Aug 3, 2012 8:22 PM CST How many languages do you speak?
lifeisadream
lifeisadreamlifeisadreamMexi Go, Mexico State Mexico156 Threads 20 Polls 16,713 Posts
diogoad: I speak portuguese, brazilian, angolan, mozambican, english, american, canadian and australian.



Then I speak Mexican too!



laugh
Aug 5, 2012 7:50 AM CST How many languages do you speak?
smoky
smokysmokyUnterland, Zurich Switzerland266 Threads 6 Polls 9,412 Posts
alexduran: I spoke bird and cat language:)
Oh yes ..... Dog language I also speak very well! Well, at least dogs seem to understand me - must be an international language because doesnt matter if it`s a german or english or arabian dog - it still understands what I tell it!
Aug 5, 2012 12:15 PM CST How many languages do you speak?
smoky: Oh yes ..... Dog language I also speak very well! Well, at least dogs seem to understand me - must be an international language because doesnt matter if it`s a german or english or arabian dog - it still understands what I tell it!
Those Dog-Creatures are smarter than what we give them Credit for!thumbs up grin wave
Aug 6, 2012 12:14 AM CST How many languages do you speak?
smoky
smokysmokyUnterland, Zurich Switzerland266 Threads 6 Polls 9,412 Posts
Conrad73: Those Dog-Creatures are smarter than what we give them Credit for!
wave You got that right! Now, if only humans could behave more like animals, this world could be a lovely place to live.grin
Aug 6, 2012 12:21 AM CST How many languages do you speak?
smoky
smokysmokyUnterland, Zurich Switzerland266 Threads 6 Polls 9,412 Posts
diogoad: I speak portuguese, brazilian, angolan, mozambican, english, american, canadian and australian.
So.... that means you speak Portuguese, Spanish, English? That`s 3 languages for 8 countries.

Portuguese is the language of Mozambique, Spanish is the language of Brazil, and England, America, Canada and Australia are all English speaking.

Angola...? Well, I guess they have an African dialect for there, much like the eleven various dialects of South Africa?

There is probably also an African dialect for Mozambique, and the forum member Cristina will know which that is, if there is one.

drinking
Aug 6, 2012 3:39 AM CST How many languages do you speak?
smoky: So.... that means you speak Portuguese, Spanish, English? That`s 3 languages for 8 countries.

Portuguese is the language of Mozambique, Spanish is the language of Brazil, and England, America, Canada and Australia are all English speaking.

Angola...? Well, I guess they have an African dialect for there, much like the eleven various dialects of South Africa?

There is probably also an African dialect for Mozambique, and the forum member Cristina will know which that is, if there is one.
Thought Portuguese was the Official Language of Brazil?
Gigantic Country!
Aug 7, 2012 8:32 AM CST How many languages do you speak?
smoky
smokysmokyUnterland, Zurich Switzerland266 Threads 6 Polls 9,412 Posts
Conrad73: Thought Portuguese was the Official Language of Brazil?
Gigantic Country!
Not Spanish? The Conquistadors or whatever they called themselves, from Spain, didn`t they invade (discover) South America?.. they found all that gold of the Incas and Mayans....? and exchanged their language for it?...and their religion.

Interesting that. I think they told the Mayans/Incas that they now had to be virgins, and to "give their hearts to the Son of God" ...... so the Mayans/Incas (whichever came first) cut the hearts out of virgins (and others worthy of the deed), and then offered the hearts to the Sun (their God)... and then ate them.
And so then they were called "savages".

They should have been taught to first read and write in English or Spanish or whatever, so they could tell the difference between "Sun" and "Son"?

Anyway, I now go to Google what is the official language of Brazil. I`m pretty darn sure it must be Spanish! Somehow Portuguese doesn`t go too good with the Rio Carnival fiesta ..... more like Spanish!
Aug 7, 2012 9:15 AM CST How many languages do you speak?
jovenm
jovenmjovenmsevilla, Andalusia Spain1 Posts
i speak 4 languages :)
Aug 7, 2012 10:21 AM CST How many languages do you speak?
cristina: Hey, hey...don't say you are learning German AND Swiss-German Make up your mind, girl!
those two are not the same!laugh
Aug 7, 2012 10:25 AM CST How many languages do you speak?
smoky: Not Spanish? The Conquistadors or whatever they called themselves, from Spain, didn`t they invade (discover) South America?.. they found all that gold of the Incas and Mayans....? and exchanged their language for it?...and their religion.

Interesting that. I think they told the Mayans/Incas that they now had to be virgins, and to "give their hearts to the Son of God" ...... so the Mayans/Incas (whichever came first) cut the hearts out of virgins (and others worthy of the deed), and then offered the hearts to the Sun (their God)... and then ate them.
And so then they were called "savages".

They should have been taught to first read and write in English or Spanish or whatever, so they could tell the difference between "Sun" and "Son"?

Anyway, I now go to Google what is the official language of Brazil. I`m pretty darn sure it must be Spanish! Somehow Portuguese doesn`t go too good with the Rio Carnival fiesta ..... more like Spanish!
I know,it is so un-Portuguese!laugh
Aug 7, 2012 4:48 PM CST How many languages do you speak?
Tibor13
Tibor13Tibor13Baden, Ontario Canada2 Threads 103 Posts
I speak 3 Languages fluently, read and write: Hungarian, Serbian, and English, and I use them every day.

The rest I do not speak or understand on a level to make an intelligent conversation. German I have learned for 6 years in school but I forgot most of it,Some Slavic languages have similar words like Serbian I do understand to some degree but not enough to speak it.
Aug 8, 2012 7:05 AM CST How many languages do you speak?
smoky
smokysmokyUnterland, Zurich Switzerland266 Threads 6 Polls 9,412 Posts
cristina: Hey, hey...don't say you are learning German AND Swiss-German Make up your mind, girl!


Why can`t I learn the two different languages? One cannot reside in Switzerland without learning the spoken language of one`s Canton.

In Switzerland, the German side, the language is Swiss-German.

You first (usually) learn High German, and then once that is mastered, one can progress to Swiss-German. Some talented folk are able to learn Swiss-German (Swiizerdeutsch) first, but only those with Lingua talent. For dumb-asses like me, as a foreigner, I had to first learn to speak/read/write High German.

But Swiss-German sounds completely different, I love the sound of it - I am able to understand it, but learning to speak it is more difficult, but I`m getting there!

If you are unaware of the languages of CH, there are other dialects spoken too, all completely different from each other depending on which countries CH borders. And then there is Romantsch, which sounds like .... dunno .... something really strange .... and mountain like ...very Celtic ....?

There is also an ancient old saying: "If you don`t know what you`re talking about, tis better to remain silent and be thought intelligent, rather than say something that tells all you`re a fool" - So, moral of that is, if you have to try and act intelligent, only do so when sure of your facts!
Aug 8, 2012 7:09 AM CST How many languages do you speak?
smoky
smokysmokyUnterland, Zurich Switzerland266 Threads 6 Polls 9,412 Posts
Conrad73: those two are not the same!
You telling me!grin

It`s much like saying if you live in South Africa and speak Afrikaans, that you can also speak Dutch! Although derived from Dutch, and German, the Afrikaans language is vastly different!
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