What is your native language. (86)
galrads: My first of two wives is Croatian! She spoke good American English. I used a lot of Italian sign language around her.
I guess your ex originated from Dalmatian Coast region (like me) because most people there are very familiar with Italian language too and also speaking in dialect much of Italian wordings .... as well they learn in school English from UK (as compulsory language) and second option of learning different EU languages is: Italian, Franch or German.It was like that in my generation but since I left...maybe they teach Asian languages too
rainbowdream2017: I guess your ex originated from Dalmatian Coast region (like me) because most people there are very familiar with Italian language too and also speaking in dialect much of Italian wordings .... as well they learn in school English from UK (as compulsory language) and second option of learning different EU languages is: Italian, Franch or German.
It was like that in my generation but since I left...maybe they teach Asian languages too
It was like that in my generation but since I left...maybe they teach Asian languages too
Yes, she is from a coastal town, somewhere I forget. There was a weird joke that they could wave at my paternal family living across the Adriatic in Guilianova, Italy. They are hot headed and strong willed people but with good hearts.
Thank you for kind words...
You got it right.
I am suspecting that maturity and Ango-Saxon influences calm down a lot of my Mediteranian -'hot blood' native temper that's in a way similar to Italian or Spanish and all Mediterraneans ...
I rather dislike too much of body language talk and traditional greetings of so much kissing and huging friends, acquaintances, family and relatives... but strong will still remaining.
You got it right.I am suspecting that maturity and Ango-Saxon influences calm down a lot of my Mediteranian -'hot blood' native temper
that's in a way similar to Italian or Spanish and all Mediterraneans ...I rather dislike too much of body language talk and traditional greetings of so much kissing and huging friends, acquaintances, family and relatives... but strong will still remaining.
Jedi
My native language is Punjabi but i can speake German and English also
KNenagh: My native language is German. These days I speak more English though.
I learned French and Spanish in school and Dutch a couple of years later, but haven't used it since. Dutch is similar enough to German to understand a lot when someone speaks it and I will have to learn French again.
I learned French and Spanish in school and Dutch a couple of years later, but haven't used it since. Dutch is similar enough to German to understand a lot when someone speaks it and I will have to learn French again.
Oh, French! I admire you for that. I found French so difficult in school, and I remember that the director of our school, a Franciscan Father, asked me once if I would not like to drop that subject
KarloradoFL: Hello Jana. Look up DuoLingo on Google. They do have a Korean course for English speakers but it is in the beta test mode. Don't know what they have for German speakers. They have ads like CS and that is what makes it free. Did you ever find that requiem you were looking for?
Hello again, Karl. I just registered on DuoLingo. I only have to find out how I can choose the language. I think my daughter will love that, too. Thank you very much
Oh no, I still couldn´t find the requiem.
That would be Dutch.
German would have been my second language.
French I had for years at school but that never rubbed off on me.
English I picked up along the way and now I have to consider it as my first language.
Swedish or Norwegian is something I still like to learn.
German would have been my second language.
French I had for years at school but that never rubbed off on me.
English I picked up along the way and now I have to consider it as my first language.
Swedish or Norwegian is something I still like to learn.
KarloradoFL: At the moment I am only fluent in English. I know a little German from when I lived in (West) Germany for 3 months and took only the first year of a 4 year high school class in Spanish. I just started a free online German language course which says I am 25% proficient in German. When I am 100% proficient in German I think I will start the Spanish course. It is called DuoLingo. I found a link to it on the comments of a YouTube travel Vlog. I also know a little Norwegian from when I lived in Norway for 4 months.
I learn every evening. I am in the middle of the Korean alphabet. That side is made so thoroughly. It is really fun to learn. Thank you again
German/Swiss-German Dialect(aka Alemannic) and English!
Using mostly English these days though.
Using mostly English these days though.
D Schwiz liit zwüschem Bode- und Gämfersee, em Alperhy und em Jura, em Hochrhy und em Südrand vo de Alpe. Si gränzt im Norde a Dütschland, im Oschte a Liechtestei und Öschtriich, im Süüde a Italie und im Weschte a Frankriich.
Conrad73: https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweiz
D Schwiz liit zwüschem Bode- und Gämfersee, em Alperhy und em Jura, em Hochrhy und em Südrand vo de Alpe. Si gränzt im Norde a Dütschland, im Oschte a Liechtestei und Öschtriich, im Süüde a Italie und im Weschte a Frankriich.
...thats quite an eye opener.....i didnt know that.....emmmmmmD Schwiz liit zwüschem Bode- und Gämfersee, em Alperhy und em Jura, em Hochrhy und em Südrand vo de Alpe. Si gränzt im Norde a Dütschland, im Oschte a Liechtestei und Öschtriich, im Süüde a Italie und im Weschte a Frankriich.
truheart1941: ...thats quite an eye opener.....i didnt know that.....emmmmmm
In my view most people speak with forked tongue most of the time anyway.
Conrad73: https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweiz
D Schwiz liit zwüschem Bode- und Gämfersee, em Alperhy und em Jura, em Hochrhy und em Südrand vo de Alpe. Si gränzt im Norde a Dütschland, im Oschte a Liechtestei und Öschtriich, im Süüde a Italie und im Weschte a Frankriich.
D Schwiz liit zwüschem Bode- und Gämfersee, em Alperhy und em Jura, em Hochrhy und em Südrand vo de Alpe. Si gränzt im Norde a Dütschland, im Oschte a Liechtestei und Öschtriich, im Süüde a Italie und im Weschte a Frankriich.
Bodensee...that's bringing back some old memories
Used to go there on holidays as a kid, nice around thereMetaMaus: Bodensee...that's bringing back some old memories Used to go there on holidays as a kid, nice around there
yes,it sure is!All my joking aside I could say that my language was actually Ojibwe/Chippewa which both mean the same.
Bearwoman: All my joking aside I could say that my language was actually Ojibwe/Chippewa which both mean the same.
Interesting? Chippewa I know how to pronounce. I wonder though how you pronounce Ojibwe?
galrads: Interesting? Chippewa I know how to pronounce. I wonder though how you pronounce Ojibwe?
This may explain it better then I could.
It's meaning is People of Honor. Ojibwe word for truth is De-bwe-win or de-bwe-yin. O-ji bwe or O-ji-bway. Ojibwa means Original People or First People. The bwa is short for before or first which is chi-bwa in Ojibwa. Chippewa is another pronunciation of Ojibwa. Chippewa also means Original People or First People as in; we were here first. As-si-ni-bwan means Rocky Ojibwa's. The "n" is the plural which makes As-si-ni-bwa go from Rocky Ojibwa to Rocky Ojibwa's. Chipewyan or Chippawan, is also another pronunciation of Ojibwa of Chippewa. They, the whites, added the Chippewa "n" plural to Chipewyan or Chippewan, to fool. Honor and Before and First.?
galrads: Interesting? Chippewa I know how to pronounce. I wonder though how you pronounce Ojibwe?
galards I think you wee pulling my leg with that question.
Bearwoman: galards I think you wee pulling my leg with that question.
Thanks very much for the explanation. I have no reason to kid you. Native American languages intrigue me a bit.
My second language is "Indifference"
......i can speak 23 ..lanuages......fluent. 
One2note: Also fluent in Greek .
Are you a Grockney?
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My first of two wives is Croatian! She spoke good American English. I used a lot of Italian sign language around her.