i'm limited to english and francais

What does it mean when you say you're Spanish? Your parents are Spanish, you have a Spanish surname?

I've taken 3 semesters of French and I'm in my third of Spanish. I'd like to major in Spanish in College but right now I'm on the path of math =/

because people come to associate Spanish with Mexican and mestizo background. most intelligent people understand that Spanish is European in nature, not native Mexican.

i suppose the fact that most Spanish is spoken south of the border rather than across the pond can contribute to the misconception.

It's actually Castillian...Spain is a multinational, multilingual country...:D

their official language is Spanish.

i think spanish and castilian are the same thing...

well it's also a dialect which refers to that specific part of Spain.

Castillian is the what latinos speak because castillians were the ones who invaded. You could say all the different dialects collectively make up spanish. But for all intents in purposes since castillian is most common it's what people mean when they say spanish.

It means you have Spanish ancestry.

I can speak English, not Maori! Let's make that clear. I have a very small knowledge of German, and would love to learn French. But I'm really good at imitating accents!

I've taken French, and I'm in my 8th semester of German. I'll probably go back to French in college though, I have a much easier time understanding their babble.

Forgive our traditionally intelligent friend, he knows what it means, he was just queueing up for a dig at me and my ancestry.

Marjin, My grandfather came from Spain, he was born there, and he set down in Miami. Since he left my English grandmother when my father was 2, I know little about the man. I've been digging to try to find out more about who I am, but to date, I know he died in Ohio, and that his name was William Molina.

I speak English and fluent German, and am learning Chinese now. And piglatin =)

English and a little Spanish, would like to learn German though.

i speak english and texan, both east and west texan

I agree. Listening is very hard for me, too. If I really focus, I'll catch every other word in Spanish. I like to watch movies with caption - Spanish or English. :) I think hearing and seeing it together really helps me to learn it. I think the only way to truly be fluent is to live in a place where you will be forced to communicate in another language other than English. Culture, to me, is very important in picking up a new language.

Indeed I was and here it goes. So really, you're 1/4th Spanish or what I like to call 100% mish-mash American. See, what I assume when someone says they're *insert nationality* is that both their parents are *insert nationality*, they have strong cultural or emotional ties to that nation and hopefully speak the language. That's probably why I wouldn't call Ethan Mexican even though his grandmother was. ;)

P.s. There's no such thing as "in comprehendible" and it's "queuing" not "queueing". See, if we keep working on it, one day you're sure to become fluent in English. ;)

Well, I haven't been forced to communicate in English but I'm pretty fluent in it. I do think it's important to be exposed to as much of the language as you can, through TV or books and such and to continue working on it if you want to maintain a level of fluency. For those of us that can't afford to relocate that is...

Iv'e been known to speak vagina telepathically.

^ Drink more coffee. :P

Yes, at which point I switch from telepathy to sign language.

Oh really? Still, telepathic stimulation sounds way more intriguing.

Well, there's a reason that famous saying about the word "assume" was invented.

Yes, that can become quite annoying. Rarely does anyone think I am Vietnamese just by looking at me. I mostly get Hawaiian or Mexican, so I constantly have Mexican guys hitting on me in Spanish. Or even worse white American guys hittin' on me in Spanish. I hate it when people don't stop to think 'Hey, I might be wrong.' before they just blurt something out.

Yeah, you can see me in action as Luke Flytalker in The Fleshspire strikes Crack

Yeah, but I think it's fairly reasonable to conclude when someone boasts about being a certain nationality that their ties to that nation are stronger than "I have a Spanish grandfather". That really doesn't make you Spanish. :\

Again, it means you are of Spanish ancestry. I never assumed for a second that Big3 was saying he was 100% Spanish. I understand that when someone who isn't from Spain says they're Spanish it generally means they are part Spanish.

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Um, no, being Spanish and being of Spanish ancestry are two separate notions implying very different things.

Here we go ...

Right. Generally speaking if you say you are Spanish it mean you are from Spain. However, when someone who is obviously not from Spain says that they are Spanish it is a colloquialism that means they are of Spanish ancestry.

Scottish :D

You mean Scottish Gaelic?

i've looked into learning scottish gaelic online... its tough

i can speak spanish.

Norwegian and english fluently. I can understand other nordic languages, but I really shouldn't try to speak them unless for laughs. I know just enough german to make an ass of myself.

Ich bin ein dümkopf und ich liebe wienerschnitzel. Mein Auto ist kaput, wo ist die toilette?

Appearantly, being multi-linguistic excercices the brain and helps prevent alzheimers and so on at an old age. As such, maybe the peoples who have to learn second or even third languages have a significant collective health benefit over those who don't.

I speak English and the language of love.....I can whisper between a woman's legs and make them shake.:pimp:

I can speak a little French, Spanish, Japanese and some Insanity.

This is why I'm saving up for Rosetta Stone.

Thanks for backing me up on this one. The kids so full of himself he projects his definitions onto other countries and cultures entierly. Drives me ****ing bonkers.

One again, Adidasss goes off on another "I know better than America" tirade and we're all supposed to tell him he's intelligent. I can't imagine where his entitlement comes from.