What languages can you speak?

sidewinder · 05-08-2009, 11:48 AM

English is my second language. I was born and grew up in Belgium (till 9 y/o) and unfortunately don't practice the French nearly enough. It's quite embarrassing when speaking with relatives.

I took a continued education course last summer and it helped a little, but not enough. What I need to do is join a group of French speakers in town and get together a few times a month to socialize. That would really help mature my vocabulary too. Part of why I'm embarrassed to speak it now is because my education in the language only went to age 9. Sure I've spoken French on a somewhat regular basis with immediate family in the past 24 years, but not enough to really improve. Barely maintain is more like it.

I wish procrastination would let go of it's choke hold on me.

Antonio · 05-08-2009, 12:29 PM

well my family's from the Dominican Republic, so Spanish

**Janszoon** · 05-08-2009, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

English is my second language. I was born and grew up in Belgium (till 9 y/o) and unfortunately don't practice the French nearly enough. It's quite embarrassing when speaking with relatives.

I took a continued education course last summer and it helped a little, but not enough. What I need to do is join a group of French speakers in town and get together a few times a month to socialize. That would really help mature my vocabulary too. Part of why I'm embarrassed to speak it now is because my education in the language only went to age 9. Sure I've spoken French on a somewhat regular basis with immediate family in the past 24 years, but not enough to really improve. Barely maintain is more like it.

I wish procrastination would let go of it's choke hold on me.

You can probably find some good french groups in your area on meetup.com. That's where I found my spanish group.

Bulldog · 05-08-2009, 01:11 PM

I studied German for a about a year, and was fine right up until they asked me to do some exams. I can speak it a little, and could probably make it through a day in Germany without having to spend money on a phrasebook, but I wouldn't exactly call myself fluent at it.

sidewinder · 05-09-2009, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

English is my second language. I was born and grew up in Belgium (till 9 y/o) and unfortunately don't practice the French nearly enough. It's quite embarrassing when speaking with relatives.

I took a continued education course last summer and it helped a little, but not enough. What I need to do is join a group of French speakers in town and get together a few times a month to socialize. That would really help mature my vocabulary too. Part of why I'm embarrassed to speak it now is because my education in the language only went to age 9. Sure I've spoken French on a somewhat regular basis with immediate family in the past 24 years, but not enough to really improve. Barely maintain is more like it.

I wish procrastination would let go of it's choke hold on me.

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

You can probably find some good french groups in your area on meetup.com. That's where I found my spanish group.

Indeed...that's where I found out about several groups when I first moved to this town a couple of years ago. I went to one French meetup and found it helpful, but it was a bit of a distance from me, and it was winter/dreary so I wasn't motivated to go back. I kept hoping for another one closer to me but never went. Times weren't that convenient either. Excuses excuses...

Trauma · 05-08-2009, 07:37 PM

English and a little French.
Just enough to talk to and understand salespeople in Montreal.

~~TumorAttitude~~ · 05-08-2009, 11:06 PM

Un pequito espaniol'.
(No idea about spanish punctuation......)

boo boo · 05-09-2009, 12:11 AM

I know sign language, jive, redneck and I can speak a little bit of Jon Anderson.

Tigrou · 05-18-2009, 10:29 AM

Hello

I am french, so my mothertongue is french.

Then i can speak medium english skills and a little bit of german

SATCHMO · 05-09-2009, 12:44 AM

That would come in handy if some deaf klansmen started trouble at a Yes show in Harlem

05-08-2009, 11:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	English is my second language. I was born and grew up in Belgium (till 9 y/o) and unfortunately don't practice the French nearly enough. It's quite embarrassing when speaking with relatives. I took a continued education course last summer and it helped a little, but not enough. What I need to do is join a group of French speakers in town and get together a few times a month to socialize. That would really help mature my vocabulary too. Part of why I'm embarrassed to speak it now is because my education in the language only went to age 9. Sure I've spoken French on a somewhat regular basis with immediate family in the past 24 years, but not enough to really improve. Barely maintain is more like it. I wish procrastination would let go of it's choke hold on me. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

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Trauma snickers Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: detroit Posts: 2,183	English and a little French. Just enough to talk to and understand salespeople in Montreal. __________________ A mi no me importa nada Para mi la vida es un sueño

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Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	I studied German for a about a year, and was fine right up until they asked me to do some exams. I can speak it a little, and could probably make it through a day in Germany without having to spend money on a phrasebook, but I wouldn't exactly call myself fluent at it.

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~~TumorAttitude~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Purgatory Posts: 749	Un pequito espaniol'. (No idea about spanish punctuation......)

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Tigrou Groupie Join Date: May 2009 Location: Nice,France Posts: 4	Hello I am french, so my mothertongue is french. Then i can speak medium english skills and a little bit of german

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SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,847	That would come in handy if some deaf klansmen started trouble at a Yes show in Harlem