What languages can you speak?

SATCHMO · 05-09-2009, 01:44 AM

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

boo boo · 05-09-2009, 01:45 AM

Lol.

Adonai · 05-09-2009, 02:06 AM

Not really much. Russian, Latvian, English, German and a little bit of Korean.

TheBig3 · 05-09-2009, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

English and an embarrassingly small amount of Spanish for a person with a Spanish-speaking parent. That's it.

dude, you're spanish too, I didn't know that ****. Are you sure we're not related?

sidewinder · 05-09-2009, 12:36 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.

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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...

**Janszoon** · 05-09-2009, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

dude, you're spanish too, I didn't know that ****. Are you sure we're not related?

Haha, you're spanish too? We're a rare breed on the south shore! I don't think anybody besides me in my high school graduating class was spanish.

Seltzer · 05-13-2009, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Adonai

Not really much. Russian, Latvian, English, German and a little bit of Korean.

Jealous!

My old French correspondence teacher was from Latvia. Sounds like a fascinating little country.

NSW · 05-13-2009, 08:14 AM

I speaka da English...but I took Spanish in high school for three years (but only because I failed the second year). Incidentally, I also failed English my senior year by my teacher passed me anyway. Guess languages just aren't my thing.

I would love to learn Japanese though. I bought a Japanese language tudor for my Nintendo DS but haven't had a chance to really get into it yet.

adidasss · 05-13-2009, 08:34 AM

Um, I think I'm pretty much bilingual. I do most of my conversing in "Cronglish" and I'd say I'm equally good (or bad) in both. I took Italian lessons for like 3 semesters but gave it up for some reason. I can't really speak it but I understand a bit. Not enough to use it when we go shopping in Italy...

Oddly enough I think my Spanish is better, maybe because I've been exposed to it much longer and more frequently (each day we have like 3 hours in the afternoon of non-stop mexican telenovelas). I'm interested in learning more languages (I've downloaded Rosetta Stone in an attempt to learn French but aren't disciplined enough to use it every day) and improving my Italian and Spanish to the point I can actually use them...Lord knows I get plenty of chances to use Italian...:\

TheBig3 · 05-13-2009, 09:10 AM

Mexican telenovellas? You're on the continent, why did you come across the pond for them?

05-09-2009, 02:06 AM	#23 (permalink)
Adonai An ambient-loving cookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Riga, Latvia Posts: 139	Not really much. Russian, Latvian, English, German and a little bit of Korean. __________________ Grace of Vengeance

05-13-2009, 08:14 AM	#28 (permalink)
NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	I speaka da English...but I took Spanish in high school for three years (but only because I failed the second year). Incidentally, I also failed English my senior year by my teacher passed me anyway. Guess languages just aren't my thing. I would love to learn Japanese though. I bought a Japanese language tudor for my Nintendo DS but haven't had a chance to really get into it yet. __________________ Hi.

05-13-2009, 08:34 AM	#29 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Um, I think I'm pretty much bilingual. I do most of my conversing in "Cronglish" and I'd say I'm equally good (or bad) in both. I took Italian lessons for like 3 semesters but gave it up for some reason. I can't really speak it but I understand a bit. Not enough to use it when we go shopping in Italy... Oddly enough I think my Spanish is better, maybe because I've been exposed to it much longer and more frequently (each day we have like 3 hours in the afternoon of non-stop mexican telenovelas). I'm interested in learning more languages (I've downloaded Rosetta Stone in an attempt to learn French but aren't disciplined enough to use it every day) and improving my Italian and Spanish to the point I can actually use them...Lord knows I get plenty of chances to use Italian...:\ __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

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TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	Mexican telenovellas? You're on the continent, why did you come across the pond for them? __________________ I've moved to a new address

05-09-2009, 01:44 AM	#21 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	That would come in handy if some deaf klansmen started trouble at a Yes show in Harlem