I've always wondered, how many people here know 2 or more languages, and what are they? I was reading the post all in german by Psycho-potato and it seems quite a few know german..oh, and could ya tell us why you learned a 2nd or 3rd language (if there's a specific reason) and how long you've known it Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! English - fluent Spanish - Conversational Russian - 2 yr old Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Chinese - ~6 words, 2 phrases. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
English-fluent Spanish-probably considered conversational, and I can understand quite a bit of it (although I don't want to get ahead of myself). I do have some way to go, however. Te cepillas mi pelo con un castor. You brush my hair with a beaver. Conversational, eh? Next, I want to learn german. After that, Arabic. Maybe I'll be content with what I know, but I'll probably go for more. Learning a language takes awhile, and I've been fortunate to have a great teacher with spanish.
I can never find time for independent language study..here and there. Damned compulsory secondary education. On my to learn list: german, arabic, dutch, taggalog, chinese, japanese, malay.
I ran my sentence through babel fish. It didn't recognize cepillas. But I'm pretty sure I got it right, if anyone knows spanish please correct me. Cepillarse is a reflexive verb, it changes Tu to Te. I then conjugated it into tu form....adding an as in place of arse. Hmmmm....
If i may, Pollux. What you're trying to say should use "Me cepillas" i.e. "To me you brush." Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
languages well eehmm. Let's see, dutch is my mothertongue englisch by watchin telly since I was born german coz I have some german relatives Japanese: a few words/sentences by interest and Martial art spanish I can understand most of it hell: sometimes I even think these jiddisch people are german and finally : FRENCH and this by force; in order to receive some food, I have to press the right button upon questioning, wrong answer? >no foood greetz Fukushi <edit> Graah! And Body language ofcourse! That one I forgot, also I'(m a little bit telepathic, hehehe.
English: I learned it because I wanted to be able to talk to my mother and tell her that I was hungry so I didn't have to sob for hours while she guessed what I wanted. Japanese: i dont know why. But I can do maybe 2nd year college Japanese, and I can write it too. Sort of Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
american: hehehe of course. French/ most canadian french: 5 years in highschool, and friend it quebec.
English: Fluent. French: Fluent. Spanish: Can understand and read most of it, but I have a very limited vocabulary. Talking is a no-no. I intend on learning Greek and Latin this year... Yes. Two dead tongues. YES... OKAY, STOP LAUGHING ALREADY!!! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Icelandic is my first language, English my second. I'm fluent in both. I can read but not write Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Faeroese(Is that how you spell it?). I can also understand the spoken language (provided people speak slowly) but not actually speak it myself. German I can read with a little aid from a dictionary for the complicated words.
Hebrew - Fluent. English&Russian - Almost fluent. Edit : I can also read Arabic, but that doesnt really count.
English- fluent on a conversational level Finnish- same there French-a little Spanish- a little Then I know some words or phrases from other languages, as most people do, like ich liebe dich in german and , hai in japanese and other standard words like that. And as you all probably know by now, swedish is my native language.
I can do accents. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! One of my skills is mimicking noises...many a time I have confused my friends by making weak catling noises from various pipes in the ground, or scared the shit out of them by coming up behind and growling like a big dog. I even freak squirrels and birds out, by copying their squeaks and calls. I need to get out more. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! -Blue% :m:
