How many languages can you speak?

LondonFan of MJ! · Post by **LondonFan of MJ!** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:13 pm

All I can speak is English but I need to learn Spanish as I will be marrying into a Spanish family.

How about you? One, two, more?:guitarist

SuzyB · Post by **SuzyB** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:14 pm

1 just

crazygal · Post by **crazygal** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:14 pm

I can't speak English and Londoner. :wah:

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:15 pm

Three, English, Irish (or Gaelic) and German.

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:16 pm

canuck only

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:17 pm

LondonFan of MJ!;561513 wrote: All I can speak is English but I need to learn Spanish as I will be marrying into a Spanish family.

How about you? One, two, more?:guitarist

Cobol, Fortran, Pascal, RPG, SQL, Equal - Oh, and English :wah:

LondonFan of MJ! · Post by **LondonFan of MJ!** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:20 pm

Bryn Mawr;561533 wrote: Cobol, Fortran, Pascal, RPG, SQL, Equal - Oh, and English :wah:

I am very impressed!!

Three, English, Irish (or Gaelic) and German.

I hear Gaelic is really hard!!!

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:21 pm

Bryn Mawr;561533 wrote: Cobol, Fortran, Pascal, RPG, SQL, Equal - Oh, and English :wah:

Is that computereze??

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:28 pm

minks;561547 wrote: Is that computereze??

Easy for computers to say, yes

saffy · Post by **saffy** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:40 pm

English, well I try.

I can get by in arabic and have a GCSE in french but can only say I like to play tennis really.

Chookie · Post by **Chookie** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:17 pm

English (theoretically), Gaelic, Lallans, Portuguese and Bullshit

Chookie · Post by **Chookie** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:41 pm

Pinky;561714 wrote: and of course the swear words...you never forget those!!:wah:

handy, so they are.

Chookie · Post by **Chookie** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:48 pm

Pinky;561725 wrote: I didn't have much of a conscience back then!

How about now?

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:48 pm

I speak two very well, but I read and write in alot of languages. I couldn't speak them in conversation, though.

Chookie · Post by **Chookie** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:52 pm

Aye, right

LondonFan of MJ! · Post by **LondonFan of MJ!** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:09 am

Pinky;561714 wrote: I still remember things like Il Veduta (nice view - that came in handy, hehe!)

Oort-Oort quieta (shut up) and of course the swear words...you never forget those!!:wah:

Haha yeah funny that!

I often hear people in the Uk that can not talk English but always seem to be able to swear in English!:wah:

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:14 am

Idioms have always interested me, but I have to admire my son who can speak Russian and Norwegian. Think they would be a lingo too far for me.

LondonFan of MJ! · Post by **LondonFan of MJ!** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:38 pm

Pinky;562055 wrote: Poor communication skills unfortunately!

It's always evident when a person can't seem to complete a sentence without an expletive in it somewhere!

So true!

I bought a CD on Spanish today!!

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:45 pm

jesse b;562142 wrote: english and romany

say something romany! :-6

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:41 pm

Kathy Ellen;571027 wrote: Hi Nats,

Unfortunately, only English. I think that it is easy to speak many languages when you live in Europe . Since you're so close to other countries you meet all sorts of foreigners everyday. In the States we don't always come into contact with foreigners. But, we're trying to rectify that in our school system. We begin teaching our Kinders up to the 6th grade Spanish since we live so close to Mexico. We have a great influx of Mexicans in my area, and it's nice to be able to converse with them. Our kids also have a choice of learning German, French and Italian in the middle and high schools. They're also involved in the "Ambassador's" program and have an opportunity to travel to Europe with a group. We also have an exchange program where our kids can stay with a European family for the summer, and vise versa.

Cool idea, get to see a bit of the continent, and then the Euro-kids can see the states, its all good. :-6