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Mar 13, 2011 04:46AM

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Swedish - as good as fluent
Danish - almost fluent
Spanish - Basic
Italian - very basic
French - very basic

I am also fluent in Haitian Creole, although the books on here in that language seem to have been added by me!
I sometimes use Google translator to combine books for an author in languages I don't know. For example, if I come across a German translation of a Lisa Gardner thriller, I read the summary using translator. That's usually enough for me to know which book is being referenced. Of course, this only works if you've read all or most of an author's works.

English - fluent
Romanian and Polish - student at the 4. year at the Faculty

Frisian: basic-intermediate
I can read and understand Frisian but I can't speak it. There are still a few words I can't understand, but I can always ask my Frisian boyfriend (who says you can't fool me anymore in his language :d). In any case.. I'd like to help.
Sign me up for Korean - fluent.
I don't think you need more German or French specialists - so I'll specialize in Korean only.
I don't think you need more German or French specialists - so I'll specialize in Korean only.

French - fluent
Professional cataloguing experience in all Romance languages.


Danish = Fluent (native speaker)
Norwegian = Basic (I don't speak it, but I understand it as it's very close to Danish)
Swedish = Basic (I don't speak it, but I understand it as it's very close to Danish)
Italian = Intermediate (grew up in Italy)
Dutch = Basic intermediate (I don't speak it, but I understand most of it)

Bahasa Indonesia = fluent (native speaker)
English : basic
Thanks :)

Hindi: Fluent
Telugu: Native language
Kannada: Intermediate (Read, understand and Speak)

English - fluent (Schooling)
Marathi (local Maharashtra state language) - fluent (Resident)

Polish - fluent (native speaker)
Latin - fluent (especially medieval Latin)

French: very basic (only what I remember from school)
English: more than fluent
I'd be happy to help out with whatever I can.
Thanks.
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