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What Languages Do You Speak?
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I know a tiny amount of Spanish.
I'm in my first year of learning Chinese. 我 学 汉语。我 叫 包秋。我 是 十四 岁。"
Spanish and Chinese, eh? Which out of those two is easier?
Julius wrote: "Blood Bone and Muscle wrote: "My 'langue natale' (mother tongue) is French but I speak a spec of Russian as I carry those dictionaries with me almost everywhere (any tips on the case system?). If..."
If you ever want to practise it, feel free. I can send you some Francophone suggestions on what to watch, what's good, etc.
Mostly though, my French is not from an obvious community. It's neither from France nor Quebec but I understand both just fine.
Name a language and I probably can speak it.
Latvian. (First thing that came to mind)
Shrishti~Music~Psyche wrote: "English, duh. Hindi, national language. And nothing else...We are taught Sanskrit, but who pays attention? It's a dead language."Fascinating. Sanskrit sounds positively enthralling.
If you can, than you have nearly every language known to man covered--save for the Japanese/Chinese/Korean exception. What other language has such a handle on those three different elements?
A yes, I spelled 'known' wrong, I made it 'none'. Sorry 'bout that.
Okay, sorry. I realize that my English is a bit 'slanged'. I don't even notice I'm doing it. Translation: If you are able to learn the rules of Sanskrit, you should be able to learn any language with the exception of Chinese/Japanese/Korean.
Seigneur, that's allot. I only have three language classes with year and nothing like that.
In Quebec, they teach Latin which is also dead but from what you've said, I assure that Sanskrit takes the cake.
Julius wrote: "Sevania wrote: "I'm (pretty much xD) fluent in English.I know a tiny amount of Spanish.
I'm in my first year of learning Chinese. 我 学 汉语。我 叫 包秋。我 是 十四 岁。"
Spanish and Chinese, eh? Which out of ..."
Spanish, definitely, because it's a Latin root language like English whereas Chinese has nothing to do with English.
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If..."
Somehow, I thought you would be great at the French language, Jul. :P
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Don't worry. I do that in Maths. :P
Anyway, I only know the slightest of Italian (hey, it was compulsory in Primary!) and the only other is obviously English, as well as random Japanese words I have picked up from anime. o.O
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Wow. That's cool.
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What? Really? Can you speak Gaelic? Swahili? Hebrew?
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Hey, you should pay attention to that 'dead language'. There's good money in that!
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I know a tiny amount of Spanish.
I'm in my first year of learning Chinese. 我 学 汉语。我 叫 包秋。我 是 十四 岁。"
Spanish and Chinese, eh..."
Huh. I would have thought otherwise....
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Next time just think of it as training for the purpose of making money later on. You'll do better.
Julius wrote: "Blood Bone and Muscle wrote: "Julius wrote: "Blood Bone and Muscle wrote: "My 'langue natale' (mother tongue) is French but I speak a spec of Russian as I carry those dictionaries with me almost ev..."Ah, but you speak German and Swahili. That's a fascinating mix, my friend.
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Really? Hmmmmmm........................
Three language, one completely unrelated to the others. I had to learn a little Swahili in Kenya but unfortunately it's mostly all lost. Many people I know speak it, though. That and Arabic.
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It is an interesting mix, I agree. But I need to brush up on both. I'm not very fluent. Certainly not as fluent as yourself.
(Sorry by the way. I didn't see your comment till just now.)
So English is your first language and you learned the two others on your own?
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I had to learn a little Swahili in Kenya but unfortunately it's mostly all lost. Many people I know speak it, though. That and Arabic."
Swahili is kind of strange in the mind of an English speaker. Not enough words sometimes and then too long of words other times.
For some reason or other, I rather like some of the sounds of German. It's very rough, yet when spoken by a native it kind of jumps out the mouth.
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I had to learn a little Swahili in Kenya but unfortunately it's mostly all lost. Many people I know speak it,..."
Well, most languages are more fluent coming from the natives of the original language. But, I have to agree - The German language is quite extraordinary!
We speak there languages in the house.
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Wow, what ones?
Enlish, un peu de Francais, et Latinas.
English and Arabic
I had seen this topic and I was thinking why shouldn't I share this with you?Well beside Romanian, I often speak English and french and sometimes Japanese...weird, isn't it? Also I know a little bit serbian...sorry for boring you with this
That's cool. I still like Latin though, to be honest.
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That's great Jack.You speak good English too.
I can speak a lot actually. I live in Bangladesh, Dhaka. And it's lots of fun here, because we have languistics ever since elementary.
I speak English (of course I do), fluent Hindi and Finnish and Bengali and French and some words in Ancient Latin. I can speak Spanish, but I don't have the correct accent. I speak Russian and Arabic too.
I can speak Russian and British accent. I am really good at other languages!
I speak English (of course I do), fluent Hindi and Finnish and Bengali and French and some words in Ancient Latin. I can speak Spanish, but I don't have the correct accent. I speak Russian and Arabic too.
I can speak Russian and British accent. I am really good at other languages!
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Where are you from Una?
Tinath wrote: "I can speak a lot actually. I live in Bangladesh, Dhaka. And it's lots of fun here, because we have languistics ever since elementary.I speak English (of course I do), fluent Hindi and Finnish and..."
There's no such thing as Ancient Latin. It's Latin, or Italian. Just Latin. Latin is what the Romans spoke; Italian is what Italy speaks. The Catholic Church is somewhere in the middle...
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I myself am having a mental debate as to whether there's a difference between Latin and "Ancient" Latin, now.
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And I'm from the U.S.A."
Um... Yes? xD
Sorry, trying to remember if we've "met" before, or if you're just sounding happy because I've ceased disappearing... ~ xD
OHH!!
Always wanted to go to the U.S.A. I've heard it snows there sometimes. Snow it good.
Sadly, I am stuck here in boring Australia.~ xD
Good thing is: We get too have bangers'n'mash and have amazing critters.
Bad thing is? Some creatures aren't too docile.~ xD
Phoebe wrote: "Well...I myself am having a mental debate as to whether there's a difference between Latin and "Ancient" Latin, now."
There should be no debate. You need not say 'Ancient' because there is no other Latin that it needs to be distinguished from.
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I myself am having a mental debate as to whether there's a difference between Latin and "Ancient" Latin, now."
There should be no debate. You need not say 'Ancient' because ..."
Well, point taken, mate. :)
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Some of them. But, from around where I am, you'd (thankfully) only occasionally see the biggest types.
Sometimes, you might spy a big huntsman spider and be freaked out if you truly do hate spiders. But, since they're basically harmless to humans, they're ok to not hit with a shoe.
Although it might not show the complete hugeness of the spiders, this site still holds some interesting information:
http://www.australiangeographic.com.a... .
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I'm afraid of little spiders.
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(which, by the way, I really adore!)
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I'm afraid of little spiders."
Ain't he a beauty!!! :D
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I speak English (of course I do), fluent Hindi and Finnish and..."
Wow. Quite an extensive quiver you have at your beck and call there.
If I carry the dictionary, it do..."
Great stuff. I tried to learn a little French once upon a time, but it did not work out.