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How many languages are you fluent in?
I'm assuming you're already fluent in English.
Just English
 
 62.8%, 27 votes
English and another language
 
 32.6%, 14 votes
English and two other languages
 
 2.3%, 1 vote
English and three other languages
 
 2.3%, 1 vote
English and four other languages   0.0%, 0 votes
More than five languages   0.0%, 0 votes
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FieryIce

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Posted on 03-31-09 06:13:31 PM (last edited by FieryIce at 01-26-10 02:30 PM) Link | Quote
Aside from English, I'm fluent in Spanish and (partially) in Italian and French. I'm also trying to learn Russian; I'm currently working on the grammar.

So, in how many different languages can you speak? Which languages are those and which would you like to learn?
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Posted on 03-31-09 06:15:21 PM (last edited by Anya at 03-31-09 03:15 PM) Link | Quote
Just English. I know some Spanish and I'm trying to learn some Japanese.

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Posted on 03-31-09 06:19:43 PM Link | Quote
German and English. I had French in school but forgot most of it already, and I'm currently taking Russian in school.

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Posted on 03-31-09 06:34:43 PM Link | Quote
German (native) and, well, English. Somewhat. I guess it's enough for most people around here to understand me, but I still don't feel confident enough to, say, talk with other people in English (as in, using my voice) or something like that.

Hm.

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Posted on 03-31-09 06:38:46 PM (last edited by Shantae at 03-31-09 03:39 PM) Link | Quote
I know English (Native) and can speak some German (3 Years). (Maybe enough to get around... I'm sure if I have trouble the Germans will start speaking English XD)

I took 2 forced years of Spanish with a shitty teacher so I remember nothing... I also took 2 years of Latin but I remember very little.

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Posted on 03-31-09 06:39:13 PM Link | Quote
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Just English for me. Three years of Spanish got me a fancy diploma from high school, but I can't remember much from it, plus a lack of a practical use for it...

I want to learn German and Japanese though.

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Posted on 03-31-09 06:39:30 PM Link | Quote



Just English. I wouldn't call a tiny amount of French fluent.

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Posted on 03-31-09 06:43:26 PM (last edited by S.N.N. at 03-31-09 03:43 PM) Link | Quote
Oh my god, Kattwah's layout works!
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Fluent in English, French, and for some unknown reason, I can speak Latin really well (I never took courses on it either .. mostly self taught out of sheer, sheer boredom.)

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Posted on 03-31-09 06:46:13 PM (last edited by emcee at 03-31-09 03:47 PM) Link | Quote
The US really needs to work on it language teaching techniques. Other languages are taught in our schools just like in other countries, the only difference seems to be that in other countries the students actually to learn those languages.

I got a copy of Rosetta Stone once and was going to learn Italian because I was thinking about going to Italy. I just didn't stick with it though. If I ever decide to try again, I think I find a language where they don't assign their words genders, because that's just silly.
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Posted on 03-31-09 07:00:00 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by emcee
The US really needs to work on it language teaching techniques. Other languages are taught in our schools just like in other countries, the only difference seems to be that in other countries the students actually to learn those languages.

I noticed. That might be because in other countries, the students start with their foreign languages very early (first in 3rd grade, second in 7th grade, third in 11th grade) when it's still easy for them.

Originally posted by emcee
If I ever decide to try again, I think I find a language where they don't assign their words genders, because that's just silly.

Languages with genders are the majority among the popular languages. You might, however, want to pick a language where the genders are fairly obvious.

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Posted on 03-31-09 07:06:42 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Prince Kassad
Languages with genders are the majority among the popular languages. You might, however, want to pick a language where the genders are fairly obvious.


That's German for you.

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Posted on 03-31-09 07:16:04 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Prince Kassad
Languages with genders are the majority among the popular languages. You might, however, want to pick a language where the genders are fairly obvious.


Oh, I thought it was just Romantic languages. Oh well, maybe I'll try one of those constructed languages, I assume they're not like that. I'd hate to think someone would purposely make a language like that.
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Posted on 03-31-09 07:56:59 PM Link | Quote

Shiny new layout!
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I'm "fluent" in German

Yeah...

I mean, I have 5 years of instruction under my belt, not like it does much for me

Course. The 4 different freaking genders doesnt help <<

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Posted on 03-31-09 08:00:17 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Kattwah
The 4 different freaking genders doesnt help <<

Four genders? masculine, feminine, neuter and, uhh... transgender? No, I know only three genders.

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Shiny new layout!
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Originally posted by Prince Kassad
Originally posted by Kattwah
The 4 different freaking genders doesnt help <<

Four genders? masculine, feminine, neuter and, uhh... transgender? No, I know only three genders.
Plural.

It gets a gender all to itself it's so cool.

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Posted on 03-31-09 09:23:41 PM Link | Quote
English only.

Not that I haven't tried in two others but I'm too stupid.

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Posted on 03-31-09 09:54:01 PM (last edited by FieryIce at 03-31-09 06:54 PM) Link | Quote
Originally posted by Prince Kassad
Originally posted by Kattwah
The 4 different freaking genders doesnt help <<

Four genders? masculine, feminine, neuter and, uhh... transgender? No, I know only three genders.


I think Polish has five "genders": Personal masculine, animate masculine, inanimate masculine, feminine and neuter. I'm not 100% sure of that though...

And Hungarian nouns decline to 18 grammatical cases and four politeness levels.
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Posted on 03-31-09 09:56:40 PM (last edited by Erika at 03-31-09 06:57 PM) Link | Quote
English and Japanese... well, dad spoke both but I didn't really learn or use a lot of English until I was older.. I grew up speaking the Kansai dialect of Japanese (kansai-ben)

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Kansai...no wonder you're down south here now. [/bad joke]

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Posted on 03-31-09 10:04:46 PM Link | Quote
lolollololosdglsdogsdgsdjsdg. Seriously I don't know why the rest of Japan portrays us that way ;( its not like we're Canadians or anything (thats the Hokkaidans)

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