Languages(s) (money, grammar, good, how to)

[Kele]

I can read, speak, and understand basic French (still learning), I understand and can read quite a bit of Spanish, but my speaking isn't on par with my comprehension. My fiance and I are trying to learn a bit of Gaelic before our trip to Skye this summer.

[Bakiryu]

Originally Posted by Neutre

Interesting.

Lemme guess: You're ethnically Italian, went to school in Scotland and Ireland.
Did you learn Spanish at school?

nope.

I'm ethnically mixed: 3/4 Irish 3/4 Indian with 3/4 black 3/4 white.
Was raised by grandparents from Ireland and family from Scotland in Cuba (where I learned Spanish). And lived in Italy for a while before I cam to America. I learned most of my English in school as well as my French.

[Neutre]

Originally Posted by Bakiryu

nope.

I'm ethnically mixed: 3/4 Irish 3/4 Indian with 3/4 black 3/4 white.
Was raised by grandparents from Ireland and family from Scotland in Cuba (where I learned Spanish). And lived in Italy for a while before I cam to America. I learned most of my English in school as well as my French.

Even more interesting!

Thanks!

[missionhome]

I can speak Spanish well. I can keep a conversation (unless they start talking about science, I don't know those words) and can read the language almost fluently.

I think learning a second language should be required in this nation. Too many Americans don't speak anything but English and then are offended when they go to other nations and the people don't speak English. Some Americans feel like everyone in the world should speak English fluently and when they run across people that don't speak English, they don't understand.

[LilyLaLa]

Originally Posted by missionhome

I think learning a second language should be required in this nation. Too many Americans don't speak anything but English and then are offended when they go to other nations and the people don't speak English. Some Americans feel like everyone in the world should speak English fluently and when they run across people that don't speak English, they don't understand.

I'm so glad you said this...because there ARE people who become completely bewildered by travelling, even by regional variations in their own language (like 'lift' for 'elevator')...I've met them! I wonder if they're the same people who refuse to drive on the appropriate side of the road when visiting, too...

I think learning other languages is key to truly opening your mind to other cultures, mindsets, and perspectives: they should absolutely be required classes in schools.

So to answer the original question I've got English, Irish, French, a handful of Latin and a dozen words of Russian that I can't read on paper.

[nitokenshi]

I use to speak spanish and hebrew when I was a lil kid but I can't now

I can read dutch and listen to dutch and get what their saying. I find dutch the easiest language for an english speaker.

Japanese I have been trying for years off and on. I realized the only time I can speak or read Japanese is if I do not know where the hell I am in Japan then all of a sudden I am fluent. That happened to me in Yokohama.

[Drover]

Originally Posted by Crew Chief

. . . still know how to say "beer" and "jet mechanic" in Korean. (Not sure if the Korean ability will ever be of any use...)

Come hang out in my neighborhood and it will be of some use. Not on my block necessarily but about 8 blocks north of here. Arabic, Farsi and Serbian are pretty handy up there too. And Polish about 6 blocks to the south of me. And Spanish pretty much all around.

[Doesn't Hurt]

Selam--hello--здравствуйте--Hallo

i Can speak english turkish russian and german

Turkish is my mother language do you want learn turkish :P really
English is my 2nd language-- i know this language %80
russian is my 3th language-- i learned this on internet
german is my 4th language-- i know some words

[Neutre]

Originally Posted by Doesn't Hurt

russian is my 3th language-- i learned this on internet

Wow. I'm impressed.

[Doesn't Hurt]

thanks but it was too hard