Fun thread: foreign languages

[vinesqueen 2]

I just thought it would be fun to know how many people speak more than one language. The only foreign languages I know are programming ones, but I really want to learn German.

I'm guessing that K@t is fluent in Portugese, and I know that we have several folks who speak Spanish like a native. We have Keerbara, but I'm ashamed to admit that I don't know what is the official language of Saudi, Farsi, I'm gonna guess... (don't know if I spelled Farsi right though)

Anyone else?

[Mvpo8961 1]

Well I don't speak a second language. But my 15 y/o taught herself ELVISH off the TLOR movie and books. Now that is a useful skill. Kinda of like Klingon on Star Trek.

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[DeLarla 22]

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[Miss me baby 1]

I speak Spanglish...LOL! My husband is from Peru and sometimes I mix up my sentences and speak a combo of Spanish and English! Kinda interesting. If we are in the grocery store people look at me like I have some kind of problem! :faint:

[Telly 4]

I speak fluently.. Thai, Spanish, Italian and am learning to speak Dutch

[Penni60 45]

OK Let's define foreign language? LOL!!!

Because I was born and raised in the SOUTH people assume I speak a foreign language. Especially if they are from the NORTH. Hence John my s/o. LOL!!

"git to church on sunday marning er God is gonna git ya."

That was my grandmother's mantra growing up. I learnt that early on. I have been on the WEst Coast too long cause now I am integrated into this mecca of all manor of languages out here.

Farsi is the Saudia language and you spelled it right. I have a friend married to an Iranian and she speaks fluent Farsi. She even spoke some curse words in Farsi but I can't remember them now.

Here is another weird word from my southern grandmother. "HOPE" sounds simple right? Here is how she used it in a sentence. "I need some hope over here chillins". Can you guess what she meant?

[Penni60 45]

Telly I am impressed with all the languages. I have a hard enough time just to speak English at times. LOL!!!

[Archermom 0]

Speak english / american as second languages, as well as a little french- primary language is german.

[Wheetsin 714]

I speak Swedish fluently but with a terrible accent, French semi-fluently, and a little Greek.

My husband is from Sweden & learning the language made our visits a lot easier. I learned mostly through immersion (I spent several months there at a time) or studying the dictionary, trying to communicate with the in-laws, etc. I studied French for 7 years in highschool/college, but it's fading fast. My family is Greek and I learned it too through immersion - I've never studied it.

[Penni60 45]

Wheetsin (sorry hijack) I cracked up at your sig line. That is too funny.

OK back to program.

[A1ikou 0]

Since I married a Greek and came to live in Athens I have to try Greek...I'm getting there but it aint easy and I'm not a fast learner!

[NJChick 3]

I know sign language :rockon:

[Wheetsin 714]

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Does HTML count?

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[paula 4]

This is my one desire....

to learn a second language.

Telly, my mouth dropped when I read the languages you can speak. How impressive!!!!

Im like Penni - I struggle with just ONE, much less 2, 3 or 4 others!

I would love to learn French. My grandmother spoke only French (cajun French though) till she was in her mid 20's - then learned English. She was simple woman - no education.

My guess is that if SHE could learn a second language, then I should be able to.

[Tamyrn 0]

Sweet Baby (my 6'5" adorable husband) was stationed in Germany for a couple yrs in his first life ( the army), but swore to me that he didn't learn much German. A year or so ago we spent a week in Italy and the more Italian he heard the more German he spoke in response! Go figure!

I, on the other hand was raised in North East Texas, therefore I speak "Bubba" ( also known as redneck) as a second langauge.