Poll: Bilingual?
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If I got a refresher on both languages, I'd be trilingual. However, it's been quite a while since I've learned French and Spanish, so I don't speak either too well anymore.
Being French Canadian, I can speak French and English, although I live in Ontario so English is my main form of communication.
I only speak French to
A) annoy people
B) pick up chicks
C) confuse tourists
I only speak French to
A) annoy people
B) pick up chicks
C) confuse tourists
Amusing that you mention hot German girls. I'm learning *because* of a hot girl. Admittedly she's English, but she's in Germany atm so it seems like a good reason as any other to pick up a language. I hear they're helpful these days.axia777 said:
I know and am very good at the English language, which helps with Spanish. I'm in a class for Spanish, but I could probably communicate fairly easily with a Spanish-speaking person based on words I know, similarities between the languages, and knowledge of the words many English words are based on.
I dabbled in Latin (which also helps with Spanish a bit) a couple years ago, and I'm currently attempting to teach myself Russian. So far it's slow, but I'm doing fairly well, I think. I know the words for "yes," "no," "you," "without," "Russian," "American," "army," "baggage," and "grandmother." And I don't know how to make words plural, past tense, possessive, or any such-stuff like that, but I've only just started.
I want to learn Russian because one of my favorite bands, Aria, is Russian. My favorite author(s) (currently) are Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, who are Russian. And one of my favorite games is STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl, which is based in a Russian-speaking area, despite its being set in Ukraine.
I would like to someday venture outside the US, so languages are important, and it's better to learn early.
I dabbled in Latin (which also helps with Spanish a bit) a couple years ago, and I'm currently attempting to teach myself Russian. So far it's slow, but I'm doing fairly well, I think. I know the words for "yes," "no," "you," "without," "Russian," "American," "army," "baggage," and "grandmother." And I don't know how to make words plural, past tense, possessive, or any such-stuff like that, but I've only just started.
I want to learn Russian because one of my favorite bands, Aria, is Russian. My favorite author(s) (currently) are Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, who are Russian. And one of my favorite games is STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl, which is based in a Russian-speaking area, despite its being set in Ukraine.
I would like to someday venture outside the US, so languages are important, and it's better to learn early.
English is my absolute obsession, if any of my posts on this forum are any indication.
I've also taken 9 years in French. All of my Elementary (Primary) school years, and middle (secondary). Stopped in High School, and it's waned with disuse. I can probably pick it up if I used it more.
Also, I'm proficient enough in Spanish to understand anything written or said, but certainly not well versed enough to respond.
So, quasi-Trilingual?
Oh, and I'm American, so I feel accomplished.
I've also taken 9 years in French. All of my Elementary (Primary) school years, and middle (secondary). Stopped in High School, and it's waned with disuse. I can probably pick it up if I used it more.
Also, I'm proficient enough in Spanish to understand anything written or said, but certainly not well versed enough to respond.
So, quasi-Trilingual?
Oh, and I'm American, so I feel accomplished.
I'm dutch, so obviously I speak Dutch, because of this, German wasn't too difficult to learn, English isn't a problem either and I know quite a lot of French but I haven't had to speak or write it in a few years.
Unfortunately, I have problems when speaking or listening to a language, so don't expect me to have a normal conversation in anything other than Dutch, but on forums I'm often correcting those that grew up with the language.(not that surprising really)
I vote that people add other forums where languages are explained, because the ExitMundi forum isn't too active.
http://s13.zetaboards.com/Exit_Mundi_Forums/forum/1371/
Unfortunately, I have problems when speaking or listening to a language, so don't expect me to have a normal conversation in anything other than Dutch, but on forums I'm often correcting those that grew up with the language.(not that surprising really)
I vote that people add other forums where languages are explained, because the ExitMundi forum isn't too active.
http://s13.zetaboards.com/Exit_Mundi_Forums/forum/1371/
