Poll: Do you know more than one language?

[HK_01]

Yep, I know English, German (and Swiss German, I think that can be counted as a seperate language), a decent bit of French and I'm in the process of learning Russian, but I've only just started and can hardly say anything.

 

[Farseer Lolotea]

I can speak Spanish brokenly and somewhat read it, and know a smattering of other languages (although it's mainly Esperanto and insults).

 

[Hollock]

I plan on learning another one soon, but probably won't. ;_;

 

[roguetrooper96]

I can speak german (My writing in german needs some work but I can speak it) and am currently trying to find a half decent rip-off of rosetta stone (One that doesn't eat my wallet leather and all) to help me learn japanese.

 

[Hlain]

Swedish, english and a bit of german.

 

[Fraught]

Yeah, I do. My native language is Estonian, I can speak English well, and I am also able to utter a dab of German and Russian. Well, okay, my Russian is dreadful, so much so that I can't even hold the most basic conversations, but my German is pretty decent.

Well this is my list.

English
Sarcasm
Dragon
Elvish
british
American
Canadian Eh.
The language of awesome people
and the cat nyan nyan language.

Overcompensating much, wink wink?

 

[MetalPhoenix]

Yep. English, Dutch and a little German

For me it's similar, English, German and a little Dutch, because of growing up on the border.

Actually, since this is more or less an international site with English as the common language, maybe it would be better to ask "Do you speak a language other than your mother tongue and English?".

I'm Dutch, so that's my mother tongue. But -for a big part thanks to the internet- my English is ok as well
I need to get better in German because I'm riding there quite often.

And one day I want to learn Suomi

 

[HUYI82]

English is my native language and i know some basic German from high school.

Trouble with being English is that they don't teach you languages when your most able to learn them: In primary school. Instead they only start teaching you in high school, and by then it's a bit late.

Plus, it's a rarity to come across foreign-language films or media if your English, so that further hinders Englanders picking up a foreign language.

So, there is a big shortage of people in England whom are fluent in a second language, which is problematic for international business' and institutions such as the EU wanting more British employees.

Funnily enough, one of my friends is studying French and Italian at university, and she could well get a first class degree. However, she has decided that she doesn't want a language career and wants to train to be a midwife after graduation.

i agree wholeheartedly, i was studying spanish in secondary school (high school for you americans) for 5 years i was fluent in the language but after i left school eventually i forgot most of it and i can only recall a few phrases now, it's such a shame because it's a very nice language to learn.

 

[Nickolai77]

English is my native language and i know some basic German from high school.

Trouble with being English is that they don't teach you languages when your most able to learn them: In primary school. Instead they only start teaching you in high school, and by then it's a bit late.

Plus, it's a rarity to come across foreign-language films or media if your English, so that further hinders Englanders picking up a foreign language.

So, there is a big shortage of people in England whom are fluent in a second language, which is problematic for international business' and institutions such as the EU wanting more British employees.

Funnily enough, one of my friends is studying French and Italian at university, and she could well get a first class degree. However, she has decided that she doesn't want a language career and wants to train to be a midwife after graduation.

i agree wholeheartedly, i was studying spanish in secondary school (high school for you americans) for 5 years i was fluent in the language but after i left school eventually i forgot most of it and i can only recall a few phrases now, it's such a shame because it's a very nice language to learn.

Yeah a lot of people say that they forget the languages they were taught in high school. I'm quite happy to say that i feel i've retained a fair bit of German. Still, as English people the odds are against us when learning a new language.

1)Your hardly exposed to a foreign languages because the dominance of English speaking media.

2)My friend, who i mentioned in the above post, says that relative to other European languages English is very simple because we leave a lot of "stuff" out that other languages have (like, i guess, masculine and feminine words) that means it's harder for us to learn these "extra" language rules that other languages have, many of these rules which are completely alien to us.

 

[mbug]

fluent english
5 years of studying german
currently studying japanese ^^

 

[Drunkenclam]

English, irish and a bit of french.

I wasn't aware that Ireland had its own language.

well then your a retard.

 

[KouThan]

Greek & Ancient Greek, English, some German, some italian.
And if it counts (as some of you say): C,C++, Java, SQL, and html

 

[mionic]

Swedish, English, and a little spanish

 

[Valok]

English and Portuguese.

 

[Biodeamon]

I`m trying to learn Russian and German lately...trying....