Poll: Do you know more than one language?
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i speak english, and can ask french women if they want a shag. I used to be able to speak Gaelic.
thought about learning Hebrew for the hell of it.
thought about learning Hebrew for the hell of it.
As a Dutchman, I speak Dutch obviously, (A useless language by the way) I speak English, basic French and German and I know the standard "Nani!?" phrases from the countless anime I watch. :3
I would love to learn japanese, but I've heard that speaking is not the difficulty but the reading and/or writing is?
I would love to learn japanese, but I've heard that speaking is not the difficulty but the reading and/or writing is?
No. Just english. I did learn Spanish for 3 years in secondary school, but it was so poorly taught that I barely remember any of it. The problem in the UK is they don't teach us a second language right from when were young, which is when they should start. Instead they waited till you're already a teenager and it's a bit late to start then.
Natural Languages:
German (native), English (fluent), Latin (basics), Norwegian (basics), Swedish (basics), Italian (can understand a little bit), French (car read a little bit), Dutch (can read a little bit)
Programming: C,C++,Python,PHP,bash,batch,Java,JavaScript,C#,LotusScript,Perl
And yes, one can actually talk in programming languages.
German (native), English (fluent), Latin (basics), Norwegian (basics), Swedish (basics), Italian (can understand a little bit), French (car read a little bit), Dutch (can read a little bit)
Programming: C,C++,Python,PHP,bash,batch,Java,JavaScript,C#,LotusScript,Perl
And yes, one can actually talk in programming languages.
Dutch(native), German(decent), French(hate it), English((almost)native), Spanish(it's easy), Latin(it's a *****). That's about it
Native English speaker, near-native-fluent in Japanese. I work in Tokyo for a Japanese company.
One thing I've always been sort of shocked by is the amount of pride people take in not only their native language, but whatever language they are studying. I think people, especially those who have not particularly tested their own language ability, tend to claim "fluency" in a second language even when they're at more of a "can get by as a tourist" kind of level.
I studied Japanese intensively for 2 years at a Japanese university, and have pursued it at least a few hours a day for 5 years since then and have only recently felt comfortable claiming myself as fluent. I don't see anyone but an idiot savant becoming "fluent" in a language in under a few years at least, and even then only if they spoke/studied it daily.
One thing I've always been sort of shocked by is the amount of pride people take in not only their native language, but whatever language they are studying. I think people, especially those who have not particularly tested their own language ability, tend to claim "fluency" in a second language even when they're at more of a "can get by as a tourist" kind of level.
I studied Japanese intensively for 2 years at a Japanese university, and have pursued it at least a few hours a day for 5 years since then and have only recently felt comfortable claiming myself as fluent. I don't see anyone but an idiot savant becoming "fluent" in a language in under a few years at least, and even then only if they spoke/studied it daily.
Definitely.
Fluent in Dutch and English,
And I know my way around German and French.
More than enough to get me a few beers anyway!
Fluent in Dutch and English,
And I know my way around German and French.
More than enough to get me a few beers anyway!
