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sana
08-27-2010, 08:06 AM
I just wanted to check out how many languages. PTers knew.
If you know a few sentences or words. Just tell us if you and how much do you know. :D It'll be fun.

Ok, I know:

English
Urdu
Arabic (a few sentences and words)
Pushtu [counting]
French (a few words)
Japanese (a few sentences and words)
Punjabi (I can communicate)

Karen
08-27-2010, 08:13 AM
1. English - that's the only one I am completely fluent in!

Besides English:

2. French - took it for 4 years in school, can count in it, and know a smattering of words and phrases, can usually figure out written French better than spoken.

3. Spanish - know some phrases and words - more now that I have been trying to help a friend from Argentina learn English

4. Swedish - can count to 12 (tolv) and know a few words

5. Polish - know 4 words (hello, ring, girl and fish)

6. Mandarin Chinese - know 3 phrases (hello, thank you, and "I don't want that")

sana
08-27-2010, 08:20 AM
haha I don't want that. I am fluent in Urdu and a little bit in English. And in Urdu I have a problem in the 6s. Meaning 36, 46, 56 etc. I know it till 35 and the rest is broken into pieces. ;)I'd love to learn Spanish counting. I love Japanese! :love:

pomtzu
08-27-2010, 08:40 AM
English - that's it! :p

Used to know a few "choice" Italian words and phrases (:eek:) that my ornery uncle taught us as kids, but I've forgotten those. "Ciao" is all I know now.

Can count to 6 in Spanish. If I lived closer to my Tex-Mex SIL, she'd have me speaking it in no time.

A few single words only from some other languages.

Randi
08-27-2010, 09:21 AM
Danish, fluent
English, fairly fluent
Swedish, fairly fluent
Norwegian, fairly fluent
Spanish, a little. Took classes up to level 6
German, a little bit

I would love to learn more Spanish - the first I learned to say in spanish was:
seiscientosdiesyocho. LOL! I love the French language, too.

This is how you count to ten in Danish; en, to, tre, fire, fem, seks, syv, otte, ni, ti. :D

GILL
08-27-2010, 09:37 AM
1. English - main

2. French - I can count in it, and know a few words and phrases
(had French in school)

3. Spanish - I can count in it, know phrases and words,
(Wife was born in Argentina)

4. German - can count, know a few words and can read most.
(worked for a German company)

5. Polish - know phrases and words
(father was Polish)

6. Mandarin - know a few words
(I'm in China at lest once a year)

rosethecopycat
08-27-2010, 10:09 AM
1) English-my first language

2) Spanish- fairly fluent, I could easily live in a Spanish speaking country. (I spent years working at sea where I did not speak any English- at my request)

3) Romanian- I can read 60% of what is written to me (by fellow PT'er Tom the Cat) I cannot construct a proper letter without consulting a dictionary.

4) Italian- I can decipher signs and writing. I can communicate with the Italian words I know, filling in the 'blanks' with Spanish words (that they recognize).

Spanish, Romanian, and Italian have a Latin base, so there is a lot in common going on.

lizbud
08-27-2010, 11:16 AM
Does Pig Latin count? ;)

cassiesmom
08-27-2010, 12:00 PM
English is my first language. I studied German in high school and college.

My mom speaks Czech fluently, so I know it a little. I've been to French speaking Canada, so I know a (very few) phrases- please, thank you, yes and no, and where is the ladies' room.

I know enough Spanish to be able to ask simple questions- mostly medical Spanish from when I was a bedside nurse. I would like to learn Spanish in earnest.

I traveled to Russia where I learned a very few words... the Russian word for a ticket kiosk is a kassa (say it like Spanish casa), so I've got my whole family trained to say they are going to the kassa when they buy movie tickets, theater tickets, museum entry fees, that sort of thing.

lbaker
08-27-2010, 12:26 PM
English primarily, smattering of German, Spanish and a wee bit (a few phrases) of French. Once at an out of town business meeting I was sitting with a collegue in the hotels large jaccuzi (I mean HUGE) and had an interesting conversation in Italian with these two young men. I had no idea what what said but we all had fun :D laughing so much I had to call Slick in Canada to tell her about it... hee hee. Also a bit of ASL... I studied it for awhile and try to practice when I have the opportunity.

Karen
08-27-2010, 12:34 PM
Yes, I forgot to mention ASL - so that would be

7. ASL - can fingerspell, and know several phrases and words

Sirrahsim
08-27-2010, 12:46 PM
English is the only language that I can speak with any skill. I know enough German for basic conversation/shopping/eating out but I am nowhere near fluent :D:rolleyes: I took French in high school and can count and pick out words here and there but that is about it.
I can count to 10 in English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese:D

BitsyNaceyDog
08-27-2010, 12:56 PM
English is my first language
ASL- I know a decent amount of sign language because we sign with my speech-delayed son and because my SIL and BIL are both sign language interpreters.

I took spanish, French, and German in school, but I remember very little.

Husky_mom
08-27-2010, 01:01 PM
Spanish: native language..lol
English: pretty fluent..

I can decipher/read/understand a few sentences/words from these various ones just by reading/listening to them.. some more than others ;)

Italian
Portuguese
French
German

and I know a few words in Chinese.. thank you cartoons.. lol.. just not the symbols or right pronunciation hehe..

RICHARD
08-27-2010, 01:33 PM
Ingles, Espanol, Y la Lengua de Amor.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL......;)

Sirrahsim
08-27-2010, 01:35 PM
lol:D

Taz_Zoee
08-27-2010, 01:56 PM
English - although not proper by far

I know how to count and say a few things in German and Spanish. And I also know some ASL (alphabet and some words).

Oh, and I can speak a language we did in high school, called Double Dutch. And another one similar to that called Cat. Don't ask. :)

ramanth
08-27-2010, 02:02 PM
English - native language and fluent

French - took 2 years in high school and only remember a smattering of words (hi, bye, yes, no, thank you, ect.) and two phrases; 'what time is it?' and 'In english, please'.

German - hosted exchange students in high school and learned some naughty words ;) :eek: and the usual 'hi, bye, yes, no, thank you'.

Spanish - generic words again. No complete sentences.

Samoan - slowly learning this. I know a few words and phrases. Picking up on some Hawaiian as well. :love:

ASL - had a deaf neighbor who would babysit us when I was 8 yrs old. She taught me some words and phrases, but I can only sign 'I love you' now.

Husky_mom
08-27-2010, 02:54 PM
Ingles, Espanol, Y la Lengua de Amor.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL......;)

lol.. ;) had to be my bro.. hehehe

smokey the elder
08-27-2010, 03:09 PM
English (American style, not the Queen's:p); I can speak basic Spanish and read it better than I speak it. I had some German in college and can count, know a few phrases (Guten Morgen, danke, bitte, etc.) Because of martial arts training I used to be able to count to 10 in Korean and Japanese, but, alas, those brain cells have gone to the Rainbow Bridge...;):D

Barbara
08-27-2010, 03:33 PM
German-native
English
French
Italian

... that's the ones I can speak...

Spanish- can read a newspaper- when I speak it comes out Italian
Latin

Greek - enough to ask for menus and busses;)

Japanese -learned it through 3 years but forgot most of it.

..and very few words in Polish ;) (like tanie meble which means cheap furniture)
and I can count in Finnish and know that a a moose is a hirvi and a Hamburger is a Hampurilainen (i.e. when you speak of a person who lives in Hamburg, Germany)

Asiel
08-27-2010, 07:32 PM
English
French
Spanish
Chinese (Mandarin)
German
Some Italian
Does Latin count...lol?

cassiesmom
08-27-2010, 07:37 PM
And another one similar to that called Cat. :)


I think my cat wishes I spoke better cat :rolleyes:

Marigold2
08-27-2010, 07:43 PM
Fluent English and German

Catty1
08-27-2010, 08:01 PM
English fer sure.

French - just learned it in school ages ago, but when I was in Quebec last year for only a couple of days, the basics came back quite easily...I bet if I lived there for a year, I would pick up a LOT of the language. Totally different than the French in France.

Japanese - had a few gigs there, just know a few words and phrases; if a Japanese visitor was lost, I could likely help them find their way.

Bits of German and Italian (thanks to early voice training).

Russian Blue
08-27-2010, 08:11 PM
English - fluent

Finnish - basic understanding - mother's side of family is Finnish - Mitä kuuluu? Hyvä pulla! *lol* :)

French - not fluent, but can read/speak if needed

Czech - husband's family is Czech/Slovac - Dobrý den

Latin - I was tired of French, so took 3 years of Latin in school! Ubi est canis? :D

prechrswife
08-27-2010, 09:18 PM
English (with a southern U.S. accent :) )

Spanish (some, but very out of practice--took it in high school)

Mandarin (few words and phrases--hello, good bye, thank you, I don't want it, I love you.)

K9karen
08-27-2010, 10:32 PM
English

Some Spanish..it comes back to me when in conversation, but it sounds babyish I'm sure. Bad at conjugation.

Started learning Polish (my mom) as a kid to speak with my nana, but can't remember much except "I love you." (Thanks Bobby Vinton-for those of you who remember..:p)

Can curse a bit in Yiddish, Russian, Chinese..(but I rarely do ;)

I'm in AWE of all of you who claim you're NOT fluent in English. You have me fooled because you're English is GREAT. You use difficult American English idioms and expressions.

kokopup
08-27-2010, 10:33 PM
English----fluent southernese
Dutch -----limited- Can communicate and read. I lived in the Netherlands for 3 years and learning the language was difficult because 70% of the Dutch speak English.

sana
08-27-2010, 10:39 PM
I know hand language. And I also know British English. :D They speak like wouta to water. :D

sana
08-27-2010, 10:40 PM
You guys know pretty lot of languages. Many of you know Mandarin. WOW! :eek:

kitten645
08-27-2010, 10:56 PM
English
British English (LOL!)
Spanish-I understand it and can even tell you what country you are from most likely but my grammar is aweful so I have a hard time speaking it.
French- I can figure out what you are saying for the most part but useless at speaking it.
Italian- Somewhere between French and Spanish! I can understand most of it and can put together some understandable chat but that's about it.
Fluent in cat. :)

krazyaboutkatz
08-27-2010, 11:58 PM
English-I've been told that I have a Southern/Northern accent here.
French- I took 2 years in high school but I don't remember much.
Spanish- I know a few words but I can't speak in sentences.
Korean- I've learned a few words here and there by co-workers.

wombat2u2004
08-28-2010, 06:02 AM
I can talk to my budgerigar :D
Other than that, I know some Malay, some Chinese (Cantonese), a little Vietnamese.....and of course....English.

Bonny
08-28-2010, 07:20 AM
I hate to say this but when I was going to school on the bus I learned swear words in Japansese, & Russian. If my mom would of known I was speaking swear words in another language she would of washed my mouth out with soap. :eek: I do speak Minneasotian really well & my English is a work in progress. ;)

RICHARD
08-28-2010, 08:11 AM
lol.. ;) had to be my bro.. hehehe

Amor?

THat's how I pick up more relatives.:D:eek:;)

dab_20
08-28-2010, 10:03 AM
English
Spanish- Thanks to my boyfriend (He's from Colombia), I am around his family all the time and have picked it up very fast. I can understand it very well and can speak some basic sentences, just not have in depth conversations. I speak like a four year old hehe:) I think I learned more Spanish in 6 months with my boyfriend than 2.5 years in Spanish class :rolleyes:
I am wanting to learn it very fluently because I'm going into nursing. We have been doing "a sentence a day". It helps tremendously!

Unless I can speak it, I don't consider it knowing the language. I know some words here and there in German (my grandpa is from Germany), Swedish (went to Swedish camp), and Italian (very similar to Spanish). But I don't consider myself "knowing" those languages.

Whisk_Luva
08-28-2010, 10:06 AM
English

German (took it at school for 5 years... I am far from fluent but I know enough to get by if I go to a German speaking country)

French (a tiny bit. Took it at school for 3 years. Can't remember much now)

Spanish (a few simple phrases. Took it for a year in school)

Latin (a few words. Took it in school for a year)

Italian (a few words. Trying to teach myself Italian as we go to Italy on holiday, but I just don't have the time to learn it)

Husky_mom
08-28-2010, 11:50 AM
I forgot about Tarahumara.. which is an aboriginal language/tongue.. I know a few words.. I knew a bit more but my mind just kept them in a very hidden place I can no longer access.. but there are still some I remember :P

sana
08-28-2010, 12:33 PM
I just wanted to tell. I learned a few words in French. I learned a few sentences. They are:
Pardon me Miss/married woman
You are stupid, I learned two ways of saying it. ;):D
I am sorry. (Still a little messy)
I am magnificent.
You are magnificent miss, baby, boy, married woman.
What
When
I also learned to be forms, like he is, you are, she is in singular and plural, male and female and stuff. My mom knows French, Arabic and some Spanish. So I learn and she teaches me Arabic and also learn it from school. I also started French today night. This is my today's lesson. It was fun but my mom said what was I gonna do. I gotta concentrate on my upcoming school. :) I feel sick these days because school's coming up. Its on 14th Sep. OOOOhhhhh!!!! hate it! :mad: Child's Worst Nightmare. ;) Thats what we students call it. :D

Sonia59
08-30-2010, 04:37 AM
French: mother language
English: fairly fluent
Dutch: basics. I worked in the Netherlands for 5 years. I can read it better, understand it more or less when it's spoken. I can say basic things in shops, restaurants, etc.
German: second language at school. I am supposed to be able to speak it, but after my stay in the NL, only Dutch words are popping up when I try to remember some German. I guess it would come back with practise.
Italian: I took it for 1 year at school. Learned the basics but I forgot a lot.
Latin: forgot it all!