I took Japanese for about a year (4th grade). I, also, took French during the beginning part of my freshman year in high school. Loved both!
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I took Japanese for about a year (4th grade). I, also, took French during the beginning part of my freshman year in high school. Loved both!
I am taking Spanish, I love it! Foreign languages are so much fun.
I envy bilingual people and those who take to languages easily.
I'm bad with languages but I know almost fully 3 tences in Spanish, plus I'm pretty fluent with pronouns/DO/IOs. I love the language but I need to touch up on my vocab. It was difficult to learn that much but I have completed level 3 highschool plus a year of middle school. My middle school taught level 1 over 2 years. I'm much better in Engligh, I love grammar but hate spelling. (I know I'm weird) My mom calls me the Grammar Police. :)
Exact same as me. I am sad to not be taking it but it is just too darn hard to keep up with! Maybe if I go be an outrider (lead horse rider) at the racetrack I'll learn more and become fluent. I knew enough to have a pretty good conversation with the grooms at my old barn though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tralee
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Originally Posted by Kirsten
Kirsten I understood ;)
I speak English (well it's up to you to decide whether I do ;)), French (have been married to a French for 7 years soem hundred years ago), Italian, can read Spanish and have forgotten all my Latin which I learned in school for 6 years - actually it was one of my favorite things in school together with mathematics- ok I admit I was a weird child ;)
I can say "I don't speak Greek" in Greek and introduce myself in Japanese :D
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Originally Posted by Tralee
Cool, I think I understand most of what you said! :)
I have learned Spanish for about half a year, many years ago, and I found it easier than French, but my talents for the French language were truly limited! LOL
Yes, that's true, I think. Recently I read a book called "Pope Joan", and there was a lot of Latin in it. I was able to understand a lot of it, as I recognized many words I know from English and French. Very interesting!Quote:
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Originally Posted by Kirsten
Does anyone here speak Latin?
Edit: I just saw that Miss Z does - how cool!! It's such an interesting language, and you can find the roots of so many other languages there! Absolutely fascinating!
Kirsten
It is a brilliant language, even though it's not spoken anymore I would definitely learn it, speaking languages generally comes much easier once you have a firm grasp of Latin
@Barbara:
LOL http://www.world-of-smilies.de/html/...stige/appl.gifQuote:
Kirsten I understood ;)
BTW, I have to admit that sometimes I have some problems with the Bavarian language! ;)
Kirsten
My native language is DUTCH! Anyone here who understands what I am saying here: Ik woon in Vlaanderen en hou zeer veel van poezen. Daarom ook ga ik zo graag naar Pet talk!!
At age 5 I learned French.
At age 13 I started to learn English. In fact I speak it MUCH better than French!!
At age 15 I started learning German. I used to speak it fluently, but since I almost never use it (exept on holidays), I have forgotten most of the vocabulary :(
At age 28 I started learning Spanish. I took 3 courses of 10 lessons.We were living in St.Louis USA then, so I followed this courses to keep busy, and because I love foreign languages.
I must admit I have forgotten ALL about it now, exept for a few words like mañana, melocoton, aqui.....
I speak a very small bit of Spanish. I was better when I was in high school, but I've lost most of it. I keep thinking I need to go back and learn again, as I think a lot of it would come back to me.
Like Karen, I also know a few words of Mandarin.
okay I was wondering where it went!! lol ;) :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Karen
I studied Latin in high school & Spanish in college, so I can remember
a little of both. Also Gaelic. As a kid, my mom & grandma would sit for tea
in the kitchen & talk about "grownup stuff" when I was a kid. I had to learn
Gaelic to keep up on what was being said.I was a nosy little kid. :D
no.i took spanish for a while and know a little but not much.
I think Gaelic is a very interesting language, but it seems to be extremely difficult!Quote:
Originally Posted by lizbud
Kirsten
yes it does! i love how it sounds though :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirsten
Wow everyone here is so diverse! We speak so many different languages!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Lut is saying that she lives in Flanders and that she loves cats very much. This is why she goes with great pleasure on PT! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Maya & Inka's mommy
I speak a bit of Dutch but I understand it better than I can speak. I don't understand the Belgian Dutch so easily though (sorry Lut :o ), I understand people from The Netherlands better.
Ma langue natale est le francais et je pense parler l'anglais a peu pres correctement, a vous de juger ;)
Kirsten, I understood you too! :D I learned German as a second language (after English), but I forgot almost all due to lack of practice. And since I am now surrounded by Dutch people, I can't speak German at all, I am completely mixing up the two languages!
I learned Italian for one year. I can understand it when it's written but I can't speak. I also learned Latin for a couple of years, but I fogot it all.
I took two years of German in college - then we lived in Germany for three years and I was able to practice with friends and get around to travel, etc - but that was 20 years ago.
Last year, hubby and I attended a 3 hour long Amish preaching service which was in high German - and we were able to follow along quite well...I was surprised at how much stayed with me. :)
Yes, I'm going on my 4th year of Latin (sure, it's a dead language, but it's also the root of so many other languages!!) and I know some Spanish.