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[Joanna]

Since I am a French Major I am always curious about how many people are actually bilingual or trilingual or how-ever-many-linguals they wanna be.

I'm getting pretty good at french.. I def can't speak fluently.. even after 6 years of studying... but I'm getting there.

J'adore le francais. C'est pourquoi je l'etudie a l'universite. J'espere que je peux aller au France quelque jour. (it makes me feel special to speak french and not use a translator, even though that is one of the most basic sentences ever)

Anyways.... discusssssss.

[Jake]

English and shitty elementary school french

[Puppetmaster]

I studied Spanish through high school; I can still speak a little bit, although I'm not always confident in my ability to speak it

Also, does Pig Latin count as a language?

[Joanna]

English and shitty elementary school french

I think that knowing a second language is good for building character and even better for helping people keep an open mind about other cultures. It also helps people have a better understanding of their own language.

-Did you ever wanna take any other French courses?

I studied Spanish through high school; I can still speak a little bit, although I'm not always confident in my ability to speak it

Also, does Pig Latin count as a language?

Yes. I think it does. Haha. I used to speak that when I was younger to play games. Lol.




I forgot to put in my other post that I want to learn Japanese and German.

Edited by jsteinberg, 25 May 2010 - 06:34 AM.

[Jake]

I think that knowing a second language is good for building character and even better for helping people keep an open mind about other cultures. It also helps people have a better understanding of their own language.

-Did you ever wanna take any other French courses?

Sure I wanted to take more courses and learn the language but that would require dedication. Something I don't use in school

[Georgina]

English and Welsh!

An example of a welsh word;

llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch


Honestly

Edited by Georgina, 25 May 2010 - 06:49 AM.

[Joanna]

English and Welsh!

An example of a welsh word;

llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch


Honestly

Ah hahaha. Thats funny. Sounds like a good time though.

This is the name of a real lake
chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

Edited by jsteinberg, 25 May 2010 - 07:47 AM.

[Noitidart]

Cool topic.
I speak/write English fluently. I understand Hindi/Urdu very slight difference bweteen the two. I speak Urdu. Can't read or write either one. Then I can read Arabic. Can spell words in Arabic but not so well at all.

Oh and if you count Spanish I took since 7th grade. I stopped in 11th grade. So very little Spanish but pretty much jack.

[Joanna]

Cool topic.
I speak/write English fluently. I understand Hindi/Urdu very slight difference bweteen the two. I speak Urdu. Can't read or write either one. Then I can read Arabic. Can spell words in Arabic but not so well at all.

Oh and if you count Spanish I took since 7th grade. I stopped in 11th grade. So very little Spanish but pretty much jack.

Arabic and Urdu sounds awesome. I thought about learning Hindi butt... that language gets on my nerves a lot. Just like spanish.

[Jake]

Arabic and Urdu sounds awesome. I thought about learning Hindi butt... that language gets on my nerves a lot. Just like spanish.

French and Spanish are two similar languages though, give or take a few tongue rolls. (BURRRRRRRRITO)

[Joanna]

French and Spanish are two similar languages though, give or take a few tongue rolls. (BURRRRRRRRITO)

Ehh, they sound completely different. Their words may be spelled similar and they may have similar structure but they sound completely different.

[ArticTheTiger]

I know Dutch and English fluently

I understand German and French to some extent when reading it.

[Joanna]

I know Dutch and English fluently

I understand German and French to some extent when reading it.

Thats my thing... like I can read nearly anything you throw at me that is french... but to speak it fluently. Psshthafhahfa;gjd;alskdgjas....<< thats what I sounds like.

[Aldy]

I speak spanish and study english X3

[Mr. Hobo]

1.5

Have had french shoved down my throat for a decade so I'm somewhat good at it. I however hate it and automatically dislike any french people over the age of 30 though. And I am moving away from this province soon. Gratz stupid draconian french parties.

[Joanna]

1.5

Have had french shoved down my throat for a decade so I'm somewhat good at it. I however hate it and automatically dislike any french people over the age of 30 though. And I am moving away from this province soon. Gratz stupid draconian french parties.

Over 30?

[Mr. Hobo]

French people over 30 are like 99% racist towards english people and half are xenophobic too. I'm sure all most people of older generations in different areas of the world are more racist/homophobic than their children?
All the ones over 30 have been massive douches. 90% of the ones under 30 have been nice people. Hatreds dieing out thankfully

[Joanna]

French people over 30 are like 99% racist towards english people and half are xenophobic too. I'm sure all most people of older generations in different areas of the world are more racist/homophobic than their children?
All the ones over 30 have been massive douches. 90% of the ones under 30 have been nice people. Hatreds dieing out thankfully

This is from personal experience I take it? That is sad.

[Shadowfool]

Japanese
spanish
English
a lil-french.
Latin sorta.

And I can read Hebrew.(actually prbly not any more.)

[kuwaz]

Two

[Joanna]

Two

Well then.

[Mr. Hobo]

This is from personal experience I take it? That is sad.

Ya, Montreal's pretty segregated.

[lookalo]

English and so-so at Italian.

[kuwaz]

Ya, Montreal's pretty segregated.

Yeah them Quebecers are pretty crazy racist,
you really gotta be Canadian to know.

[AliceFi]

French people over 30 are like 99% racist towards english people and half are xenophobic too. I'm sure all most people of older generations in different areas of the world are more racist/homophobic than their children?
All the ones over 30 have been massive douches. 90% of the ones under 30 have been nice people. Hatreds dieing out thankfully

that's not true i know many french who know english quite well (over 30 too)
but it depends on where you go, if it's the south then yeah bcz there they don't give a *** about anything ^^

I know Dutch, French, English and Japanese and I understand a bit of german but i don't speak it