Comments on: How many languages do you speak? :)

By: FabulouslyBroke.com

FabulouslyBroke.com — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:28:37 +0000

I\’m giving up on having to try and learn Japanese, Chinese and any other language of the countries I\’m going to next year. It\’s just too much. I\’ll bring a cheat sheet!

By: Beverley

Beverley — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:38:49 +0000

English (mother tongue), basic French albeit very rusty (I haven't had a lesson in 10 years nor visited Franch for at least 5), a few signs in British Sign Language, and currently learning basic Japanese – hopefully in preparation of a visit there one day.

By: Martha

Martha — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:39:05 +0000

I speak and read Espan~ol , English and Deutsch (german).

By: Results: Languages and Readers « Fabulously Broke in the City

Results: Languages and Readers « Fabulously Broke in the City — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:40:06 +0000

[...] was reading comment after comment after I had asked how many languages each of you know, and I was totally [...]

By: Girl Makes Cents

Girl Makes Cents — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:20:02 +0000

1.3 haha, I speak and write English, but I know some ASL (American Sign Language), enough to get me by a basic conversation. My grandparents are Deaf and I have taken a few ASL classes. Love the language, looking forward to learning more! .-= Girl Makes Cents´s last blog ..House Envy =-.

By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com

FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:49:07 +0000

@Lynx: Language is SO important. I hope you both succeed in learning Navajo. What a great initiative.

By: Lynx

Lynx — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:04:07 +0000

English speaker but Spanish was my first language. My dad moved to the US when he was young and only spoke Spanish and had some trouble adjusting and did not want me to go through the same so eventually he said no Spanish at home till I learn English first. So now I’ve lost most of it, I can understand what people are saying when they try to talk to me in Espanol but I have a hard time formulating responses.

I also used to speak passable Apache (Native American) from spending so much time on the Rez with my parents. Since I’ve moved from home there are no Apaches to talk to and I’m starting to forget

My girlfriend is Navajo (a different Native Tribe) and doesnt know any of her native tongue and other children her age were beaten in boarding school for speaking it. We hope to try to learn Navajo together to help her rediscover her culture.

By: stephanie

stephanie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:30:24 +0000

Native English, and I speak bits and pieces of Spanish and Portuguese. I’ve had a on-again, off-again long-distance relationship with a Brazillian guy (currently living in the US) for a few years, and since we’re in an “on-again” stage, I might be picking up on quite a bit more in the near future
.-= stephanie´s last blog ..My Car Broke Down (Again)! =-.

By: PRT

PRT — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:53:07 +0000

I’m from Spain, so Spanish as my mother tongue. Because of my family roots, I’m quite fluent in Galician, Portuguese and Catalan. Fluent in English and Italian and with intermediate knowledgement in German and French.

I suppose that since I sudied them in school or university for two and three years respectively, Latin and Ancient Greek, also counts. Right?

By: miraone

miraone — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:23:30 +0000

French as mother tongue
English fluent (I mean mostly british english)
Spanish fluent
Italian fluent
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Arabic studied several years but forgot so much though I can still read
Czech (a bit)
German
The last more read and understood than spoken

And more by interest and curiosity than real usefulness as I think this opens your mind a lot