kartikeya Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Hindi, English and Nepali and I am learning french Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevG Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 English, Tamil, Sinhalese, Hindi and a little bit of Arabic (Can read and write, but can't hold a professional conversation; studied for 8 years)Learning Spanish now lol Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 I speak Arabic and English. Tjose are my 2 main language that I'm fluent in. I also know French, but that's through school, and I'm not fluent in it either. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth- Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 I'm fluent in Swedish and English. I also speak basic German (as in, I understand and can say basic phrases and could probably keep up a basic conversation in German, but my grammar is a joke). Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarise Ong Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 I'm fluent in English, I have studied mandarin since I was born (but I kind of suck at reading and writing), and I can speak a little bit of Hokkien (Singaporean Hokkien, not the Hokkien that people in Taiwan speak). Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matbla Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Apart from English and mother tongue(polish)? I speak Italian quite well, meaning I don't have any problem with talking to people or writing letters. But it's not the level when you can feel comfortable using the language. I took classes of Spanish for a year but it wasn't very effective, though I spent some time having fun with friends Now, because my new school doesn't offer Italian, I have to lear French and Latin. I've already studied French for 5 years so it's rather revision. And Latin- what can I say? It's very interesting and I wish I could take Latin and Italian from the beginning of my education Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJackson Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 I totally agree with the above. Latin has got to be my favorite. I only had a year of it but did a lot of learning on my own after the fact. Biggest regret is that my school doesn't offer Latin. Using the CEFR, C2 English, and I'd say maybe B2-C1 Spanish (I've been speaking it for a decade though it's not my mother tongue), B2 French, B1-2 Latin, B1 Italian, A2 Maori, A1 German, A1 Russian. I'm a bit obsessed when it comes to languages and linguistics. What can I say, it's fascinating. Also, look up the Common European Framework for Reference of Languages. It's a really useful tool, one which I very roughly applied above. Thing is I always start learning a language but get distracted, because, oh look, shiny new language! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veo Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Fluent: Armenian, English, FrenchIntermediate: Conversational Arabic, SpanishBasic: Russian Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deftdog18 Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 I can speak fluent English, a little bit of Mandarin to a certain extent, and decent Shanghainese as well, though I'm not really a linguistics person. I do know some basic Jap, but that was all learned from school, as in I know how to pass a test, not applying it in real conversations Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlelostattimes Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 I can speak Chinese, English and Malay with a few Chinese dialects. I'm kinda learning Russian for now. I am a bit familiar with Japanese and Korean for liking different trends so maybe that counts too. ^^ Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamza Hassan Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 hi i know this is irrelevant but can you redo your iop Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac117 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 hi i know this is irrelevant but can you redo your iopWell yes it is irrelevant and if you have a question just post a new topic in the correct section instead of making a mess on the forum. That way in the future people are going to be able to find your question and this can avoid people from asking the same questions again and again.Cheers. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninakrln Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 Finnish and English fluently, Swedish quite well (I should be able to speak it better than English but oh well) and I have studied Russian, German and Spanish but wouldn't say that I'm fluent because my grammar is just, no. I would like to learn new languages but for some reason don't have time right now, maybe somebody can relate. 😂 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikko Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Advanced/native fluency: Finnish (native speaker), English (near native, I guess? I studied in English for several years and worked as an English teacher), Italian (advanced fluency, Italian was my major at uni and I also lived in Italy for 4 years) Basic fluency: German (8 years of school classes), Swedish (5 years at school + work experience - consequently I also understand Norwegian and some Danish), Spanish (self-taught) Intermediate: Russian (mainly self-taught) Currently learning: Northern Sami I work as a translator (FI, EN, IT) and tour leader. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matbla Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 I've got a question to You, Mikko. How was it to live in italy for 4 years? I really like the place but have heard from many people that living there is rather difficult. do you agree?In reference to what DJackson said, and continuing the mentioned topic of Latin, i would say that learning Latin is quite easy after several years of learning Italian. I guess that its a common knowledge but without this kind of empirical evidence, I found this theory hard to believe. I totally agree with the above. Latin has got to be my favorite. I only had a year of it but did a lot of learning on my own after the fact. Biggest regret is that my school doesn't offer Latin. Using the CEFR, C2 English, and I'd say maybe B2-C1 Spanish (I've been speaking it for a decade though it's not my mother tongue), B2 French, B1-2 Latin, B1 Italian, A2 Maori, A1 German, A1 Russian. I'm a bit obsessed when it comes to languages and linguistics. What can I say, it's fascinating. Also, look up the Common European Framework for Reference of Languages. It's a really useful tool, one which I very roughly applied above. Thing is I always start learning a language but get distracted, because, oh look, shiny new language! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHex Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Dutch, English and I'm fairly 'normal' at German. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moony_SkyFullOfStars Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 I can only speak 3 languages fluently: English, French, and Chinese.I'd love to learn Italian, Spanish, or some other languages, but my time management is terrible and my school lacks these classes.I did learn quite a variety of Japanese words from anime though. I can speak a few essential sentences in Japanese now. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikko Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 (edited) I've got a question to You, Mikko. How was it to live in italy for 4 years? I really like the place but have heard from many people that living there is rather difficult. do you agree? I definitely agree - Italy is a wonderful country to explore as a tourist but it's difficult for foreigners to settle there because it's nearly impossible to find a decent job, the local bureaucracy is a mess and you need to hire an accountant to file your tax returns because the tax system is ridiculously complex, renting a flat and everyday life in general is rather expensive even compared to Western European standards, and of course you have to learn the language to a high level before you can even start dreaming of a job with decent salary. It took me 3 or 4 visits to the municipal magistrate to get the official residency, 2 visits to the local bank to open an Italian bank account, etc. Luckily I spoke fluent Italian when I first arrived there, so I had a fairly good chance to find a job (which I eventually did, as an English teacher) among all the foreigners, most of whom barely knew elementary Italian. If you ever consider moving to Italy, be warned. On a more cheerful note, I also want to say that I did enjoy my time in Italy (I lived in Tuscany). The countryside and the mountains are stunningly beautiful, the food is excellent, and no obstacle is ever insurmountable if you have good friends and/or know the right people. Edited December 31, 2015 by Mikko 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
My2ndAngelic Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) I only speak Vietnamese and English and a bit Swedish only. Edited January 15, 2016 by My2ndAngelic Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmzjuly Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I speak Spanish, English and I'm learning German at school. Though I want to learn Korean too!! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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