What other languages do you speak?

phelan · 11-12-2009, 02:45 PM

Out of curiosity

What's your primary language, and do you know how to speak anything else?

For me, my primary language is obviously English. But I also speak Japanese, Indonesian, and rudimentary Spanish (which absolutely kills me in Los Angeles, lol)

CervanteZ · 11-12-2009, 03:02 PM

Spanish, English and a bit of Italian.

TX_370 · 11-12-2009, 03:24 PM

Good English, Bad English, and some Spanish

I also speak interwebz

dad · 11-12-2009, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by phelan

Out of curiosity

What's your primary language, and do you know how to speak anything else?

For me, my primary language is obviously English. But I also speak Japanese, Indonesian, and rudimentary Spanish (which absolutely kills me in Los Angeles, lol)

I have to ask, what nationality are you?(just courious)

Jordan777er · 11-12-2009, 03:36 PM

English is obviously my first language, and I'm minoring in French. I can speak it well enough to hold conversations, but I can't write a book or anything like that...

phelan · 11-12-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dad

I have to ask, what nationality are you?(just courious)

Chinese-blooded, born in Indonesia, moved to USA before I was two months old.

XwChriswX · 11-12-2009, 03:54 PM

English
Bad English (Not everyone is literate...)
Slang (Modern Generation)
Ebonics (In certain parts of the country, you understand...)
British (Which is not the same as English lol)
German (I know basic conversation, letters, numbers, sporradic words, and
how to tell if I am/going somewhere I don't wanna be, and how to get out)

That should be the First thing you learn if your ever going to a foreign country...

Mike · 11-12-2009, 03:54 PM

English is first language.
I can read and write spanish, but I find it hard to keep up in conversation (unless I'm mildly drunk, then I seem to do fine, I guess its just feeling self conscious about it when not drinking).
I can also make out about 70% of Portuguese when I read it.

XwChriswX · 11-12-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by phelan

Chinese-blooded, born in Indonesia, moved to USA before I was two months old.

So we know your ancestry, your birthplace, and where you reside... Noooo Nationality in there =) j/k

I could almost steal your identity, I just need the first 3 digits of your phone number =)

theDreamer · 11-12-2009, 04:05 PM

American Sign Language

My list of languages to start & complete before 30:
~Russian
~Spanish
~Chinese

phelan · 11-12-2009, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

So we know your ancestry, your birthplace, and where you reside... Noooo Nationality in there =) j/k

I could almost steal your identity, I just need the first 3 digits of your phone number =)

well try to place my nationality based on that! i dunno what to call myself.

indonesian, i guess?!

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

American Sign Language

My list of languages to start & complete before 30:
~Russian
~Spanish
~Chinese

good luck with Chinese, i couldn't handle all the intonations...lol

XwChriswX · 11-12-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by phelan

well try to place my nationality based on that! i dunno what to call myself.

indonesian, i guess?!

Don't take this as an insult...

Indo-chi-merican???

dad · 11-12-2009, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by phelan

Chinese-blooded, born in Indonesia, moved to USA before I was two months old.

That's what I thought. Most/majority Americans are to lazy, or can't pick up on another language (my self). I took a Spanish class, but I got frustrated and gave up.
What I find surprising is watching TV, and the number of people over seas that can speak English.

phelan · 11-12-2009, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

Don't take this as an insult...

Indo-chi-merican???

These days I just say I'm american and be done with it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dad

That's what I thought. Most/majority Americans are to lazy, or can't pick up on another language (my self). I took a Spanish class, but I got frustrated and gave up.
What I find surprising is watching TV, and the number of people over seas that can speak English.

well it certainly helps that English is the most widespread and still considered the "business language of the world". So most countries will still have English courses in some way shape or form, i.e. Japan has mandatory courses from elementary school all the way until graduate level coursework.

G37Sam · 11-12-2009, 04:56 PM

Weird, no Arabic speakers on board?

I speak, read and write English, Arabic (around 3 dialects) and French

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