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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2019 10:44:33 GMT -5
Here we go Folks..if you chose OTHER, let us know the origin.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2019 17:12:36 GMT -5
Not one person here Speaks a Second Language ? WOW, as David Bowie would sing :"This is NOT America" !!!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2019 18:00:29 GMT -5
Wow I must be the only one here with the command of 2 languages, that is NO big deal when in Europe, most people know qt least 5 of them.
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Post by markjames on Jul 11, 2019 11:11:38 GMT -5
I'm sure many here speak multiple languages, however they haven't found, or haven't replied to this topic.
Most in my family and my girlfriend's family are fluent in English and Russian.
My daughters are fluent in English, Russian, French and speak some Spanish.
My oldest daughter speaks English, Russian, French, German, Sign Language and she's the most fluent Spanish speaker in the family.
My ex wife speaks English, Russian, French, German and Spanish as well as some Mandarin.
My girlfriend is fluent in English, Russian, French and Spanish.
My girlfriend's daughters speak English, Russian, French and some Spanish.
My housekeeper and her daughters speak English, Russian and French.
My girlfriend's mother speaks English, Russian, French and German and was also a language teacher like 2 of her daughters.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2019 11:14:18 GMT -5
Cool, thanxs for your answer. It's interesting how roots and or locations make people command more than one language fluently, I understad clearly Italian and French but to speak it would be difficult, but If dropped off and left alone in the Greece countryside in 6 months I would be doinn well communicating with the locals without a serious hitch.
The Europeans do really well..we Have a Niece That moved to Italy when very young and she speaks very well French, Spanish, German, Swiss and English.
More power to those that can assimilate other tongues !!!
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Post by TheOldRed on Nov 14, 2020 0:04:02 GMT -5
My current languages: English, Vietnamese, Italian, French, Latin American Spanish, and Portuguese -- two at native level, two proficiently, and two at beginner level. Can follow Mass and read monument engravings in Latin.
My past languages: Sanskrit, Burmese, Greek, and Castilian Spanish. Lost them all due to a lack of use.
On my language bucket list: German, Dutch, and Flemish.
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Post by gth (Columbus OH) on Oct 9, 2021 14:15:46 GMT -5
Let's get this topic going again!
Besides English, I learned German when I was stationed in Germany during the Cold War, achieving a "1:1" proficiency in German according to DoD standards, and able to make basic conversation. How much of that I remember is anyone's guess.
I did learn an all-important tourist phrase "Do you speak English?" in French, Spanish, Italian, Russian and (for a trip to Israel) Hebrew. The last is tricky, as Hebrew has gendered second-person pronouns, so the phrase is different depending on whether you are asking a man or a woman.
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