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:: AdamP
:: QA8 High Householder | |
English is the only language I'm fluent in but I know enough Spanish and French to survive living in their respective countries. I know a little Latin, and some random words and phrases in German, Italian and Russian. I hope to learn Russian, Welsh and Afrikaans in the near future.
"There's a thin line between sanity and insanity. My side of the line has a purple sky and talking unicorns; by God do I love sanity.
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Post: #423709  , Thu 9 Sep 10, 5:56PM |
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My first language is French and second is english. I think it's a great experience to know more then one language. I remember when I went on travel to learn english. I was a monitor in a youth club and I remember one of those little kid who asked me:
''Victor, do you always speak weird like this?''
That made me laughs  .
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Post: #423711 , Thu 9 Sep 10, 5:59PM |
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:: Talsky
:: QA8 High Householder | |
English is my first language, and am fairly decent at German. At home, my father will sometimes speak some French, so I know a little of that, but I'm better at Spanish.
"I won't scream in my head and let it isolate me. I won't be left dancing alone to songs from the past."
Tegan and Sara
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Post: #423725 , Thu 9 Sep 10, 8:00PM |
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Anyone here speak Newfinese? I do. I'm from Newfoundland and thats second and third language right there because it changes like the wind eh bye?
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Edit: Edward1389, Thu 9 Sep 10, 9:03PM
Post: #423747 , Thu 9 Sep 10, 9:03PM |
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Danish is my first language.
I also speak English, Swedish, Norwegian (pretty much the same as Danish) and German.
Quite a bit of Dutch and Polish. A little Spanish and Italian and a few phrases of Latin.
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Post: #423748 , Thu 9 Sep 10, 9:04PM |
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:: kidflash37
:: QA4 A spot of tea please, Alfred! | |
i speak fluent dutch and my native language ''sranang tongo'' and also english, from what i learn from school and lots of tv lol
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Post: #423762 , Thu 9 Sep 10, 9:35PM |
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I live in the US and my school only offers one year of Spanish. It's not required, though. I took Spanish and I've been going to a Japanese immersion summer camp for the last 3 summers, so I can speak way more Japanese than Spanish.
I want to learn as many languages as I can. I feel like it gives you an understanding of different people and their culture a lot more, and I think that's really important. Not many people around me seem to share that view, though.
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Post: #423768 , Thu 9 Sep 10, 10:22PM |
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schools in the US do teach foreign language, but not enough so that you could actually go to the country and survive.
My first language wasn't English (it was Greek) and if it was, it'd probably be the only language I'd be fluent in.
The caged bird stands on a grave of dreams
His shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
His wings are clipped and his feet are tied
So he opens his throat to sing.
The caged bird sings with a fearful trill
Of things unknown, but longed for still
And his tune is heard on a distant hill
For the caged bird
Sings of freedom.
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Post: #561756 , Wed 5 Oct 11, 11:01PM |
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:: andyman
:: QA7 Taking responsibility | |
i live in egypt i learn and speak english as a second language and french for third and italien for fourth
in my church as i am orthodox we learn greek and copitic which is descented from greek language
so over all i learning 5 language 
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Post: #565233 , Tue 18 Oct 11, 8:33PM |
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:: Arie15
:: QA6 Livin' it up! | |
English is my first language. I am taking French in school right now, and I'm learning German in my spare time. Also I'm probably gonna learn how to speak Portuguese because I might move to Portugal after high school. So excited! 
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Post: #565235 , Tue 18 Oct 11, 8:39PM |
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:: joe37
:: QA3 Getting cosy | |
I speak English and do German A Level in school. I also did GCSE Latin, as im a nerd but none apart from those
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Post: #565249 , Tue 18 Oct 11, 9:21PM |
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French was my first language, Spanish my second and English last. Then they stopped speaking in French and Spanish to me so I lost the majority of those two languages until I took French in school again.
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Post: #565258 , Tue 18 Oct 11, 9:38PM |
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The part about US schools not teaching foreign languages is completely un true. In most states its actually required to take a foreign language. In cali you have to take atleast 2 years of a foreign language to graduate from highschool. So i speak english y un poquito de español (a little spanish)
You laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at you because you're all the same.
"Rub that glitter and grease around"
~Lady Gaga
"I'm fierce and I'm feeling mighty. I'm a golden girl, I'm an aphrodite, alright!"
~Kylie Minogue
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Post: #565275 , Tue 18 Oct 11, 10:46PM |
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Pretty much the only Spanish I know is from Lady GaGas Americano... Which I can sing in full.
So only English for me
A value of a life is not priced at how much money you have
but rather how you value yourself
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Your identity is not the face you were born with.
Your identity is how you identify yourself without
physical or social limitations.
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Post: #565276 , Tue 18 Oct 11, 10:48PM |
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I speak Englis and Russian flently, I understand most Ukranian, I know a little bit of Spanish, I know a tiny tiny tiny bit of German, I speak Pig Latin, and I can Bullshit like no one else (bullshitting is a language, yes!)
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Post: #565278 , Tue 18 Oct 11, 10:52PM |
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I'm Fluent in Englis, can speak a little bit of German, learning Latin and am going to learn Japanese and Sanskrit
but my German isn't that good though............  But that can easily be remedied
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Post: #565283 , Tue 18 Oct 11, 11:20PM |
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I am not that clever...I only know English XD Well, i am in England, so i guess it is useful to only know English...
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Post: #565284 , Tue 18 Oct 11, 11:22PM |
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In most American colleges it's required to be fluent in two languages. I'm able to read, write and understand Spanish, but my accent makes it difficult to understand my speech.
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Post: #565285 , Tue 18 Oct 11, 11:28PM |
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Korean, Japanese, and English because of music and TV.
Though I'm working on Spanish since it's important. Wouldn't try to talk just yet though XD
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Post: #565291 , Tue 18 Oct 11, 11:46PM |
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:: Emms
:: QA9 Grand Elder | |
100% Fluent in English and Afrikaans... little bit of german here and there.. (learnt it at school along with tit bits of Sepedi
A Life lived in fear is a life half lived...
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Post: #565294 , Tue 18 Oct 11, 11:52PM |
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Three's A Crowd... or is it?
Oh no, I procrastinated again! (Rant Warning)
Lily Helena Knight
Things that grow
Just so.
My new life
Trip to the zoo!
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