What Languages Do You Speak?

[Paloma metálica]

English (obviously) and Spanish here. I know some random Hebrew words. I've also learned the word for "pain" in about a dozen languages since starting residency.

French and Spanish. Learning the Spanish now.
I need to update my French skills and want to learn at least the basics of another language. No idea which one.

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[staticnomad1986]

English, French, Spanish, Korean! Woot for living abroad for 5 years in different places!

 

[Dr Curitas]

Je parle Français, Español and English of course und nur ein biesen Deutsch!

 

[bryce]

Grew up speaking Deutsch as my primary language (while living in Deutschland), despite being native U.S. American. Speak enough Arabic (Iraqi/Kuwaiti/Lebanese) with regard to the specific dialects to get by. I was born while my father was studying various languages at DLI.

 

[TravelingRunner]

English (native), German (intermediate), Latin (beginning), and Spanish (beginner). I can understand Pennsylvania Dutch although I don't speak it; I usually reply in German or English.

I would also like to learn Russian in the future. For now, I can insult people all of the above plus Arabic.

 

[Escape_Goat]

I speak English (obviously) and Quenya.

 

[sofpink]

English off course! Fluent hebrew and spanish, and some basic italian and french

 

[Shjanzey]

I am somewhat annoyed when people say they "used" to speak a language. I don't agree, once you learn a language you shouldn't be able to forget. Most likely you knew a few words and phrases, but never mastered it. Being fluent means being able to think and understand in that language. Maybe I have a more strict definition, but having worked as an interpreter I saw tons of amateurs who thought they were fluent but would put patient's lives in danger with inadequate and sometimes non-existent skill.

I labored hard to become fluent in Latin to help all the starving babies in latin america.

 

[Dr Curitas]

I am somewhat annoyed when people say they "used" to speak a language. I don't agree, once you learn a language you shouldn't be able to forget. Most likely you knew a few words and phrases, but never mastered it. Being fluent means being able to think and understand in that language. Maybe I have a more strict definition, but having worked as an interpreter I saw tons of amateurs who thought they were fluent but would put patient's lives in danger with inadequate and sometimes non-existent skill.

I labored hard to become fluent in Latin to help all the starving babies in latin america.

Ok, I agree with your first paragraph although fluency and mastery of a language can be on different levels. Without practice it is easy to forget vocab and syntax but it should come back easily given "right" context.
Now, I hope your last statement is sarcastic!

 

[wades]

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[Shjanzey]

Now, I hope your last statement is sarcastic!

I'm glad you caught that