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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.
What Languages Do You Speak?
Started by QofQuimica
I need to update my French skills and want to learn at least the basics of another language. No idea which one.
English, French, Spanish, Korean! Woot for living abroad for 5 years in different places!
Je parle Français, Español and English of course und nur ein biesen Deutsch!
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.
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. 🙂
I would also like to learn Russian in the future. For now, I can insult people all of the above plus Arabic. 🙂
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I speak English (obviously) and Quenya.
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.
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!
