Like Cornimer above me, I took another language, Spanish, throughout all of my schooling and I can read and write it reasonably well, but I’m not fluent at all when it comes to speaking it. I’m really only fluent in English.
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Do you speak another language?
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LittleMissPanda
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I speak Spanish fluently, as is only natural seeing as though I am Hispanic (but it's not always the case for others because I have a friend who is also Hispanic but doesn't speak Spanish) but I much prefer speaking English. When I listen to myself speak Spanish, it's weird but I feel I have an accent for some reason. I grew up in a Spanish-speaking home but my mother sent me to a class to learn English as a child, which at first I was really scared about because I didn't know any of the other kids and didn't want to seem dumb around them. But now I'm glad she forced me to go lol I speak Spanish only when I have to.
My husband, however, is enamored with language and is trying to learn Japanese (he can speak a bit of it!) and German (can also speak it a little). He's proud of what he already knows but is eager to continue practicing. I love different languages, too. I often listen to different versions of familiar English songs in Finnish, German, Japanese, French, etc. and I really really love watching video game cutscenes and movies in every language available, if the game/movie allows language swap.
My husband, however, is enamored with language and is trying to learn Japanese (he can speak a bit of it!) and German (can also speak it a little). He's proud of what he already knows but is eager to continue practicing. I love different languages, too. I often listen to different versions of familiar English songs in Finnish, German, Japanese, French, etc. and I really really love watching video game cutscenes and movies in every language available, if the game/movie allows language swap.
Plum Pudding
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My first language is French, I didn't learn English until I was 20 years old and went to work in another country as an Aupair girl. And my husband speaks English with almost no French. Our kids speak both languages, and they learn a bit of Spanish with friends at school.
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SmoochsPLH
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no, though i've tried many times to learn one. i don't seem to have the concentration (for lack of a better word) to do so. i wanted to learn spanish cus it's one of the most common languages aside from english, but whenever i try i just can't keep up with doing it.
I only know English. I know bits and pieces of French as it’s mandatory schooling in my country from like grade 4-9. I know basic sentence structure and some words here and there but not enough to speak or fully understand it. I use the bit I do know when it comes to work though as we have a sister company that’s French and we often share files and none of their stuff is in English.
I’ve been considering on learning Japanese one day but we’ll see. I’m kinda borderline obsessed with their culture and would love to travel there one day.
I’ve been considering on learning Japanese one day but we’ll see. I’m kinda borderline obsessed with their culture and would love to travel there one day.
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ILoveSandwiches
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native portuguese speaker here, i'm fluent in english (working on that accent though), conversational in spanish and taking french and japanese lessons.
I know some French and Spanish due to learning them at school, I was taught French for longer but I'm better at Spanish, though I'm not completely fluent in either of them, one of my brothers loves learning languages and is fluent in Japanese.
jadetine
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My native tongue is Vietnamese, though I wouldn't say I'm fluent anymore -- and I never learned to read and write. My parents would use Cantonese when admonishing me, or when they wanted to speak secretly, but I know the key phrases for any kid from Hong Kong.
I learned French in high school and studied in France for a month, and started practicing again recently.
My highest fluency is in English, which is expected for someone growing up in the States.
I took 1 year of Japanese in college, but based on the amount of Japanese media I consume, I would say I could probably watch Shonen anime without subtitles now, lol.
I've always wanted to learn Portuguese and Korean! And when my boss was teaching me Spanish, he said I speak it with a French accent. Languages are so fun!
I learned French in high school and studied in France for a month, and started practicing again recently.
My highest fluency is in English, which is expected for someone growing up in the States.
I took 1 year of Japanese in college, but based on the amount of Japanese media I consume, I would say I could probably watch Shonen anime without subtitles now, lol.
I've always wanted to learn Portuguese and Korean! And when my boss was teaching me Spanish, he said I speak it with a French accent. Languages are so fun!
Snek
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Because of my parents I can speak English and Spanish. Right now I am seriously learning Portuguese to cover all of SA. I am also learning French and Japanese on the free duolingo app but as entertainment. One of my dreams is to go to Japan so maybe it would be worth it to take it more seriously.
Cristaaaaal
Considerate Pancake
I speak English. I took Spanish all through school and I wish I had kept up with it. It's such a great language and really expands your job prospects in southern California. My vocabulary is okay but my grammar went down the drain lol.
sushicatlikesart
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My primary language is English. I do speak French, Spanish, Japanese, and Polish, though (not fluently). I was taught French early on and I take spanish in class so I know more of those two. I'm learning the other two right now.
Felix Felicis
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I speak French as a Belgian but I've learnt English at school (was pretty bad) and had to travel during months to improve it. Now, at university, I'm learning English to be very fluent (almost as a native speaker but my prononciation is a nightmare) and Spanish.
I tried Italian last year (in the exam could say nothing, not even my name), German the year before (almost the same, and I forgot everything) and in secondary school some Dutch. This time again, I can only tell you goeiedag!
Planning to learn mandarin, a beautiful language I love for years! It's my dream to learn it, visit China and maybe live there forever someday!
And to finish I would say it's incredible for me to talk another language. Was very bad at school, couldn't understand anything, write or say anything. No, I can write 'simple' things without using a translator, read some books, understand series. I watched some movies long time ago in Ireland without subtitles, never undestood a single word!
I tried Italian last year (in the exam could say nothing, not even my name), German the year before (almost the same, and I forgot everything) and in secondary school some Dutch. This time again, I can only tell you goeiedag!
Planning to learn mandarin, a beautiful language I love for years! It's my dream to learn it, visit China and maybe live there forever someday!
And to finish I would say it's incredible for me to talk another language. Was very bad at school, couldn't understand anything, write or say anything. No, I can write 'simple' things without using a translator, read some books, understand series. I watched some movies long time ago in Ireland without subtitles, never undestood a single word!
I am fluent in French and have been picking up a bit of Greek as well in my studies. I would love to learn Mandarin sometime but learning languages takes a great deal of commitment so I'm not sure if I will dedicate myself to learning another.
I took French in high school, which was probably the one class I enjoyed for my short stint in a normal high school. I tried to continue to learn online / though Duolingo, which worked pretty well. But over time I just didn't have enough free time to commit to it, so I really just have a basic understanding of the language and can only speak / write it vaguely. I would love to go back to it some day, because I really enjoyed it and I know that I could pick it up easily again. I also really love French music! I used to listen to French music and put my Netflix shows on French language for the extra emersion and that really helped.
Bonus funny story - when I got kicked out of high school, I didn't tell my mom for the longest time (lived with dad, child of divorce). I used to have to learn French outside of the alternative school I was in to keep up the lie because she was always asking how my favorite class was going and what new words I learned haha. Pretty sure I totally just made up words sometimes as I couldn't keep up with it after a while pfft.
Bonus funny story - when I got kicked out of high school, I didn't tell my mom for the longest time (lived with dad, child of divorce). I used to have to learn French outside of the alternative school I was in to keep up the lie because she was always asking how my favorite class was going and what new words I learned haha. Pretty sure I totally just made up words sometimes as I couldn't keep up with it after a while pfft.
I speak Korean, although nowhere no fluently, but enough that I was able to get by on my own when I lived in Seoul. Last year I started taking Japanese classes, which I intend to continue with.
I'm a language nerd (I did my degree in Linguistics & English Language), so I love learning foreign languages, and I hate that I grew up in a monolingual environment. Being able to speak more than one language is a skill I think everybody should have.
In the past I've also learnt some Irish, Mandarin, Anglo-Saxon (it's very different to modern English so it counts! lol), French, and German.
I'm a language nerd (I did my degree in Linguistics & English Language), so I love learning foreign languages, and I hate that I grew up in a monolingual environment. Being able to speak more than one language is a skill I think everybody should have.
In the past I've also learnt some Irish, Mandarin, Anglo-Saxon (it's very different to modern English so it counts! lol), French, and German.
