The International/Bilingual Appreciation Thread

[Xeleron]

Falo português europeu e decidi jogar o jogo em língua coreana. Estava a falar com alguém que conhecia o português brasileiro mas só conhecia o português europeu, que nos conhecíamos, mas algumas palavras estavam um pouco fora de si

Wow! That threw me for an unexpected loop, but I love it! I freaking love different languages and how diverse they can be, even in dialect!
Good thing I know another romance language and I was able to kinda understand what you were saying without using google translate. (You speak European Portuguese and you decided to play the game in Korean (so cool~). You either tried to speak or you spoke to someone who knows Brazilian Portuguese but while talking there were a few words that were a bit out of place. (I'm not too sure about that last part)
Regresando a lo del juego, la verdad sí lo prefiero en ingles, porque de otro modo, estaría muy confundida al tratar de intercambiar atrículos atraves de esta plataforma. Pero yo creó que lo más importante es que tu estés agusto y contento/a con el idioma que elegiste. (I think you'll be able to figure that out without google translate)

 

[acnh.eclipse]

O coreano é uma das minhas primeiras línguas, eles não têm o jogo para o português, por isso a próxima língua mais fácil de jogar é coreano! Espero que compreenda esta mensagem também.

 

[Xeleron]

O coreano é uma das minhas primeiras línguas, eles não têm o jogo para o português, por isso a próxima língua mais fácil de jogar é coreano! Espero que compreenda esta mensagem também.

Only part I'm unsure of is "eles não têm" is it "ellos no tienen/they don't have"? If so, that sucks! I wonder if it has to do with number of speakers, or what?
¡Un gusto poder hablar contigo y el poder exponerme a otro idioma! Es increíble lo mucho que puedo entender o creo entender solo por saber otro idioma de la lengua romance!

 

[acnh.eclipse]

Yep, eles não têm means they don't have, and yeah it sucks I would love to have a Portuguese version, I wonder why they didn't add it

 

[Romaki]

I'm an European mix, English is my second language so I'm bilingual. All very common here, at least for people my age.

 

[Uffe]

I'm Belgian, Irish, German, and French. I was learning German, kind of stopped, but I want to get back into it.

 

[acnh.eclipse]

Bumpppp

 

[Sprinkles_penguin]

I'm Mexican, of predominant Spanish ancestry and also I have French great grandmother, who probably arrived to Mexico around 1860-1880. I speak Spanish, French and English.

 

[fluttershy300]

How does one learn that many languages??? I still struggle with English.

 

[Your Local Wild Child]

I’ve taken Italian both in high school and college. I’m afraid I might be rusty BUT if you show me the words I might recognize it (my teacher also showed me an awesome English to Italian reference site)

 

[Sprinkles_penguin]

Falo português europeu e decidi jogar o jogo em língua coreana. Estava a falar com alguém que conhecia o português brasileiro mas só conhecia o português europeu, que nos conhecíamos, mas algumas palavras estavam um pouco fora de si

I don't even speak Portuguese and I could completely understand that sentence!

 

[xiheeet]

Most people don't even know my ethnicity exists (unless you live in a region where there are a lot of us) but I'm Hmong, a nation-less ethnicity from southern China and Southeast Asia. Since I was born in Thailand, I can understand Thai (went to primary school for it but have since forgotten how to speak it). I can understand 80% of Thai dramas, which is pretty impressive since I stopped using Thai when I turned eight. My family moved to the US when I was seven soooo I speak, think, and dream in English (my third language). I would say my spoken and written Chinese (fourth language) is much better than my Hmong but I can understand Hmong better. The really cool part about speaking Hmong is that there's a lot of language adapted from different regions. For example, we don't have the word for "zero" so we borrow Thai's sūn (if you live in Southeast Asia) or Chinese's ling (if you live in China).

 

[Uffe]

Most people don't even know my ethnicity exists (unless you live in a region where there are a lot of us) but I'm Hmong, a nation-less ethnicity from southern China and Southeast Asia. Since I was born in Thailand, I can understand Thai (went to primary school for it but have since forgotten how to speak it). I can understand 80% of Thai dramas, which is pretty impressive since I stopped using Thai when I turned eight. My family moved to the US when I was seven soooo I speak, think, and dream in English (my third language). I would say my spoken and written Chinese (fourth language) is much better than my Hmong but I can understand Hmong better. The really cool part about speaking Hmong is that there's a lot of language adapted from different regions. For example, we don't have the word for "zero" so we borrow Thai's sūn (if you live in Southeast Asia) or Chinese's ling (if you live in China).

I don't speak any of the languages you've mentioned, but yeah, a lot of people don't know about Hmongs. Where I live there is a Hmong community.

 

[xiheeet]

I don't speak any of the languages you've mentioned, but yeah, a lot of people don't know about Hmongs. Where I live there is a Hmong community.

That's super cool (I rarely meet people who heard of the Hmong) Can I ask which part of the world you're from?!

 

[Uffe]

That's super cool (I rarely meet people who heard of the Hmong) Can I ask which part of the world you're from?!

Fresno, California. The first time I had heard about the Hmong people was when I was in junior high school. I made a few friends at the time, but we ended up losing contact. I knew one in San Jose, California, which was surprising because there seems to be many Vietnamese in San Jose. I work with three Hmong women, too. But it's been a while since I've been able to work with them because of this pandemic. :/

 

[Lightspring]

Most people don't even know my ethnicity exists (unless you live in a region where there are a lot of us) but I'm Hmong, a nation-less ethnicity from southern China and Southeast Asia. Since I was born in Thailand, I can understand Thai (went to primary school for it but have since forgotten how to speak it). I can understand 80% of Thai dramas, which is pretty impressive since I stopped using Thai when I turned eight. My family moved to the US when I was seven soooo I speak, think, and dream in English (my third language). I would say my spoken and written Chinese (fourth language) is much better than my Hmong but I can understand Hmong better. The really cool part about speaking Hmong is that there's a lot of language adapted from different regions. For example, we don't have the word for "zero" so we borrow Thai's sūn (if you live in Southeast Asia) or Chinese's ling (if you live in China).

I know about the Hmong. I’m half Chinese, specifically from the Guangxi region, and I have some Dai (a Chinese minority group) and Vietnamese ancestry. I think it’s really cool to learn and be educated about the other Asian minority groups other than the Han people. I don’t know much about Dai culture other than that they are Buddhists and preside mostly around Southern China, Thailand, and Myanmar, but maybe one day I’ll learn more about them.

 

[xiheeet]

I know about the Hmong. I’m half Chinese, specifically from the Guangxi region, and I have some Dai (a Chinese minority group) and Vietnamese ancestry. I think it’s really cool to learn and be educated about the other Asian minority groups other than the Han people. I don’t know much about Dai culture other than that they are Buddhists and preside mostly around Southern China, Thailand, and Myanmar, but maybe one day I’ll learn more about them.

I've heard that Guangxi is really pretty! I studied abroad in southwestern China a couple years back and was able to taste Dai cuisine, which was very good! I didn't even realize China had other ethnic minorities and was surprised to see so much diversity existed there! There's also a lot of intermingling between the ethnic groups. I have some Chinese blood too, from my great (too many greats haha) grandpa!

 

[Lightspring]

I've heard that Guangxi is really pretty! I studied abroad in southwestern China a couple years back and was able to taste Dai cuisine, which was very good! I didn't even realize China had other ethnic minorities and was surprised to see so much diversity existed there! There's also a lot of intermingling between the ethnic groups. I have some Chinese blood too, from my great (too many greats haha) grandpa!

Guangxi has beautiful mountains and lakes with many caves. Definitely a lovely spot to visit. It is very diverse in China with so many different languages and people and foods. So many cultures exist that it is hard to define China as one culture. I think it’s cool that people aren’t just one ethnicity, but a mix of multiple.

 

[satine]

My own origins is a mix between Italian and German heritage as well as Native American (from the Shawnee tribe in Oklahoma). Unfortunately I did not grow up speaking a different language. However, I have decided to major in college in Russian. So, now I speak fluent English and intermediate, semi-fluent Russian. I haven't switched to playing in Russian yet but I'm super excited to know that I can do that. It didn't used to be an option. I plan to learn Italian soon as well as Shawnee to pay respects to the heritage there. It will help me feel more connected to my late grandmother. But first I'm going finish learning Russian and then pick up Ukrainian and Belarusian.

 

[Crash]

my ancestry is predominantly irish, english, polish & scottish. i've attempted tracing my genealogy, but it got crazy expensive. i'd like to pick it back up one day when i can afford it (also when i have more time).

one of my best friends is from south america, and back when we first met i became near fluent in spanish to communicate better with her before she spoke english well. really wish i'd maintained that, but it's mostly lost now :<

However, I have decided to major in college in Russian. So, now I speak fluent English and intermediate, semi-fluent Russian.

ahhhh my little brother is fluent in russian, he majored in it in college too. super interesting language, i'm considering letting him teach me lol