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Title: Languages?
Post by: Distriimuir on December 10, 2014, 12:52:36 AM
so I am in a discussion a site I frequent about what people on there speak . So I'm wondering about my buddies here. If you can speak another language what is it? Fluent? Any reason you learned it?

Me personally I am mildly versed in Finnish, German, Greek, and a years worth of HS Navajo from a decade ago lol. The first three are the spoken languages by my grandparents on both sides, the Navajo was cause I lived in flagstaff AZ on the res and thought I'd need it. I was so wrong lol.
Title: Re: Languages?
Post by: Kaylesh on December 10, 2014, 04:15:42 AM
Ooo, languages. Never ask a dutchy about his language skills they say. ;)
I've had basic French And German in school. English ofc and my native Dutch. Next to that I speak just enough Spanish to order a tequila and convince speakers I don't :)
Title: Re: Languages?
Post by: mickeven on December 10, 2014, 08:13:09 AM
I got portuguese because im brazilian, spanish because its easy if you know portuguese, english because i live in the US, and some French because French
Title: Re: Languages?
Post by: NovusOrbis on December 10, 2014, 08:32:48 AM
English, semi-fluent in Spanish, and a little bit of German, Dutch, French, and Italian for when I studied abroad, but everyone there knew English, so I didn't need to learn much.
Title: Re: Languages?
Post by: rarehuntertay on December 10, 2014, 10:45:51 AM
I used to be pretty fluent in French, but as years pass with no one to speak with, I have lost most of my ability to hold a conversation. However, I can still read it, which is weird.
Title: Re: Languages?
Post by: Ekann1 on December 10, 2014, 05:17:24 PM
I'm obviously fluent in English, mostly fluent in Hebrew, and speak some Spanish. I'm not so good at Spanish but I'm working on it. (Yes, I'm still in HS)
Title: Re: Languages?
Post by: lotrwk on December 10, 2014, 06:49:35 PM
Fluent in English, French, somewhat fluent in German
Title: Re: Languages?
Post by: Thetrufflehunter on December 10, 2014, 08:30:08 PM
English and can speak halting Spanish..
Title: Re: Languages?
Post by: MuggyWuggy on December 11, 2014, 01:23:49 PM
English, basic Spanish, some Tagalog and various insults in other languages
Title: Re: Languages?
Post by: imthelolrus on December 11, 2014, 05:18:10 PM
 English and a little Spanish
Title: Re: Languages?
Post by: Kareason on December 12, 2014, 06:14:51 AM
So am I the only one who knows/knew Latin?  I know you don't "speak" it any more but I took 4 years of it in high school.

Also used to speak some passable German. Picked it up from a college friend who grew up in Germany.
Title: Re: Languages?
Post by: Thetrufflehunter on December 12, 2014, 11:32:01 AM
Quote from: Kareason on December 12, 2014, 06:14:51 AM
So am I the only one who knows/knew Latin?  I know you don't "speak" it any more but I took 4 years of it in high school.

Also used to speak some passable German. Picked it up from a college friend who grew up in Germany.
My teacher made me memorize a bunch of Greek/Latin roots, does that count? Surprisingly useful for figuring out what a word means!
Title: Re: Languages?
Post by: Kareason on December 12, 2014, 08:03:59 PM
Quote from: Thetrufflehunter on December 12, 2014, 11:32:01 AM
Quote from: Kareason on December 12, 2014, 06:14:51 AM
So am I the only one who knows/knew Latin?  I know you don't "speak" it any more but I took 4 years of it in high school.

Also used to speak some passable German. Picked it up from a college friend who grew up in Germany.
My teacher made me memorize a bunch of Greek/Latin roots, does that count? Surprisingly useful for figuring out what a word means!

Sure it does. Just means I'm not alone. But I'm with you, working in the medical science field it is highly useful.
Title: Re: Languages?
Post by: Kaworu, the Fifth Child on December 13, 2014, 02:15:23 PM
Fluent in weeaboo
Title: Re: Languages?
Post by: Thetrufflehunter on December 13, 2014, 02:22:53 PM
Do any of you speak Ob?
Title: Re: Languages?
Post by: Archon102 on December 14, 2014, 05:04:17 PM
Quote from: Kareason on December 12, 2014, 06:14:51 AM
So am I the only one who knows/knew Latin?  I know you don't "speak" it any more but I took 4 years of it in high school.
I also speak some basic latin