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How Many Languages do you speak?

posted 6 months ago in The Lounge
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    couawilou    October 20, 2012   Toronto, Ontario

    Out of curiosity, how many languages do you ladies speak?

    I speak 3 fluently and 1 so-so.

    Fluently: Portuguese, French and English

    So-so: Spanish

     
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    irishbride2be    November 5, 2011  

    I speak English and French. I would love to learn Spanish and Italian

     
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    regberadaisy    August 14, 2010  

    I speak three fluently and 1 so so as well.

    English, Cantonese, Fujianese, Mandarin. Oh wait, that's four, dang it!

    And I use to be pretty good at Spanish, took 6 years of it, not any more though!

     
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    gogogiraffes    June 2, 2012   Richmond, Virginia

    I speak english, and I know sign language. So I voted 2.

     
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    SarahSmilesDec28    December 28, 2011   New Brunswick, Canada

    English and French fluently

    My spanish is passable.

     
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    AmyDee      

    Just one, though I used to be pretty good at German, but all that knowledge left me after not using it at all for 5 years.

     
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    chasesgirl    December 30, 2011   East Texas

    I speak Spanish well enough to get by if I needed to. I understand and can read way more than I can speak or write. And obviously I speak English. I wish I knew Italian so I wouldn't be so clueless on our honeymoon. 

     
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    Mrs.KMM    July 17, 2010   Atlanta, GA (wedding in Indianapolis, IN)

    I only speak 1 fluently (English).

    I took Spanish for 6.5 years in middle and high school and was close to fluent in it at that point (a few months of immersion probably would have gotten me there).  But I haven't really used it since then (6.5 years ago) so it's pretty weak now.  I'm sure a lot of it would come right back if I was put in a situation of using it again though.

     
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    GreenEyedMoon    January 14, 2012   Dallas

    I'm fluent in English and Japanese.  I can speak a bit of Spanish if put on the spot, but most of what I learned in high school is gone.

     
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    Wonderwoman217       Augusta, Georgia

    Two. English and Sarcasm.

     
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    bakerella    September 11, 2010   Toronto, ON

    English. My French and Italian are pretty good too, but not fluent by any means. It's hard to keep it fresh when you're not using it!

     
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    futureMrsCPT    January 26, 2013   Mesa, AZ

    I speak English only.  Took two years of Spanish in High school and have forgotten just about everything, sadly.  It would really benefit me to learn to speak it again though.

     
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    GreenEyedMoon    January 14, 2012   Dallas

    @regberadaisy:  You're my hero.  Seriously.

     
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    Evie19    January 21, 2012  

    Two- English and Greek fluently. I plan on learning French soon.

     
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    MissBananaBread    October 26, 2013   Birmingham, MI

    Speak 3 fluently, 2 proficiently, and I can converse in 2 more. 

     
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    regberadaisy    August 14, 2010  

    @GreenEyedMoon:

    haha Thanks! I really want to learn Japanese!

     
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    couawilou    October 20, 2012   Toronto, Ontario

    @Wonderwoman217: I LOL'ed at Sarcasm!

     
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    couawilou    October 20, 2012   Toronto, Ontario

    @bakerella: that's why I love my job, I get to speak French everyday :-)

     
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    piglet_625    January 1, 1991  

    @Wonderwoman217: LOL... :)

    English for me.  Anything I learned in high school is gone.  DH and I have discussed learning German through Rosetta Stone and hopefully going overseas.  He knows quite a bit from high school still.

     
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    elliestan    October 15, 2011   OK | TX

    English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese and bits of Japanese, Korean, Thai and Russian.

     
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    zippylef    October 30, 2010   Norfolk, UK

    Only English fluently. I know basic French and sign language though.

     
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    maymorganite    September 19, 2012  

    I'm fluent in English and German (born and raised in Germany), I can converse in Filipino, but I'm not good enough to read or write. And I've been in Spain for almost 4 months now, so my Spanish is getting pretty good aswell. I can understand mostly everything, but speaking is always harder!

    I wish I'd taken more languages in high school, but I stuck with 5 years of Latin because it was fun. I can see how it's helping me learn Spanish now, but sometimes I wish I'd have taken Spanish or French. 

     
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    kmsw    May 1, 2013   Michigan

    French is my main Language, and now I live in English so 2. 

    My Spanish is rather poor.

     
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    Miss Fish    December 31, 2011   Youngstown, OH

    English is my first language, and I'm semi-fluent in Spanish. My professor's definition of "fluent" is: "the ability to hold daily conversations, discuss abstract ideas, and criticize the president." I'm getting there.

    I'm also proficient in profanity and sarcasm.

     
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    MissPumpkinPie    October 13, 2012   Jersey Shore

    @Wonderwoman217: You beat me to it.  That was my answer as well.

     
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    Aure    October 6, 2012   Las Vegas

    English and I'm semi-fluent in French. By semi-fluent I mean that I understand most everything when reading/being spoken to, I just have a hard time coming up with the right words to respond in French at times.

     
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    Ms.Pink    November 12, 2011   Tallahassee, FL

    I speak English, obviously. My Italian is so-so. I could get by in Italy for sure. I could probably get by in France again, as well. I used to be much better at speaking at French a few years ago. Haven't used it in awhile!

     
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    Ms.Pink    November 12, 2011   Tallahassee, FL

    @chasesgirl: If you speak Spanish you will definitely get by on your honeymoon :) You'll be able to understand a lot of what people are saying.

     
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    MrsWrangler    October 2, 2010   Florida

    I said one, English. But I have passable Spanish for getting around (directions, hotels, meals, etc) and I can also do some pretty decent ASL.

     
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    spaniel    March 2010   Los Angeles, CA

    One and a half. :) I've never been fluent in Spanish, but there have been times when my Spanish has been pretty good. I've always been better at written than spoken language, though.

     
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    SecretBee23    March 15, 2013  

    @Miss Fish: I love this!===> "the ability to hold daily conversations, discuss abstract ideas, and criticize the president."

     

    I'm fluent in English (obviously) and Castillian Spanish.

     
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    earrings    January 8, 2011   Palmerston North, NZ

    I speak English and Indonesian fluently, and enough Spanish to get by. I would really love to learn French one day.

     
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    chipmunklove    September 9, 2012   Oregon

    3: English, Spanish, and French!

     
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    Miss Sorbet    October 1, 2011  

    I am only fluent in English, I know enough Spanish to get by if I had to, and I know a little French (enough to get the basic idea of a conversation or what I am reading).

     
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    Au Jardin    May 26, 2012   France

    Well, I just took the DELF a few hours ago, so I guess I'll find out if I actually know my French or not... 

     
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    Lindsay12.31.2010    December 31, 2010   Missouri

    I feel like a loser.  Just English for me ;-( I took 3 years of Latin...so it will be a little easier for me to learn a new language someday, if I choose to!

     
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    pinkshoes    July 2011   MA

    English, Cantonese, another dialect of Chinese.   I loooooove knowing another language, its just so convient sometimes when you dont want someone else to understand for one reason or another. 

     
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    elliestan    October 15, 2011   OK | TX

    @pinkshoes: AAAAAAAAAAAAA MEN! DH and I love speaking Chinese to each other in a room full of Texans!

     
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    couawilou    October 20, 2012   Toronto, Ontario

    @pinkshoes: Same here! I love speaking Portuguese with FI in the middle of a room full of english ppl, they look at us like we're from another planet lol

     
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    pinkshoes    July 2011   MA

    @elliestan:  @couawilou:   aahh, jealous!!   I wish my husband spoke chinese. I'm trying to get him to learn but its near impossible for the English tongue to make the sounds.  And half the time he doesnt even hear the differences.  =(

     

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