How many languages...

[methylatedghosts]

Dutch - my first language
English - Born and raised in NZ - couldn't *not* learn the language. I went to school and didn't know any
Twents - my parent's dialect, very different from Dutch.

 

[methylatedghosts]

Racist viewz, I haz them ​

That and a terrible attempt at a Dutch accent

 

[Energy]

I speak Dutch and English, my French is on a B1 level, I think. I also speak German, but that's because Dutch and German are pretty much alike. I'm also studying Modern Standard Arabic at the moment. I really love this language.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

For me:

English - native speaker
French - can get by when I need to
Spanish (kinda) - I've got one beginner course under my belt ("necesito uno medico! Soy alergico a los mariscos!")
Japanese (not really, but kinda) - thanks to my martial arts, I can count to ten and describe different ways to kill a person with a sword, but wouldn't be able to actually carry on a conversation

I also know how to say "don't shoot!" and "a beer, please" in German... which is all you really need, right?

 

[Magic Man]

I also know how to say "don't shoot!" and "a beer, please" in German... which is all you really need, right?

No. You forgot "Where's the bathroom?".

 

[Klaufi_Wodensson]

English



I'm learning French and German, and trying to learn Anglo-Saxon English on my own. Very hard.

 

[Gaura Priya]

I speak English.

I am a Filipino-Canadian, and thus I can speak broken Tagalog. I also can speak Esperanto, basic French, and basic Spanish.

My dream list is to be able to learn Persian/Hebrew/Portuguese/Italian...

 

[TJ73]

English and pig-latin( spoken slowly)

Does anyone recommend a good way to learn another language? I so yearn to know them all but I would settle for at least one more.

 

[Onkara]

Hi TJ73
I would recommend learning words/vocabulary whilst you study alone and focus on grammar with a teacher or class. Focus on a language which you enjoy and will be able to use ideally as learning "dead" or rare languages is more challenging.

 

[Onkara]

I can speak English and Spanish. I dabble with German, French and Sanskrit as the interest arises. I would ideally like to improve German as a priority.

 

[Dezzie]

I am an English speaking girl... A few years ago I started to learn German though. I can read a little bit of it. Some words are easy to figure out. I really want to get back into it again... I love the language. I can speak a very small amount of Spanish too but nothing major. I think I know more German than I do Spanish to be honest!

 

[bobhikes]

I can speak English and Spanish(So, so) if imersed in a spanish culture in 2 weeks like a native.

I can read English, Spanish and French.

What I find interesting is that I never lost the ability to read however take me out of the culture for a period of time and I lose the ablility to speak rather quickly.

 

[Sakeenah]

I speak Dutch,Somali,English,Arabic,and can understand German

 

[Me Myself]

spanish and english

Spanish is my native laguage.

 

[Vinayaka]

Sadly, one.

But I know several people who have more than 5 or so ... some as high as 10 ... mostly South Indians ..like Telegu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, then German, French, Italian, and English .. I envy those guys.

 

[dawny0826]

I speak only Engligh fluently but know some French and German.

 

[badger]

My Mother Tongue is English. I also speak Nepali, a little Russian and am fairly fluent in Old (Anglo-Saxon) English.

 

[dyanaprajna2011]

English is first language, and I'm pretty fluent in Spanish. At one time or another, I was good in Greek and Arabic, but I never really used Greek, so I can only remember bits and pieces. I had the opportunity to use Arabic for a time, but not really anymore, so I've forgotten most of it, as well. I'm currently attempting to learn Mandarin, and maybe one day Japanese. I've attempted Irish Gaelic, as I'm descended from mostly the Irish, but I gave up on it. Believe it or not, at least to me, Gaelic is harder than Arabic.

 

[Ablaze]

English is my native language.

Chinese - speaking (Mandarin), reading (traditional and simplified characters), writing (simplified characters) - has been extremely useful in my Buddhist studies and practice, understanding of Taoist and Confucian contexts, also in conversing with friends and exploring Chinese culture.

Pali - reading (romanized) - for Buddhist studies and practice (Tipitaka, particularly the Nikayas, also Theravada commentaries).

Sanskrit - reading (romanized) - for Buddhist studies and practice (Mahayana Sutras and shastras), also helpful for looking into Sanatana Dharma (particularly when reading the Upanishads).

I speak/read French but never have a reason to use it. I'm semi-conversational in Portuguese as well.

Thinking about starting Japanese and Korean once I have some extra time.

 

[Donowitz]

I can speak 8 languages, but only 3 or so fluently. I know English, French and Spanish then I also learned bits and pieces of Italian, Dutch, Tibetan, Hindi, and Swahili