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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
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How many languages do you know?
How many languages do you know? I took Spanish in HS, and I still remember a good deal of it, but HS Spanish isn't really conversational. I can probably get my point across if needed, but I would consider my Spanish at like a Kindergarten level.
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SusiBee
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Re: How many languages do you know?
German is my native language even though I was born in the USA.
English is secondary.
Spanish I studied in school. I can still read and understand it, speaking takes some thought.
This one doesn't count, a couple of phrases in Japanese. Side effect of working for a Japanese company for over 20 years.
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| Posted 6/13/18 9:01 AM |
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NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
Member since 11/09 54921 total posts
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..being a mommy and being a wife!
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Re: How many languages do you know?
2 but the second is debatable.
I learned Spanish in school and my senior year I was in all advanced placement classes. I scored native speaker on the AP exam.
At the time I spoke it pretty well and understood it even better.
Sadly I never kept up with it and lost SOOO much.
I can understand a bit to get by, but I really need to brush up
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| Posted 6/13/18 9:22 AM |
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Momma2015
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Re: How many languages do you know?
Barely English.
I took French and Spanish in school and I retained nothing of it.
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| Posted 6/13/18 9:24 AM |
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Eunyboo
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Re: How many languages do you know?
English, Portuguese, and Spanish fluently. I can get by in French.
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| Posted 6/13/18 9:32 AM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: How many languages do you know?
spanish was my first language. learned english when i went to kindergarten.
if someone speaks slow enough, i can understand SOME italian, french, and portuguese.
i would love to understand german. don't know why. i have no connection to the country, but i think it's cool.
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| Posted 6/13/18 10:17 AM |
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StaceyWill
It's a girl!!!
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How many languages do you know?
I took Spanish in high school, but lost it all except for when DH speaks it. For some reason, I understand everything he is saying.
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| Posted 6/13/18 11:02 AM |
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klingklang77
kraftwerk!
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How many languages do you know?
I said 2 fluently. English is my first language. German is what I use because I live here.
I can get by in French, Dutch, and Afrikaans. It’s mostly reading, though.
I have a little bit of knowledge of Slovak.
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| Posted 6/13/18 11:03 AM |
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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
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Re: How many languages do you know?
Posted by klingklang77
I said 2 fluently. English is my first language. German is what I use because I live here.
I can get by in French, Dutch, and Afrikaans. It’s mostly reading, though.
I have a little bit of knowledge of Slovak.
For this survey, I would definitely put you in the 5+ category. If you can "get by" and read 5 languages, that definitely qualifies as "knowing" the languages. 
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| Posted 6/13/18 11:06 AM |
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SusiBee
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Re: How many languages do you know?
Posted by MarathonKnitter
i would love to understand german. don't know why. i have no connection to the country, but i think it's cool.
Hah, it's not easy especially since we have these long-ass words that sometimes even leave me  until I break them down in to the 53 English words that it means.
Lebensabschnittpartner = the person I am with today (or more aptly, lover or partner)
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| Posted 6/13/18 11:09 AM |
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klingklang77
kraftwerk!
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Re: How many languages do you know?
Posted by SusiBee
Posted by MarathonKnitter
i would love to understand german. don't know why. i have no connection to the country, but i think it's cool.
Hah, it's not easy especially since we have these long-ass words that sometimes even leave me until I break them down in to the 53 English words that it means.
Lebensabschnittpartner = the person I am with today (or more aptly, lover or partner)
Yes! My students always are asking for the word for something. I’m like there is no one word.
Longest German word:
Rindfleischetikettierungsueberwachungsaufgabenuebertragungsgesetz
Or someone who is responsible for the way labels are put on beef, or something like that.
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| Posted 6/13/18 11:14 AM |
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NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
Member since 11/09 54921 total posts
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Re: How many languages do you know?
Posted by klingklang77
Posted by SusiBee
Posted by MarathonKnitter
i would love to understand german. don't know why. i have no connection to the country, but i think it's cool.
Hah, it's not easy especially since we have these long-ass words that sometimes even leave me until I break them down in to the 53 English words that it means.
Lebensabschnittpartner = the person I am with today (or more aptly, lover or partner)
Yes! My students always are asking for the word for something. I’m like there is no one word.
Longest German word:
Rindfleischetikettierungsueberwachungsaufgabenuebertragungsgesetz
Or someone who is responsible for the way labels are put on beef, or something like that.
OMG! How do you even attempt to pronounce a word that long??
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| Posted 6/13/18 11:18 AM |
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SusiBee
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Re: How many languages do you know?
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by klingklang77
Posted by SusiBee
Posted by MarathonKnitter
i would love to understand german. don't know why. i have no connection to the country, but i think it's cool.
Hah, it's not easy especially since we have these long-ass words that sometimes even leave me until I break them down in to the 53 English words that it means.
Lebensabschnittpartner = the person I am with today (or more aptly, lover or partner)
Yes! My students always are asking for the word for something. I’m like there is no one word.
Longest German word:
Rindfleischetikettierungsueberwachungsaufgabenuebertragungsgesetz
Or someone who is responsible for the way labels are put on beef, or something like that.
OMG! How do you even attempt to pronounce a word that long??
You break it down into the individual words
Rindfleisch etikttierungs ueber wachungs aufgaben uebertragungs gesetz.
It's still a tongue twister.
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| Posted 6/13/18 11:54 AM |
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klingklang77
kraftwerk!
Member since 7/06 11487 total posts
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Re: How many languages do you know?
Posted by SusiBee
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by klingklang77
Posted by SusiBee
Posted by MarathonKnitter
i would love to understand german. don't know why. i have no connection to the country, but i think it's cool.
Hah, it's not easy especially since we have these long-ass words that sometimes even leave me until I break them down in to the 53 English words that it means.
Lebensabschnittpartner = the person I am with today (or more aptly, lover or partner)
Yes! My students always are asking for the word for something. I’m like there is no one word.
Longest German word:
Rindfleischetikettierungsueberwachungsaufgabenuebertragungsgesetz
Or someone who is responsible for the way labels are put on beef, or something like that.
OMG! How do you even attempt to pronounce a word that long??
You break it down into the individual words
Rindfleisch etikttierungs ueber wachungs aufgaben uebertragungs gesetz.
It's still a tongue twister.
Exactly. You break it down by particle of speech (noun, verb, adjective, etc.).
Fortunately these longgggg words are not used too often, but there are a few that are about 1/3 of that length that are used a bit. Also the pronunciation is straightforward in that you pronounce every letter, unlike English.
The grammar is another story but it makes sense after a while— verbs sometimes at the end of sentences, adjectives endings, cases, articles. I still screw that up sometimes.
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Re: How many languages do you know?
I speak English, and I can speak Spanish...somewhat.
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RainyDay
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How many languages do you know?
English only...Dh speaks English and Russian
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MrsPJB2007
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How many languages do you know?
Speak both English and Spanish
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| Posted 6/13/18 2:13 PM |
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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
Member since 11/06 26792 total posts
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Shawn
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Re: How many languages do you know?
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by klingklang77
Posted by SusiBee
Posted by MarathonKnitter
i would love to understand german. don't know why. i have no connection to the country, but i think it's cool.
Hah, it's not easy especially since we have these long-ass words that sometimes even leave me until I break them down in to the 53 English words that it means.
Lebensabschnittpartner = the person I am with today (or more aptly, lover or partner)
Yes! My students always are asking for the word for something. I’m like there is no one word.
Longest German word:
Rindfleischetikettierungsueberwachungsaufgabenuebertragungsgesetz
Or someone who is responsible for the way labels are put on beef, or something like that.
OMG! How do you even attempt to pronounce a word that long??
Not anywhere near close to that word in length, but I love the fact that Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the fear of long words.... 
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| Posted 6/13/18 2:37 PM |
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drpepper318
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Member since 6/07 8274 total posts
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Re: How many languages do you know?
English only. I wish I knew another language so my kids could be multilingual but I'm not fluent in anything except for English.
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| Posted 6/13/18 3:30 PM |
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How many languages do you know?
English, ASL and Spanish some... you don’t use it you loose it and I lost it! Lol
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tourist
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Re: How many languages do you know?
2nd is debatable.
I was good at French in HS & college, but I didn't study abroad or anything so i never really go comfortable conversing. I did read Sartre's Huis Clos ( No Exit) in the original French though. and of course i am out of practice.
I just started to brush up on my French (with Duo Lingo)- for no real reason, other than I enjoy it & needed a hobby.
I don't count these at all, but
I can recognize some Spanish & know a few German words (can't pronounce them for crap!) from my German colleagues.
I only know food words in Italian & I can say chicken & thank you in Portuguese!
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Naturalmama
Love my boys!!
Member since 1/12 3548 total posts
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Christine
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How many languages do you know?
English
Italian fluently- I can write, and have a conversation
some Spanish & French
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Sweet
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How many languages do you know?
ASL, English, some Yiddish and Hebrew
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LSP2005
Bunny kisses are so cute!
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Re: How many languages do you know?
I speak English, and enough Spanish that I was comfortable in Spain, France, and Italy. I know a few phrases in Yiddish and Hebrew, but I am not fluent at all in those two.
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MrsM429
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How many languages do you know?
In addition to English, I can understand some French (high school level) and Polish (my grandmother spoke it when I was younger)
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