sebas379 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Dutch is my nativei also speak english and german rather fluentand i can make due in french well enough for holidays and stuff, guess that counts too [hide]First they came to fishing and I didn't speak out because I wasn't fishing; Then they came to the yews and I didn't speak out because I didn't cut yews; Then they came for the ores and I didn't speak out because I didn't collect ores; Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me.[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobgoblinpie Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 English fluently (and if I may say so, pedantically at that). I'm currently learning French, and my reading far excels my listening and speaking. But, I am making progress, which is the most important thing really. POH Agility Course, Please Support! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocefisso Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I put down: Italian (native language), English (since I moved to the motherland of English some years ago), Latin (fluency is going, but I the school I went to was big on classics and I was hopeless at ancient greek), French & Spanish (both learnt in my own time and easy because of similarities with Italian, fully fluent in Spanish and conversationally fluent in French, but unable to write it without looking utterly dyslexic). Just realised, if we're counting languages with minor ability, I can cope with the very basics of German and Russian - ie, where is the bus stop, where is the Kremlin, why are all these tanks in Red Square type stuff (what my dad calls tourist-level). "Imagine yourself surrounded by the most horrible cripples and maniacs it is possible to conceive, and you may understand a little of my feelings with these grotesque caricatures of humanity about me." - H.G. Wells, The Island of Doctor Moreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasignhagj Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 English, and very basic French. I'd like to learn German though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamtaro Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 English (Fluent), Spanish (read/write), Latin (basics), Italian (some phrases), and Cantonese Chinese (some words, spoken only) English is my native tongue. I learned bits and pieces of Chinese and Italian from my grandparents, but there's no way I could hold a conversation with anyone in either language. I have also studied Spanish in school enough to read/write the language well, but I'm hopeless at listening/speaking. Finally, I studied the basics of Latin to learn some of the roots of English and Spanish words. Player since 2004. All skills 1M+ XP."If it were possible to cure evils by lamentation..., then gold would be a less valuable thing than weeping." - Sophocles"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vezon Dash Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I speak American. I can understand English, but I really only speak American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assume Nothing Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Curious question aimed at bilinguists: what language do you think in? - if you were providing a translation, would it be both? EDIT - oh, and for speakers of the more exotic languages: would you guys be okay recording a vocaroo in your language? It would be great to hear you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocefisso Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 ^ Either English or Italian. "Imagine yourself surrounded by the most horrible cripples and maniacs it is possible to conceive, and you may understand a little of my feelings with these grotesque caricatures of humanity about me." - H.G. Wells, The Island of Doctor Moreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_Is_Great Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Mandarin is my native language, and I can read, write and speak it very fluently.English is my second language, and I can read, write and speak it just as well as Mandarin. I've also taken French in public school for 7 years, but I've learned pretty much nothing, and I would not survive in a place where they do not speak Mandarin/English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transcript80 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 English, and very basic French. I'd like to learn German though. Why on earth would you LIKE to learn german? It´s a horrible language.... Anyway...for me: Dutch (native) and the local dialect (which has minority language status) fluently. I also speak german (good enough) and quite a bit of french. My english is also quite good. Other data was removed when acoount got hacked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonanananas Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 English, and very basic French. I'd like to learn German though. Why on earth would you LIKE to learn german? It´s a horrible language.... Anyway...for me: Dutch (native) and the local dialect (which has minority language status) fluently. I also speak german (good enough) and quite a bit of french. My english is also quite good. Everyone has different preferences...I for one cannot stand french, at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonez899 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I speak American. I can understand English, but I really only speak American.That sucks for you. I didn't vote in poll. Anyway, I speak English fluently, or as fluent as you can get when you were born speaking it, write and read it very well to. I speak French at a 6 years of learning it at public school level, so pretty much I can ask to use the toilet and borrow a pencil, but I better not need fancy food or I'm screwed, also sentences aren't great. Worst thing is that I live in a bilingual country that isn't always that bilingual. http://forum.tip.it/topic/325514-bonez899s-journey-to-an-eventual-max/ My blog of progress on Runescape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 English is my native tongue (no surprise there), and I learned French throughout high school. I'm currently trying to learn it in college. I have a firmer grasp than most people do, but I am no where near fluent. I can hold basic conversations (describe mood, talk about weather, describe likes/dislikes, describe things about myself, ask questions, describe activities, give directions, etc), but when I start getting to more complex ideas/expressions, my French becomes increasingly broken as I try to transliterate from English to French. I used to know more tenses beyond le passé composé, mais j'ai oublié. When I converse with French-speakers, they usually tell me that my writing is at least decent/very good considering how long I've been trying to learn. I think they're just being nice. French is a pretty fun language (perhaps not very useful), but I have a long way to go. SWAG Mayn U wanna be like me but U can't be me cuz U ain't got ma swagga on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I'm fluent in English and French, I sort of speak Spanish, I used to be fluent in German and Arabic (which means if I went to Morocco or Germany again it would come back very quickly), and I can translate Latin. I'd like to learn to speak Russian. Matt: You want that eh? You want everything good for you. You want everything that's--falls off garbage can Camera guy: Whoa, haha, are you okay dude? Matt: You want anything funny that happens, don't you? Camera guy: still laughing Matt: You want the funny shit that happens here and there, you think it comes out of your [bleep]ing [wagon] pushes garbage can down, don't you? You think it's funny? It comes out of here! running towards Camera guy Camera guy: runs away still laughing Matt: You think the funny comes out of your mother[bleep]ing creativity? Comes out of Satan, mother[bleep]er! nn--ngh! pushes Camera guy down Camera guy: Hoooholy [bleep]! Matt: FUNNY ISN'T REAL! FUNNY ISN'T REAL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distracted Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Latin (fluency is going, but I the school I went to was big on classics and I was hopeless at ancient greek), I'm curious, does that mean they taught you to actually speak Latin at your school? English, and very basic French. I'd like to learn German though.Anyway...for me: Dutch (native) and the local dialect (which has minority language status) fluently.If you don't mind my asking, which dialect is that? Is it only spoken at home or between friends or is it more wide-spread than that? Curious question aimed at bilinguists: what language do you think in? - if you were providing a translation, would it be both?Usually Dutch, though occasionally I'll think in English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobgoblinpie Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I used to know more tenses beyond le passé composé, mais j'ai oublié. I hate to be a pedant, especially in a language that isn't my mother tongue, but 'mais j'ai oublié' needs a direct object pronoun to make sense, i.e. 'mais je les ai oublié' ('I have forgotten them'). At least, I think so. Any French speakers feel free to correct me! I'm not trying to be a dick, just trying to help! :) Forgot to add, back in secondary school, I learnt French continuously (I say 'learnt' in the loosest sense, I forgot almost everything as soon as I started Sixth Form). I restarted back in November, and have progressed very well. Having a lot of free time really helps. POH Agility Course, Please Support! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocefisso Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Latin (fluency is going, but I the school I went to was big on classics and I was hopeless at ancient greek), I'm curious, does that mean they taught you to actually speak Latin at your school? The emphasis was on written etc, but they did also expect you to carry it over into spoken. "Imagine yourself surrounded by the most horrible cripples and maniacs it is possible to conceive, and you may understand a little of my feelings with these grotesque caricatures of humanity about me." - H.G. Wells, The Island of Doctor Moreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I used to know more tenses beyond le passé composé, mais j'ai oublié. I hate to be a pedant, especially in a language that isn't my mother tongue, but 'mais j'ai oublié' needs a direct object pronoun to make sense, i.e. 'mais je les ai oublié' ('I have forgotten them'). At least, I think so. Any French speakers feel free to correct me! Actually it depends on the sense he wants to make with his sentence. In this case, he wrote it in the right way, but you had it right for other examples that have nothing to do with what he was saying here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobgoblinpie Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Actually it depends on the sense he wants to make with his sentence. In this case, he wrote it in the right way, but you had it right for other examples that have nothing to do with what he was saying here. Fair enough :) I retract my previous statements! Guess I'll go and make use of my University's language scheme in August then :P POH Agility Course, Please Support! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I used to know more tenses beyond le passé composé, mais j'ai oublié. I hate to be a pedant, especially in a language that isn't my mother tongue, but 'mais j'ai oublié' needs a direct object pronoun to make sense, i.e. 'mais je les ai oublié' ('I have forgotten them'). I've never hard that rule before. I could be wrong (someone correct me if I am!) but I think it's just the same as saying "but I forgot". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonanananas Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I used to know more tenses beyond le passé composé, mais j'ai oublié. I hate to be a pedant, especially in a language that isn't my mother tongue, but 'mais j'ai oublié' needs a direct object pronoun to make sense, i.e. 'mais je les ai oublié' ('I have forgotten them'). I've never hard that rule before. I could be wrong (someone correct me if I am!) but I think it's just the same as saying "but I forgot". http://de.pons.eu/franzosisch-deutsch/oublier this lists oublier as both transitive, and intransitive, so 'j'ai oublié' should be okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 ^This is correct. Curious question aimed at bilinguists: what language do you think in? - if you were providing a translation, would it be both?I feel like I only turn my thoughts into words when I talk to myself in the same way I would if I was talking or arguing with someone else. When I do, it's English or French, depending on the subject matter. I'll think about Runescape or TIF in English, but I'll think about school in French. Matt: You want that eh? You want everything good for you. You want everything that's--falls off garbage can Camera guy: Whoa, haha, are you okay dude? Matt: You want anything funny that happens, don't you? Camera guy: still laughing Matt: You want the funny shit that happens here and there, you think it comes out of your [bleep]ing [wagon] pushes garbage can down, don't you? You think it's funny? It comes out of here! running towards Camera guy Camera guy: runs away still laughing Matt: You think the funny comes out of your mother[bleep]ing creativity? Comes out of Satan, mother[bleep]er! nn--ngh! pushes Camera guy down Camera guy: Hoooholy [bleep]! Matt: FUNNY ISN'T REAL! FUNNY ISN'T REAL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noxx Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Afrikaans is my native language. English second. People are often shocked when i tell them it's not my first language. Says i speak it like it's my first, but just with an accent.I can speak some Arabic, but really not much. Curious question aimed at bilinguists: what language do you think in? - if you were providing a translation, would it be both?I think in the language i am currently speaking in, but i think that's obvious. I think it's going to be really hard thinking in Afrikaans and then speaking/typing in english.In class it is the same. When i look at certain problems (be they math of theory) i think in english.The only time i really think in afrikaans is when i'm by myself, outside, having a cigarette and i'm trying to think of a way to break up my workload (studies). That's like an hour each day :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Afrikaans is my native language. English second. People are often shocked when i tell them it's not my first language. Says i speak it like it's my first, but just with an accent.I can speak some Arabic, but really not much. Same with me. Sometimes when I tell people that English it my second language, they get very surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonanananas Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 ^This is correct. Curious question aimed at bilinguists: what language do you think in? - if you were providing a translation, would it be both?I feel like I only turn my thoughts into words when I talk to myself in the same way I would if I was talking or arguing with someone else. When I do, it's English or French, depending on the subject matter. I'll think about Runescape or TIF in English, but I'll think about school in French. Same. I'm not even bilingual and I quite often think in English when it's about the english book I've just read, about Runescape or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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