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06-22-2006, 09:41 PM
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How Many Languages Do You Know?
I'm just wondering. Since it came up over a coffee conversation at my friends shop.
Me coming from far Western Ukraine I kinda got to absorb a lot of languages.
I'm fluent in reading and writing and speaking in Russian, Ukrainian and English. All 3 I can speak equally, can write an essay on any theme in both. Being in Canada I actively use all 3.
I can also read and understand Polish, but I lost the ability to speak it. I could when I was a kid, but then I stopped using it...I stopped watching Polish television at about 11, up until then I could speak it, my mom would purposely speak to me in Polish on occasion at a young age. But then it kinda stopped  Now I just understand it.
I also can read and understand Belurussian, except for the odd word. But cant speak it at all.
My dad on the other hand is fluent in english, polish, ukrainian, russian (he can speak and write in all 4) and he understands Czech and Slovakian and Belurssian and he can speak understand basic German.
What about you all?
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06-22-2006, 09:48 PM
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I can understand gay... does that count? 
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06-22-2006, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by RC45
I can understand gay... does that count? |
oh shit, I dont...
I really dont...the mega flamboyant type I dunno wtf they say.
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06-22-2006, 09:54 PM
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oh and BTW I think I already had a thread like this some time ago....but oh well, makes this part 2.
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06-22-2006, 09:57 PM
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of course spanish, some english.
I can "understand" 40% of portuguese (it's very similar to spanish), and about 10% of french
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06-22-2006, 10:01 PM
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English Chinese and French
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06-22-2006, 10:02 PM
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3 languages. Portuguese, English, Spanish.
I can also understand some italian, because of the latin similarity and a bit of german ( i did 1 year of german classes, but quit), however i wouldn't say i know these as much as the 3 first.
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06-22-2006, 10:06 PM
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English and German..
I'm now apparently learning greek... *Theres a tie in to the Australia immigration plan there somewhere.
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06-22-2006, 10:17 PM
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Czech, Slovak, understand very little russian (if you'll be talking to me slowly  ), English... I'd like to learn Spanish one day, I like that language 
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06-22-2006, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by MIHALS
I'd like to learn Spanish one day, I like that language
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Señor Mihals, usted tiene varios maestros de español en JW 
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06-22-2006, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by SilviaEvo
English Chinese and French
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good. You can teach me chinese when i move up there until my girlfriend moves up with me.
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06-22-2006, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by antonioledesma
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Originally Posted by MIHALS
I'd like to learn Spanish one day, I like that language
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Señor Mihals, usted tiene varios maestros de español en JW |
ok, what you want? 
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06-22-2006, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by MIHALS
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Originally Posted by antonioledesma
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Originally Posted by MIHALS
I'd like to learn Spanish one day, I like that language
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Señor Mihals, usted tiene varios maestros de español en JW |
ok, what you want? |
nothing in exchange
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06-22-2006, 10:31 PM
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me nó un-der-stand español
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06-22-2006, 10:33 PM
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and I don't understand a word of Czech
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