Languages

[Eddie Teach]

Curious how many of you share Sheilbh's passion for languages.

[garbon]

I have a passion for languages but I'm mostly a dilettante.  I've dabbled at various points with Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Latin and Hindi...but no fluency.

[Sheilbh]

English only.  I learned some French at school and a bit of Spanish when I was in Argentina.  I try and keep them going by reading news and pulp fiction in them both, but really I need a lot more time in either country or organised lessons which I can't afford.

[Fireblade]

I can understand and speak some Spanish. The sad thing is, I can't understand Mexican Spanish (the accent ), but I can understand Honduran Spanish pretty well.

I'm trying to learn Farsi now. It's not going well. I suspect it'll end up like my attempts to study Cherokee, Latin, and French.

[HisMajestyBOB]

I have a passion for languages but I'm mostly a dilettante.  I've dabbled at various points with Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Latin and Hindi...but no fluency.

Same. I speak some German, a little bit of Korean, and I used to know a little Russian and Spanish.

[Ideologue]

I speak Russian fluently.  Followup questions are not allowed.

[Tonitrus]

I speak Russian fluently.  Followup questions are not allowed.

Hah.  I could -almost- say Russian; but I wouldn't say I am "fluent".

Working knowledge, maybe.

[Capetan Mihali]

Can read Spanish and French well, write both OK, speak both poorly, and understand (spoken) both very poorly.

[garbon]

Can read Spanish and French well, write both OK, speak both poorly, and understand (spoken) both very poorly.

I'm that way with Spanish too.

[Zoupa]

French, english, shitty spanish and even worse italian.

Know a few phrases in gujrati, vietnamese and tagalog, mostly stuff to pickup chicks 

[DisturbedPervert]

Not fluent in anything but English.  But there's a long way between English only and being fluent in something else.

[Syt]

English and enough French to find directions, get a meal etc.

[Ideologue]

I speak Russian fluently.  Followup questions are not allowed.

Hah.  I could -almost- say Russian; but I wouldn't say I am "fluent".

Working knowledge, maybe.

The honest truth is I remember about thirty words, including "slon," and I don't think that's even in the top ten thousand most useful words to know in Russian.  I can also remember how to ask "Do you speak English?", which is even less useful, since anyone who would give a positive response would not need to be asked in Russian.

[Ideologue]

French, english, shitty spanish and even worse italian.

Know a few phrases in gujrati, vietnamese and tagalog, mostly stuff to pickup chicks 

Did you talk Vietnamese to Katsumi?

[Syt]

I can also remember how to ask "Do you speak English?", which is even less useful, since anyone who would give a positive response would not need to be asked in Russian.

I disagree. Locals are often much more well disposed towards you if you ask them that in their native tongue, as it shows a bit of effort on your side.