What languages can you speak?

Just English and Japanese...
im gonna learn Chinese and Spanish in like 10 years :hehe:

-Takashi- wrote:Just English and Japanese...
im gonna learn Chinese and Spanish in like 10 years :hehe:

Lolz. Well, I guess a decade isn't that long to wait for.

Yup, but it's easier to learn a language when you're young.

I'm a fluent speaker of English and Korean..

I can speak Japanese too...tho I'm not that good yet..

German (mother tongue)

English

Japanese (Well, I'm learning the language for about three / four years now, and I'm studying it at university for about one year now. I can understand quite a lot and I'm able to talk about easy subjects. ^^ *very proud of himself*)

Korean (Well, I had one semester Korean at university but I quit, because learning Japanese and Korean at the same time was too stressing, difficult and confusing. Maybe I will pick it up again.)

French (I think I forgot nearly everything. The pronounciation was always difficult for me.)

Latin (Haha. :bonk: )

I want to learn at least one more language soon, but I don't know which one. Any suggestions? ^^

Latin... a dead language. Must be tough to learn. :)

tabana wrote:Latin... a dead language. Must be tough to learn. :)

Well, saying that I'm able to speak Latin is a bit exaggerated. I had it at school, for about 3 years, but we never talked in Latin during the courses. We just translated texts.

But you're right. It was very tough, because there are no situations, in which you could use that language to practise it. Although we had a girl in our class, who was able to read and translate Latin texts, as if they were written in her mother tongue - she was really creepy. *haha*

Tsuchiya wrote:
Well, saying that I'm able to speak Latin is a bit exaggerated. I had it at school, for about 3 years, but we never talked in Latin during the courses. We just translated texts.

But you're right. It was very tough, because there are no situations, in which you could use that language to practise it. Although we had a girl in our class, who was able to read and translate Latin texts, as if they were written in her mother tongue - she was really creepy. *haha*

Ubi est proxima cella telephonica?
Knarrare te delectat.

I had Latin for ... well, four years straight. And three years when I attended school, what I didn't do very often.

German and English are the only languages I am fluent in, although I understand said Latin, some Spanish and French, some Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish and Yiddish.
I'm concentrating on learning Swedish and Japanese.

I want to learn Vulcan, too. And Quenya and Sindarin.

Mr_Kyoling wrote:
Ubi est proxima cella telephonica?
Knarrare te delectat.

Something about a mobile phone? :bonk:

Tsuchiya wrote:
Something about a mobile phone? :bonk:

No, the first means 'Where is the next phone booth' and the second 'Furzen macht dich glücklich' (sorry, I didn't want to translate it to English as it's a bit offensive)

I forgot to mention I can do a real good mix of pseudo Russian and pseudo Japanese.

Mr_Kyoling wrote:
No, the first means 'Where is the next phone booth' and the second 'Furzen macht dich glücklich' (sorry, I didn't want to translate it to English as it's a bit offensive)

I forgot to mention I can do a real good mix of pseudo Russian and pseudo Japanese.

hehe I understood it..

well, my languages are:
Dutch (live/ grew up here)
German (father tongue XD
English
French
Polish ( mother tongue XD understand a bit, definately not speak it XD)
Spanish (been learning for 1 year now so only speak a bit)
Latin
Japanese (read + understand a bit = barely anything)

Hmmm, I notice some correlation from West European members here -> Latin. Why do they make you learn a dead language :confused:.

boris wrote:Hmmm, I notice some correlation from West European members here -> Latin. Why do they make you learn a dead language :confused:.

well, I chose to go to a gymnasium (in germany/the netherlands a gymnasium is a schooldegree, it's the most difficult) and there, it is obligatory to study either Latin or Ancient Greek... I chose Latin.. I guess we need to study it so we can get a clear picture on how languages are developed.. or something :sweat:

Ancient Greek :omg:. What a tempting option...
I remember studying Old Bulgarian for half a term and that was it with the origins of the languages.

In German gymasiums it depends on the languages that are taught. I had to take English in grade 5 because there were no alternatives. In grade 7 I could chose between French and Latin, and ... well, I guess it was my individualistic streak or something that made me take Latin. (Je ne regret rien.) I wanted to take French in grade 9, but I didn't have any chance to. I started Russian briefly in grade 11, though. There are schools that teach ancient Greek, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish, Polish or Japanese, too. I don't know which else. :D

Did I mention I loved languages?

Mr_Kyoling wrote:In German gymasiums it depends on the languages that are taught. I had to take English in grade 5 because there were no alternatives. In grade 7 I could chose between French and Latin, and ... well, I guess it was my individualistic streak or something that made me take Latin. (Je ne regret rien.) I wanted to take French in grade 9, but I didn't have any chance to. I started Russian briefly in grade 11, though. There are schools that teach ancient Greek, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish, Polish or Japanese, too. I don't know which else. :D

Did I mention I loved languages?

I love languages too it's the only thing I'm good at :sweat: But my classes consist mostly of languages... I take 6 language classes, 2 art, and then Maths and History.. :beaten:

suave_yamapi wrote: I love languages too it's the only thing I'm good at :sweat: But my classes consist mostly of languages... I take 6 language classes, 2 art, and then Maths and History.. :beaten:

OMG! - I hate the German school system. Although I don't attend school any more. But I might want to try to finish my Abitur ... and ... it's so damned crappy! :banghead:
I couldn't take any more than three foreign languages anyway.

I'm so envious of all the Scandinavian, Dutch, Belgian or Luxembourgian people I talked to who are fluent in three or more foreign languages ...

Mr_Kyoling wrote:
OMG! - I hate the German school system. Although I don't attend school any more. But I might want to try to finish my Abitur ... and ... it's so damned crappy! :banghead:
I couldn't take any more than three foreign languages anyway.

I'm so envious of all the Scandinavian, Dutch, Belgian or Luxembourgian people I talked to who are fluent in three or more foreign languages ...

you weren't allowed to have more than 3? we HAVE to have more than three: at least: French, German, English and Latin... I also chose Spanish, and then of course Dutch..

The school system in Germany is quite messed up.. what's even worse is the "annual" Rechtschreibreform.. :banghead: thank goodness we don't pay attention to that (otherwise my classmates will completely suck at German)

tabana wrote:Yup, but it's easier to learn a language when you're young.

I'm turning 21 soon, and I'm planning to learn Japanese at a language school in Japan after I finish college and after one year of working to save up some money. By then I will be around 24. Do you think that's too old to learn to be fluent in a new language? I've been learning Japanese on my own for a year now, but truthfully it hasn't gotten me very far :sweat: I'm sure I would have been better off if my school offered a Japanese course.

shinshin wrote:
I'm turning 21 soon, and I'm planning to learn Japanese at a language school in Japan after I finish college and after one year of working to save up some money. By then I will be around 24. Do you think that's too old to learn to be fluent in a new language? I've been learning Japanese on my own for a year now, but truthfully it hasn't gotten me very far :sweat: I'm sure I would have been better off if my school offered a Japanese course.

I don't think you'll be too old.. well, It depends.. if you are a person who is bad at languages then It'll be harder.. but if your good at them you'll learn it faster... and if you go to Japan you'll be forced to learn: you gotta talk with the people...