Languages

[Stomalia]

Hello all. How many of you speak several languages and/or are learning or want to learn a new language? This thread is here for us to share tips on learning languages and bragging on how many languages we speak . I am a native English (US) speaker and I am learning Spanish currently.

I'm following Gabriel Wyner's tips on learning a language, and I plan to eventually speak, read, and write Spanish and Portuguese fluently using his tips.

[Scotatrova]

I speak English and currently taking a Spanish class. After Spanish I want to try and learn French.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

I'm a native Spanish and Asturian speaker. I can speak French, English, Catalan and Galician. I have mild fluency in Japanese and can, because of their Latin roots, understand Italian, Portuguese and Romanian, although I sadly do not speak these languages. I'm trying to learn Hindi, but the process is slow.

[Stomalia]

I speak English and currently taking a Spanish class. After Spanish I want to try and learn French.

Cool. I am taking a high-school Spanish class right now.

I'm a native Spanish and Asturian speaker. I can speak French, English, Catalan and Galician. I have mild fluency in Japanese and can, because of their Latin roots, understand Italian, Portuguese and Romanian, although I sadly do not speak these languages. I'm trying to learn Hindi, but the process is slow.

Even if someone doesn't know much about these languages, the similarities between Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Latin are very clear.

[United Russian Soviet States]

I only speak English. I am taking a Spanish class at my school though.

[Scotatrova]

I speak English and currently taking a Spanish class. After Spanish I want to try and learn French.

Cool. I am taking a high-school Spanish class right now.

So am I

[Stomalia]

Have any of you heard of Gabriel Wyner's article?

[Czechostan]

I speak English and am studying German and Esperanto.

[Murkwood]

English, Chinese, and a fading grasp on basic Italian.

[Devvo Mate]

English is my native language, can just about stagger my way through a bit of basic Spanish and read a touch of Latin.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

I speak English and am studying German and Esperanto.

How much is Esperanto still used? As language constructs go.

[Distruzio]

English and German. I used to be fluent in German but after more than a decade with an absence of opportunity to speak.... I fear I've lost much of it.

[Stomalia]

English and German. I used to be fluent in German but after more than a decade with an absence of opportunity to speak.... I fear I've lost much of it.

If you ever needed to sharpen your German skills there are many sites where you can speak with native speakers as long as you help people with their English in return.

[Alosteq Diin Nastja]

I speak English and am studying German and Esperanto.

How much is Esperanto still used? As language constructs go.

There are a few thousand native speakers, and about 2 million people that have studied it.

And as for my language skills, I can speak English and Russian.

[Atlanticatia]

Native English speaker and attempting to reach fluency in French.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

How much is Esperanto still used? As language constructs go.

There are a few thousand native speakers, and about 2 million people that have studied it.

To each their own. I just find it odd when someone studies a conlang instead. But thanks for the info. Learning is learning and good I guess.

[Imyoji]

English, Malay/Indonesian, Chinese, and French. From most fluent to least. Learning Korean, Japanese, and Arabic.

Also, instead of 'Hindustani' it should be Hindi in the poll there.

[United Provinces of Swaziland]

I am native English-speaker attempting to attain fluency in Afrikaans, Dutch, French, German and Spanish. I would say I've attained the highest level (with the exception of English) in French and Spanish. I should concentrate on Afrikaans considering my father is a native-speaker!

[United Provinces of Swaziland]

There are a few thousand native speakers, and about 2 million people that have studied it.

To each their own. I just find it odd when someone studies a conlang instead. But thanks for the info. Learning is learning and good I guess.

I've heard it's helpful when learning other (mostly European) languages.

[The Conez Imperium]

No German on the list?

[Furry Alairia and Algeria]

I speak English for the most part, followed by Spanish, then Russian, then Japanese. I'm not fluent in Russian and Japanese, but I can maintain normal conversation in Russian.

[Stomalia]

English, Malay/Indonesian, Chinese, and French. From most fluent to least. Learning Korean, Japanese, and Arabic.

Also, instead of 'Hindustani' it should be Hindi in the poll there.

I changed it to Hindi, thanks.

No German on the list?

German is not a highly spoken language compared to the ones listed in the poll. I put together the top nine most spoken languages (except for Dutch). I'll just replace Dutch with German.

[Kalifati Arab shqiptar]

Native Albanian speaker and learned English since Grade 1, also German and Italian language is part of my dictionary.

edit: I forgot my girlfriend's parents, she herself and some kid movies, taught Italian.

[Iwassoclose]

Trying to learn how to read Korean. Downloaded a few beginner books and programs to help on that front.

Also I want to relearn French

[Singaporean Transhumans]

Chinese and English.
In China people learn English in school mainly because of video games.....I am not one of them though.

Currently learning (but very slowly) Russian and German.