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How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

Tell me. I seriously hope most of you at least speak 2.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

Um...I feel judged. o_o Does it only count if we're fluent? I took seven years of Spanish and can read/write it fairly well, but I'm hopeless at speaking it.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[sarillia]

Just one. Plus anywhere from a few dozen to few thousand words of a dozen other languages, but I know that doesn't count.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

This kind of thing really annoys me.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[shortysc22]

I only speak English fluently, but I'm conversational in Spanish and Japanese and can get by in Portuguese, French and Italian when I'm traveling. I can read Korean but can't understand it.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

I'll say two: mothertongue and English. I learnt Spanish in highschool and still understand it but can't speak anymore if I try to, my brain miswires and switchs to English instead.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

English and Pig Latin.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

One and I don't care, judge me all you like. Not all schools teach foreign languages.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

Swedish ( born and raised) and English and I understand a lot of Danish and Norwegian. I've forgotten nearly all the German I was taught in school. I also know a handful of words in Spanish, French, Italian...

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[dreemyweird]

I speak four languages fluently. Other than that, I can understand everything that is being said in two other languages (because they belong to the same language family as one of the languages I speak) but do not speak a word of them myself; also, I can read in yet another language (which, again, I neither speak nor write in).

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[rubbertea]

I speak two: French is my native language and I sort of speak English. I'm planning to learn German though! Dutch and Swedish are also in the plans but I don't want to overestimate my abilities.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

Fluent in English and German, learnt but am very out of practice in Italian, French and Japanese. Understand a little Welsh.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

English and Finnish. Out of practice with German and Swedish, meaning that I can read them, but writing and speaking would be less than fluent. Plus some words and phrases in French, Italian, and Spanish.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

1.5. It'd be wrong to say I speak no Spanish, but I'm not really up to fully conversational in it. Not proud of that fact, but we all have our weaknesses.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[othellia]

I feel like a part of you is trolling and a part of you wants to just take an easy stab at Americans.

Anyways, like another anon in this thread I'd go with 1.5 languages. Fluent in English and I know enough Japanese to get me around if I'm lost there or need to help out a tourist here or slowly translate a manga, but I'm far from fluent.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

I only fluently speak English, though I know a fair amount of German and Chinese and a small amount of a few other languages.

Oh, and I'm a linguist. Sorry I don't live up to your standards.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

Just English, I'm afraid. Though in my defense, I did take a few years of Spanish in high school and college. It's just that that was 20 years ago and more, and I've had absolutely no use for it in my day-to-day life since, so I only remember a little.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

"Speak" is pretty vague. Three-ish. I love learning languages and I still wouldn't be as rude and dismissive to those who don't as you are.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

Not everyone has a gift for language. Even their own, let alone other people's. If it's something you've the time and talent for, or if you've grown up with multiple languages, then yes, have at it, but I tend to think that so long as you don't expect everyone to be able to speak your language/think your language is the only one worthwhile, then it doesn't matter how many languages you're able to speak personally.

At this point in my life, I only fluently speak English. I took Irish, French and German in school, and for a while I had fairly decent conversational French due to a couple of trips abroad where it got a workout, but it's gone rusty again. I also took reading Greek in college, though by this stage I've pretty much forgotten the Greek alphabet, let alone the language. I could probably get some of those back if I put the work in, but right now between work and family problems I don't have the time. Hopefully, later on, I'll get the chance again.

As well as those, I've got fragments and phrases and some vocabulary from about a dozen other languages, and I've a decent chance of being able to recognise words and even the gist of things in the Romance Languages owing to their similarities. I find etymology and the links between languages absolutely fascinating, and love listening to people talk about the differences/similarities in how languages work. It's very much other people's area of expertise, though, I just find it fascinating.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

English, Portuguese, Spanish, French. I can read Catalan, Italian and German, but my speaking skills have declined a lot.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

Grew up bilingual German/English; learned Latin & Ancient Greek in school, which, granted, isn't the most accessible thing to most people, but it DOES mean that when I read most related languages I can at least pick up on the gist of what's going on.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[dethtoll]

English and ASL. Yes it counts -- it sure did for my college course requirements.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

Fluently? English only. I'm conversationally fluent in German, but rapidly losing confidence. I suppose if I invested the time in it and/or went to live in (certain parts of) Germany or Austria it'd come back.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

One. English. I can recognize words in both French and Spanish but that's about it.

My educational system only had French or Spanish options, and only in High School. I often wish they had started in Elementary or Middle school but oh well.

Re: How many languages do you speak ?

[(Anonymous)]

Did you really need to add the trolly comment into your discussion?

I only speak my native language. I've tried studying Spanish on my own several times but I'm not a person who does well with self-education. I need guidance and a teacher and preferably a classroom. I did take the required two years of Spanish in High School but that was pretty much a joke and didn't teach much of anything beyond basic vocabulary.

I wish I was someone who picked up languages easily, but unfortunately I'm quite the opposite and even have a lot of trouble with my own language.