What languages are represented here?
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That was a cool movie... :icon_thumright:Volitions Advocate said:
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Blue313 said:+1 Even 3 is impressive to me.NonsenseTele said:9 languages?really impressed!
For some reason, it never surprises me when a bassist drops that kind of info. :dontknow:
Yeeeea - my bass player is fluent in three languages - and she does it almost as an afterthought.
Me? English, a bit of German, and a bit of Ukrainian. I can kinda understand conversational french if I focus on the speaker. I'm from the west after all... :icon_biggrin:
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I can do ASL (american sign language) :headbang:
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I speak Ebonics.
It's the equal opportunity language.
It's the equal opportunity language.
dbw said:
Why, I wish to know?
BTW, If would talk like my grandfather, probably many Serbs and Croats would not understand.
Also language is living and constantly changes, so that all three are dialects of one South Slavic language very different of other Slavic languages.
Blue313 said:
Similar here. Six years of Spanish (jr./sr high), a semester of German, a semester of Chinese (Mandarin) and I worked in a family run Chinese restaurant all through high school. Unfortunately, I've forgotten much of it.
It's great to see such a broad spectrum of languages here. This really is a global community.
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1. American English - Living in a former British colony (Hong Kong), I'm constantly learning the differences between British English and American English. My Scottish friend Colin and I often tackle the insurmountable barrier of a common language. Especially when he gets drunk.
2. I used to be fluent in French, and could probably still manage you dropped me into a Francophone setting.
3. Cantonese - I can now speak enough of this Chinese dialect that people think I speak a lot of it; I order breakfast and they ask about politics, and the only reason I know that is because I hear them say Obama" in the middle of it. But speaking Cantonese is a necessity if you want to experience life outside the expat bubble in Hong Kong, and locals respect you a lot for even making the effort. Most expats don't bother with Chinese at all, and if they do, they speak Mandarin because its easier.
2. I used to be fluent in French, and could probably still manage you dropped me into a Francophone setting.
3. Cantonese - I can now speak enough of this Chinese dialect that people think I speak a lot of it; I order breakfast and they ask about politics, and the only reason I know that is because I hear them say Obama" in the middle of it. But speaking Cantonese is a necessity if you want to experience life outside the expat bubble in Hong Kong, and locals respect you a lot for even making the effort. Most expats don't bother with Chinese at all, and if they do, they speak Mandarin because its easier.
Swedish (native), fluent in english. Can order a meal in german or french. Understand danish and norwegian without much difficulty (this is true for almost all swedes). Taking french is great because you get superficial knowledge of spanish and italian too. Hey, I'm back on the internet!