World Languages

[hummer0328 6]

So, considering that Simtropolis is a website accessed all across the globe, I am sure we have speakers of many languages.  And while the United States (where I happen to live) may be one of the most monolingual countries on earth (although I think the UK officially takes the cake there) and knowing multiple languages may seem pretty rare (depending on where you live in the US), in many countries knowing more than one language is considered the norm.

So what languages do you speak, study, have studied, ect?  How did you learn these languges (native, school j/k there , immersion, classes, self study, ect)?

Right now, I only speak English.  However, I recently set it upon myself to change this.   My future language goals include: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and German.

I studied French and Japanese in school, but never got very far with either.

I started with Portuguese and have been studying at home in my spare time for the past 3 months:

Eu estou aprendendo falar Português.  Ainda estou longe de fluência.  Fui estudar en casa para três meses agora.  Eu amo Português e acho que é uma bela língua!  Algum dia eu espero visitar Brasil e Portugal.

I am learning to speak Portuguese.  I still am far from fluency.  I have been studying at home for three months now.  I love Portuguese and think it is a beautiful language!  Someday I hope to visit Brasil and Portugal.

If you want, write a bit in any language you speak.  I know this is an English forum, so be nice and include a translation.

[your_adress_here 11]

I speak English, et je parle Fran

[BlondeTwiggy 43]

I like to pretend I speak Spanish

I have studied it for two years

Hace dos años que lo estudio

[Aontan 0]

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[J. Doe 0]

English of course,

Deutsch, wie die meisten deutschen - German, as most Germans do

et un peu de Francais - and a bit of French (5 years in school, but in the second year we had a really boring teacher, I learned near to nothing so the "base" was missing for the rest)

[McDuell 301]

English here as well

et j'ai appris quelques mots de Français (and I have acquired some words in French)

auch (Schrift-)Deutsch ist mir ziemlich bekannt  (I'm also familiar with (written) German)

und natürli mini Muetterschprach: Schwiizerdüütsch (and of course my first language: Swiss German)

I'm also able to read some basic Spanish or Italian, but unfortunately, I can't speak these languages

[Boggy1 45]

Rydwy'n siarad Cymraeg ac Saesneg.

I can speak Welsh and English.

Okay, so my Welsh is pretty sketchy, but I want to become fluent in it one day.

[Haljackey 17,268]

I'm fluent in English.

I can also speak, as well as read and write, basic French.

I know a handful of words in Spanish.

That's about it.

[Barbarossa 51]

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[Odainsaker 2,134]

A native English speaker here.

Rudimentary formal Hawaiian was a requirement of elementary school, but I have forgotten most of it, and unlike my many local cousins, I never really picked up Hawaiian Pidgin.  I also studied several years of German and immersive Russian in school, and a smattering of Japanese elsewhere.  Unfortunately, these are not languages commonly used where I live, so after many years of not using them I am reduced to lots of  "I don't know/understand" clipped responses like "nichts verstehe," "ya ne znayu," or "wakarimasen."

One of my neighbor's elderly parents speak only Spanish, a language I have little experience in despite being in Texas.  When their dog dug under the fence and got in my yard, I had to somehow communicate to them the problem, and in exasperation, I was doing charades by panting on my knees in front of their door in imitation of a dog.  What is "crazy haole neighbor" in Spanish?  I eventually got a friend to teach me a rough "su perro está en mi patio," and so the longest useful and complete phrase I can say in Spanish without vulgarities is "your dog is in my yard."

[Rymac91 15]

I'm a native English speaker, but I do know bits of Spanish, French, ASL and German, and... a lingvo ne multaj scii.

[ilikehotdogsalot 307]

Eu naci no Brasil e falo Portugues muito bem. I am fluent in English, y estoy estudiando espanol en la escuela. Estoy en Espanol 5 y voy hacer Espanol AP en el proximo ano. Creo que hablo bien, pero no me gusta los irregulares!

I was born in Brazil and I speak Portuguese very well. I am fluent English and I am studying Spanish at school. I am in Spanish 5 and I am going to take AP Spanish next year. I think I speak well but I don't like the irregular verbs

[Nerd_Guy 4]

English is my first lanuage and I am semi-fluent in French and currently leading my Spanish class with the best grde and highest understanding.

[azndude 1]

I am fluent in English and learning Spanish in school.

I'm also semi-fluent in vietnamese.

I want to try to learn French and Chinese.

[Easy Bakes 253]

3 for me

English,Canadian,Texan  

 

[grbac80 5]

Native Croatian speaker, but obviously I speak English which is my working language here on board. I understand German and speak very little as I already forgot most of it, learned it for 6 years. And Italian very little, learned it for 2 years.

Ah yes, I can read and write Arabic, but I don't understand anything except few words. I taught myself this. Didn't do any classes but plan to in the near future. Or I'll just continue to learn from language learning software.

[csgcseri 0]

My native language is Hungarian (Ha ezt meg

[LironTheChick 20]

I can speak fluent English...

At siyempre, tagalog... (and of course, tagalog)

[Merlin of Flyote 8]

Originally posted by: hummer0328

So, considering that Simtropolis is a website accessed all across the globe, I am sure we have speakers of many languages.  And while the United States (where I happen to live) may be one of the most monolingual countries on earth (although I think the UK officially takes the cake there) and knowing multiple languages may seem pretty rare (depending on where you live in the US), in many countries knowing more than one language is considered the norm.

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So the UK is monolingual.

Shhh! don't say that too loud in front of any Welsh speakers, or any gaellic speaking Scots for that matter. Not to mention

 any Irish speakers.

[fukuda 351]

Spanish and french are my mother languages, I speak catalan and japanese too and I somewhat pretend to speak english

[Merlin of Flyote 8]

Originally posted by: fukuda

Spanish and french are my mother languages, I speak catalan and japanese too and I somewhat pretend to speak englishquote>

Your Engish is OK, don't put yourself down.

[Random_ben7 0]

Well im only 16, and my native language is English. In school I am learning french.... I've only been learning french for two terms, so I'm still pretty bad at it, lol.

[panthersimcity4 162]

I speak English obviously, lol, but I'm learning Spanish (and hope to be fully bilingual in the future...) and I'm also learning my mother's native tongue, Polish. My mom also speaks Russian fluently so maybe I'll learn that too...

[Abes 0]

I was born in Australia, so surprise, suprise, English is my mother tongue! ????????????, ????????.But I've lived in the People's Republic of China for the last 5 years, so I can also speak Putonghua (Mandarin, if you have no clue about China)......  I live in Guangzhou (old Canton), but I can only speak a little Cantonese.... I'm absolutely certain the sounds Cantonese people make in their language aren't natureal human sounds!

Oh... if the Chinese characters don't come up properly, it's a translation of the next sentence!

[earwax_man 18]

I'm a language-aholic

I know 5 languages well, but I'm learning a 6th one now

I speak English, Irish, German, Japanese, Mandarin, and I'm starting Cantonese.

I learned English and Irish from home (native languages), German from school and my German friends online, Japanese and Mandarin from online and books. Cantonese is going to be learned from my friend in Guangdong and from books

I'm only 15!

[Streetwise 3]

I'm fluent in English, speak some Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese, Native American, Russian, Greek, Latin, and Hebrew, and know some computer languages

I would like to become fluent in other languages besides English, though.

 

[TekindusT 3,809]

I speak Catalan & Spanish as my mother tongues and I'm fluent in English, I began with it when I was a child. I also studied French a couple of years at school and I tried Japanese by myself, but haven't time to learn it well. German? Only for Rammstein songs...

[fukuda 351]

Aix

[TekindusT 3,809]

Originally posted by: fukuda

Això ja sembla una invasió amb tu i cirvianum per aquí >.>quote>

Vès quin remei... Simtropolis es dels pocs llocs de fans que val la pena i em sembla que tots estem disposats a fer l'esforç... Ja callo que encara em renyaràn per no fer servir l'anglès!

[hummer0328 6]

Originally posted by: TekindusT

Originally posted by: fukuda

Això ja sembla una invasió amb tu i cirvianum per aquí >.>quote>

Vès quin remei... Simtropolis es dels pocs llocs de fans que val la pena i em sembla que tots estem disposats a fer l'esforç... Ja callo que encara em renyaràn per no fer servir l'anglès!

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I'm going to take a guess here and say Catalan?  Don't have much clue what you guys are saying though.

Originally posted by: earwax_man

I'm a language-aholic

I know 5 languages well, but I'm learning a 6th one now

I speak English, Irish, German, Japanese, Mandarin, and I'm starting Cantonese.

I'm only 15!quote>

Wow!  And only 15.  I'm jealous!

Originally posted by: Streetwise

I'm fluent in English, speak some Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese, Native American, Russian, Greek, Latin, and Hebrew, and know some computer languages

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Just curious what Native American languages you know?