languages!

thirdhour · Post by **thirdhour** » 6/10/2005, 6:29 pm

I know the alphabet in sign language, so if i was stuck in a mine shaft with a deaf person that didn't read lips, I could spell stuff out for them.

Post by **saman** » 6/10/2005, 9:36 pm

- fluent in urdu. i can read and write it too
- english
- can read arabic, but i can't speak and write it, and i'll be damned if i know what any of it means
- can understand punjabi
- i can understand a few words of japanese
- html

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 6/11/2005, 1:14 am

Southern Ontario English - fluent
Immigrant English - fluent
French French - conversational, read/write
Quebec French - conversational, read/write
Greek - conversation, can read, my spelling is horrendous
Latin - can read/understand and form simple sentences
Romanian - Casual and formal conversation, can read, once again horrendous spelling
Spanish - working on it
Japanese - Can count to ten!
HTML - functional
I can also read Old Futhark (the runic alphabet), bringing me to 3 alphabets in total. Still working on Cyrillic.

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 6/11/2005, 3:22 am

thirdhour wrote:I know the alphabet in sign language, so if i was stuck in a mine shaft with a deaf person that didn't read lips, I could spell stuff out for them.

That'd take so long.

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 6/11/2005, 10:59 am

Once you get the hang of Cyrillic, its dead easy Alexxx.

Soozy · Post by **Soozy** » 6/11/2005, 12:18 pm

Cyrillic is fun

I need to progress past the having to read words by working out each letter at a time though cos it takes forever to read anything

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 6/11/2005, 12:57 pm

I can recognize full words now, my reading is really good, but my writing. Ohhh man.

TaLeNtOsO · Post by **TaLeNtOsO** » 6/11/2005, 8:14 pm

A little bit of english and spanish

Igual le pego caleta al español y se que ninguno de ustedes va a entender lo que estoy escribiendo

Viva Chile y Our Lady Peace!

megxyz128 · Post by **megxyz128** » 6/11/2005, 8:41 pm

ok that says something about how noone is going to understand what you're writing, correct?

english - omg im special
spanish - im really good at reading it, speaking im okay, and writing im good at.

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 6/11/2005, 9:27 pm

My problem with cyrillic is that it has a lot of characters borrowed from greek that... don't... make... the same... sound!!! It confuses me big time.

TaLeNtOsO · Post by **TaLeNtOsO** » 6/12/2005, 4:43 pm

megxyz128 wrote:ok that says something about how noone is going to understand what you're writing, correct?

english - omg im special
spanish - im really good at reading it, speaking im okay, and writing im good at.

Yes it's

I don't understand why you learn spanish.. i think is not a important language

AnnieDreams · Post by **AnnieDreams** » 6/12/2005, 5:53 pm

it is if you want to go to Spain. Or Mexico. or Latin America. Or all three.

Sonya · Post by **Sonya** » 6/12/2005, 6:08 pm

or as a base to learn other languages that are not necessarily latin-based. :nod:

megxyz128 · Post by **megxyz128** » 6/12/2005, 7:53 pm

when i was in italy knowing spanish was really helpful because it's similiar.

Dr. Hobo · Post by **Dr. Hobo** » 6/12/2005, 8:06 pm

i know uh
english
i know barely enough french to watch hockey games in french and get the gist of what theyre blabbing about
i understand telegu (one of india's official langs and my "native tongue" so to speak) and can speak when i have to but i tend not to and but cant read it
and uhhh thats it

clumsychild_ · Post by **clumsychild_** » 6/12/2005, 8:17 pm

English, bit o' French (took it all through high school).

Nothing too notable. I'd love to learn more though. :nod:

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 6/12/2005, 10:08 pm

AnnieDreams wrote:it is if you want to go to Spain. Or Mexico. or Latin America. Or all three.

Or just live in the US. :lol:

A looooot of people here speak Spanish (and a lot of them don't speak English).

TaLeNtOsO · Post by **TaLeNtOsO** » 6/15/2005, 12:34 pm

i wanna learn french

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 6/15/2005, 1:02 pm

i have my french exam tomorrow! ugggg cramming

Waiting to Exist · Post by **Waiting to Exist** » 6/15/2005, 1:12 pm

Also, I'm learning Japanese, albeit very slowly, as I have few resources.