Sonia | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 03:57 pm     Am I the only one here who speak other langage than English and have to work hard to exprimate my opinion in English here? I come in this board for different reasons: 1rst: share opinions about the game 2nd: practice my English writing Just curious, can you tell me what is your first langage, and do you speak other ones? My answer: first langage: French (I gave a French song as my answer to an other topic.) Second: English but not totally handle it. I still practice. ;) |
Earthmother | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:10 pm     I am unolingual.(that's the extent of my spanish)..Only English unless sign-language counts |
Surini | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:10 pm     English only here, although I did take some French years ago I have not used it so have lost most of it. The BB message boards are a great way for you to practice your English as it's almost the same as having a conversation with someone and you can get immediate feedback as to how you're doing. Good luck! |
Poesía | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:15 pm     English is my first. I am currently studying Spanish. Good for you, Sonia! I find that the best practice is to jump right in and speak Spanish as much as possible. Things like this message board are perfect for that. Is there a Spanish Big Brother??? |
Trulyscrumtious | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:20 pm     Same here Sonia, my first language is French. Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec though, so I speak both French and English with ease. |
Strkaholic | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:21 pm     Spanish is my first language...English is my 2nd. |
Ketchuplover | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:29 pm     No languages for me |
Bohawkins | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:34 pm     My first language was FORTH, then I learned BASIC, then 8088 Assembler, PASCAL, then C, C++, and finally PYTHON (with a smattering of html markup, Javascript and JAVA). |
Bmh | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:39 pm     My first language was English..but I am currently studying both Spanish and French..it's tough! |
Alib | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:42 pm     English but recently met the government bilingual standard (French)... YAHOO!! Live in Ottawa so have lots of opportunity to use both languages. Look for occasions to use my French since I spent the last few months working hard to upgrade it. |
Nimue | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:45 pm     Congrats Alib Those government test are hard....I hope to get my french soon too..... |
Wcv63 | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:45 pm     I speak English. My one claim to fame is being able to count to ten in several different languages; French, German, Spanish, and Japanese. I don't think an urgent need for my talent will ever come into play. I am also quite fluent in the languages of Pokemon, Dragonball Z and Hamtaro. Had I not learned the lingo of the aforementioned "cultures" I would be unable to communicate with my children. |
Jasons_First | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:45 pm     English is my first, I'm learning Norwegian and I already know French |
Redhalo | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:47 pm     English is my first language.....but I am dating a Spanish man and I have learned a few bad words......does that count as a second language? |
Redhalo | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:48 pm     But to add to my post.....I really admire people who can speak more than one language....I can barely handle the one..... |
Strkaholic | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:49 pm     Bohawkins..I have diet coke all over my monitor now...too funny! |
Earthmother | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:54 pm     Ketchuplover..we know..lol |
Gail | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:55 pm     English for me but I speak/read enough French and German to ask for directions and order off of menus, shop and make conversation. |
Azriel | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:59 pm     My first language is English. I can speak some high school Spanish. I'm trying to learn Dutch right now and it's HARD! I'll know I'll never be fluent. I'm just aiming for the 'point and hope they understand my awful pronunciation' version of Dutch. I can count to 10 in Dutch, Wvc  |
Snee | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 05:02 pm     english, ubby dubby, and some french. oh, and i can say "hello! i don't understand," in a few languages. |
Chiparock | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 05:07 pm     American English is my first language, but I am fluent in Italian. I studied French in college and apparently spoke it with an Italian accent: when I went to France, people there thought I was Italian! Fine with me -- Americans aren't always appreciated in Europe. One of these days I hope to be able to speak British English. It sounds much classier than the American version. (Don't get me wrong: I'm extremely proud and happy to be American!) |
Ryanc2002 | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 05:09 pm     LOL@Bohawkins English and Gibberish for me. |
Alaginger | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 05:09 pm     My first language is English. Took German in college but it speak it "Nicht Sehr Gut" (Not So Good). Sonia - I really enjoyed reading your input in the song thread, both the English and the French version. Bravo for you........ |
Willsfan | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 05:10 pm     English - 2nd language. |
Wcv63 | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 05:13 pm     Snee now there's a useful phrase! Azriel, you seem to be learning more than just counting in Dutch. That looks like a hard language. Actually, I'm familiar with several different phrases in a variety of languages. I'm sure I speak none of them with the appropriate accent. The romance languages are easier for me to decipher even with a limited knowledge. I can usually get the "gist" of the written word and can occassionally pick out a word when spoken. |