How many languages can you speak?

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How many languages can you speak?

  • One

    Votes: 86 24.1%

  • Two

    Votes: 126 35.3%

  • Three

    Votes: 87 24.4%

  • Four

    Votes: 41 11.5%

  • Five

    Votes: 7 2.0%

  • Six

    Votes: 10 2.8%
  • Total voters
    357
exigeracer

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This is a simple question, maybe more of a survey.

How many languages can you speak? I am a fluent trilingual - English, Canada's national language, French, Canada's other national language, which is mandatory to have if you want to work retail in this province, and Latvian, which is my ethnicity and culture. I don't really plan on learning any others, but who knows, I may have to if my line of work leads me to another country with other languages.

What about you? Any comments?
 
one, but I want to learn swedish so I won't be too lost when I move there (hopefully within the next 10 years)
 
Can I have an option for 1 and a half?

I speak English (duh) and not much else. 5 years of French lessons have amounted to... not very much. I could just about manage in either a supermarket (I can live on cheese and coffee, right?), or in a life or death situation where I'd be able to save myself by stringing together a conversation about my morning routine. That comes in very handy when you're stuck down a well or find yourself in a Dijon hospital with concussion.


I'm so looking forward to my results next week. I'll be happy with a D, thank you very much.
 
One. I used to be able to speak bits of Spanish, but nowhere near enough to save myself in a life or death situation. Unless I point to the sky and yell "mida", and in the distraction I could run the other way?

I hope mida means look. It's been a while.

It'd still be distracting if I pointed to the sky and yelled anything, I guess. What about yelling pantalones?
 
Two...kinda. English of course, and I took two years of American Sign Language. I don't remember much of ASL, but when I see someone signing, I can normally figure out what they are saying.
 
Two I can almost speak English and being from the south I can talk hillbilly; spelling is something else I keep one of those books that don't read very well but all the words are in great order:dunce:
 
100% Italiano, (Including some dialects as well)

82-87% English,

45-65% of Español,

20% Français,

10% Portuguese.


EDIT: Why can't I see my sig?!
 
I can only speak English. But I do know some Japanese, hell I know more Japanese than Spanish. I do want to be come fluent in Japanese because I have plans of visiting Japan one day.
 
I obviously speak English, being an American of Mid-West origins, however I also speak a fair amount of German (Deutsch)... Enough to get around and ask basic questions, which is all you really need. Its always fun knowing a different language, as you can yell at your co-workers and not even have them know what you're saying.
 
I always talk about people in Latvian with whoever I'm with. It's amusing. Of course, you always hear the stories of someone's godmother's aunt who was on an elevator in Indiannapolis talking smack with another Latvian and it turns out someone else understood, but considering how few of us there are outside of Latvia, I think I'll be safe.
 
American English, a bit of the Queen's English, and some German (enough to get me by in Germany if I had to). I guess I only speak one fluently though, I would like to increase my German and I would eventually like to learn some Icelandic.
 
Apoligies, I voted 3 before reading the first post and realising you meant fluent. It is amatuer hour (morning) after all.

I speak English, and I could probably get my point across in Welsh in most situations on a good day. 3 years of learning Spanish have done me some good, though don't ask me to type it. My grammar is atrocious.
 
I speak Hebrew, English and German completely-fluent, and a decent amount of French - though not nearly as fluent as the other three. At almost-16, I consider that plenty.
 
I voted two, English and Afrikaans, though to be honest the Afrikaans is getting quite rusty now through lack of practice.

Studied Zulu for a year as well but can now only remember two words... hello and yes. I don't think that counts as fluent.

Please pardon my ignorance... where does Tamil originate? That's a new one on me.

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I hope mida means look. It's been a while.

It'd still be distracting if I pointed to the sky and yelled anything, I guess. What about yelling pantalones?[/font]
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I speak a bit of Spanish, I understand it better than I speak it, but I can complement a waitress on her nice eyes and good service.

I speak some German, and I'm learning a bit of French to help with work.
 
1. Portuguese (my native language)
2. Spanish
3. French
4. English

I know a few italian words and sentences and I can understand written and spoken italian, but I don't really knowthe language enough to keep any sort of conversation.
 

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