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how many languages can you speak?

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  1. Dec 10, 2012 at 9:50 AM
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    aficianado

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    i've traveled alot around the world. one thing i noticed about other countries..they seem to be able to speak more than one language.

    i have english, cantonese..and i can massacre spanish. i am learning mandarin.

    if i can get mandarin down, and refresh spanish...i would have 4.

    you?
     
  2. Dec 10, 2012 at 9:52 AM
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    The Driver

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    Three. Spanish is my first language. I grew up in FL, so English became my second. I took French while in College, with the French Alliance of Tampa and Orlando. I can make myself understand in Italian and vice versa, but I try not to push my luck...
     
  3. Dec 10, 2012 at 9:56 AM
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    In all seriousness, I know enough Spanish to get myself into trouble and ask for a beer and that's about it. :eek:
     
  4. Dec 10, 2012 at 10:01 AM
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    tomwilson74

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    I know English and hillbilly.
     
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    I can speak Minnesotan pretty well.
     
  6. Dec 10, 2012 at 10:07 AM
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    The Driver

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    Well I speak "flatlander Southernesse", but you probably mean KY/WV "Mountain talk"...
     
  7. Dec 10, 2012 at 10:12 AM
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    Boerseun

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    I speak American and British English, and Afrikaans, so that's 3.:rolleyes:
    Also a little German, Dutch, Tswana and Sotho, but not fluent.

    Being in Florida I wish I could speak Spanish, maybe one day will have time to learn it.
     
  8. Dec 10, 2012 at 10:14 AM
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    acdronin

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    English, Spanglish and I used to speak Tweekenese but that was a long time ago:)
     
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    U R in Sarasota. So long as you speak "yankee" and "midwestener" you'll be fine! ;)
     
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    English, Spanish, and Spanglish
     
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    :) All kinds of different American accents here, for sure.

    Also, lots of foreigners here. I was at a project meeting at Sarasota County the other day and of the six people in the room only one was born here - all kinds of accents in the room; my Dutch(Afrikaans) accent, British, Thai, Chinese & Japanese. I almost felt sorry for the poor lonely American.:D
     
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    Engrish, pashto, some spanish, can read a good chunk of Greek words and tiny bits and pieces of a few others. I'm working on Greek right now, but want to learn ye old Irish before my great uncle passes away so we can chit chat and none of the family can understand us :)
     
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    English,French some Spanish and learning Italian, going to teach my kids Italian as well. I am sure that they will learn Spanish through school.
     
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    Thai, English both native speaker. Matter of fact, if I'm speaking Thai and I try to say something in English, I sound fresh off the boat. Also, if I'm speaking English and try to say a Thai word, I sound like an American attempting to speak Thai.

    I'm out of practice, but could probably get along in ASL if I needed to, I took sign language in high school... There were quite a few hot deaf chicks, and it was a yet untapped well ;)

    Smatterings of german, Yiddish... And a bit of Spanish.
     
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    Forster46 Very nice how much?

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    English and Norwegian (sort of). And I failed Spanish twice in high school but I know enough to know what someone is saying, not enough to form a good sentence back lol

    Once I get spanish down I'm going for french or russian.
     
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    i am also fluent in Bullshit and pretty damn good at Complete and Utter Bullshit :)
     
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    Konaborne Pineapples on pizza Hawaiian does not it make.

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    boku wa nihongo ga sukoshi dake hanashimasu neeeeeeeeeee
     
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    Konaborne

    Konaborne Pineapples on pizza Hawaiian does not it make.

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    hawaiian pidgin is also technically it's own language

    fluent in dat one, brah
     
  20. Dec 12, 2012 at 1:01 AM
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    Always wanted to learn Latin and Klingon though
     

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