Languages

[Yaads 0]

Just wondering what languages are prominent.

Also considering learning another language...just want some ideas.

Thanks

[Jenn! 918]

My first language is english, and my husband's is arabic. We speak to each other in Italian though. If I were to learn another language, it would be arabic...

[Yaads 0]

Sorry I left Arabic off the list...it only gave me so many choices and there are so many languages

[kml_36 0]

I speak 5 languages & would like to learn SPANISH since I will be moving to Cali soon.

[Angelica 0]

Does jibberish count ? I speak that VERY well !!

Kim

[moondancer627 0]

I took a few years of Spanish in collage, but it all slipped away. Once in a while I can understand it.

I guess I need to polish up on it since most of Tucson is Spanish speaking, but then again I feel the Spanish speakers should be speaking English first as they are in the US.

I wish I could get the hang of German since Anton's first language is German and it would be nice to be able to speak with his relatives.

Moondancer

[sparkofcreation 0]

I speak English and Spanish fluently, know a fair bit of Catalan, and can survive in French or Portuguese if I *really* have to. If I had to choose a language to learn, I'd probably go with Russian or ASL, unless it had to be one I'd never studied, in which case probably either Japanese or Mandarin Chinese.

Gareth would like to learn Spanish (partly 'cause I speak it, mostly 'cause we live in Albuquerque and half the things have Spanish names and he's tired of asking me what things mean) but he's awful at languages.

I guess I need to polish up on it since most of Tucson is Spanish speaking, but then again I feel the Spanish speakers should be speaking English first as they are in the US.

I don't know about Arizona, but here in New Mexico, many of the Spanish speakers have been living in the same town for several centuries. It's the English speakers who are the newcomers.

Edited May 23, 2006 by sparkofcreation

[*Robert* 2]

I am English first, then Spanish, Tagalog, Mandarin Chinese, Marshalese, and now Thai.

Since I live in Hawaii, I would love to learn more of the Hawaiian language. (Not "pigeon"!!! )

[LiszyandKenny 5]

I speak 5 languages and my primary language is Portuguese (which is not on the list @#%#¨#@# )

I'd like to learn Greek, Czech and Polish... don't ask me why

[keltic 1]

other = Dutch

[Dixie_Peach 1]

voted for french... because jamal and his family speak it...

but also would like to learn arabic...

[Fuzzness 2]

english and french fluently, know a little german, would like to learn more.

ASL and Russian would be other choices. perhaps Gaelic too. or czech.

also learning southernese. can understand newfanese but not speak it.

Edited May 23, 2006 by Fuzzness

[Fischkoepfin 1]

I speak two languages fluently (English and German), but I speak enough French to get around and have conversation in it (as long as people don't mind my abysmal grammar). I also know Latin, but most people don't speak it.

Currently, I'm learning Dutch for work. I can sort of understand Dutch (growing up close to the Dutch border helps), and I can read it very slowly with the help of a dictionary, but I want to become fluent in speaking and reading soon. So, I guess I want to learn Ducth, unless you're asking for a language I've never studied, and then my choice would be Russian.

[john_and_marlene 162]

2/English/Tagalog

[chri'stina 190]

I only know English. I know how to say a little in spanish but definitely not fluent in it.

I really need to learn Hindi as Sujeet's mom does not speak English. So in order to be able to talk to her, I have to learn Hindi. Not an easy task...

Sujeet knows 5 languages fluently(4 Indian languages and English), and he primarily speaks English nowadays. He only speaks Hindi and some other Indian language on the phone with his family and friends from India or while in India. I think if he could learn another language he'd want to know Spanish.