What languages do you speak?

[Amelia]

English and Vietnamese. Of course I speak Vnese more fluently.

[Flashpoint_1230]

I'm pretty amazed at the fact that so many of us are familiar with more than one language. It'd be hilarious to see us all meshed into one superhuman with all of our linguistic knowledge. Hmm... If I'm not mistaken, the most common second language here on the forums is...French?

[TheEnd]

If I'm not mistaken, the most common second language here on the forums is...French?

I'd say it's technically English.

[Ezra]

My main language is English, I've been learning french for about 4-5 years, I've started to learn polish and Italian and I know tiny bit of spanish and like several words of latin.

I know how to say hi and goodbye in like 20+ different languages, that wouldn't get me very far trying to talk to someone speaking in that langague XD

[Esau of Isaac]

Native Portuguese, somewhat decent English, some Japanese. Notions of Spanish and Latin but they don't really count.

Indeed. Five years here and my body still isn't ready for JLPT level 2, which is supposed to be proof of an intermediate level of proficiency.

Wow, the gap between JLPT 2 and 1 is that huge?

You're making me afraid to keep learning this language right now. :V

[BrandedRogue]

uuhh let's see, Dutch, German, English and I'm learning Japanese (or trying to).

and we did have French in school, but I never was good at that XD

[Ein]

I am fluent in English and okay with Spanish.

I can read and write in both languages but I have a little trouble with Spanish despite it being my first language.

[shadowofchaos]

I'd say it's technically English.

In many countries, I think it's common that they teach English. I've heard even some for business purposes, maybe?

But anyway, in the Philippines schools way back when I was there, they teach English in the private schools, and forbid you from speaking tagalog while learning it in the Elementary school levels, and as I heard, on presentations in the higher grades. (That school taught Elementary school to high school)

I don't know about the public schools though if they taught English as a "required" second language like the school I went to. (I've heard the public schools there were crap, but the private schools were comparable, if not better than the schools here in the US)

[TheEnd]

Wow, the gap between JLPT 2 and 1 is that huge?

You're making me afraid to keep learning this language right now. :V

The gap between 3 (which was horribly easy tbh) and 2 is huge. Or was, at least. They've apparently changed the system a bit, but I don't really know how it is now. People usually get stuck at 2 so I don't get to hear much about level 1.

It's all over if you give up. Besides, it isn't like you can't do shit with a (truly) elementary level Japanese; it serves my gaming purposes well enough.

In many countries, I think it's common that they teach English. I've heard even some for business purposes, maybe?

Yeah. But anyway, my point was that the number of non-native English speakers here is very likely greater than the number of native English posters with French (or whatever) as their second language.

Edited November 19, 2010 by TheEnd

[Thor Odinson]

Virgil? What a wimp. Wouldn't last five seconds against 'ol Ἡρόδοτος.

I'd very much like to learn Greek, actually.

I complained to my Latin teacher that there were no Greek classes.

Quite honestly, he'd be qualified to teach Greek too.

[Inactive Account]

English, and a small amount of Chinese. I studied it for seven years, but it wasn't very effective, and I'm probably completely incomprehensible when I talk.

[Lilmik11]

My native language is French, but I easily write,talk and understand english. I'm learning Spanish at school, but I suck.

[Chocolate Kitty]

American English. And am taking French in school but I suck at it.

^^ This and a tiny bit of japanese

[Admiral "Bull" Halsey]

English

French

Mandarin

[peener weener]

I speak fluent ArgentinianSpanish and English, and have basic knowledge of Portuguese. I can decipher most Latin-derived languages and Latin by reading, though.

[a.f.k.a. Howard Hughes]

English and Finnish. Also three long years of failure in the form of Swedish classes.

[NinjaMonkey]

English and French <_<

[Darros]

English and French <_<

How good is your french?

[NinjaMonkey]

How good is your french?

I got a C in my French GCSE... which I took 10 years ago.

[Ken Zomg]

English, Chinese, Japanese, taking Spanish in school.

And not Japanese like those guys who think they can speak Japanese

I wanna learn German, it sounds so badass :D

[Secret]

English and 2 years of lolhighschool Spanish.

Yeaaaaaaah...

[Phoenix Wright]

You don't any Japanese? :P

Oh wow! hahaha! :D

[Guy Starwind]

English and a little French.

[eclipse]

English, a little bit of Japanese, and a very, VERY little bit of Hawaiian. . .don't ask.

[Esau of Isaac]

The gap between 3 (which was horribly easy tbh) and 2 is huge. Or was, at least. They've apparently changed the system a bit, but I don't really know how it is now. People usually get stuck at 2 so I don't get to hear much about level 1.

It's all over if you give up. Besides, it isn't like you can't do shit with a (truly) elementary level Japanese; it serves my gaming purposes well enough.

Well, I guess I might as well try. I just don't want to put in all this effort for perhaps moving in that direction for a career to have it all blow up on me.

I have quite a bit of fun learning it, though.