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GeniusSoul @GeniusSoul (360) • United States 10 Sep 20

Are you a lover of different cultures and languages? I am. I can speak 3 languages fluently. English, German and Swahili. Currently I'm learning Russian and oh boy I'm loving every bit of it. How many languages can you speak?

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Being multilingual online

Jojo @Sojourn (13833) • India 27 Aug 19

English has been the de facto standard when it comes to international communication such that a standard keyboard comes in English. As per my knowledge, there are bilingual keyboards which can input letters from two different...

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Are you a multilingual or bilingual person?

Twinkle @Teekaaa (11642) • India 17 Aug 18

Bilingual person - a person who knows two languages. Multilingual person - a person who knows more than two languages. As for me, I'm bilingual and I know two languages, English and Tamil. And I am in the process of...

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Different Languages

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 29 Sep 17

Who here is multi lingual? I learned Spanish in high school but am not fluent. I am starting over trying to learn the language better. I also want to learn Italian, Japanese, French, and German. I better get busy. I know a little...

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Multi-lingual

Raine38 @Raine38 (12387) • United States 20 Feb 16

I grew up in a bilingual family. I speak, read and write fluent English and Tagalog (Filipino), and can understand very little Spanish (but only if spoken slowly). My grandparents cannot speak English fluently, but they know...

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Raising Children bilingual

Christine aka stine1 @stine1online (835) • Germany 3 Sep 15

So hubby would like to at least TRY to raise our daughter bilingual. That would mean that he is the German part and I am the English part. I am a bit hesitant. I am pretty good in English, my spoken English is at least on an...

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Daisy our African Grey

lelin1123 @lelin1123 (15594) • Puerto Rico 14 Apr 13

I have a female african grey bird name Daisy. She is beautiful and talks so much. She is only a year and 2 months old. She speaks so many words both in english and spanish. She will say Mommy, I love you or teamor which means I...

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What do you say when someone asks you to say something in another language?

dance4life @dance4life (252) • United States 4 Feb 13

I'm currently learning Japanese and a thought occurred to me. Whenever people find out that you're bilingual they want you to say something in that language. My mind for one always goes blank, how about you? What do or would you...

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make your children bilingual. it is money well spent

Nnaemeka @mydanods (6513) • Nigeria 31 Oct 12

if you have children, especially where they are below 15, give them the ability to be bilingual. bilingual children have more head start than their peers in life, such as having more self control and the ability to keep a longer...

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Can your child be bilingual if you aren't?

cutepenguin @cutepenguin (6430) • Canada 26 Aug 12

I learned some Japanese in high school and we are thinking about trying to teach our son Japanese. He might be a bit too old to start, but he's not getting younger, so we figure we'll start now and send him to Japanese preschool...

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teach your child

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Lucky to be Bi-lingual

jureathome @jureathome (5361) • Philippines 6 May 12

A friend of mine got a really good compensation package for his ability to speak Spanish. He is half Filipino, half Puerto Rican, and although, his Spanish wasn't perfect, he is able to communicate with Hispanic customers in the...

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Spanish immersion elementary school

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 27 Feb 12

So, my little one is going to be starting kindergarten this fall, he turned five back in October but because of our state's laws he isn't able to start kindergarten until he is almost six years old. I went to the school to...

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early childhood education

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Becoming fluent in a 2nd language

fluffysue @fluffysue (1482) • United States 28 Jun 11

I've come to the conclusion that I will need to become fluent in another language in order to better my job prospects. Since I've already studied Spanish and French, and there is more need for Spanish speakers in the U.S., I will...

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New languages

thatgirl13 @thatgirl13 (7294) • South Korea 26 Feb 11

I assume most of mylot users are multilingual or at least bilingual. Was it difficult learning a foreign language?? Do you have any tips and ideas of learning a language easily?? How long did it take you to speak the language...

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English language.

Lore2009 @Lore2009 (7378) • United States 22 Feb 11

There are a lot of people here from many "English" speaking countries, but there are many who are not from there but speak(or write) very fluent English. How did you all learn English... is everyone bilingual in your country(which...

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English Please

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 1 Feb 11

Indiana and Minnesota lawmakers are pushing legislation to make English their official language. Other states have had this in place for a number of years but it has become just symbolic. I know Colorado has declared English the...

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I feel my English improvement is stalling

diamania @diamania (7011) • Netherlands 23 Jul 10

I've been learning English for roughly 6 years now and feel that I still have problems expressing myself and my improvement is stalling. What English learning sites or courses can I use to improve my English? And if you...

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Immersing children in a new language and educational system

Comagirl @Comagirl (146) • Spain 20 Jul 10

I know there are Mylotters from all over the world contributing here, and I'd be very interested in your thoughts on my situation. I have two daughters, 5 and 10 years, and we are English and lived in Spain for 2 years. So far...

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How can I encourage my daughter to speak English

Muteki @Muteki (114) • Japan 9 Jul 10

My spouse is Japanese, I am English and we live in Japan. Japan is not an English speaking environment at all. I speak English to my daughter "only 16 months old" and tends to respond through reading my body language, but responds...

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I need some advice

vickou @vickou (4) • United States 1 Jul 09

I was a pre-pharmacy student but I decided that I'm going to change to math major because there's no way that I would find the money for pharmacy school. But I just moved to USA, and I have an accent. So would you guys prefer...

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