What languages do you speak?
@masterviajero (697)
Philippines
May 26, 2007 2:27pm CST
are you a bilingual? aside from your national/official language what are language do you speak? and where did you learn it? was it from friends or in school? what other languages would you like to learn?
as for me, i can only speak filipino and english. filipino since its our official language. and most filipinos learn english in school. i also speak another regional dialect (native language), that is ilocano.. usually use english at the office, filipino when with friends and ilocano at home.. too bad though coz spanish ceased to be an official language in 1973. it would had been fun speaking spanish.. but i want to learn french.. ;)
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@kyutstudph (1263)
• Philippines
28 May 07
I can speak both english and Filipino and a little spanish because I am partly spanish. Now I am studying Malay on my own and wants to learn more languages in the future. If I were to choose I wanted to learn japanese,german and french
@kyutstudph (1263)
• Philippines
28 May 07
No its non work related, I am studying malay via internet because I have a virtual friend who is malay which inspires me to learn their language. I want to learn japanese,German and french someday, Here in our company training of those language is offered for free. So if I find time I would like to enroll on those classes. How about you?
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@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
28 May 07
wow.. good for you.. you might as well practice speaking malay when you talk with your friend.. id like to really learn french but really busy with work, and my company doesnt offer any free classes.. if i can find some time to squeeze it in my schedule, i will surely enroll..
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@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
28 May 07
may i ask the reason why you are trying to learn malay? is it just for fun or you need it in your job or something? where do you plan to study these languages? or you just buy books for self-study? thanks
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@shakeroo (3986)
• Malaysia
26 May 07
I speak English, Malay and Indonesian. I use English at work, Malay with my parents and Indonesian with my in laws. I would love to learn Mandarin, Japanese and French but i don't think that my brain is capable of learning a new language anymore. LOL!
@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
26 May 07
wow 3 languages each for different purposes.. well i think itll be easy for me to learn malay or indonesian (is it bahasa or something?) since these languages belong to the same family (malayo-polynesian language).. another reason for not really learning french (or mandarin in your case) but theres no chance at all that i would be able to use it, except if i chat online or work as a french-speaking agent.. but it would be really fun learning new languages..
@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
26 May 07
yup lots of similarities.. itll be easy to learn your language too but as ive said i would be able to use it here since no one speaks that language in the country..
thanks and have a good day, too!
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@el_jeffo (750)
• Philippines
27 May 07
I speak English and Tagalog. I tried learning Japanese but it's been years and I still haven't "learned" it yet, although I can shout obscure Japanese phrases like "Kawaii deshou?!~" I also used to be able to speak Indonesian but I kind of forgot most of it ever since I moved out of there.
So yeah, English and Tagalog. :(
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@el_jeffo (750)
• Philippines
28 May 07
Well I had to learn it before because I used to live in Indonesia. But once I moved back to the Philippines I didn't really have any use for it, and never used it...and sort of forgot most of it. Japanese as well, I only studied it to fulfill a modern language requirement in high school. Although my mom says I should pursue this too because it might be useful one day. But my hands are kind of full at the moment so I'll just get back at this some other day.
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@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
28 May 07
indonesian language is useless here in the country since no one really speaks the language.. but at least you had the chance to learn it.. guess japanese will be quite useful in the future.. most companies look for japanese speaking employees, and since theres not that much who can do, theyll pay you big! but good luck in the future!
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@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
28 May 07
why not continue learning indonesian and japanese? itll be fun especially if you really enjoy learning them.. and itll be easy for you to learn indonesian. though you must find somebody to converse daily in that language..
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@tala91285 (1074)
• Philippines
27 May 07
I know English and Tagalog, plus a bit of Japanese and Ilonggo. I know a few lines of other languages though but I don't think they count as "speaking" them ehehe..
My mom is half-Ilocano, half-Kapangpangan but I never got around learning those languages. Too bad hehehe..
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@tala91285 (1074)
• Philippines
27 May 07
Nahhh Japanese isn't too hard..I guess as long as you're interested. I learned Spanish before, for a whole year, but I wasn't into it so I kinda forgot everything already ;_;
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@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
27 May 07
how i wish i have lots of time to learn a new language, either spanish or japanese.. it pays a lot working as a bilingual call center agent. and itll be fun to try speaking them when you visit japan or spain!
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@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
27 May 07
japanese? wow.. was it hard? had lots of college friends who are kapangpangan. they tried teaching me but to no avail.. i did learn pangalatoc, but dont use it anymore.. your ilocano too? wow pure-blooded ilocano here.. ;)
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@mean_queen (1713)
• Malaysia
30 May 07
I only speak English and Malay.. I took Japanese classes but got totally lost.. I can write Hiragana characters though.. I think that's easy. Now as you know, I'm learning Tagalog and I hope that one turns out well.. So hopefully I'll soon be able to master 3 languages.. =D
@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
30 May 07
you shouldnt have been discouraged learning japanese.. well good luck in learning tagalog.. we filipinos here will be here if you need help!
@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
30 May 07
i think spanish is much more interesting to learn than japanese.. "walang anuman" (its not a bother or you're welcome) and "ingat ka rin." thats a good start! salamat din..
@mean_queen (1713)
• Malaysia
30 May 07
Well, I never did wanna take Japanese to begin with but it was compulsory for my class. I was actually interested in Spanish but it wasn't offered.. :( One by one.. For now it's Tagalog! Salamat! ingat ka!
@marinarovi (1318)
• Argentina
30 May 07
I speak Spanish, which is my mother tongue, English, French, and Italian. I can also read quite decently and understand some catalan, because my mother was born in cataluyna, spain.
I'm trying to start learning some German on my own, but i don't know if i'll succeed!
I just love languages, and the experience of communicating with a lot of people from different cultures!
@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
30 May 07
wow.. how i wish i can speak most of your languages.. but at least you wont have a problem speaking tagalog since most words are derived from spanish.. may i ask the difference between spanish and catalan? arent they the same? so after german whats next on your list? thanks
@marinarovi (1318)
• Argentina
30 May 07
After German... who knows, maybe japanese. I find their culture very very interesting!!!
Catalan is a language older than spanish, it is spoken in the north of spain, called Catalunya (where Barcelona is), and -if my mother saw this she would get really angry, he he- it is kind of a mixture between french, italian, and spanish. =)
@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
30 May 07
really? i never thought that theres another language spoken in spain.. all i know is that spanish is your native langugage! catalan sounds interesting! 3 other languages rolled into one! thanks
@Withoutwings (6992)
• United States
31 May 07
I speak English fluently. It's my native language - but I like old English too. I can speak very properly if I need too. I'm very interested in langauges and new words. I've taken German, French, and Spanish in school and college. I don't speak any of them fluently but I can have a conversation.... and I can understand sometimes what other people are saying. I'm going to be taking Italian - and definately learning to speak that fluently as I'm going to go to school in Florence for a couple summer semesters. I've also tried out Russian and Thai.
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@Withoutwings (6992)
• United States
31 May 07
Well, I understand Shakespeare - but I just meant proper English - like before all the slang and shortening of words. Like Hemingway or Melville.
@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
31 May 07
old english like shakespeare? is it still being used today? how i wish all universities here in the philippines offer german, french and spanish in their curriculum! good luck in your schooling in florence, i hope you enjoy the language.. i kinda like how thai speak their language.. lol
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