Do you speak more than one language?

@Mirita (2668)
United States
August 27, 2007 9:53am CST
Besides english, I'm fluent in spanish and I speak some french. Don't you think is fun to speak several languages? Some people in America get so intimidated if they only speak english ,and they feel excluded when others are talking among themselves in a different language. I think is great to be able to communicate with other people of different countries. Do you guys agree with me or not?
20 responses
@balasri (26537)
• India
28 Aug 07
I can speak five languages if you add sign language too.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
29 Aug 07
Thank you very much.You seem to be a very sportive person.Will you be my friend?
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
29 Aug 07
Sure, why not!
@Mirita (2668)
• United States
28 Aug 07
Well, sign language to me is also an important way of communicating. Yes, sign language is also a language. Great Job!
@meemingNEW (2226)
• Philippines
27 Aug 07
Hi there.. Yes, I speak more than one language. I speak about 3 languages but I do learned some Spanish and some Chinese words. The 3 languages are english, tagalog (our national language in the philippines) and Bisaya as my native language. yes, it is definitely great to communicate with other people.. totally agree with you! :)
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
27 Aug 07
My husband is a handson pinoy and he also speaks tagalog ,but he is lazy to teach me his language. I think tagalog sounds beautiful and it appears to be a combination of portuguese and spanish.
@Mirita (2668)
• United States
28 Aug 07
Sure why not?
• China
28 Aug 07
Hi,I come from china,I only speak chinese,I want to learn speak english but my english no so good,Are you interesting to Chinese? we can learning from each other.
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• Canada
31 Aug 07
Yes i can speak, write and read English, Hindi and Urdu very well, Hope to learn french in future if got any opportunity to learn.
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
31 Aug 07
Well, you are doing great already ,but is a great idea to learn French too.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
28 Aug 07
Yeah, it’s really lots of fun to be able to speak several languages especially when we travel in a foreign country. Other than Chinese I could also speak English, Malay and several dialects of my people. We could use a dialect s which is not known by foreigners when in private conversation with our companions while bargaining with the seller or shopkeeper of the outlet in a foreign country we visited. In this way we could make the bargaining more effective and interesting as well lol...
@Mirita (2668)
• United States
28 Aug 07
Yes, people enjoy when you make an effort to speak their language and they might give you a very deal.
@laurika (4532)
• United States
27 Aug 07
I do speak more than one language.It's not only great talk with other people all around the world, but also it s pretty importnat today.I don't know about here, but in Europe, there are at least 2 or more foreign languages in the school.And I think is very good to teach kids speak in other languages.When I would have kid, I will teach him/her at least languages, which I know. By the way I speak 5 languages and try to leanr another one.
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
27 Aug 07
Yes, I heard that in Europe people speak several languages and I think is a great idea. Wow! 5 languages is something you should be very proud.
@laurika (4532)
• United States
27 Aug 07
Well I am pretty proud of myself but those languages are not international, or ok two of them are.I have to start spanish really hard, I think I will use it a lot and also is very similar witj italian , so then I can try to learn another one:))
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
28 Aug 07
Well, the entire Latin America speaks spanish ,so is an important language.
@raghavlp (127)
• India
28 Aug 07
I speak fluent english and i also know a bit french.....its great to know how to speak more than one language.. that too a foreign language... i also know regional languages like hindi,tamil,kannada,malayalam....
@Mirita (2668)
• United States
28 Aug 07
Tres bien, mon amie.
• India
27 Aug 07
yep i speak more than one language. telugu is my mother tounge, hindi is national language and english as of world language
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
28 Aug 07
Is nice that you get to speak 3 languages at the same time.
@karimxdz (63)
27 Aug 07
i speak 3 Langiages 1-Arabic 100% 2-English 80% 3-French 95%
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
27 Aug 07
Good for you because the more languages that you speak the more opportunities that you will have. This will give you a chance to learn about different cultures.
• Philippines
28 Aug 07
for me its not really important to speak more than one language even if theres is some benefits that we can get from it, The only the thing I really want to be fluent is English because am not so good of speaking this dialect, Am a filipino and we spoke our own dialect that is why its really hard for me to speak english that is why for me I keep on practicing until such time, it will be easy for me to speak english.
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
28 Aug 07
Well, try to hang around people who enjoy speaking english most of the time ,so you can practice.
@zabawaus (1730)
• United States
28 Aug 07
Besides my native language Turkish . I can speak English and Polish.
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
28 Aug 07
Great! 3 languages is a great achievement.
@purple99 (165)
• China
28 Aug 07
yes,I can speak English.I think most chinese learn English more than 3 years.I think English is important,especialy in China.After graduation,most of student can say a few words in English.May be they can express thought of their own or communicate in English.I hope I can speak excellet English.I think this is a concern that we speak more than one language.Besides,I want to learn Korean.Because there are many people from Korea in my province,and Korea is near to our country.
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
28 Aug 07
Go ahead and learn korean because you have all the time in the world.
28 Aug 07
yes, i totally agree with me, mirta. i really admire you can speak english and spanish fluently. you know, especially when you live abroad, it is a big deal to speak foreign language. this is my experience. now, i can speak 3 language as well. chinese, cantonese, english. but i think that is not enough. i would pleased to take any chance to learn one more language like spanish, french.
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
28 Aug 07
Is nice that you want to learn spanish or french. The more you learn the better it gets.
• China
28 Aug 07
it's wonderful to master several languages, especially in modern society. those who grow up in multilingual countries have great more chances than those in monolingual countries. i can speak chinese , english, and a little japanese. in my opinion, if one can speak in different languages, he can make more pals from different countries , therefore his world will be more broad.
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
28 Aug 07
I agree with you totally. The more you know the better you will be.
• China
28 Aug 07
Besides Chinese,my mother language,I can speak English.Last year,I learned some Japanese,but I don't use it often,and I just learn a little,now I almost fogot it.Therefore,if you want to grasp some language,you should practice it as often as possible.
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
28 Aug 07
Yes, is important to practice a language if you wish to be fluent in any language.
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
27 Aug 07
With all the colonizing our country has experienced, we sure are rich in different languages. The three main countries that colonized us were America, Spain and Japan. Not to mention the barter trade relations our country to have with China, India and the whole Asian continent. We have adopted some of their languages and used some of them into our own language, we also have indegenous people who still uses their languages also those people who are from the different parts and provinces of the Philippines. It is always a gift that most of the non-native english speakers can understand the English language, as they are indeed jealous for learning just their very own dialect.
@Mirita (2668)
• United States
27 Aug 07
Well, I noticed that most filipino's have no problem speaking english and this helps a lot when they come to the U.S. to work.
@Sicantik (706)
27 Aug 07
Yes apart from English i'm fluent in Indonesian and have a good understanding of Dutch language. I think it's very good if you can understand more than one language especialy if like myself you come from multycultural family....xx
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
27 Aug 07
Good for you! The more languages you know the more you appreciate other cultures.
@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
27 Aug 07
My native language is English but I am fluent in Spanish as well. I have had many job opportunities because of my ability to read, write and speak Spanish. In my current job as a 911 Dispatcher, I am used frequently to translate in investigations as well. It is an added bonus to speak more than one language. To be able to communicate and learn new cultures.
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
27 Aug 07
Wow! you really have a job where you can make a difference and I'm sure that translating for them makes you very proud. I also have a translating part time job in a clinic.
• China
27 Aug 07
I can speak fluent english besides chinese.I thought being a bilingual is very useful in my daily life and career.Three years ago,I spent a lot of money on learning english.Today,I feel happy to make this decision before.And now I am planning to learn French since I consider it as the most beautiful language in the world.
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
27 Aug 07
I would love to learn chinese ,but they tell me that is very difficult. Good for you for learning english. You'll have more opportunities now.
@Malyck (3425)
• Australia
27 Aug 07
Unfortunately I only speak English, although when spoken to me, I can understand a little Spanish, German & French. I went to Austria last year, not speaking any Deutsch and still managed to speak to those who understood a little English, it was a great system, and I picked up the language a little during my few weeks there. I am all for multi-lingual beings and would love to have the patience to be one myself. Being intimidated is certainly not the 'right' reaction so such a situation. Whenever there is a group close by speaking another language, I love to listen and admire, and try to understand what they are saying.
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
27 Aug 07
Well, you are very young ,so you have plenty of time to learn a different language. Is nice to know that you have such an open mind .
@tanyusha (112)
• Moldova
27 Aug 07
I totally agree Mirita. I speak 3 languages, i also learned French, but i almost forgot it - didn't practice. I also understand (but can't speak) 2 more languages. Hope to learn though.
@Mirita (2668)
• United States
27 Aug 07
Is really excited to be able to communicate with different types of people in their own language. People really appreciate the effort.