How many languages do you know?
By versio9
@versio9 (329)
Philippines
April 11, 2009 1:15pm CST
Are you a polyglot? The learning resources you can find on the internet are endless, making it easy to pick up another language. I'm so addicted to learning languages, especially when I discovered Michel Thomas. His teaching method is fantastic! I'm Filipino, I speak Englsih and Tagalog fluently. At the moment I'm also learning French and a bit of Russian. How about you? What languages do you currently know? Are you interested in learning another language? If so, which one?
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49 responses
@mira91 (985)
• Singapore
12 Apr 09
Hey, i learnt french too! And it is simply such a beautiful language, though i am still working on the accent ^_^ I speak english fluently, malay (not fluently but average), understand a bit of chinese and lastly French. ^_ I just completed the first level of French. I took french as a complimentary module next to my diploma ^_^
@mira91 (985)
• Singapore
12 Apr 09
I have been taking french for half a year now...Cz my tutor said we had to follow the timetable closely..You know schools *rolls eyes
And i was so proud of myself when i found out that i achieved distinction for French..I hadn't even seen it coming, believe me..=DD
Who knows i might take the second level next semester..School's starting ^_^
@fan2009 (121)
• China
12 Apr 09
It is said that the more you use your brains the longer you may live.Bilingual person live longer than those who speaks only one language.Polyglot is better.so learning more languages is not only good for your knowledge but also good for your life.Try your best to know more languages.
@michfroi (413)
• Philippines
12 Apr 09
Im also a Filipino, definitely i speak Tagalog and English. its a big plus to know different languages and if i were to ask, i would like to learn to speak Japanese and Spanish but because i am swamped by studies at school and at home, i have no time to learn those languages.
@versio9 (329)
• Philippines
12 Apr 09
You should definitely give more time to learning another language. And it's so easier today with the internet and all since you have access to so much tools and resources for learning. And it's free! Plus, you never know when you might need it! hihihih :) Goodluck!
@ahslack (484)
• Singapore
12 Apr 09
I only know english and my mother toungue language which is chinese.I will be glad to learn more languages because it may help me communicate with more people.I am interested in learning japanese and french.Goodluck in learning your new languages.Happy MyLotting :D
@udaykarthik (152)
• India
12 Apr 09
I know
1.Telugu(Mother tongue)
2.English
3.Hindi(National language)
4.Tamil
@versio9 (329)
• Philippines
12 Apr 09
Cool! Well since you know French already, It should be easy for you to learn Spanish. I know some French and when I see something Spanish I kinda see the similarities it has to French which makes Spanish quite understandable to me.:D Thanks, happy Mylotting too! :D
@vhic0826 (27)
• China
12 Apr 09
I am Filpino too. I can speak English and Tagalog and some Filpino dialects fluently. Yes, I am proud of myself to say that I'm polyglot. I can speak language and write Korean characters about 50%. My Korean students told me that my articulation of their language is very good. Moreover, I could also speak Chinese language . I knew how to speak the survival Chinese words and sentences. Some of my foreign friends told me that I am a language genius.:-) I am very much interested in learning Asian languages. Learning and knowing other countries' languages makes me more confident. Well learning other languages could be essential for us and we might use it for our future especially in the world of business
@asianwind (365)
• Philippines
12 Apr 09
Hi Kapamilya, kapuso!
Ofcourse Filipino and I can speak English fluently. I tried learning Spanish in Instituto Cervantes and a liitle bit of Korean and Japanese.
But I guess I do not have that "IT" to master a foreign language.
Jose RIzal has it for instance having mastered German in merely 20 days!! Whoaa. Now that is genius.
Add me!
@versio9 (329)
• Philippines
12 Apr 09
Wow! I've been to Instituto Cervantes just recently. How much is their (basic) Spanish course? I might learn Spanish too since it's such an important language ;)Haha, yeah that guy's a genius! I suggest you give 'Daniel Tammet' a search on Youtube. He was offered a challenge to study Icelandic (A VERY HARD LANGUAGE) in just 1 week! :O Oh and he also learned German in a week too. :P
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@krajibg (11923)
• Guwahati, India
12 Apr 09
I am conversant with as many as 7 languages. four of them are internationally spoken and the rest are limited in Indian context only. I speak Assamese, Bengali, English, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali and Urdu.
I too have a great interest in learning languages. how do you learn languages on line? Please elaborate.
@versio9 (329)
• Philippines
12 Apr 09
Woah, now that's a lot. Awesome...I'm impressed! :D
I usually study by listening to audio courses,
a mix of Michel Thomas and Pimsleur tapes
For reading and spelling practices, I go to
About.com, they have tons of resources there if you're learning a language.
Lastly, I always listen to the music of my target language,
then maybe watch a foreign film or two. Learning's fun! :P
Seeing as you're a Teacher in Linguistics, I'm also curious
on how you go into learning a language. :D Cheers!
@hlldelight (152)
• China
13 Apr 09
I had learned english and japanese. My mother language is chinese. I want to know more language but it seems very difficult to learn a new language. I think english is the only second-language I can use.
@rocketsky (1013)
• China
15 Apr 09
I could only speak english and chinese :)
i know there are lots people who can speak more tham 3 languages .
i really admired those who have the ability to do that ,realy great talent
@shay3434 (881)
• Israel
12 Apr 09
Hello!
I speak well Hebrew and English.
Hebrew is my mother tongue so I know this language very very good.
I have learned English in school and I also have friendsd and family who live in America, so I also talk a lot in English but I think I also have a lot to learn.
I also understand a little bit Arabic because I live in Israel and many people here and in the middle east at all talk Arabic.
That pretty much all.
Have a wonderful day.
@goldencici97 (330)
• United States
12 Apr 09
So far I know 3 languages. I speak English, Spanish, and French. I'm planning on learning another language, if I can handle it.
@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
12 Apr 09
I am a Filipino too from the south , so i speak Visayan, Filipino and English language. But i want to learn to speak Korean, Japanese and Chinese language for i often encounter them here in my country. And also i like watching movies of non English speaking dialect.
@Persona (5)
• Indonesia
12 Apr 09
I'm currently living in Indonesia, and of course, I'm speaking the language.
I have studied languages since I was a child, which results me being able to speak different languages, like Chinese (fluent), Dutch (fluent), French (fluent), Spanish (still studying, not that fluent), and English (not as fluent as the others). Personally, I always wanted to study Japanese and Latin languages next.
