How many of you can speak atleast 2 languages fluently?
By achyuta
@achyuta (2851)
United States
39 responses
@sudhirchaitanya (105)
• India
22 Nov 06
2 languages Marathi and Hindi bcause my tongue is a bit heavy
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@gary236 (83)
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19 Nov 06
Je peux parler l'anglais (ma langue maternelle) et aussi le francais. Je parle l'allemand assez bien et je sais un peu d'arab et hindi.
I can speak English (my mother tongue) and French as well. I speak German quite well and I know a little Arabic and Hindi.
Enough of tbe bilinguals! I think it is interesting to note the complacement attitude of my fellow British in learning languages. They are no longer compulsory after 14 and yet to be mutlilingual is necessary in a globalised economy. A language is a wonderful thing - it leads you to the whole culture of that country.
@achyuta (2851)
• United States
19 Nov 06
Thanks for your post. IN america, we say: If You Speak Two Languages, You Are Bilingual. If You Speak One Language, You Are American. The United States continues to neglect and fails to utilize its many cultures and languages. These languages and cultures are valuable resources that can be used to prepare students for the international competitive economy. School boards must decide what role bilingual and multicultural education will play. Critics charge that bilingual and multicultural education are unnecessary, expensive, and threaten American education. But an increasing percentage of students require bilingual education.
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@gary236 (83)
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19 Nov 06
The problem is indeed that cost is seen as the most important factor yet in real economics the decision to be made is do the benefits of laying the money out outweigh the financial cost and as regards this vital economic skill in the modern world they unquestionably do.
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@abdulbrohi (384)
• Pakistan
18 Nov 06
it is a language.
mostly spoken in the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Brohi is also knowns as Brahui. People who speak this language are called Brohis/Brahuis.
@sibsundar (77)
• India
24 Nov 06
I can speak fluently in 4 languages...english, hindi, bengali and nagamese... How do u rate me for this :)
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@supninder (447)
• India
26 Dec 06
i can speak 5 languages fluently.
these languages are ..
1.english
2.hindi
3.french
4.punjabi
5.urdu
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@nanhegujral (4632)
• India
18 Nov 06
I am fluent in hindi, marathi and english and bit ok with punjabi.
@ruslop (71)
• United States
18 Nov 06
I speak Spanish and English fluently. I used to speak German, but I moved back to the US about 16 years ago and havent had anyone to communicate with so I have lost the language skills. It might not take long to bring it back if I started using it again. I also started learning arabic last year, but I got busy with other things and did not complete my studies so I only know a few phrases. I enjoy languages though and may take it up again.
@lovespecialangel (3632)
• United States
18 Nov 06
gutten taug to you or in english hello.its cool to know different languages. i speak very little spanish.!hola! mi llama randy como se llama
@ibiza_hippie (211)
• Philippines
18 Nov 06
I am bi-lingual. I speak our native language, tagalog and english. Most of the people in our country are bi-lingual as they also understand english, although most are not fluent. I also speak a little chinese (mandarin) and french.
@mrbhopal2007 (31)
• India
27 Dec 06
i am speak in 4 language 1) hindi
2) english
3) marathi
4) french(persuing)
@pritesh73 (606)
• India
26 Dec 06
I can speak five languages.
English,Hindi,gujarati,marathi,kutchi
@viking888 (390)
• Philippines
26 Dec 06
Wow achyuta, 4 languages? I can only speak two, my native language - Filipino and English, my adapted language. In college we were taught Spanish and we could converse quite fluently with classmates as it was a required subject for 2 years. Then When I worked in Tokyo, I was able to converse with the Japanese in their language. Whilst in HK for 20 years, I was semi fluent in Cantonese only, not Mandarin.
But after a few years back into my homeland, I have almost forgotten all of those languages, except my native tounge and English.
@anirbanb4u (239)
• India
26 Dec 06
i speak English and Bengali and of couse Hindi....and i m proud to say that i m fluent in all three.
