If I knew lots of foreign languages.
By Sanjeev
@sjvg1976 (41131)
Delhi, India
July 12, 2021 2:17am CST
I always wanted to be a linguist and to have a job of a translator. But I never could achieve what I thought of.
From childhood I insist on my parents to avail me a coaching for it but they could not because of the lack of money.
Although they never deprived me of good schooling yet they thought that it would be a waste of money.
After completing my college I got a job and with the job it became impossible for me to fulfill my hobby.
In those days as there were no smart phones and internet so could not take the help of Google. 
But now I think I should learn at least one foreign language just for my satisfaction though I know at this age I won't be able to get a job with it.
How many international languages you know?
Are you able to do what you thought of in the childhood?
From childhood I insist on my parents to avail me a coaching for it but they could not because of the lack of money.
Although they never deprived me of good schooling yet they thought that it would be a waste of money.
After completing my college I got a job and with the job it became impossible for me to fulfill my hobby.
In those days as there were no smart phones and internet so could not take the help of Google.
But now I think I should learn at least one foreign language just for my satisfaction though I know at this age I won't be able to get a job with it.
How many international languages you know?
Are you able to do what you thought of in the childhood? 25 people like this
29 responses
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
12 Jul 21
I don't know any International language. I wanted to become a cricketer but never tried seriously
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@FaruMesh (3508)
• India
13 Jul 21
@Butterfingers I wanted to become a cricketer but never tried seriously
We would have miss you here in myLot if you have been a cricketer, thank you for not trying it seriously....
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
12 Jul 21
I took French classes all through High School. When I worked as a hotel clerk, sometimes French Canadians would stay in the hotel. As long as they were willing to speak slowly, I could understand them and usually, make them understand me.
I still remember some of it but more of it slips away the older I get.
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@JudyEv (326164)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jul 21
I thought I did quite in France. As with you, they needed to speak slowly but if they did I could mostly understand them. I'm continuing to learn French through Duolingo mainly just because I can. I love the French language - and the food of course.
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I like the food a little bit more than the language, honestly. 
@cacay1 (83220)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
12 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil, 
French language is hard to be spoken.
French language is hard to be spoken.6 people like this
@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
12 Jul 21
I have always wished I could speak in many languages. I took 3 years each of French and Spanish but that was long ago and sadly, I retained very little.
I'm still learning English lol.
As a child, I wanted to be a Fire Fighter.
That didn't happen.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
16 Jul 21
@vandana7
Just when I got used to something being hot it became chill... which used to mean cold.
I still use neat and cool.
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@JudyEv (326164)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jul 21
I learnt French and German at school and enjoyed French the most. I am doing revising my French with Duolingo and thorougly enjoying the online lessons. It's free and I'm finding it quite easy although so far it's mostly been revision.
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@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Jul 21
Though I was born in the US, my first language was Japanese, then English. My English was stronger when I started school . . . but I took Japanese every Saturday until high school (I am better at reading/writing than speaking).
I also learned Spanish in school - and heard Spanish around me all my life. I am not fluent, but could often communicate somewhat in Spanish.
In college I took Mandarin Chinese - I was better at reading/writing than speaking. By now I forgot most of it. I also taught myself some Korean.
At work, because I worked for Iranian companies, I picked up a bit of Farci.
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@sabtraversa (13032)
• Italy
13 Jul 21
I wanted to do many things as a kid, including becoming a princess, but haven't achieved any so far.
I'm fluent in two languages (Italian and English) and tried to translate fiction for free, just to see what it was like. I didn't enjoy doing it. I was very good with foreign languages at school, I studied French and Spanish too (but haven't practiced for years so I don't count them) and was convinced by many people that working as translator or interpreter was my thing. However, translating was BOOORING. 
I'm fluent in two languages (Italian and English) and tried to translate fiction for free, just to see what it was like. I didn't enjoy doing it. I was very good with foreign languages at school, I studied French and Spanish too (but haven't practiced for years so I don't count them) and was convinced by many people that working as translator or interpreter was my thing. However, translating was BOOORING. 2 people like this
@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
14 Jul 21
@sabtraversa no, one can have the expression well when they talk in their native language
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@sabtraversa (13032)
• Italy
13 Jul 21
@sjvg1976 Perhaps such result can be achieved with a lot of practice, normally it's difficult to remember the words and expressions you need in that moment, even if it is your native language.
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@cacay1 (83220)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Jul 21
@sjvg1976 I taught French language once good for 5 months, after that no more. I learned Spanish during college part of the course curriculum 15 units and during the graduate studies 6 units and taught Spanish to foreign students from Seoul, Korea in our university good for 2 semesters only for it was replaced by Japanese language Nepongo/ Nihongo and don't know about that language.
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@Hannihar (129566)
• Israel
13 Jul 21
@sjvg1976
I have a very hard time learning languages. I was born in the United States so English is my mother tongue and moved to Israel when i was an adult and had to learn Hebrew spoke it better before the Corona but since the Corona my speaking is not so great and I hesitate and make too many mistakes. When I went to college studied for my degree I thought I found what I wanted to do but never worked in that field. Here I took a computer graphic course and worked in that area for quite some time till I no longer wanted to do it and tried something else that did not pan out so I am looking for something and have not found it yet.
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@CuriousGab (3251)
• India
12 Jul 21
@FaruMesh
Only wishing won't help.start learning..
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@allknowing (130165)
• India
12 Jul 21
I did learn a bit of German but with no touch have lost it
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@RebeccasFarm (86828)
• United States
13 Jul 21
I am not fluent but I do know the Irish and Sicilian languages as that is my parents
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