Questions for the bilingual among us.
What other languages do you speak? When did you learn the other languages? As a child or as an adult? How well do you speak the other languages? Basic knowledge of the language or can you use slang and regional phrases?
- English, spanish, italian
- English, French and some Spanish...
- I majored in Spanish, but college is a distant memory, so I'm not as fluent as I once was. Also took Italian and French, so I can get by in the Romance language parts of Europe, as well as Latin America.
- English (native) and German. I started German studies in 1st grade and took it through college.
NYStud
- English and Ebonics
- English, Spanish, French
I studied French in school and then studied art history in Paris.
Spanish I learned the best way to learn any language, by having a long lasting affair with a native speaker. It was a lot more fun than sitting in class.
I am currently longing for some lessons in Italian.
Fuck Yeah Frau!
- Started taking French in junior high. Lived in Paris for about 9 months while in college and have lived in France a month or two here and there when my former job required it. I'd say I'm proficient. When I'm around French people and only speaking French, I improve it seems like on a daily basis. It always comes back much quicker than I think it will. The French people love my accent, too. I'm not bilingual but they can't necessarily pick me out as American. Oddly I get asked if I'm Danish all the time. So, I guess I'm an American who speaks French with a Danish accent. How global! I speak Parisian French. The longer I'm around French people, the more slang I use.
- R5, I believe the correct term for Ebonics is "Jive".
- I have a Dutch mother and an American father, so I was raised with both languages. I grew up in the Netherlands, where I also studied German and French in school. I now live in Ireland.
