What languages do you speak?
a little of latin, some spanish, itsy bit of germanand french, and another bit of ancient egyptian. And of course English
sucks, i have to be fluent in 7-15 languages for my job and the basics in at least 30.
sucks, i have to be fluent in 7-15 languages for my job and the basics in at least 30.
I speak English... I lived in a high-density Hispanic/Latino (whichever you prefer - migrant farm workers mostly) community and had to learn conversational Spanish in order to communicate with a good portion of the people, so it was cool... I also lived on "the border" between "white" and "Mexican" Mt. Vernon... even my apartment managers were that way... he was Mexican, and his wife was white... it was cool...
And I had like a dozen home-style Mexican restaurants in like a 2 second drive... :thumbup:
And I had like a dozen home-style Mexican restaurants in like a 2 second drive... :thumbup:
-insert witticism here-
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From: Gaithersburg, MD AIM: ellejayess
My first language was Cantonese Chinese, but I don't speak it anymore (my babysitter was Chinese and only spoke Chinese to me, so I just learned it when I started to speak). I haven't spoken it since I was 4 or 5. It really freaked people out when perfect, fluent Cantonese came out of the mouth of this little white kid.
Obviously, English is my other first language.
I have also studied a lot of Spanish and French, and some Italian. My Spanish is okay -- really, I can only read/understand some of it, forget speaking, and my French is decent. I lived in France for a summer, and the total immersion really helped a lot. My Italian is not so hot, although I can still read/understand a good amount.
Obviously, English is my other first language. I have also studied a lot of Spanish and French, and some Italian. My Spanish is okay -- really, I can only read/understand some of it, forget speaking, and my French is decent. I lived in France for a summer, and the total immersion really helped a lot. My Italian is not so hot, although I can still read/understand a good amount.
i can speak Cantonese and English
tho i was born in US my family taught me chinese first cause their english isn't that good...then as i would go to skool i would pick up on english... currently i english more in everyday life but at home to my parents its cantonese.. oh i took french too but i forgot everything i only remember a feel phrases like "i don't know" since i used that a lot during class
tho i was born in US my family taught me chinese first cause their english isn't that good...then as i would go to skool i would pick up on english... currently i english more in everyday life but at home to my parents its cantonese.. oh i took french too but i forgot everything i only remember a feel phrases like "i don't know" since i used that a lot during class



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