Anyone speak more than one language?

[SI_NYC]

Despite 4 years of Spanish, the combination of a poor student and a poor teacher (RIP in peace Marge) led to zero learning.

Given my job and the good fortune of having a friend that is a professor dealing largely with ESL, I have decided to being to learn, or attempt to learn, Spanish. Over the last few weeks I have been at two functions where everyone was bilingual and met a gentleman last night that is fluent in 7. My friend and her brilliant students have been a great motivator for me.

I curious if anyone here speaks more than one language and if so what? I’m guessing @FSUTribe76 speaks at least a dozen.

I too am trying to learn Spanish. I’ve been on Duolingo everyday for almost a year now. I’m slowly getting better.

This summer I went back to Greece and was surprised i remembered as much Greek as I did. I did a study abroad in Thessaloniki back in the fall of ‘96.

 

[jellyfish10]

I took three years of high school French and three semesters of college Japanese, so that means I can speak….English. I speak only English.

And because I come from Florida I can fake on my end and actually understand on their end, anyone who can speak Miami Spanglish. Also known as Pitbull Speech.

Thank you for your response.

 

[SalAunese]

I don’t understand East Germans at all, their accent is incomprehensible to me. Pretty amazing the variance in such a small country.

Just nod and say “genau” and that could work for 1/2 the conversations

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Just nod and say “genau” and that could work for 1/2 the conversations

True statement.