Thread: Which languages do you speak/read?

I speak and read English, (Obviously), but I can also do a little Latin, and I know a small amount of Chinese (I'm taking Chinese classes soon too).

i took a semester and a half of spanish, but i don't remember most of it unless i'm reading it. :(

i wanted to take german in 6th grade (for a stupid reason; the kid i had a crush on at the time was german), but my dad wouldn't let me. 'NO THERE ARE MEXICAN PEOPLE AT EVERY CORNER STORE! NOT GERMAN PEOPLE!'
hahahaha

i also could have learned some mandarin chinese last year, but classes were held after school so i couldn't go.

I'm only fluent in English. I took three years of high school Spanish, but since we didn't do anything but watch Spanish soap operas and have fiestas, that did me absolutely no good whatsoever.

I did take four semesters of Japanese in college but about all I can do with it is read/write it at a very basic (read: like 6th grade) level. And I can pick out words and structures when I hear the language, but I can't speak it to save my life, unless it involves asking what time it is.

Originally Posted by Valentine

i wanted to take german in 6th grade (for a stupid reason; the kid i had a crush on at the time was german), but my dad wouldn't let me. 'NO THERE ARE MEXICAN PEOPLE AT EVERY CORNER STORE! NOT GERMAN PEOPLE!'
hahahaha

Haha, that's pretty much what MY dad said when I told him I was taking Japanese. C:

Yo puedo hablar espanol con un poco inglais
(I am able to speak spanish with a little english)

Well my first language is Dutch (can't blame you for not putting it in the poll, it's a stupid language anyway xD)
Furthermore, I can speak English, a bit German, a liiiiiiiitle bit french and just a few Japanese words. I am planning on learning Japanese, cause somehow I like the language :)

I mainly speak English, but I can speak and read a little Speanish. I took spanish all through High School and will be taking more in college.

I speak English, as well as read it. i can speak a little italian, and i can speak and read mandarin

English and the tiniest bit of German. My dad wanted me to learn Gaelic (am half Irish) like he did but I wasn't going to waste me time learning a dead language.

I can speak English and French fluently. I can also read Esperanto.

Fluent in English but have a working knowledge of Spanish. I also know very little French, Italian, some Tok Pisin, and my Russian ABGs!

I speak:

Dutch as my first language
French as my second
English as my third. Although my English is better than my French.
Also Italian and little German.

And I read Latin and old Greek.

I'm not sure what I should vote on the poll. I could vote several things without lying. I'm going with English along with other languages.

Originally Posted by Aeneas

I'm not sure what I should vote on the poll.

that's why I gave the poll a multiple choice option...

Originally Posted by mijzelffan

that's why I gave the poll a multiple choice option...

Ah darn. I didn't even know that was possible.

I find it interesting how people say we should all learn Spanish because of Hispanics when the Spanish we'd learn is different from the Spanish they speak.

I only know English. My dad can speak Gaelic (Irish Language) but I've never wanted to learn it.