Multiple Languages

To all those that speak more than 1 language, how often do you use your non-English language? How often do you speak it or see it in some written form?

Personally, I speak Spanish and see it in some written form every day. I love constantly encountering multiple languages, it makes my inner nerd happy.

I speak German as does my girlfriend and we listen to a lot og German bands that only sing in German. I can also get by in basic Japanese but it’s a long time since I’ve used it.

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I know some basic French from 4 years of high school and I regret that I’ve forgotten most of it. :frowning:

However I often listen to French music so I at least get “exposure” almost every day :wink:

I speak Spanish and enough Japanese to read signs, have a conversation with strangers at a bar, and get around the country—but it is definitely very broken.

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I speak a bit of Spanish and German. I mostly find myself using the German when I’m exasperated about something (saying “Was ist los?” when something doesn’t work) or otherwise when something I want to say in German might be more precise than if it were in English.

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I use my not english language (german) all day.

When i am online i would say i use 50% German and 50% English

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What german Bands do you listen too, if im allowed to ask.

I speak French, English and German. German and English every day (German speaking, English in Videos/Reading). French from time to time. And i am learning Japanese, there is no using… just listening and try to understand :slight_smile: Today i watched some LJL (League of Legends Japan League) in Japanese. Was interesting, did not understand a lot, but a few words ^^

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I speak Catalan, Spanish and English. Catalan is the laguage I speak the most with people in real life, but when it comes to online chatting, watching videos or movies and playing videogames, I use either Spanish or English.

My knowlage of those languages would something like: Catalan >= Spanish >> English (problems of living in a country where most people don’t know English, I had to learn it mostly online)

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I am a native English speaker but have always loved languages. I have been fortunate enough to have lived in 4 continents so exposure to many languages. I consider myself fluent in Brazil Portuguese after more than 4 years living and traveling within the country. My fluency helps me with other languages. Portuguese is closer to root Latin than the other romance languages. I have been able to get by well in Argentina, Italy and even France in the past. I work with Germany frequently so have learned some German but still not to a fluency that flows well. I also studied some Japanese which I would love to learn more as I do love the culture, just challenged on the food. Language is not just the mechanical aspects of the syntax, it is also a study of the culture of the country of origin.

If I could focus on languages 100% of the day I would develop my German more, continue study in Japanese, explore ties to Spanish, Italian and French, and start to learn Swedish. My ancestry is mostly Scandinavian…

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Another multilinguist here.

English is my third language. Daily use my fifth (Spanish.) I born in cz/sk family. And manage a few German (4th one.)

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Dutch, English, German and a local dialect. Fluently, after some switching time. With an accent, ofc. Use all three on a daily basis.

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My native language is German, English is used all the time at work (the company is international), I know a bit of Spanish and Arabic (learned just for fun) which I can practice with coworkers a few times per week. There’s just not enough time for me …

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I had only 2 years of French in high school, but am surprised at how much I remember when pushed. I don’t use it much, but had some fun last year with a French-speaking coworker, and enjoy trying to read the multilingual instructions when I buy some new product. I studied 3 semesters of Japanese in college, but need to break out my old books every few years so I don’t forget it completely.

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I am fluent in English and sign. That is, sign so far as giving a thumbs up and a middle finger. I took 2 years of Spanish in junior high school and 2 years in college. I also took 2 years of German in high school. I can count to 10 in both languages, say hello in both languages, and introduce myself in both languages. I’m pretty sure whatever portion of the brain is used in learning languages either never developed in my brain or was removed at birth. :ROFLMAO: My father was seriously into ham radio operation and tried to teach me Morse Code. That was a joke. My days aboard ship taught me something I do firmly believe. Signalmen must learn Morse Code as well as flags. I’m fairly certain learning flags is the same as learning a foreign language and those that master flags likely could learn a foreign language (or several) with some ease. BTW, the Periodic Table was Satan getting even with me before I did anything wrong. I swear it was also a foreign language. How I passed chemistry class is beyond me.

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English and rudimentary 日本語

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I speak French with my family, and Netflix has definitively been a boon in terms of finding French content to listen to (Call My Agent!, La Mante, A Very Secret Service and the French version of Criminal were quite good).

Not very many French speakers here in Texas.

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I love English and arguing over its oddities, but I also know basic Russian and Spanish. I took three years of Latin in high school, as well, which helps with Romance languages in general.

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Awesome! I’m assuming you have French ancestry and heritage or do you all just really like the language and culture? :grin:

I am a native French speaker (I was born and raised in Canada).

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