What languages do you speak / would you like to speak?

[Pony Flutters 535]

Only English right now, though I have taken a couple of Spanish classes in grade school. I'd probably like to learn Spanish or French since those languages are useful in the North American region. I don't know if it's ever too late to start learning any though.

Edited March 13, 2022 by Pony Flutters

[twilightlicious69 629]

The languages I speak aren't even on the poll! Guess that's the problem about being Asian.

Which languages I speak, huh? Hindi, English and Marathi. Marathi is my mother tongue, English was taught in school and Hindi, well I picked up the language from classmates, friends and neighbours.

About learning, I'll be learning Sanskrit from class 8. We have an option to study either Hindi or Sanskrit, and I'm opting for the latter. It is a little complex, but also very scoring, if I study well enough. 

Edited March 13, 2022 by Rainbowshine295
Minor grammar correction

[Cash In 22,302]

Only English. I took French classes for about three years, but truthfully, I don't really remember that much from it.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,457]

Zur Zeit, ich lerne Deutsch. Lerne ich gut? Nein. 

[dead account 2,710]

German is my native language, but I also speak english. I love to learn more about english and I always hope to improve. I'm confident I don't have a hardcore german accent anymore, it's far less than it used to be. Though, it's mostly writing for me, since I don't have anyone to talk to.

9 hours ago, Kyoshi said:

Zur Zeit, ich lerne Deutsch. Lerne ich gut? Nein. 

I definitely understand everything you say.

"Zur Zeit lerne ich Deutsch." I would just swap those two words. <3

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,457]

1 hour ago, Sven Seelenherz said:

German is my native language, but I also speak english. I love to learn more about english and I always hope to improve. I'm confident I don't have a hardcore german accent anymore, it's far less than it used to be. Though, it's mostly writing for me, since I don't have anyone to talk to.

I definitely understand everything you say.

"Zur Zeit lerne ich Deutsch." I would just swap those two words. <3

Huh. Is there something I missed? 

[dead account 2,710]

I actually noticed more, @Kyoshi. You said:

12 hours ago, Kyoshi said:

Zur Zeit, ich lerne Deutsch.

But the correct way to write the sentence would be: "Zurzeit lerne ich Deutsch."

I changed the structure, only swapped two words. And I also changed "Zur Zeit" to "zurzeit".

"Zur Zeit" is used when you refer to a specific time, like when you talk about history. "Zur Zeit des römischen Reiches." = "At the time of the Roman Empire."

And "zurzeit" means "currently".

Sometimes you have to be careful, because the german spelling changed over 2 decades ago. And before that time, "zur Zeit" would have been the correct use. When I play some old games, they still used the old german spelling. Most notably the word "daß", it changed to "dass".

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,457]

49 minutes ago, Sven Seelenherz said:

I actually noticed more, @Kyoshi. You said:

But the correct way to write the sentence would be: "Zurzeit lerne ich Deutsch."

I changed the structure, only swapped two words. And I also changed "Zur Zeit" to "zurzeit".

"Zur Zeit" is used when you refer to a specific time, like when you talk about history. "Zur Zeit des römischen Reiches." = "At the time of the Roman Empire."

And "zurzeit" means "currently".

Sometimes you have to be careful, because the german spelling changed over 2 decades ago. And before that time, "zur Zeit" would have been the correct use. When I play some old games, they still used the old german spelling. Most notably the word "daß", it changed to "dass".

Ah. I was moreso referring to why the sentence structure is that way, as it is not in question form. Still, useful information, especially for someone as stupid as me. 

[dead account 2,710]

4 minutes ago, Kyoshi said:

Ah. I was moreso referring to why the sentence structure is that way, as it is not in question form. Still, useful information, especially for someone as stupid as me. 

I see. I wish I could explain why. It just feels naturally to me, but I would never tell you something when I'm not 100% certain about it. I feel the same way about english. The more time I spend with it, the more natural it feels to me, but I could never explain why the structure is the way it is.

[ExplosionMare 18,062]

I took French but I really should've taken Spanish since that's way more common where I live. Oh well, I heard the Spanish classes I would've taken were brutal.

I know at some point I need to learn Spanish just to help me in life but as far as interests go, I'd like to know more French and Swedish (I don't expect to make full on Swedish sentences or anything but it would be interesting to at least know a few phrases).

[Clawdeen 14,083]

English fully. Some French and some Swedish.

[Livealarm 474]

I speak English and Russian fully 

A little bit of Chinese and Latin. (There are other languages I know only a few words. )

I want to learn Spanish and German!

Edited August 5 by Dupluna

[Finding_Marty 822]

Polish, English and German

I tried to learn Russian but after graduating from high school I just coiuldn't find time.

I would defiantelly learn more Spanish in the near future.

[Arrlong28 789]

Spanish and Catalan as a native speaker. Some English and a bit of Korean. I forgot French...

Maybe i'm going to learn more Korean, Arabic or Moroccan. Or improve my broken English.

Tried to learn Akkadian and Tocharian at home, but being dead languages and I not being a researcher I realized was a waste of time.

 

[Gun Metal Zebra 2,227]

I am only fluent in English, but I know a few bits of German, Irish, and Spanish.

[Starlight Serenade 3,185]

I am fluent in English and an intermediate Spanish speaker. I aim to polish my Spanish to an advanced or native level eventually, and I've recently started watching and listening to more Spanish media.

Regarding other languages, I would like to learn French and Japanese. I know a few words in French and Swedish from using Duolingo years ago. While Duolingo and other apps have improved significantly, I've realized that fully immersing yourself by watching media, reading various books, and studying the language daily is essential for making real progress.

[Iforgotmybrain 5,661]

I’m a dummy American who only knows English. I used to be conversational with Spanish in college, took about 4 courses focusing on it and Spanish and Latin American culture. But after completing those courses I had no one to practice with, and no real life use for the language thanks to living in Ohio, so I kinda just lost that knowledge.

If I were to learn another language (not counting Spanish, relearning it would be my first choice though), I might pick Japanese. Just because it would be the most relevant non-English language I could learn, with anime and manga and all. That’s such a weeb answer. Unfortunately Japanese is also very difficult to learn so that probably won’t happen.

[Finding_Marty 822]

10 hours ago, Starlight Serenade said:

Regarding other languages, I would like to learn French and Japanese. I know a few words in French and Swedish from using Duolingo years ago. While Duolingo and other apps have improved significantly, I've realized that fully immersing yourself by watching media, reading various books, and studying the language daily is essential for making real progress.

I used Duolingo to learn Spanish but I wasn't happy with this app. As you said, unless you surround yourself with a foreigh language you will never learn it. 

I didn't use German for 5 years and forgot so much... I'm quite happy that part of my job requires to speak German because that way I need to keep learning it and be up-to-date.

5 hours ago, Iforgotmybrain said:

If I were to learn another language (not counting Spanish, relearning it would be my first choice though), I might pick Japanese. Just because it would be the most relevant non-English language I could learn, with anime and manga and all. That’s such a weeb answer. Unfortunately Japanese is also very difficult to learn so that probably won’t happen.

Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji... so cool, yet so difficult... 

[Starlight Serenade 3,185]

7 hours ago, Iforgotmybrain said:

I’m a dummy American who only knows English. I used to be conversational with Spanish in college, took about 4 courses focusing on it and Spanish and Latin American culture. But after completing those courses I had no one to practice with, and no real life use for the language thanks to living in Ohio, so I kinda just lost that knowledge.

If I were to learn another language (not counting Spanish, relearning it would be my first choice though), I might pick Japanese. Just because it would be the most relevant non-English language I could learn, with anime and manga and all. That’s such a weeb answer. Unfortunately Japanese is also very difficult to learn so that probably won’t happen.

You're not dumb—at least you made an effort to learn Spanish in college, even if you haven’t used it much since then.

From the other comments, it looks like many of us are interested in learning Japanese, but it's a challenging language, and language apps aren't always effective. I’m also eager to learn Japanese, especially because I love anime and manga. It actually makes me want to start an anime/manga club here, haha!

However, I’ve noticed that more people here are familiar with Spanish compared to other languages, so I’m thinking about refreshing my skills. Perhaps we could start a Spanish club to keep each other motivated. With over 42 million Spanish speakers in the U.S. and growing, it seems like a great opportunity. We could share daily articles and delve into the rich cultures of Spanish-speaking countries.

 

Edited August 8 by Starlight Serenade

[Arrlong28 789]

3 minutes ago, Starlight Serenade said:

You're not dumb—at least you made an effort to learn Spanish in college, even if you haven’t used it much since then.

From the other comments, it looks like many of us are interested in learning Japanese, but it's a challenging language, and language apps aren't always effective. I’m also eager to learn Japanese, especially because I love anime and manga. It actually makes me want to start an anime/manga club here, haha!

However, I’ve noticed that more people here are familiar with Spanish compared to other languages, so I’m thinking about refreshing my skills. Perhaps we could start a Spanish club to keep each other motivated. With over 42 million Spanish speakers in the U.S. and growing, it seems like a great opportunity. We could share daily articles and delve into the rich cultures of Spanish-speaking countries.

 

Spanish club is a very good idea. I'm native Spanish speaker, I can help. But I'm from Spain, so... sometimes latin american Spanish can be VERY different. 

[Starlight Serenade 3,185]

Moments ago, Arrlong28 said:

Spanish club is a very good idea. I'm native Spanish speaker, I can help. But I'm from Spain, so... sometimes latin american Spanish can be VERY different. 

Glad to hear! Hmm, that's true. They differ in various aspects such as the pronunciation of certain letters, the use of conjugation, and the distinctions between "vosotros" and "usted," among other things in vocabulary differences.

In the US, I've only encountered Latin American Spanish since it's the primary form of Spanish that Spanish speakers use here.

[Igloostellar Snow 1,321]

I'm learning Spanish again..I stopped for some reason. I don't know why I did, but I'm trying to stay committed to it. After that, I'm thinking about learning German or French.

[Finding_Marty 822]

@Arrlong28 I hereby appoint you as our Spanish teacher. Teach us, amigo! 

9 minutes ago, Starlight Serenade said:

Glad to hear! Hmm, that's true. They differ in various aspects such as the pronunciation of certain letters, the use of conjugation, and the distinctions between "vosotros" and "usted," among other things in vocabulary differences.

In the US, I've only encountered Latin American Spanish since it's the primary form of Spanish that Spanish speakers use here.

II think it's the other way around  The pronunciations of letters in English is completely diffrent than in most languages 

Spanish is very useful. It is spoken by a large part of the world. For all I know, Latin Spanish may have different words, but the grammar and everything remains the same (?).

[Starlight Serenade 3,185]

1 minute ago, Finding_Marty said:

@Arrlong28 I hereby appoint you as our Spanish teacher. Teach us, amigo! 

II think it's the other way around  The pronunciations of letters in English is completely diffrent than in most languages 

Spanish is very useful. It is spoken by a large part of the world. For all I know, Latin Spanish may have different words, but the grammar and everything remains the same (?).

True. English pronunciations can be quite different from those in many other languages.

Spanish is indeed incredibly useful, as it's spoken by many people globally. While there are regional variations in vocabulary and some differences in usage, the core grammar remains consistent across Spanish dialects. Latin American Spanish and Castilian Spanish have their distinctions, but they share a strong grammatical foundation.

We could start a Spanish club if many people are interested or maybe a group.

[Blizzard Wizard 4,970]

@Ice Princess Silky  I summon you! we need language clubs asap.  (would you be so kind )