Lady Rarity Pony 4,894 January 15, 2012 Share January 15, 2012 This question is directed more towards those who are from countries whom English is not their main language. So how do you know English? Was your family always English speaking, did you learn it because you needed to know it for something? 1 LRP's opinions are subject to change without notice. Fees and penalties still apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowBean 318 January 15, 2012 Share January 15, 2012 I learned English when I played games and watched movies and ofc from school, at my lessons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkfeather 597 January 15, 2012 Share January 15, 2012 Most european countries have english classes at school. I had an interest in the english language since I was very little because of the different games I had for my playstation back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor XFizzle 8,670 January 15, 2012 Share January 15, 2012 I learned Pig Latin so I could speak a fictional dead language 3 MLP Forums' resident timelord, sports dilettante, and purveyor of wit and humor~*Traveling Timelord Nonpareil*~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viscra Maelstrom 3,719 January 15, 2012 Share January 15, 2012 well, i grew up playing video-games, and watched several cartoons, movies, etc., all which mostly were in english, either text or speech-wise. thanks to those things combined, i'm able to understand and use english rather skillfully. 2 Soundcloud---------Twitter---------Tumblr---------DeviantArt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokuc 8,174 January 15, 2012 Share January 15, 2012 Video games and the internet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous~ 591 January 15, 2012 Share January 15, 2012 Well, when I was little, I always loved watching english cartoons insted of lithuanian dubbed ones. I was constantly watching english shows, even though I understood nothing back then. Somehow, after years of watching english programmes on TV and playing english games on my old PSX/PC, I learnt how to speek and write in english. It's like second nature to me now. I just need to practice on the more difficult words and grammar. And as Lami said, every european school has english classes so it helps too. shiet got srs guise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killian Jones 2,655 January 15, 2012 Share January 15, 2012 early morning cartoons on the BBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slictz 110 January 15, 2012 Share January 15, 2012 I blame it all on Age Of Empires 2 and The settlers II. These games tought me english before I even started school :3 The first ever english word I learned was Castle. That is all. :3 2 Hello! I'm Slictz, the Author of Eternal Bonds. Go read it now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkazoid 3,493 January 15, 2012 Share January 15, 2012 Well I had to learn it since them 2nd graders made fun of me XD but I'm Mexican and I learned time by time, by 4th grade I was still in Bilingual classes but my teachers switched me to English only and that ruined the rest of elementary for me XD :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nah 3,182 January 15, 2012 Share January 15, 2012 .hsilgne kaeps I elpmis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarGazer 129 January 15, 2012 Share January 15, 2012 I wish I knew another language very well. When I visit one of my friends, her family always speaks Arabic and I surprised them one day by answering a question they asked. It's very expressive so I can sometimes follow what they're saying. I get confused when they switch from Arabic to English because my head only has english mode and foreign language mode and it takes at least 10 seconds to adjust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallow 1,137 January 15, 2012 Share January 15, 2012 I had English classes at school when I was about 8, but like with any elementary school second language course, we didn't do much. I think that what really helped me to learn English were video games and the internet. When I was a kid, video games were almost never translated to French (my first language) Everything was in English so we all played them without really understanding what was going on. Eventually, I picked up some words and expressions and managed to understand a little bit better. A bit later, I started going on the Internet a bit more and I went on English websites and forums on which I started to participate which helped me to improve my writing/reading skills. "There was me, that is Pinkie, and my three droogs, that is Rarity, Rainbow, and Fluttershy, and we sat in the Ponyville Milkbar trying to make up our rassoodocks what to do with the evening." A Clockwork Pony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Neku Sakuraba Pony 4 January 15, 2012 Share January 15, 2012 Exactly as many people did, playing games, and watching videos. *Thanks Veece!* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezynell 2,037 January 15, 2012 Share January 15, 2012 Wow, we have so many non-native english speakers here O.o 1 GAK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Shadrahk 159 January 15, 2012 Share January 15, 2012 I've always spoken english. I live in America. Did you ever think I get lonely? Did you ever think that I needed love? Did you ever think, stop thinking You're the only one that I'm thinking of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor XFizzle 8,670 January 16, 2012 Share January 16, 2012 fascinating by the sound of this thread, non-English speakers pick up English faster than English-speakers pick up other languages. America must be lazy or not teaching other languages right lol. Probably because there's not a real big need to learn another language since most internet/video games/TV are English anyways. When I went through my giant anime phase, I tried picking up Japanese but it wasn't working out. Plus the need was fleeting lol. MLP Forums' resident timelord, sports dilettante, and purveyor of wit and humor~*Traveling Timelord Nonpareil*~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrFrog 928 January 16, 2012 Share January 16, 2012 I learned from videogames and watching american shows way back during the 90's. Since I lived in an area with a large amount of american tourist it really came in handy. "Never give no manipulative bitch the benefit of the doubt" - Compa's grandpa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkazoid 3,493 January 16, 2012 Share January 16, 2012 (edited) fascinating by the sound of this thread, non-English speakers pick up English faster than English-speakers pick up other languages. America must be lazy or not teaching other languages right lol. Probably because there's not a real big need to learn another language since most internet/video games/TV are English anyways. It's actually because other languages are more complicated take Spanish for an Example, it has a bunch of signs and other things like the'res 2 question marks and 3 exclamation marks you need to have there's also the "Accentos" and other letters like 'n' with this thing on the top "~" the double 'l' that makes a 'y' sound, but there's other languages that are way harder XD Edited January 16, 2012 by Pinkazoid :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arylett Charnoa 4,919 January 16, 2012 Share January 16, 2012 It's actually because other languages are more complicated take Spanish for an Example, it has a bunch of signs and other things like the'res 2 question marks and 3 exclamation marks you need to have there's also the "Accentos" and other letters like 'n' with this thing on the top "~" the double 'l' that makes a 'y' sound, but there's other languages that are way harder XD Actually, English is extremely complicated and hard to learn. I know this from having a mother who has been exposed to it for years, and still isn't completely proficient. She complains all the time about how the words are not spelled as they are pronounced a lot and it doesn't make sense. In Spanish, most words are spelled as they are pronounced. The accents, whilst I still haven't grasped them quite yet, aren't a complicated concept. Neither is ñ which is just another letter in the alphabet to them. Also, question marks are easy - whenever you ask a question, you put the upside down one in the front as well as the normal one in the back. It's not that hard. It just LOOKS complicated because it's foreign and new, but in actuality, it's not really. I think the reason the people here have picked it up so fast is because they were exposed at a young age, which makes it super easy to learn another language. If you had picked it up at my mom's age, it would be quite a bit of work. Anyways, technically, English is my second language. Technicalities. I learned Spanish first, but my ability in Spanish became quickly displaced due to being born in the US and surrounded by English. Schooling, peers, and it everywhere pretty much made my proficiency in English much higher than Spanish. 1 Aether Velvet is the name of the OC in my avatar. Drawn by me. Deviantart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colon Leftbracket 971 January 16, 2012 Share January 16, 2012 fascinating by the sound of this thread, non-English speakers pick up English faster than English-speakers pick up other languages. America must be lazy or not teaching other languages right lol. Probably because there's not a real big need to learn another language since most internet/video games/TV are English anyways. When I went through my giant anime phase, I tried picking up Japanese but it wasn't working out. Plus the need was fleeting lol. I know! I felt like a complete idiot when I was struggling in Spanish 2 last year while my distant cousin from Peru could talk circles around me... and she was 5! I gave up on learning Spanish. Though it is the most used language in the world I never found it useful nor interesting. I should've taken French in hindsight since half my family is from Canada, but I hardly know them. My school used to teach Latin and German. They canceled Latin this year due to budget. But they canceled German years back because the teacher got caught selling pot... good old Milton! I'd like to know German, such an interesting sounding language! [New siggy in progress!] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDNOOBSNOODLE 17 January 16, 2012 Share January 16, 2012 School... And then a pony showed up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiloSecunda 2 January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 I learned English in school, but mostly I learned from English movies and books. It's amazing how much you can learn, as long as the subject interests you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eenohay 318 January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 I have to blame Runescape and the rest of the internet. If those games hadn't been all in english, I would not be writing it right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drehgunklew 136 January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 School and all the games I play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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