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1,433 posts
Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia
I just enrolled myself into my seventh official language class.
No wonder I am so confused all the time I have too many languages roaming in my head...
Maybe I should learn how to speak English properly before I take on anymore languages...
This semester I am going to be taking on French, which is my first European language...should be interesting.
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Location: Bristol UK
Spanish is much easier
I do Spanish at university (not at all biased!!)
I did some italian (difficult when studied at the same time as spanish because they are pretty similar)
Next year I'm going to do some french too, instead of the italian. I think it will be easier for me because I did a french GCSE, so hopefully it will all come back to me and I won't get too confused...
I like languages. What ones do you speak?
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veteran
1,433 posts
Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia
I need to learn French cause apparently I am going to be living there for a year.
So far I speak: English (Fluent), Indonesian (Fluent), Malaysian (Fluent), Australian Sign Language (Intermediate), Javanese (Beginner), Arabic (Beginner)
I know a few words in Thai too so will eventually (no doubt) go on to extend on that.
Maybe while I am over in Europe I will pick up Spanish and a few others...then I will be totally confused all the time.
Draco Iracundia
784 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Indonesian and Malaysian are almost the same language.
but your pretty clever for know all of them.
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veteran
1,433 posts
Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia
They are similar but not the same.
They is a fair difference which people don't realise until they learn the two.
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Location: Adelaide, Australia
Ooh Fi.. I need help learning Indo!
congrats! very impressed!
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Location: Brisbane Oz, Australia
Are you going to learn how to speak spainish at all then you should be well and truely covered for lots.
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veteran
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Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia
Adya what help do you require?
Puk - It's on my list of languages to do...they have language schools in the UK for international students so I might do it while I am over there.
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Location: Bogged at CG, Australia
I want to learn latin, and use that as a base for learning more. Aren't most european languages sorta built on latin?
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i want to extend on the little of a few languages i can speak that includes german (intermediate)
urdu
chinese(mandarin)
spanish
and would like to dutch again although its all completely left my head now.
i think most european languages are built on latin alot of english is aswell.
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Location: without class distinction, Australia
Ive told you before that I hate you for your languages! I'll catch up! one day! somehow!
Right now I am hoping I don't accidently drop any Romanian while in Hungary...might not end pretty! Was going to wear a shirt with Romanian writing on it...but decided against it!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
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i want to learn japaneese
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Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Medusa - Well done!! Do you ever get dreams in other languages..you head must be swimming with multi-lingual thoughts!
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I want to learn latin, and use that as a base for learning more. Aren't most european languages sorta built on latin?
I learnt Latin, I still like to study it every now and then so that i don't forget it.
I went on to learn spanish, french and german and it made a lot of difference. Its nice knowing where a lot of the words in european language originate from. Latin is also great for properly understanding english.
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Location: Oxfordshire/Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Medusa - Do you do these languages as part of your job? xxx
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Location: Bogged at CG, Australia
and plus, you can sound sophistimicated
"beg beg grovel beg grovel"
"master"
--FSA
"There was an arse there, i couldn't help myself"
--Rougie
Insert Champagne Here
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Location: without class distinction, Australia
and pretentious...i mean...
you know i love you and im not in the least bit jealous! i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
you only need 3 languages
english
scientific
maths
(not that im trying to come up w/ an excuse for my complete lack of linguistic abilities)
back
veteran
1,433 posts
Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia
I have only used my Indonesian once in my job...that was to tell an international student that we had her stolen wallet handed in and she had to come pick it up.
After trying to talk with her in English for half an hour and her still not understanding I asked her where she was from out of pure frustration and when she said Indonesia I immediately started speaking Indonesian...
No problems after that.
So I don't get to practice my languages much, which is a shame because I know that I will lose the knowledge of them if I don't use them.
Yes I dream in another language all the time, mostly Indonesian as it is my strongest other language.
Rouge Dragon...I will never let you catch up mwhahahaha.....just when you think you have caught me I will take another language....the only way you will supercede me is by killing me first!
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Written by: Medusa
Rouge Dragon...I will never let you catch up mwhahahaha.....just when you think you have caught me I will take another language....the only way you will supercede me is by killing me first!
that can be arranged...
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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