Damien Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 I know some people speak several langauges a little bit, but very few master more than too. Anyone here consider themselves fluent in more than two languages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeUK Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 When I was at school I became quite fluent in French and German and it's one of my biggest regrets that once I passed my exams that I let them drop away to the point where when I was in Paris I could barely order a beer. Hopefully, the grounding I had then will help as I try to learn again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguaholic Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 hey therewhat is "very well" for you? Could you be a little bit more precise about that please ?thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Some languages can be learned by listening to them a lot, but there are others that have very specifi accetuations in how some words mean different things depending on how they are pronounced. In enogish and spanish its easier to learn by just listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted July 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 hey therewhat is "very well" for you? Could you be a little bit more precise about that please ?thank you Very well in my book would be to speak a language fluently and to be able to get your point across even if your accent is really strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 GeorgeUK made a good point about this topic. I used to be quite good in German, but then I stopped using it for like 9 years and know it's extremly hard to talk with a german person. I still rememeber grammar rules and vocabulary, but I'm not thinking in that language, when I speak it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Once you can think in the language you speak, then you are really good at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Hi there- I am originally from a small island called Mauritius and over here we are taught (since day 1) to use both English and french at school. Actually, the official language of my country is English and the language that we use in everyday life is French. Plus, we are highly encouraged to learn a third language- therefore since I was at school I studied Hindi and I have recently learnt Chinese- So, yes I can speak more than 2 languages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWL Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 HI!I come from Malaysia, where we learn up to three languages in school from a young age. I could speak English, Malay and two dialects of Chinese by the time I was nine years' old and this is normal in Malaysia. I really enjoyed learning languages and am always testing my boundaries.I have just been offered a job in France (yes, the interview was in French) so I can say that yes, I can function in that language too. There are many countries in the world where multilingualism is the rule rather than the exception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted August 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 I just noticed that I wrote the title incorrectly lol. Anyone here learned TO speak more than 2 languages very well?Just correcting this so that no one ends up using it to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeroen030 Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 I like to think that I'm fluent in English and Dutch (my mother tongue) and if needed, I can make myself understood in French. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalia83 Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 I grew up learning English at the same time as my native language of Vietnamese. Once I reached my teenage years, I noticed that I was starting to lose a lot of Vietnamese vocabulary because I wasn't using it as much anymore. I decided to take it upon myself to get back in touch with my culture's language and I taught myself how to not only speak more fluently, but I also started to read and write Vietnamese as well. When I started my undergraduate education, I majored in Spanish and took a year each of Italian and French. I love the logic in learning a language!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgamer Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 I can proudly say and pat myself, because of what I have managed to achieve in last 2 years. I learned everything that I am typing in these 2 years only. Yes, English was never a part of my education. I was never taught anything other than some basic words like dog, cat, fish, etc.I can now speak and write in English other than my native language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellyfish Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Not really. Besides English I had French and Latin in school and I was able to teach myself Swedish to the point I can easily read books and websites but I wouldn't say that I can speak any language besides German and English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcho Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Sadly no, still sruggling. I don't count my native language Bulgarian of course, so I can say that I know well only one foreign language - English. I am the same like several people who commented before me - while studying, I was pretty good in French and in Russian, but as the years passed I let it drop. Now I am able to read a book in French, and to read and listen in Russian, but I will hardly make a conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mh57 Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I am very impressed by everyone on here who can speak 3 or more languages. It's absolutely amazing especially when there are differences in dialect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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