fredkawig Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 I am in a race with people who know a lot of languages. Yes. Filipinos are very interesting, we are culturally diverse and full of foreign blood. I myself speak 4 languages Although 3 of them are the only ones I've mastered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diprod Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Yes. I'm always amazed by them. I am only bi-lingual but I wish I could learn more languages. It's impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timeisrelative Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Yea my aunt is part Russian and she is really good at languages. She can't speak about 7 different languages I think. It's quite amazing seeing how a person can speak so many languages perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebelgianwriter Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Yes, As a matter of fact I do. I suppose there are/were some language geeks in my family.I will start with my parents. My mother knew Dutch, French and English. My dad knew French, Dutch, English and German. My aunt knows Dutch, French, English, German and Spanish.My uncle, a retired university professor knows French, Dutch, English, Esperanto, German, Finnish, Russian and additionally he studied Latin and Greek while studying. It is safe to say that he is fluent in French, Dutch, Esperanto and English.My parents attempted to bring me up bilingually. I know Dutch, English, French and German. I have got basic knowledge of Serbo Croat and Turkish. Currently I am studying Spanish, and I would like to know basic Japanese at some stage.We all must have been bitten by some sort of language bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tersuss Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Yes I have lived away from home these past 5 years and I went to visit my parents for the first time in 3 years I saw my brother and we were talking about learning different languages, he can now speak Japanese, Chinese, Maltese and french along with English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Hard Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 I live in a small town that is home to people from a number of different ethnicities. Most people here, for that reason speak at least three languages. That's the norm. It's not uncommon however for more outgoing people to speak more than six languages fluently. In fact it's so normal that anyone can speak to you in their native language and expect a response because. . .well, that's how things are here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeDontSleep Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 I speak two languages fluently and I know some basic Russian. My dad speaks Lithuanian, English, Russian, German and a little bit of Polish. It's not that uncommon for people to speak more than one language, especially in Eastern Europe since we have so many languages just around the border. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesandcream Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 My German teacher spoke 7 different languages; English, Thai, Hindi, Spanish, French, German and Mandarin. He was absolutely brilliant. He told me that it came to him naturally and that he found learning a new language easier than math or biology or anything for that matter. Plus, he was really good with all the accent too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sos Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 When I was in high school,we had a teacher who taught us French.But when we would go for recess,she would speak to us in our native language,German,Swahili and even Italian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeliVega Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I find it very inspirational that there are so many multilingual people out there. It shows that learning a foreign language is very possible, as long as your got the heart, environment, and dedication for it. I noticed that a lot of people became fluent at a foreign language because they got a lot of exposure from that specific foreign language. It may be due to being stationed at a foreign country, or born in a place that most people are multilingual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akfa Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 I rarely meet someone who doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
宇崎ちゃん Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 I speak multiple languages myself. It's actually extremely unlikely you'll ever find a monolingual person in the Netherlands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastlearner Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 My father can talk english, russian, italian, greek, german. He was my motivation to learn more languages and cultures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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