I speak English, Southern, Bad English. Nothing else?
I speak English, Southern, Bad English. Nothing else?
I am a native English speaker.
I am proficient in German (written and spoken). I used to be close beinahe fliessig, but haven't had enough chance to practice recently. I used to be an annual visitor to Austria and Germany, so perhaps another trip to Innsbruck is needed.
There was a time when I could read in Spanish, but that is long gone.
I still manage to make a decent go of reading in Latin, but my writing skills are poor.
english
read-depends
write-depends
speak- not always
understand-can..
bahasa melayu
read-not always
write-depends
speak-everyday
understand-of course
English (American)
Read - very good
Write - average
Speak - average
Understand - very good
Bad English (American, USMC)
Read - very good
Write - average
Speak - average
Understand - very good
Southern (American, Texan,Arkansas)
Read - native
Write - native
Speak - native
Understand - native
Yankee (American, northern east coast)
Read - average
Write - some
Speak - some
Understand – very little
I can read French pretty well, but cannot speak it. 7 semesters of French 20+ years ago, with no immersion into a French speaking area means I have mostly forgotten how to speak/understand the language.
WANT to learn Chinese...think Im going to buy the Rosetta Stone software and learn it.
English - native speaker
French - read write and speak enough to generally get by
Spanish same as french
Bulgarian - just starting to learn (long story)
Midwest American English
Native
German - had 2 years in college (47 years ago)
Read - a little
Write - a little
Speak - a little
Understand - very little
English Canadian born in French Quebec to British parents. Alcohol not withstanding, in order of having learned them:
English (all three of Canadian, American and British)
read-fluent
write-fluent
speak-fluent
understand-fluent
French
read-almost fluent
write-almost fluent
speak-very good
understand-depends on dialect/bičre (fair to fluent)
Latin
read-still remember some
write-forgotten all
speak-no one speaks Latin anymore
understand-no one speaks Latin anymore
Spanish
read-very good
write-very good
speak-a bit rusty
understand-depends on dialect/cerveza
Spanish
read-fair
write-fair
speak-fair
understand-fair (wine helps)
German
read-very good
write-good
speak-good
understand-rusty at first, goes to very good depending on brau
Russian
read-fair
write-minimal
speak-enough to get by
understand-enough to get by (also depends on vodka)
Mandarin
read-almost none
write-almost none
speak-a little
understand-barely
I speak one or two forgotten dialects.
Portuguese
Read - native
Write - native
Speak - native
Understand - native
Brazilian
Read - Excellently
Write - Excellently
Speak - Excellently
Understand - Excellently
Angolan (Official Language)
Read - Excellently
Write - Excellently
Speak - Excellently
Understand - Excellently
Mozanbican (Official Language)
Read - Excellently
Write - Excellently
Speak - Excellently
Understand - Excellently
Cape-greenian (Official Language)
Read - Excellently
Write - Excellently
Speak - Excellently
Understand - Excellently
English
Read - fluently
Write - fluently
Speak - fluently
Understand - fluently
South African (Official Language)
Read - fluently
Write - fluently
Speak - fluently
Understand - fluently
Australian (Official Language)
Read - fluently
Write - fluently
Speak - fluently
Understand - fluently
New-Zealandian (Official Language)
Read - fluently
Write - fluently
Speak - fluently
Understand - fluently
North American Republic Official language
Read - fluently
Write - fluently
Speak - fluently
Understand - fluently
Spanish (Castellan)
Read - fluently
Write - fairly
Speak - fairly
Understand - fluently
Argentinian (Official Language)
Read - fluently
Write - fairly
Speak - fairly
Understand - fluently
Mexican (Official Language)
Read - fluently
Write - fairly
Speak - fairly
Understand - fluently
Panamanian (Official Language)
Read - fluently
Write - fairly
Speak - fairly
Understand - fluently
Italian
Read - acceptable
Write - weak
Speak - fairly
Understand - fairly
French
Read - fluently
Write - fairly
Speak - fairly
Understand - fluently
Belgian (One of the two Official languages)
Read - fluently
Write - fairly
Speak - fairly
Understand - fluently
Canadian (Quebeq Official Language)
Read - fluently
Write - fairly
Speak - fairly
Understand - fluently
In fact, I cover all the American continent languages...
A great parcel of the African continent Official languages...
And a good deal of European "parlent".
Just English for me. I did take 2 years of German and can still pick up a few words and make some sentences here and there. I don't think I'd have too much of a hard time making my way around Deutschland
Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish: speak conversational only
bravofour did't think of one of yours. Well here are mine
I guess English since I am from the US
THAI
Read 0
WRITE 0
Speak Nit Noi (a little)
Understand Some
Japanese
Speak Skosi (A little)
Army
Read/Speak/Write/Understand 100% (Retired)
and here is the one I think I have over others
MORSE CODE
Kind of confusing to read Dits and Dahs ._.
Copy in my prime 28 GPM (Groups per minute/140 characters per minute)
Speak Yes I can voice code
Understand 100%
English
English
Read - fluent
Write - fluent
Speak - fluent
Understand - fluent
French
Read - a little
Write - non!
Speak - a little
Understand - a little
Born in States, parent Hungarains, learned Hungarian first. Picked up English from neighbor kids by time I entered Kindergarten.
Hungarian
Speak - Fluently
Read - very well
Write - very well
Understand - Fluently
English
Speak - Fluently
Read - Fluently
Write - Fluently
Understand - both American and Southern
English is my native language and I know some Bosnian. I'm learning slowly and right now my vocabulary is mostly polite phrases and a few other important things like "volim te" (I love you)...
You see, I have a Bosnian girlfriend who was a doctor in her country. She, on the other hand, speaks 6 languages and understands several others....yes, I'm out of my class...but I like it
BTW - Since I started attempting to learn a second language I have grown to have a great deal of respect and admiration for those who do know more than one.
Well I guess my Morse Code is the strangest of them all.
A few tips.
First, train a sentence backwards, like: "Hello, darling, just arrived."
The sentence will be: "Devirra tsuj, gnilrad, olé!"
Second, pack your thing in a light manner - small backpack or travelling luggage, as you might have to run for it.
Third, leave the house moving backwards, saying the sentence.
It will confound her to think that you are actually entering the house
You might have to pay some therapy in the long run... but we'll always have Rome, or Istanbul, or... wherever!
English: well good enough for reading novels, rules and speaking with my customers at work
German: Well, huh yes nut there are some really strange people here who have a rather curious dialect.
Ruhrpott: yepp I can speak and understand that dialect....I am born here
English - native
Spanish - Conversational/limited
At the moment I only speak English decently as that's my native language.
I can speak the odd sentence in Welsh, Japanese, Korean and Basque but am yet to spend dedicated time to learning the languages.
I'm planning on setting some time aside in the later half of this year to teach myself a language properly.
I speak English, some German, and a little Japanese.
English, moderate German reading level, and a little Japanese, some Spanish with a horrid El Salvadoran accent.
Was fluent in American Sign Language, now I am probably not conversational level any more.
When I was living in the UK I was the designated translator when we were up in Glasgow.
I can say things in Italian that are basically cursing and not much use other wise.
Spanish: Native speaker
English: I lived 10 years in the US doing my PhD, so I would say I'm very fluent
Italian& Portuguese: I can understand it and read it
French: I can read it -- although I can't understand most of what I'm reading
Greek - Native
Read - Fluent
Write - Fluent
Speak - Fluent
Understand - Fluent
English - Proficient
Read - Fluent
Write - Fluent
Speak - Fluent
Understand - Fluent
Italian - Very Good
Read - Very Good
Write - Very Good
Speak - Very Good
Understand - Very Good
French - Good
Read - Good
Write - Average
Speak - Good
Understand - Good
Romanian - Average
Read - Average
Write - Beginner
Speak - Average
Understand - Good
Italian, native
Read - excellent
Write - almost excellent
Speak - very good
Understand - excellent
English
Read - good
Write - fairly good
Speak - good
Understand - very good
JavaScript (Unity)
Read (by mind) - good
Write - good
Speak - one does not simply speak JavaScript...
Understand - fairly good
Does JS count as a very modern language? :P
Anyways, it's awesome to see so many multilingual people. And congrats to Blackronin and lang! :O
as im told frequently my my other half
rubbish
speak: fluent
understand : fluent
Klingon: Fluent
Latin: can read but not speak
Elf: can write but not speak
German: can read but I don't understand what it means.
French:
Read - A little
Write - A little less
Speak - Some (enough to get by on holiday/ wine buying trips to the Ardeche region)
Understand - Some (see above)
German
Read-Yes
Write-Yes
Speak-Yes
Understand-Yes
Croatian
Read-Yes
Write-Yes
Speak-Yes
Understand-Yes
English
Read-Yes
Write-Yes
Speak-Yes
Understand-Yes
French
Read - native
Write - native
Speak - native
Understand - native
English
Read - fluent
Write - fluent
Speak - fluent
Understand - fluent
Spanish
Read - some
Write - little
Speak - some
Understand - conversation
Know to say "Thank you" in 16 languages.
Use to know Morse when I was in the army but know it is dusty.
And I know some Japanese, Italian, German, Arabic, Italian, Russian.
Portuguese
Read - Native
Write - Native
Speak - Native
Understand - Native
English
Read - Almost Fluent
Write - Almost Fluent
Speak - Almost Fluent
Understand - Almost Everything
Spanish
Read - Some
Write - Some
Speak - Nothing
Understand - More or Less
Last edited by Nick_ace; 12-19-2012 at 13:46.
Serbian: native.
English and Russian I can speak, read and write not so bad.
English
Read- fluent
Write - fluent
Speak - fluent
Understand - fluent
French
Read - very little
Write - very little
Speak - limited phrases
Understand - limited phrases
Korean
Read - none
Write - none
Speak - very little, basic greetings and directions and commands.
Understand - very little - see above for speaking.
Vietnamese
Read - none
Write - none
Speak - very little, some basic phrases
Understand - none
French : Native
English : Fluent
Portuguese :
Read : Little
Write : Little
Speak : Little
Understand : Little
Made me think of this skit (Burnistoun S1E1 - Voice Recognition Elevator - ELEVEN!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FFRoYhTJQQ
English -- Native tongue
Russian
Read-fluent
Write-nearly fluent (my spelling is off)
Speak-fluent
Understand-fluent
Serbo-Croatian
Read-Proficient
Write-not quite proficient (again, spelling is the trick)
Speak-Proficient
Understand-Proficient
French
Read-Proficient
Write-not quite proficient (again, spelling is the trick)
Speak-Proficient for everyday use (no major business deals!)
Understand-Proficient for everyday use (no major business deals!)
German
Read-Limited
Write-Limited
Speak-Limited
Understand-Limited
Latvian
Read-Limited
Write-Please don't make me!
Speak-Limited
Understand-Limited
And now the "Dead Languages" -- learned for that long-ago Archaeology/Ancient History degree.
Latin
Read-Proficient
Write-No. Just...no.
Speak-No. Just...no.
Understand-No. Just...no.
Ancient Greek
Read-Proficient
Write-No. Just...no.
Speak-No. Just...no.
Understand-No. Just...no.
Last edited by Gnaeusmorosus; 01-19-2013 at 05:48. Reason: Left out the Dead Languages!
Geordie: Neybotha amalmost purrfect.
Northumbrian: Can speak it but you have to roll your R's when in Rothbury.
Yakka: Ah cowped m'creals azah waz gannin tappy lappy doon the lonnin.
Yorkshire: (a little) Cumbye lad, there's truble at t'pit.
Lancashire: (even less) theor's truble at t'mill yee knowze.
West Country: Eye can't reed an eye can't write but eye can driv'a'traktor.
Scottish: On yonder hill theyre stands a coo, if'its not theyre its awah the noo.
Rob I wont bother you and I do hope you enjoy your nap.
I can read it, understand it but can't speak it.
Neil,
As Rob says, Snap is frequently used around the UK to refer to a bite to eat. Originally it referred to a packed lunch carried by coal miners (in a tin that 'snapped' shut) nowadays it means food in general.
John.
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