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Poll Question: What languages do you know, fluently or not?
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27 [1.72%]
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17 [1.09%]
6 [0.38%]
580 [37.04%]
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9 [0.57%]
1 [0.06%]
2 [0.13%]
5 [0.32%]
6 [0.38%]
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Originally posted by rileydog22 rileydog22 wrote:

I am fluent in English and semi-fluent in Kobaian.  
I thought Kobaian was your native tongue!
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Originally posted by Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote:

Originally posted by rileydog22 rileydog22 wrote:

I am fluent in English and semi-fluent in Kobaian.  
I thought Kobaian was your native tongue!


Yeah, but nobody is actually fluent in it. 

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Originally posted by rileydog22 rileydog22 wrote:


Originally posted by Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote:


Originally posted by rileydog22 rileydog22 wrote:


I am fluent in English and semi-fluent in Kobaian.  

I thought Kobaian was your native tongue!

Yeah, but nobody is actually fluent in it. 

I can only imagine what your family reunions would be like. Or even your home land's political debates.

"Mekanik....mekanik khorstani?"
"uhh....Mekanik...uh, wurdah itah?"
"Um...Hhai!"
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Originally posted by Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote:

Originally posted by rileydog22 rileydog22 wrote:


Originally posted by Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote:


Originally posted by rileydog22 rileydog22 wrote:


I am fluent in English and semi-fluent in Kobaian.  

I thought Kobaian was your native tongue!

Yeah, but nobody is actually fluent in it. 

I can only imagine what your family reunions would be like. Or even your home land's political debates.

"Mekanik....mekanik khorstani?"
"uhh....Mekanik...uh, wurdah itah?"
"Um...Hhai!"


It gets pretty awkward.  Especially in Kobaian class (rough equivalent of English class), where NOBODY knows their vocabulary words, not even the teacher.


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Originally posted by rileydog22 rileydog22 wrote:

I am fluent in English and semi-fluent in Kobaian.  
 
Wow.  Someone with even more time on their hands than I have.  LOL
I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Originally posted by The Doctor The Doctor wrote:

Originally posted by rileydog22 rileydog22 wrote:

I am fluent in English and semi-fluent in Kobaian.  
 
Wow.  Someone with even more time on their hands than I have.  LOL
 
Yeah, but you've got other stuff on your hands.
 
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Originally posted by Chameleon Chameleon wrote:

Originally posted by The Doctor The Doctor wrote:

Originally posted by rileydog22 rileydog22 wrote:

I am fluent in English and semi-fluent in Kobaian.  
 
Wow.  Someone with even more time on their hands than I have.  LOL
 
Yeah, but you've got other stuff on your hands.
 
 
Nothing I'm sure that you've never had on your hands.  Wink
I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Originally posted by The Doctor The Doctor wrote:

Originally posted by Chameleon Chameleon wrote:

Originally posted by The Doctor The Doctor wrote:

Originally posted by rileydog22 rileydog22 wrote:

I am fluent in English and semi-fluent in Kobaian.  
 
Wow.  Someone with even more time on their hands than I have.  LOL
 
Yeah, but you've got other stuff on your hands.
 
 
Nothing I'm sure that you've never had on your hands.  Wink
 
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Spanish is my mother tongue, english (not fluently), and some portuguese Tongue

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Norwegian(mother tongue)
English(fluently)
Swedish(can read it just about perfectly, and speak it fairly well)
Danish(can read it perfectly well, and I can speak it to a very small degree. Danish, to me, seems like (southern) norwegian spoken by a person with a potato in his throat and a somewhat german accent)
German(can read it quite well, speak it somewhat well, but talking with native germans... that's another thing)
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Each piece as amorphous as the other - Each piece in its lack of shape a lie
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Originally posted by magnus magnus wrote:

Norwegian(mother tongue)
English(fluently)
Swedish(can read it just about perfectly, and speak it fairly well)
Danish(can read it perfectly well, and I can speak it to a very small degree. Danish, to me, seems like (southern) norwegian spoken by a person with a potato in his throat and a somewhat german accent)
German(can read it quite well, speak it somewhat well, but talking with native germans... that's another thing)
A german friend once described English as like speaking with a hot potato in your mouth.
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English is my first language, but i also speak German and some basic Spanish. I'd love to learn Dutch, sound like such a cool language!
Would you like to watch TV, or get between the sheets, or contemplate the silent freeway, would you like something to eat?
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Portuguese and english which i try to practice here.
Basics of Spanish also.
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I speak English and attempt to speak French....
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no Greek on the list, huh? You are going to be punished for that...AngryLOL
Greek and English fluently, I want to learn Italian and Spanish
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Swedish is my mother tongue, and I also speak English (fluently, dare I say). I learned French in school for a couple of years, though I don't speak it very well. I'm considering moving to France to improve it. I also had German in school for two years, though I have lost most of what I learned back then. I can understand written and spoken Norweigan very well, and I can also understand written Danish.

Originally posted by magnus magnus wrote:

Danish, to me, seems like (southern) norwegian spoken by a person with a potato in his throat and a somewhat german accent)


To me as well.


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Originally posted by aapatsos aapatsos wrote:

no Greek on the list, huh? You are going to be punished for that...AngryLOL
Greek and English fluently, I want to learn Italian and Spanish


I did learn Ancient Greek for five years in high school. Of course I can't speak it, and nowadays I have forgotten almost everything about it, but it was very interesting and very useful for my subsequent language studies.
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Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

Originally posted by aapatsos aapatsos wrote:

no Greek on the list, huh? You are going to be punished for that...AngryLOL
Greek and English fluently, I want to learn Italian and Spanish


I did learn Ancient Greek for five years in high school. Of course I can't speak it, and nowadays I have forgotten almost everything about it, but it was very interesting and very useful for my subsequent language studies.


Amazing! Ancient Greek is even too hard for most of Greeks Big%20smile
I have to say I have also forgotten everything...Embarrassed
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Dutch (my mother tongue)
English (quite good)
German (rather good)
French (could be worse)
...
 
That's all, really. Embarrassed 
 
Oh, I can translate four other, ancient, languages, at least when they are when written down: Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic  Approve , but that doesn't really count, does it  Ermm ?
 
Languages I would like to learn: Italian (the most beautiful language in the world, even e pericoloso sporghersi is poetry in my ears), Spanish, and I even dream of speaking Chinese and Russian.  Well, maybe, some day...


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Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

Dutch (my mother tongue)
English (quite good)
German (rather good)
French (could be worse)
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That's all, really. Embarrassed 
 
Oh, I can translate four other, ancient, languages, at least when they are when written down: Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic  Approve , but that doesn't really count, does it  Ermm ?
 
Languages I would like to learn: Italian (the most beautiful language in the world, even e pericoloso sporghersi is poetry in my ears), Spanish, and I even dream of speaking Chinese and Russian.  Well, maybe, some day...
 
Translations from the dead languages are count!!! ...and count seriously... I have my hat off to you... ClapClapClap
 
Well, translation from Hebrew is not that difficult (personal experience), but Aramaic... incredible!
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