Languages

[Inbred Chocobo]

RAWWWR RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWR AAAARRRRRRRR!!!!

RaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaWWWWWWWWWWWWWWwwwwwwRRRR RRRRR!!!!!


RAWR! Raaaaawwwwrr...


Rawr!*


*Hello my good fellows, I possess the ability to speak Tyranese, and dauble a little bit in Raptorian and French as I'm sure you could tell by my accent. Luckily for you more mammalian fellows I have a trained human ready to translate at my disposal.

I do hope to one day be able to speak snake, as that seems to drive all the female Tyrannosaurus's wild, but it is quite difficult to find a teacher and not eat him...

I think perhaps a good old fashion game of cricket will cheer me up. You fellows have a grand day.

[Jagos]

Originally Posted by Sithdarth

I keep thinking I should learn Japanese but I've actually got a reason. You see the style of Karate I take is still headquartered in Japan. Eventually, if I stick with it and it has been a decade now so that is highly probable, I'm eventually going to end up in a position of responsibility. Which means several things, visiting various dojo in Japan, corresponding with Japanese officials, and hosting visitors from Japan. I'm sure a lot of that could potentially be done in English but I feel that knowing the language would probably make things much easier. It also seems that there exist a few books written entirely in Japanese that contain a veritable wealth of information from the founder himself.

IIRC, you take Goju-Ryu style, correct? Do you speak to the Okinawans or mainlanders?

[POS Industries]

Originally Posted by Nikose Tyris

Like I can see you've put warrior tongue in there, but that's not really how you should have phrased it in Klingon... it comes across as "Warrior Mumble" in the way you've phrased it. I'm sorry!

The important thing to note here is that I'm the one that used a translator and didn't actually learn Klingon, so I still get to feel superior as a functioning member of society.

Anyway, for realz I took three semesters of French and failed to learn a damn thing.

[Fenris]

Originally Posted by Nikose Tyris

I know some basic Klingon- enough to know that POS used a translator.

NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERD

[Melfice]

Originally Posted by POS Industries

Anyway, for realz I took three semesters of French and failed to learn a damn thing.

I'll one-up you.

I sucked at French for the mandatory years, and yet got a recommendation from my teacher to take the class as the choice.
All because I managed to bullshit my way through the understanding bit. I just listened or looked for any words that looked English, or even German or Dutch and guessed the rest of the sentence.

Same with German, except I was a little bit better, since German and Dutch sorta sound alike.

[The Sevenshot Kid]

I'm a native English speaker and I know enough Spanish to order at my local Quiznos. I really want to learn German and Gaelic (or whatever the Irish language is called) so I can get a better feel for my roots.

[POS Industries]

Originally Posted by The Gunslinger

I know enough Spanish to order at my local Quiznos.

Wait, what?

[A Zarkin' Frood]

Originally Posted by Melfice

Same with German, except I was a little bit better, since German and Dutch sorta sound alike.

I like to say one is the other translated into English and back with Google. Originally I said it as a joke, but I'm beginning to actually believe that.

[Melfice]

Originally Posted by InsaneGenius

I like to say one is the other translated into English and back with Google. Originally I said it as a joke, but I'm beginning to actually believe that.

Well, the Dutch language did contribute a bit to English, so that would be the reason for that, I guess.
Still, compare Nieder-Saksisch with the Twents dialect, and you'll find many things look and/or sound the same.

EDIT: At least, I think it's nieder-saksisch. If I even spelled it right. >__>

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Originally Posted by Inbred Chocobo

RAWWWR RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWR AAAARRRRRRRR!!!!

RaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaWWWWWWWWWWWWWWwwwwwwRRRR RRRRR!!!!!


RAWR! Raaaaawwwwrr...


Rawr!*

RAAAGHAGHH! RAH raawr raagh rrrrrrrrgh grrrrrwl RAAAR rrrrrrrreeeearrgh raaah rrrrh RAAAAAAAAAW! Raagh raagh RAAGH?

*Top shelf! It's been many a sorry day since I had the pleasure of conversing with a fellow conniseur of Franco-Ophidian languages (though I've been told my dialect skews more towards the Praries rather than Paris). I trust we can look forward to many a sophisticated conversation on the finer points of life and sport?