Languages

Hanuman · 08-12-2010, 12:19 AM

What languages do you speak? Why? What languages do you want to speak?

Also, do you speak or know about unifying languages? I just came across Toki Pona and am considering it for absorption.

batgirl · 08-12-2010, 12:24 AM

Other than English, I speak both French and Hebrew extremely fluently. This meaning that I can read novels, write academic papers and hold long conversations in the aforementioned languages.

I learned French because I was born in Quebec and it's kind of a necessity to know to be able to do anything there from ordering food to ordering cable to getting a job.

I learned Hebrew because I'm Jewish and went to religious Jewish school from the age of 3-18.

As for languages I would like to learn, I feel like my job would be easier if I learned Spanish, as we do have patients who only speak it, but I know enough broken Spanish to get by. I would love to learn Japanese or Italian for funsies though.

Hanuman · 08-12-2010, 12:32 AM

I want to say that I'm really glad to see you still around Batgirl, you're one of the posters who keeps this from being a lolwut forum. I'm also interested in Spanish and Japanese, Spanish and Mandarin being top of my list.

rawredy · 08-12-2010, 12:41 AM

I don't speak any language other than English, though I'm extremely interested in learning Japanese or Finnish. I don't exactly know why I want to learn Finnish, other than I just happen to really like the language. Either that, or Swedish...

Nique · 08-12-2010, 12:44 AM

English. Becuase I am lazy and never bothered to stick with any other languages.

But! I would like to learn American Sign Language - there is a large community of deaf people I would like to know better in my area. Spanish is just flat-out useful and would probably be pretty easy to pick up again. Hawaiian is on it's way to becoming a dead language and sounds awesome so I want to learn that, and my wife still understands Korean so we're thinking of trying to pick that up and make hilarious jokes in front of all our friends that they can't understand.

Jagos · 08-12-2010, 12:46 AM

I speak English and Japanese. I'm teaching myself an Okinawan dialect (Uchi-na-Guchi) which is translating a Japanese book of Uchi na into English, then deciphering the difference.

I also want to learn Korean and Mandarin. I know, kill me now.

***Fenris*** · 08-12-2010, 12:47 AM

I speak the language of love.

Ladies.

POS Industries · 08-12-2010, 12:48 AM

I communicate primarily through a combination of blood-curdling screeches and savage violence.

Nique · 08-12-2010, 12:50 AM

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I communicate primarily through a combination of blood-curdling screeches and savage violence.

...Dad?

katiuska · 08-12-2010, 12:58 AM

I used to study Spanish, because my family is South American, but I'm ashamed to say I haven't practiced it in a long time. It's funny though, even though I've lost a lot of vocabulary, now that I'm older, I'm now magically able to understand people much better than I ever used to. I also picked up a few German phrases in HS which may or may not actually be correct because I learned them from my best friend, who was just learning the language.

I've become interested in Japanese in spite of myself, because its syntax is so different from English or Latin-based languages.

08-12-2010, 12:19 AM	#1
Hanuman Love Is Strength Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Vancouver/BC/Canada Posts: 1,135	Languages What languages do you speak? Why? What languages do you want to speak? Also, do you speak or know about unifying languages? I just came across Toki Pona and am considering it for absorption.

08-12-2010, 12:46 AM	#6
Jagos FRONT KICK OF DOOM! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Howdy pardner... Posts: 6,399	I speak English and Japanese. I'm teaching myself an Okinawan dialect (Uchi-na-Guchi) which is translating a Japanese book of Uchi na into English, then deciphering the difference. I also want to learn Korean and Mandarin. I know, kill me now. __________________ Copyright musings World ramblings Scifi stories

08-12-2010, 12:47 AM	#7
*Fenris* Administrator Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Coast Posts: 6,806	I speak the language of love. Ladies. __________________ "FENRIS IS AN ASSHOLE" - shiney

08-12-2010, 12:48 AM	#8
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	I communicate primarily through a combination of blood-curdling screeches and savage violence. __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

08-12-2010, 12:58 AM	#10
katiuska Unlicensed Practitioner Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 801	I used to study Spanish, because my family is South American, but I'm ashamed to say I haven't practiced it in a long time. It's funny though, even though I've lost a lot of vocabulary, now that I'm older, I'm now magically able to understand people much better than I ever used to. I also picked up a few German phrases in HS which may or may not actually be correct because I learned them from my best friend, who was just learning the language. I've become interested in Japanese in spite of myself, because its syntax is so different from English or Latin-based languages. __________________ If I try too hard my brain explodes, so don't expect me to be witty on purpose.

08-12-2010, 12:24 AM	#2
batgirl Aim for the top! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Infield Posts: 2,583	Other than English, I speak both French and Hebrew extremely fluently. This meaning that I can read novels, write academic papers and hold long conversations in the aforementioned languages. I learned French because I was born in Quebec and it's kind of a necessity to know to be able to do anything there from ordering food to ordering cable to getting a job. I learned Hebrew because I'm Jewish and went to religious Jewish school from the age of 3-18. As for languages I would like to learn, I feel like my job would be easier if I learned Spanish, as we do have patients who only speak it, but I know enough broken Spanish to get by. I would love to learn Japanese or Italian for funsies though.

08-12-2010, 12:32 AM	#3
Hanuman Love Is Strength Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Vancouver/BC/Canada Posts: 1,135	I want to say that I'm really glad to see you still around Batgirl, you're one of the posters who keeps this from being a lolwut forum. I'm also interested in Spanish and Japanese, Spanish and Mandarin being top of my list.

08-12-2010, 12:41 AM	#4
rawredy Troopa Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 33	I don't speak any language other than English, though I'm extremely interested in learning Japanese or Finnish. I don't exactly know why I want to learn Finnish, other than I just happen to really like the language. Either that, or Swedish...