I studied in Florence for a year and I used to be able to speak Italian well. I go back every once in awhile for around 3 weeks and I can usually understand most everything by the end of my stay. I am not very good at speaking other languages and studying Italian was really hard for me. Some people have a special gift for language and I wish I did too.
My first language is French. I am French-Canadian. Married to a man from Germany. Studied German for 6 years. Lived in Germany for 2 years. Also lived in Mexico for 2 years, where I kept busy attending the local University taking Spanish classes on a daily basis for 2 years.
English, obviously, and really basic Spanish... enough to get me by by picking out words and phrases, etc. I'm half Mexican but since my parents got divorced when I was a baby, I was only around Spanish half the time, and that usually ended up being when I was in trouble and they were yelling at me! Lol! Fortunately, my grandfather spoke "Spanglish" mostly and incorporated a lot of Spanish in his English sentences so I learned the basic stuff that way.
I also know probably about 50 to 75 words in Hindi (a good 10 to 15 of them are swear words! lol!) and have an ear for it now... due to my dating a guy from India then and currently (different guys though! lol!) , then having many long time friends from the same country. I'm on my way to visit there in about 5 months as well... can't wait!
I'd like to finish learning Spanish, Hindi... and also learn Italian and French. Ah, one day.
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I know a little Norwegian. I learned through books. I would like to continue that. I would also like to learn Finnish.
Hei hei! That should start you off!
English of course (Im British), high school French which I havent used in over 10 years but Im sure I can recall enough to get by if we ever went on holiday. I also did German but I think thats proberly long gone.
I also speak Finnish, though not so well as I could do. Its a very hard language
I am fluent in spanish, and I took Latin in high school. Now I am pretty proficient in ASL that I had to learn on my own, but finally took a few classes... I use it every day at work though! I also can't speak them very well, but I understand some german and unkranian! My grandparents always wanted us to learn but they are not easy languages! And Obviously english!
What languages do you speak? English, Hindi and Kashmiri (all fluent)
What languages do you WANT to speak? Spanish (colombian) for now but I have no clue where to begin. Hubby is half Colombian half Polish but he cannot speak either Spanish or Polish. Although, he understands few words in Spanish. When we go to some family gatherings I'd like to understand what they're talking rather than constantly ask for translation
How did you learn them (family, classes, computer/audio programs)? Family
starfishkitty, Where are you going in India? I'm going mid October for a wedding.
