Who here is bilingual?
How many languages can you speak?
shareThere are more than a few people here who can speak two or more languages which is pretty cool.
If weâre using a strict definition of fluency -- able to speak, read, and write -- Iâm bilingual:
⢠English: Iâm a native US English speaker.
⢠Spanish: Learned as a second language; I can speak, read, and write at a fairly advanced level.
Those are the only languages I speak fluently. But if we're talking about speaking languages more loosely, as in carry basic verbal communication:
⢠Portuguese: This is bizarre, but I can somehow understand Portuguese fairly well, almost as well as Spanish and English, yet I canât actually speak it. I learned some of the basics but always get confused and accidentally start speaking Spanish; I can just bullshit my way through it if that makes any sense.
⢠Italian: I know the very basics and can speak and understand enough to survive, but most Italians seem to speak better English or Spanish than I speak Italian, so I kind of stopped practicing. But Italian is actually my favorite language though, it sounds so cool.
⢠French: I started learning French a few months ago but had to stop because of time constraints. I know the very basics and hope to get back into it soon. This is the language I am by far the worst in, but I WILL speak it one day, lol. Iâm determined to get to at least an intermediate level.
There are a few other languages in which I know how to say basic pleasantries like âhello,â âgoodbye,â and âthanks,â but nothing at a conversational level.
That's awesome, VinceD! So far you're the most cosmopolitan in this thread.
shareI only speak two languages, English and bad English.
shareEnglish.
I used to be fluent in French, but it's been awhile. I can watch a movie without subtitles no issue, but speaking it I'm not as confident these days.
I know conversational Spanish, and ASL, and I know the basics of German, and Afrikaans.
If you can watch and understand a French movie, then you are bilingual.
shareGerman, Spanish and English.
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