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Number of languages?

PlanetF

By PlanetF,
in 2014

How many languages do you speak?  

  1. 1. Number of fluent languages - I could converse in a wide variety of topics without too much problem, but my grammar may be wobbly

    • 1
      52
    • 2
      60
    • 3
      11
    • 4+
      3
    • 0
      0

  2. 2. Number of get-by languages (over and above #1) - I could order a coffee, give/follow directions, and generally get by in these languages

    • 1
      35
    • 2
      43
    • 3
      19
    • 4+
      10
    • 0
      19

  3. 3. Point and grunt languages (over and above #1 and #2!) - I could point at something and ask for the required number, say thank you and good bye, and that's about it

    • 1
      28
    • 2
      27
    • 3
      22
    • 4+
      41
    • 0
      8

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Gloomy

Gloomy

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Fluent- English.

Point and grunt- Spanish and Japanese.

I used to be able to get by in Spanish, but it's been a while since I took it in school or practiced it, so I've forgotten a lot of it by now.

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gaidheal

gaidheal

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I love the diversity of languages mentioned in this topic - Icelandic and Lithuanian!

I'm only really fluent in English, although I can do more than just get by in Italian. I can also get by in French.

My 'point and grunt' languages are German and Mandarin. I like to say that I spent 10 years not learning Chinese, because I tended to spend a couple of weeks studying enthusiastically and then forget about it for months.

I'm currently working on Italian and German, but am thinking of switching emphasis next summer from Italian to French, which will be interesting given that I 'studied' it in school. Also, next summer I'll be finishing my Master's degree (not in language), so I expect to have slightly more time for language study.

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Larien

Larien

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