Are you bilingual even multilingual?!

Cocopops.xox.x · 24 Mar 2008, 6:26 PM

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No.

Schoey93 · 17 Jul 2008, 2:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Cocopops.xox.x

No.

Yes. I am multilingual, as I speak three languages.

I speak:

English (obviously)
Italian
French

That is the order I speak them in, English = mother tongue, Italian = Intermediate speaker and French = Beginner speaker.

lyounamu · 17 Jul 2008, 3:02 PM

Ja, Ich kenne Deutsch, Koreaner und Englisch ziemlich gut.
Mein Schreiben ist gut aber mein Sprechen ist ziemlich schlecht.

Yes, I know German, Korean and English quite well. Korean is my first language as I was born in Korea and raised there until I was 13 years old. English is my second language however, I am increasingly becoming more accustomed to its use in my everyday life. German is another language that I picked up in Australia. I am quite decent at it but I still have huge hole to fill in.

Once I master German, I would like to move on to Japanese. I used to be quite adept both at Japanese and Chinese but since my arrival in Australia, I discontinued my learning. Therefore, my skills got rusty over the last 4 years so I can hardly write any Chinese letters except simple ones.

hypothetically · 17 Jul 2008, 3:04 PM

Yep. Turkish and English.

**PwarYuex** · 18 Jul 2008, 2:57 PM

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Originally Posted by lyounamu

Ja, Ich kenne...

You can't say that about a language unless you're fluent.

lyounamu · 18 Jul 2008, 2:59 PM

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Originally Posted by PwarYuex

You can't say that about a language unless you're fluent.

Yeah. I shouldn't have said that...lol

zzzz12345 · 18 Jul 2008, 3:06 PM

Can you even say 'Ich kenne Deutsch'? Aren't you supposed to say 'Ich kann Deutsch' because kennen is used for nouns, people etc. Well that's what my German teacher said; wissen for intellectual and abstract things, kennen for nouns, people etc. and können for languages. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

bawd · 21 Jul 2008, 6:41 PM

I speak:

Teo Chu
English
Mandarin
Cantonese
Vietnamese

fluently.

Currently learning Japanese formally and French informally. I intend to beat the Pope's record of 10 languages.

jazzbaby · 21 Jul 2008, 6:42 PM

i can speak:
english
punjabi
hindi
SOME swahilli and some french

**PwarYuex** · 21 Jul 2008, 6:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bawd

I speak:

Teo Chu
English
Mandarin
Cantonese
Vietnamese

fluently.

Currently learning Japanese formally and French informally. I intend to beat the Pope's record of 10 languages.

Impressive.

xxstef · 4 Oct 2008, 1:37 PM

fluently: english and cantonese
semi-fluently: german and mandarin
reasonably: french
bits and pieces: spanish

does being able to count to 10 in 13 languages count?

Tahnia · 16 Oct 2008, 8:15 PM

i'm multilingual
i can speak :
Bengali
English
Italian
Hindi

impervious182 · 17 Oct 2008, 4:01 PM

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Originally Posted by zzzz12345

Can you even say 'Ich kenne Deutsch'? Aren't you supposed to say 'Ich kann Deutsch' because kennen is used for nouns, people etc. Well that's what my German teacher said; wissen for intellectual and abstract things, kennen for nouns, people etc. and können for languages. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

Hahaha... funny. I would correct you, but you're correct.

Schoey93 · 4 Feb 2009, 6:23 AM

I speak five languages now:

I speak English.
Parlo italiano.
Je parle français.
Hablo español.
Falo Português.

Il mio italiano è molto bravo. My English is great, too. I also speak French, Spanish and Portuguese. I speak English fluently, Italian at an Intermediate level, French at an intermediate level, Spanish at an advanced beginner level and Portuguese at a beginners level.

- james

_skinnedalive · 12 Mar 2009, 6:40 PM

Yes, Oui, Yah, Hai, Si and Si

I Speak English (mother tongue)
Italian (daughter toungue) - lol, I'm half, so I learnt when I was little. It's about the same as my English
Japanese - Doing Continuers and have been learning for six years
German - I try, but I'm only a beginner
Spanish - Better than German and Japanese but not as good as Italian (I get them confused sometimes -

)
ANNNNNNNNNND a wee bit of French, I speak better than I can listen.

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zzzz12345 Assistant Member HSC: 2009 Gender: Female Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 66 Last Activity: Yesterday, 12:40 AM	Re: Are you bilingual even multilingual?! Can you even say 'Ich kenne Deutsch'? Aren't you supposed to say 'Ich kann Deutsch' because kennen is used for nouns, people etc. Well that's what my German teacher said; wissen for intellectual and abstract things, kennen for nouns, people etc. and können for languages. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

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bawd Exalted Member HSC: 2009 Gender: Female Location: Sydney Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 899 Last Activity: 23 Oct 2009, 12:17 AM	Re: Are you bilingual even multilingual?! I speak: Teo Chu English Mandarin Cantonese Vietnamese fluently. Currently learning Japanese formally and French informally. I intend to beat the Pope's record of 10 languages. __________________ *Looking for females (around 15 - 18+) who are lesbian/gay/bisexual (whatever label you prefer)* around the South-western Sydney area for PIP research. Please PM if you are interested. The help would be appreciated. Also looking for people who are in the similar age bracket for different perspectives to improve the validity and reduce bias of my research. EX1 MX1 Society & Culture Economics Japanese

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xxstef languages are my world <3 HSC: 2009 Gender: Female Location: bei dir Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 436 Last Activity: Yesterday, 11:27 PM	Re: Are you bilingual even multilingual?! fluently: english and cantonese semi-fluently: german and mandarin reasonably: french bits and pieces: spanish does being able to count to 10 in 13 languages count? __________________ year 12 2009: english adv : maths X2 : chemistry : germancontinuers + extension : music 2: happy to help you with any quick german/music questions, just pm me and i'll get back to you asap

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Tahnia New Member HSC: 2008 Gender: Female Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3 Last Activity: 16 Oct 2008, 9:26 PM	Re: Are you bilingual even multilingual?! i'm multilingual i can speak : Bengali English Italian Hindi

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Schoey93 Executive Member HSC: 2011 Gender: Male Location: Sydney Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 484 Last Activity: Today, 1:27 PM	Re: Are you bilingual even multilingual?! I speak five languages now: I speak English. Parlo italiano. Je parle français. Hablo español. Falo Português. Il mio italiano è molto bravo. My English is great, too. I also speak French, Spanish and Portuguese. I speak English fluently, Italian at an Intermediate level, French at an intermediate level, Spanish at an advanced beginner level and Portuguese at a beginners level. - james __________________

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_skinnedalive New Member HSC: 2009 Gender: Female Location: Coffs Harbour Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 7 Last Activity: 11 Oct 2009, 2:45 PM	Re: Are you bilingual even multilingual?! Yes, Oui, Yah, Hai, Si and Si I Speak English (mother tongue) Italian (daughter toungue) - lol, I'm half, so I learnt when I was little. It's about the same as my English Japanese - Doing Continuers and have been learning for six years German - I try, but I'm only a beginner Spanish - Better than German and Japanese but not as good as Italian (I get them confused sometimes - ) ANNNNNNNNNND a wee bit of French, I speak better than I can listen.

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