Speak another language?

My first language is English, but I also speak American Sign Language. I am not fluent (I have gotten rather rusty, lately) but I am at least conversational. I decided to learn it because it has always fascinated me and has been a language I thought I might have SOME skill learning where I have failed in other ones... I am a very visual person. However, in a couple weeks I am going to start a once a week Spanish class through community ed with my sister, just because I really SHOULD learn Spanish. It's all around me where I live. But honestly, I am SO DANG NERVOUS!!!

Indonesian my national language, English and mandarin language just for business, Java is my family language, Indonesia have 25 more province, and have different language each province.

I can only speak English but wish I was able to speak other languages . Where I live there are only two languages spoken , English and French , so I have my children in the French programs because I figured having more then one language would benefit them later in life , it can't hurt anyway . If I could learn another language it would be Spanish . I have always been interested in the Spanish language and wish it was something they taught at the schools for the children . I love the kids show , Dora the Explorer , because she often speaks in Spanish and I couldn't believe how quick my daughter picked up on the language . She is able to say her numbers and colors in Spanish and knows a few words . I was really hoping it would be something that would be interested into our schools but found out that they will never do this as they can't afford to pay for someone to come into the school to teach the language . I know someone who can speak 30 or 40 languages ( not exactly sure how many she can speak but it is quite a few languages ) and she says that once you learn a couple that it is much easier to pick up on the others because there are languages that are very similar to other languages . I have always been impressed by for those that could speak more then one language just because I only know one :)

Hi! Like you, I am from the Philippines, too. Obviously, other than Filipino, I speak English, too. I also want to learn Spanish and Chinese but I just didn't have much time to study them. I have discovered a site where I could learn different languages, and interact with native speakers. I started taking lessons from it but as I was too busy with other things, I just let it by. But hopefully, if I'd have more time, I would try to learn other languages from there.

I speak spanish and english but the good thing about knowing spanish is that I could understand a lot of the things in portuguese and also Italian since they are very similar to each other which is the good thing. If i had to learn one language it would probly be Italian because is probly the easiest for me and since portuguese is the same thing as spanish except a lot faster and pronounce things a little bit different then that one would probly be the 2 I would like to learn fluent since I know they would be easy to speak right away.

I can speak sign language i know people you use your hands but in the signing world it is called speaking. I am starting to learn Haitian Creole because my husband is from Haiti and we plan on teaching our kids creole. I think it is great to learn a language. Learning sign language and Creole is also teaching me a lot about my first language of english. I also have picked up a little spanish because of having spanish friends

I don't know another oral language, but I (proudly) can hold my own in basic American Sign Language (ASL). I feel that is a needed skill for any person who wants to work with people with disabilities in the United States.

[i]Hi ace, I am from Visayas so I can speak visayan and tagalog! I am fortunate also that I learn English in School and by experience! I wanted to learn French really, I am trying to watch at you tube for free lesson and it's quite hard for me! LOL! I wish someday, I can afford to have formal education to learn the language![/i]

Okay, let me sound off here. I speak English, Spanish and German, all three of them very fluently. I used to speak Greek, too, but that was 20 years ago,and the records are gone by now LOL. But seriously now, I would encourage anybody to learn a new language, it definitely opens up your mind, and not only in the linguistic arena. In order to understand another culture you have to speak their language.

I grew up speaking cantonese but not fluent with it. The neat thing is that since we have the internet, there are lots of sites that you can learn off of for free. Unfortunately for me, there are a lot more sites that teaches mandarin for free compare to cantonese. Cantonese is a lot harder than mandarin when it comes to learning because unlike mandarin, we don't read all of teh words like in mandarin dialect. For some of them, I know how to say and read it in canto while for others, just mandarin. I'm planning to go back to school to learn mandarin. I am fluent on writing mandarin but not reading and speaking it. Besides, it's a way for me to get away from my kids and such twice a week and at leat 3 hours away from my 8 month old. My oldest is already in school but my second one will be going to school sometime this month and going to the afternoon class which is great and left me with the baby. My hon and his mom will help me take care of her while I'm gone.

im a pinoy too & i can speak tagalog as my mother tongue, then english as my second language. but i can speak & understand basic spanish & french. i'm learning spanish coz i think it's fun to learn new languages aside from tagalog & english. i picked spanish coz it's similar to tagalog which is indeed true. i can also understand a little bit of french hehehe..

I am Indian basically Tamil is our mother tongue. But I able to speak hindi and english. My wife can able to speak as much as 6 to 7 languages. This is purely depends upon your environment and necessity

i speak Filipino and English.. i'd love to learn other languages such as Mandarin, French and Spanish... =)

I speak Engish as my first, spanish, french and alittle german too.

Isn't it Tagalog is our national language and Filipino is our nationality? Anyway, I speak hiligaynon because I am an Ilongga, I speak and understand a little bit of bisaya too. If I am given a change to learn another language for sure it wont be spanish coz most of our language have mixed of spanish. I would like to learn Russian language, Japanese language (its easy to learn though), European languages.

I spoken 3 different languages which are Chinese Mandarin and Fukinese, and English. If I have a chance to learn another language, Korean and Japanese definitely will be my next two languages that I want to learn.

I spoken total four different languages which are Mandarin, Fukinese, and English.

I love languages for some reason. I also love learning about different cultures, experiencing it, and really understanding the people. This is probably why I'm going to switch my major to International Studies, haha. Anyways, I speak English, Korean, and Spanish. I used to speak Korean very well when I was younger and wasn't as great with English because both of my parents spoke Korean all the time even though we lived in America. With asian cultures, it's really important to know where you come from, be proud of it, and still be able to speak the language. So yeah, I was in Korean school and everything which was sort of helpful. Now, I can read, write, and listen to Korean, but I'm best at listening. I can speak it also. I think I'll be studying a summer in Korea just to understand my culture more and be able to speak it even better. However, I love speaking Spanish more. I've taken 4 years of it and am studying more at my college. I'm also planning on studying in Spain for a couple of quarters so that I can pick up on the language better. I've been to Mexico for missions trips and I definitely loved it. I can read, write, and speak Spanish, but listening to it is more difficult for me.

It's unique for one to know and speak more than one language. Aside from speaking English,which is my 1st and primary language, my 2nd language is Greek of which I can speak in everyday conversation and read and write in the language as well. My 3rd language is Spanish, in that I studied the language for two years in high school. Although it's been many years since I graduated from high school. I knew more then, then what I know now, because I haven't used the language as much as I should have. But when I'm around my Spanish speaking friends, the language gradually comes back to me. I find that being able to speak more than one language is a true asset, and is very special indeed. Take Care, Kiki (Keola 12)

i think spanish but english is the best.