Multilingual, how many languages do you speak or write or understand.
By coolsid2007
@coolsid2007 (1030)
India
July 17, 2009 1:11am CST
I am an Indian, I can read, write or speak in English, Spanish, Hindi and French(Local languages such as Gujarati, Tamil).
I am planning to learn German and Russian. I love learning languages and communicating with people speaking other languages. I think it helps in increase of mental capacity and also teaches you so much of other countries.
3 responses
@cobrateacher (8432)
• United States
17 Jul 09
Hi, coolsid!
I hate to admit that I've lost the use of languages in which I used to be fluent, just because I haven't used them. My first language was French, because I lived in an area in which there were no other kids to play with without it. Since moving, though, I never knew anyone who spoke it so it sort of faded away.
I learned Hebrew in school, for religious education, but even after 13 years of it, I've totally forgotten all but the prayers. Again, it went away for not being used.
Now I'm trying to learn Spanish, and I'm finding it very difficult. I admire people who can speak a variety of languages. My father spoke 16 languages fluently, and I always thought that was SO cool!
@coolsid2007 (1030)
• India
17 Jul 09
Great!... I am also planning to learn German or Italian or Russian next, i have to learn about their co-relation with any of the languages that i already know, that makes it a little easier to learn a new language.
Adios :)
@koalapenguin (2707)
• Philippines
17 Jul 09
wow. you're very cool coolsid.Ü I hope i have the same interest and determination like you do. I am a Filipino and i know English and very little Chinese. I recommend you to learn Asian languages. It wouldn't be so hard. It's fun and the accents are just challenging!Ü
@coolsid2007 (1030)
• India
17 Jul 09
Hello Koalapenguin, thanks but i think learning asian languages is very hard. I have had a look at Mandarin and Chinese or even some of the other languages and my take is that asian languages are very difficult languages and specially their grammar part is very difficult.
@persona_touch (1701)
• United States
18 Jul 09
i'm american i now english of coures and i try to learn spacish but its to hard for me but i know chinese that language is is not hard or me to learn and i love it i use to know to houl language but i haven't been useing it so i forgot most of it.
