How many languages can you speak and write ??

@shia88 (4571)
Malaysia
October 6, 2009 7:15am CST
Dear MyLotters, Language spoken : English,Bahasa Indonesia,Mandarin(chinese),Hokkien (dialect) Language written : English ,Bahasa Indonesia I really wish I can speak and write in more languages. When I was young, my father encouraged me to take up Mandarin language course,but I also reject his offer and now I feel regret,I can only speak simple Mandarin,no written for me.I also can't recognize the Mandarin words. When go to karaoke for singing session, I can only choose English songs,no mandarin song for me unless the mandarin songs have Hanyun PingYin. During my high school, I did learn Japanese language for two years,But since it is not use in my daily life,now I am totally forget about how to write and speak in Japanese. If giving me a chance to learn, I will learn Japanese,Mandarin and Cantonese languages. Tell me how many languages can you speak and write ??? Are you learning any language course now ?
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nautilus33
@nautilus33 (1827)
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12 Oct 09
Hi! I'm from Bulgaria and except Bulgarian I can also speak English and German. I can also write German. At the moment I'm a teacher of German at the secondary school.
Sreekala
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
12 Oct 09
Hi Shia, I know three languages, one is our mother tongue, second is our national language and the third is English. Actually three languages are compulsory in school so we are getting the chance to learn three languages from school itself. I am not doing any language course now. I wish to study more languages but I am lazy and time is also very less with me.
goldfish27
@goldfish27 (22)
• China
11 Oct 09
i can only speak chinese and english.during my high school,i did learn japanese for one year but my study is very bad .so i can not use japanese to communication with japanese .i like english very much ,because i like the westen history so much and i like the view and the culture in westen .and english is the most important language in the world now .almost you can hear it or of the earth .
cwong77
@cwong77 (2010)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 09
Shia.. When I was young, I did blame my parents for sending me to a Chinese school, as both of them are English literates, for me to be in a Chinese school, actually it's very very hard. But now, being able to speak the major 3 languages in Malaysia, I actually very thankful to them, and glad that I survived the 9 years of Chinese Education. While I was working with a bumiputra majority company in Malaysia, I was like a 'treasure' to the Company coz the Company deals a lot with Chinese and I am the only one there that could speak and write. I even named the Chinese name for one of the property project! Beside the 3 languages, I do have basic Japan & French. And also, I have the dialects such as Cantonese, Hokkien, Hakka, Teo Chew.
BaziIL
@BaziIL (47)
• Israel
7 Oct 09
I am suffering from 'languemania' ;-) I write and Speak :Hebrew, English, French, Arabic and a basic Russian (beginner level). I find knowing a language a real gift, and I do feel sorry for those who used to know once a language but forgot it. If you don't use a language, you start losing it, and it is really a pity, don't you think?
guohao1987119
@guohao1987119 (4)
• China
11 Oct 09
My mother tongue is Mandarin.During the years of my colleage studying ,i learn how to speak and write English and little Japanese.Unluckly, i do not master them very well. I will learn more language in the future.
shajerrl
@shajerrl (309)
• China
7 Oct 09
My mother tongue is Chinese, and during my middle school, I started to learn English, but now English as a required course has been introduced into elementary school in China. English now is my working language, so i come here to improving my writing ability, i also want to improve my oral english skills to communicate with foreign customer fluently. thanks
Daddy Neil
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
7 Oct 09
hi. i can read, write and speak tagalog (filipino local dialect) and english only. but i can also understand cebuano (another filipino local dialect).
brisk123
@brisk123 (2823)
• India
7 Oct 09
I can speak and write fluently my own native language which is "Garo" then I can speak and write Hindi, English and Bengoli.Currently, I am learning Kannada language since I am in Bangalore and this language is a must to understand the locals out here.Thanks for the post, have a nice day!
ebuscat
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
7 Oct 09
For me I speak English,Cebuano,Tagalog and slightly sign language I'm only a little know to speak because I tried about going to school.But I'm not regret because I'm appreciate of what I had spoke now.
irene3184
@irene3184 (898)
• Philippines
7 Oct 09
I can speak and write three languages. I am excellent in English speaking and writing and my own language Cebuano and Tagalog. I want to learn several languages aside from that languages such as Mandarin and Spanish. I have work as a SEO marketer in an outsourcing company which deals of learning language. I can give you advice to study in London, there is a school that offer an intensive training of language in a short period of time.
tummalaramu
@tummalaramu (2)
• India
7 Oct 09
hai dude, i know the languages to talk telugu, english and hindi . and know to write telugu, english and hindi .
connelo
@connelo (11)
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7 Oct 09
i can speak 6 languages.. indonesian.. english.. germany.. japan.. javanese.. arabian.. and madura.. i believe you can't speak madura right?? coz madura is the most difficult language.. only the choosen person that can speak this language.. hahahahahaha.. ^_^
angeliam
@angeliam (206)
• China
7 Oct 09
i can write in Chinese, English, Frenchl, and I can speak in Chinese and English. I want to take some French courses to polish my oral French.
phayeth
@phayeth (519)
• Philippines
6 Oct 09
i can speak english, tagalog(filipino language), spanish i can write, english and tagalog (filipino language). well me, when it comes to spanish i can only speak simple sentences.
d_red_madelaine
@d_red_madelaine (528)
• Philippines
6 Oct 09
I can only speak and write two languages. English as my foreign language and Tagalog or Filipino as my native tongue. Someday I want to learn other languages also like Mandarin, French, Spanish, Italian. and Japanese. It will be very helpful knowing more than two languages especially when you are going to their countries. You can easily communicate and understand them.
ersmommy1
@ersmommy1 (12588)
• United States
6 Oct 09
Pretty boring here. Just English. I do know some of my grandmothers phrases and what they mean. But I can't write it at all.
wahmivy
@wahmivy (776)
• Philippines
7 Oct 09
I speak and write in English, Filipino, Spanish, and French (although my French is very rusty - need to review or spend a year in Paris to get the hang of it again, hehe). I'd love to learn some more languages. They're my thing. :) I'm thinking Italian, Portuguese, or German. I'd also love to learn Hebrew and Hawaiian.
Tantrums
@Tantrums (945)
• Philippines
6 Oct 09
As of today... I speak 9 different languages... My wife speaks 7. It just started on learning French because we wanted to go to France and experience it first hand, so we learned... After that it became natural, what we did is buy language books, learn common phrases, use it in simple sentences, translate it and check if it's correct then watch or read books about the different language... I've always wanted to be a Con with this, but I guess I'm just a good guy... heehee!
Iriene88
@Iriene88 (5343)
• Malaysia
6 Oct 09
Hahaha, Can I add some new category? Can understand but can't speak properly : Cantonese.. Verbally spoken : English, B. Malaysia, Indonesia, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hainanese Written : English & Bahasa Malaysia. Can understand/speak at least 10 words : Tamil, Japanese, Korea, Spanish Just Kidding - Just for fun! Wonderful topic, just love it!