Do you watch TV in other languages than English?

whenever i watch cable tv, it's mostly english, my second language. however i have a bad habit of switching channels if the pace of what i'm watching is slow or there simply is too many infomercials going on. some of the shows in foreign language that i watch are in korean, french, spanish and sometimes bahasa indonesia (when i stayed there before). i only know a handful of words so i mostly rely on subtitles. but it's fun and educational to watch shows of other countries. it's culture-opener... and i'm fascinated by people, places and different cultures. happy mylotting too!

Hi callarse. No, I stick to watching TV in English. I never bothered to learn another language, so when I watch TV I watch it in English only that way I can understand what is being said. LOL My husband on the other hand enjoys watching the Spanish stations from time to time. He may not understand it either, but it doesn't stop him from watching the shows! LOL Happy mylotting!

That's my second language too! I do watch some programs in Spanish but it's to help me learn the language better. I am better at speaking it than understanding it and I'll watch Spanish programs to help me. Take care.

I watch most shows in English but my husband watches the Spanish channels. I sometimes will watch them with him. Have a good day and happy my lotting to you too.

We have a channel on our tv which is called Alba. A lot of the programmes on there are in Gaelic, which I don't speak but I like listening to and it does have the sub-titles in English.

I watch TV in Norwegian, Swedish, English, German and many others. Films are subtitled, so we get Japanese, Chinese, Spanish etc. I tried watching synchronized films when I was studying in Austria, and it was horrible. Other TV shows I watch in Norwegian, English, some German, Swedish and Danish. Or other languages if they send them, but most shows are in Norwegian or English. I watched Icelandic TV on Iceland, that was quite funny. I watched Finnish TV in Finnland, didn't understand a word.

Well, the only ones I watch are anime...but they have engligh sub titles. Its not the different language for me, but the story line and since it takes so long to dub an anime I have to watch it directly from Japan. Most of the ones I watch haven't been licensed in the US yet so no subbing anyway. I would like it better if it was in English but then it loses in translation and pronunciation.

Yes, as English is not my native language, I always watch TV in Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin). I like to watch TV in English as I'd like to learn more English.

Hi, callarse1. No, I don't normally do this. But, I have seen shows on T.V. that will allow me to view another language, like in movies. I only look at the T.V. that has my native language showing on it. I will get confused when I can't read or make out the words that someone is speaking.

your topic rocks, it's been spoiling for weeks. if you are really into Chinese movies, then you should go for Body Guards and Assassin, it's both emtion-stirring and splendid in the fighting moves within, actually it's a typical Donnie Chen action movie with a deep depliction of a tragic history of China.

I only speak English. I would like to learn other languages, but I don't generally watch TV in other languages. I don't have cable anymore, but when I did I didn't watch shows in other languages. Although, I have heard this is a good way to learn a foreign language. I do however, watch movies in other languages (with subtitles of course) I absolutley love Japanese horror movies-- so I do watch those a lot. Good for you though for watching shows in your second language, I am sure it helps you reinforce what you have learned, and that it can be very beneficial.

yes, i do. i sometimes watch korea's global tv arirang. korea is an interesting country for me and i wanna recall my korean language skill. there is one korean drama that i sometimes watch. it has english subtitles but i really make sure to listen to the dialogues of the casts. i don't really watch thai tv programs that much because i find it exhausting. i just keep searching for a good movie though. even if they're dubbed in thai language, i just stick to it for the heck of watching the movie. anyways, my thai skill has improved a lot by watching thai tv programs a bit but more on immersion with thai people. my tv has japanese and chinese movies, too. they also interest me. when i go back to my homecountry, i watch tv shows in my native language just to keep up about what i've missed. actually, they're bilingual most of the time. in general, i don't spend too much time in tv viewing coz it makes me lazy. i've got a tv set in my bedroom, that's why. when i really get tired, i just found myself waking up at dawn with the tv still turned on. LOL!

Hi callarse Well yeah i do watch tv on other language other than english. Im from Ecuador and here tv is in spanish, most of the tv channels(cable television) dub the audio to spanish, specially the children channel such as nick, cartoon network or disney channel, cause their audience are children that talk mainly spanish. Other channels have their original language(english) with subtitles. On national tv all of the shows are in spanish. I also watch some anime shows online that are in japanese, i need subtititles though.

I do... but only IF the show is really good and there's an english subtitle. No matter how good the show is, you still won't enjoy it if you don't understand what's happening.

Hi there Callarse. I think you should have asked if we watch television in other languages then our own. I watch it in my native language - romanian, in english, and from time to time in french or spanish depending on the program. I have also watched it in greek 2 years ago when i spent my summer vacation there with my girlfriend.

When I used to take Japanese classes I would watch anime in Japanese with the subtitles on. I think it helped me to learn Japanese a lot faster and it was fun watching the cartoons too. The sad part about this though is that I haven't studied Japanese for years now and pretty much don't remember anything that I learned at all, lol. The bright side, I can still read the subtitles to know what they're saying, haha. Too bad I guess, lol.

I prefer to watch the English text and sometimes Malaysia. I turn the channel is three TV and TV Tokyo, as well as outside broadcasts, although I do not have cable TV. Of course, we can better understand by using our own language. It seems to me curious about other languages, so I want to know more about the language.

I like to watch french channel though I don't really understand most of the words. I really want to learn the language.

I only watch TV in English because thats the only language I understand and I dont get foreign speaking channels on my cable network anyhow. I would love to learn German though. I know this really hot guy thats German, and his English is not perfect, so I would love to able to communicate with him!

I usually watch channels in language that I know or have the basic level of it. I prefer watching TV in my native language, yes. But I also watch English or American channels. I like talkshows, comedy, documentary . . . this kind of stuff. I like realities too. For example - Music Idol, FEAR, Scare Tactics . . . But I almost hate Big Brother :) It's stupid in my point of view.