Conversing with two different languages each other!
By Sreekala
@Sreekala (34312)
India
April 17, 2018 2:43am CST
Dear friends,
It may be funny to hear our conversation, me and a lady in our area. There is a shop in our area and it has run by one family who belongs to the state of Tamil Nadu. The lady is not educated much and she can’t understand Hindi language (which is the common speaking language here in this place). I do not know her native language which is Tamil but I can understand her talks, can’t reply to her in the same language. So what I do, I reply to her in my native language which is Malayalam. She can understand my native language but can’t speak the same.
What do you think, if you listen a conversation like this? 
How many languages you can understand other than your native language. 
What do you think, if you listen a conversation like this?
How many languages you can understand other than your native language. 10 people like this
14 responses
@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
17 Apr 18
Yes, my grand mother used to talk in Telugu with an old lady who used to be our neighbor and she used to reply in Malyalam as both never knew any common language! but despite of this they could follow each other and used to converse for hours together while we as kids used to enjoy their conversation!
Yes when it comes to understanding, I can understand , Hindi, English, Bengali, Gujarathi, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu languaages! Thanks dear @Sreekala!
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Still you are familiar with so many languages. Truly appreciate. Thanks.
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
18 Apr 18
@hereandthere Yes, I agree, even some places within the state, a word has double meaning, which is really funny too.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
17 Apr 18
@Sreekala same here. one region will have a common language, but there are still dialects per province
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
17 Apr 18
@Sreekala
I know a little bit of other languages.I speak Hebrew to Israelis and they want to speak in English to practice it. I continue in Hebrew and explain that they want us to speak Hebrew but they are speaking in English so how do we learn Hebrew. They understand what I am in saying and go back to Hebrew.
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@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
3 May 18
Haha.. I speak and understand same language only
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
17 Apr 18
I know only two, Filipino and English. If the other person does not understand English, the other person act it out or I act it out. Or if I find a native who is knowledgeable in the the language, I ask.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
17 Apr 18
@Sreekala that is true. Imagine the struggle. hehe
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
17 Apr 18
Lol..i am thinking of the situation.... people around you will definitely enjoy your conversation
.. people around you will definitely enjoy your conversation1 person likes this
@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
17 Apr 18
Here in the Philippines, we have lots of different dialects and I can speak some of them. I am also fluent in Japanese my sister taught me when I was young.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
18 Apr 18
this is fun. for me, i can understand the dominant regional language here in my city, but i cannot talk fluently to that language. when i try, i have that intonation that my students laugh at, and i too.
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@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
17 Apr 18
I had a similar situation years ago with a German friend. She spoke perfect English, but she had an aunt visiting, and the aunt only spoke German - and I only spoke English. So my friend would talk to me in English and to her aunt in German. But sometimes in the middle of a conversation she would get confused, and start talking to me in German and the aunt in English.
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