What languages do you speak?

[chickens1127]

What languages do you speak? What's your main language?

[Mystery]

German, Hungarian and English are my main languages that I use every day.

I understand French pretty well, but I have to search for words when I speak or write, and I'm certainly not very good with the French grammar.

I understand Italian more or less, but since I'm out of practice, I don't think I could lead a fluent conversation. But I would get through if necessary (e.g. ask for important things or order food etc.)

[ShadowHunter]

The poll is not very good as you can only select one option

- Dutch
- French
- English
- German

Dutch as main language...

With best regards,

ShAdOwHuNtEr

[mercedes]

Hi there...

French
English..

I can understand and read...Italian and Spanish...as well..But can't speak it..

Peace..

[Lyberodoggy]

My main language is greek, but I have a proficiency degree in English and C1 in German... I 've also had French classes but don't remember much...

I 'm also familiar with ancient greek

[Jaked]

Fluent English, un-fluent but still good Spanish and a very small tad of Japanese. Hey, you need to know this stuff! Are you forgetting Mongolian because maybe people are from civilized Mongolia, or Indian???

[chickens1127]

I speak English (main language)
I speak Spanish (2nd)
I can understand French, but can't pronounce it that well (3rd)
And a tad italian

[Jaked]

Itallian I know a few words

Il Dottore: (I believe that's either a person or a leader)
Forte: Loud
Piano: Soft
Parmesian: A cheese
Mozzarella: Another cheese
Venice: A city
Mezzo: Medium

And French:

Crayon (Creh-`yawn)- Pencil
Bonjour (Bohn-jeur)- Hello
Rouge (Rou-j`e)- Red
Blanco (Blah-`nco)- White
Cafe (Cah-feh)- Brown

[Lyberodoggy]

Then I know russian!

Babuska
Vodka
Stalingrad

A little bit French:

French Fries
pommes frites
Que 'ce que c' est?
Que 'ce que vous voulez?
l' Eau
et
Vous le vouz couche avec moi ce soir (that's from a song)

Sorry for my typing

[Jaked]

I know SOME German

Do jou spearken ze English?: Do you speak English?
Nacht: Night

[Harvester]

Hungarian is my mothertongue.

I guess my English is not bad, so maybe I'll do a proficiency in this year.

Also I know some German, but that's far from perfect.

That's all.

Harvester

P.S.: Oh, and to add a little ceremonial statement in the end: I speak the universal and beautiful language of music as well

[binhotinto]

Portuguese as main language
I can also speak english and spanish

[Mystery]

I know SOME German

Do jou spearken ze English?: Do you speak English?

This is not German

Do you speak English in German is:
Sprechen Sie Englisch? (polite form)
Sprichst du Englisch? (familiar form)

[Jaked]

Didn't know how to type it up... I can say it though.

[Chromegloss55]

Hablo español...

He olvidado si pueda hablar ingles...
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[Lyberodoggy]

Milas Ellinika?
Do you speak greek in greek but with english chars, else you wouldn't be able to read it...

[chickens1127]

De donde eres? Soy de Estados(sp!) de Unidos.

[Jaked]

First chapter of my book entirely in spanish!!! I had to use my memory in Spanish class word by word!

Hola lectores all? honestos. Me llamo Thomas J. Kenson. Soy un investigador privado que especializa en cr?menes de alto-sociedad. Bien, deteniendo a los criminales, de todos modos. Soy un norteamericano, pero yo lo traducen en espa?ol para el demonio de ello. ?As? que viene y une mi primer libro espa?ol de aventura!

?Yo: Thomas Kenson est? En el Caso!

?El nombre, usted pregunta? Thomas Kenson, o Thomas Agudo, yo llegu? a ser un PI hace 6 a?os. Hab?a muchos casos mayores que tuve que resolver cuando fui un ni?o. Contarlos todo, acerca de 9, 10, 11. ?Ah s?, 12! ?Pero de todos modos, yo le introducir? a por qu? yo soy Thomas Agudo, el Sabueso!

6 De junio, 1996

Grit? de alegr?a como la campana de despido llam?. Fui casi 12, que estuvo en el 19. El pelo marr?n fue un Brown oscuro perfecto y no fue lleno con pelos gris?ceos como algunos compa?eros de clase. ?El fin del sexto grado es un tiempo maravilloso! Un total 12 semanas y algunos d?as impares de entusiasmo, la exploraci?n? ? y el misterio. Los viajes en autob?s fueron largos y dolorosos. ?Pero ligeramente divertido cuando golpeamos una colina o el bache escarpados como cada dos bloques! Pero fue todav?a terriblemente, dolorosamente largo. ?Y a todos, el viaje en casa para interrupci?n de verano fue dos veces como malo! ?No hab?a baches ni sume las colinas (el director por ?ltimo resolvi? eso "perfecciona ruta")! ?Pero hab?a un TAPONAZO fuerte, y el conductor de autob?s exclamaron, "Ratas! ?Un neum?tico de busted"! Todos nosotros gemido fuertemente. Yo me levant? y ped? ayudar. El conductor de autob?s dijo que podr?a ayudar teniendo todo el peque?o material. Cu?ndo yo vi el neum?tico que supe hab?a algo m?s que una tachuela accidental en el camino. Cu?ndo yo por ?ltimo figur? que fuera volv?a a llamar al conductor de autob?s. ?"Espero que usted pueda coser caucho, el neum?tico cortado en el mismo lado"! Exclam?, "Eso no fue tachuela. ?Hab?a alguien cortando intencionalmente los neum?ticos del autob?s"! "Ah se?or, usted tiene raz?n"! ?l exclam?, y llam? 911. La l?nea de tel?fono fue cortada. ?"L?nea de tel?fono fue cortada, eh"? pregunt? a un estudiante de divisas, "Sonidos como la pel?cula canadiense, Navidad Negra"! "Pfft, canadienses y sus pel?culas," resopl? de furia un de 13 a?os de edad, ridiculizando al canadiense pobre. Supe c?mo ?l sent?a. Fui un s?ptimo canadiense yo mismo (los dem?s quieren, alem?n, irland?s y japon?s). "Bueno," el conductor de autob?s por ?ltimo volvi? del llamamiento. ?"Ellos dijeron que ellos tienen a un criminal que comete delito de incendio, pero ellos enviar?n un coche de la escuadra a conseguirnos toda casa"! ?Fui intrigado cuando ?l dijo, "Criminal que comete delito de incendio," y quiso saber m?s! ?Yo por ?ltimo llegu? a preguntar cuando pregunt? a un polic?a, "D?nde comenz? el delito de incendio"? El fue sorprendido supe que y lo dije acerca del conductor de autob?s. "En ese caso, sobre en Riachuelo de Charles". ?"Riachuelo de Charles"! Jade?. ?El Riachuelo de Charles es el centro de barullo, una combinaci?n perfecta de la ciudad y el bosque! ?Yo me pregunto qui?n sabr?a cuando golpear? ?Yo me pregunt? si fui un trabajo interior! ?"Oye, el oficial," dije, "UNA persona de control de masas puede haber hecho esto! Quiz?s sea un trabajo interior". "Interesante, usted puede acabar por a un Investigador de Escena de Crimen un d?a," aplaudi? al oficial, s?lo puede pasar esa corazonada. ?"Puede ser tan! Tomar? un personal de control de masas a la vez, as? que no habr? apresurando m?s y atacando mientras hablo". "Da las gracias, el oficial," dije, sonriendo. ?Thomas Agudo ha nacido justo ese d?a!

Fui permitido buscar la escena de crimen. Cada dos ni?os fue. ?Fue algo un viaje de estudio de verano-interrupci?n! Encontr? "exhibe UN" en t?rminos de ley- el igual- y s?lo la parte roja fue achicharrada negro. ?Podr?a hacer fuera el nombre de la compa??a y el lema, "las Industrias de Emca, las Marcas Todo Imaginable"! ?Los sonidos como Industrias de Cumbre a m?! Dije al polic?a y ?l dijo que podr?a venir y poder ayudar. El permiti? un otro ni?o (que fue el ni?o canadiense) ayudar. "Oye, mira"! ?l exclam?, "consigo 2 d?as libres. ?Usted dos descanso arriba, y yo ayudar?"! Dije a mis padres que todo acerca del sabotaje y el delito de incendio. ?Mis padres, quieren cualquier otro, estuvo preocupado fuera de su mente! "Ahora, yo no quiero que la idea de usted entrando a esta clase de problema," replic? su t?o parcialmente calvo Herman, que visita muy a menudo. "Concuerdo con mi hermano," dijo mi padre, un ya hombre de calva que lleva una corbata marr?n. Mi mam? se muri? cuando fui 5. ?"Usted no debe andar alrededor de un lugar donde alguien quiz? quedando en acecho alrededor! ?"Peeshaw, el padre! ?Es la cosa m?s segura y m?s f?cil jam?s"! Por supuesto, eso fue una mentira total, pero mi t?o y mi padre con cansancio lo compraron. "Bueno, pero toma esto. ..? mi t?o dijo, teni?ndome lo que me parec? a una escopeta vieja. "Herman"! exclam? a mi padre.
"Qu?"? interrog? a t?o Herman, tirando el disparador. Un peque?o maric?n y eso fueron eso. ?"Ve, mi hermano insensato? No ha cargado"! ?l exclam? con delicia. "Parada que me espanta y mi hijo as?, o llevar? su priveleges para vivir en mi casa"! mi padre exclamado. Por qu? mi padre y mi t?o discuten, son las ligas m?s all? de mi comprensi?n...



Translation:

EDIT: Just so you know what that little added intro on the Spanish version, I'm tired so I'll just use an online translator for it:

Hello there honest readers. I call me (myself) Thomas J. Kenson. I am a private investigator that specializes in *crimes of highly-company (* high society crimes). Well, stopping the criminals, at any rate. I am an American, but *I they translate it in Spanish for the devil of it (*but I am translating it spanish for the heck of it). So comes and unites my first Spanish book of adventure (*so come and read my first spanish adventure book)!

:END EDIT

I: Thomas Kenson is On the Case!
Name, you ask? Thomas Kenson, or Thomas Keen, I became a PI 6 years ago. There were a lot of major cases I had to solve when I was a kid. Counting them all, about 9, 10, 11. Oh yeah, 12! But anyways, I am going to introduce you to why I?m Thomas Keen, Private Eye!

June 6th, 1996

I whooped for joy as the dismissal bell rang. I was almost 12, which was on the 19th. My brown hair was a perfect dark brown and it wasn?t riddled with grayish hairs like some classmates.
The end of the sixth grade is a wonderful time! A whole 12 weeks and some odd days of excitement, exploration?
? and mystery.
The bus rides were long and painful. But slightly fun when we hit a steep hill or pothole like every two blocks! But it was still excruciatingly, painfully long.
And to everyone, the trip home for summer break was twice as bad! There were no potholes or steep hills (the principal finally figured out that ?perfect route?)!
But there was a loud POP, and the bus driver exclaimed, ?Rats! A busted tire!? We all groaned loudly. I got up and asked to help. The bus driver said I could help by holding all the small stuff.
When I saw the tire I knew there was something more than an accidental tack in the road. When I finally figured it out I called back to the bus driver.
?I hope you can stitch rubber, the tire?s slashed right on the side!? I exclaimed, ?That was no tack. There was someone intentionally cutting the bus?s tires!?
?Oh lord, you?re right!? he exclaimed, and dialed 911. The phone line was cut. ?Phone line was cut, eh?? asked a foreign exchange student, ?Sounds like the Canadian film, Black Christmas!?
?Pfft, Canadians and their movies,? huffed a 13 year old, mocking the poor Canadian. I knew how he felt. I was a seventh Canadian myself (the rest like, German, Irish and Japanese).
?Okay,? the bus driver finally got back from calling. ?They said they have a criminal committing arson, but they?ll send a squad car to get us all home!?
I was intrigued when he said, ?Criminal committing arson,? and wanted to know more! I finally got to asking when I asked a police officer, ?Where did the arson start??
He was surprised I knew it and told him about the bus driver. ?In that case, over at Charles Creek.?
?Charles Creek!? I gasped. Charles Creek is the center of hubbub, a perfect mix of city and forest! I wonder who would know when to strike?
I wondered if it was an inside job! ?Hey, officer,? I said, ?A crowd control person may have done this! It might be an inside job.?
?Interesting, you may end up a Crime Scene Investigator one day,? applauded the officer, only being able to go on that hunch. ?It may be so! I?ll take one crowd control personnel at a time, so there won?t be any more hustling and attacking while I?m talking.?
?Thanks, officer,? I said, grinning. Thomas Keen has just been born that day!

I was allowed to search the crime scene. Every other kid was. It was sort of a summer-break field trip! I found ?exhibit A? in law terms- the match- and only the red part was scorched black. I could make out the company name and slogan, ?Emca Industries, Makes Everything Imaginable!? Sounds like Acme Industries to me!
I told the police officer and he said I could come and help. He allowed one other kid (who was the Canadian kid) to help.
?Hey, look!? he exclaimed, ?I get 2 days off. You two rest up, and I?ll help!?
I told my parents all about the sabotage and the arson. My parents, like any other, were worried out of their mind!
?Now, I don?t like the idea of you getting in to this kind of trouble,? retorted his balding uncle Herman, who visits very often.
?I agree with my brother,? said my dad, an already bald-headed man wearing a brown necktie. My mom died when I was 5. "You shouldn't walk around a place where someone maybe lurking around!
"Peeshaw, dad! It is the safest, easiest thing ever!" Of course, that was a total lie, but my uncle and my father wearily bought it. "Okay, but take this..." my uncle said, holding me what looked like an old shotgun. "Herman!" exclaimed my father.
"What?" quizzed uncle Herman, pulling the trigger. A small poof and that was that. "See, my foolish brother? It's not loaded!" he exclaimed with delight.
"Stop scaring me and my son like that, or I will take away your priveleges to live in my house!" my father exclaimed. Why my dad and my uncle bicker, it is leagues beyond my comprehension...

[Chromegloss55]

De donde eres? Soy de Estados(sp!) de Unidos.

Vivo en Irlanda por el momento...

Pero...

¿Por qué estamos hablando en español?

Seriously though... I think we may be confusing some people!

And Jaked... well.. your Spanish is... well... muy bien, for lack of a better word.

But you're American, in European Spanish, we tend not to use the 'usted' form of the verb as often...
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[Jaked]

De donde eres? Soy de Estados(sp!) de Unidos.

Vivo en Irlanda por el momento...

Pero...

?Por qu? estamos hablando en espa?ol?

?Hablamos en espa?ol porque diversi?n para hablar en un idioma secundario!

LANGUAGE CHANGE: Japanese

こんにちは、Chromegloss55！ 私は今のところ日本語で話しています！ できる限りすぐにHonochisan氏に電話をかけてください！

[Jaked]

And Jaked... well.. your Spanish is... well... muy bien, for lack of a better word.

But you're American, in European Spanish, we tend not to use the 'usted' form of the verb as often...

Yeah, and I don't think my Japanese is right either. I wouldn't be surprised if I typed "Stinky socks are for eating Chromegloss55, so kill Hanochisan as the clock strikes cheese!"

Edit: I somehow typed in, "《主語なし》Hello, it is Chromegloss55! I am speaking in Japanese now! 《主語なし》Please ring a/the telephone to Mr. Honochisan right away as long as it is possible! " Really it was, "Hello, Chromegloss55! I am speaking in Japanese now! Please call Honochisan as soon as possible!"

[Chromegloss55]

De donde eres? Soy de Estados(sp!) de Unidos.

Vivo en Irlanda por el momento...

Pero...

¿Por qué estamos hablando en español?

¡Hablamos en español porque diversión para hablar en un idioma secundario!

Tu hablas el español bien.

Sin embargo, tengo una pregunta.

¿Se dice 'habla' en lugar de 'hablas' en America?

Lo siento por te lo pregunté pero he olvidado...

Oh... and I don't speak Japanese sadly lol!
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[Jaked]

Tu hablas el espa?ol bien.

Sin embargo, tengo una pregunta.

?Se dice 'habla' en lugar de 'hablas' en America?

Lo siento por te lo pregunt? pero he olvidado...

Oh... and I don't speak Japanese sadly lol!

S?, habla es la dicci?n espa?ola mexicana, yo creo. De todos modos, eso es lo que fui ense?ado. And if you don't know Japanese, just use a translator. I myself use RosettaStone, but I am not sure if that's available in Ireland.