Do you speak another language?

[Mayor Jack]

Just curious. For me, I don't speak another language but I'm currently learning Japanese. Also, if English isn't your first language, what was was? Sorry if a thread like this has been made already.

 

[bestfriendsally]

i'm english... but i'm learning japanese too :3 i really like some j-pop songs & some anime :3

 

[Lightspring]

I only speak English, but I’m learning Japanese, Mandarin, and Cantonese (because I’m half).

 

[eseamir]

I took two years of french in high school and basically remember absolutely nothing from it, I tried to pick it up again a couple years ago as well as starting to learn korean but I've found it's super difficult to properly immerse yourself in learning a language when you're doing it by yourself and have no one to practice with

 

[amemome]

I speak English and Korean with native/conversational fluency -- until I started to go to school, I basically only spoke Korean. I haven't ever lived in Korea though, so my command over vocabulary isn't as brushed-up as someone who lives in Korea.

I have intermediate proficiency in Japanese (graduated from university before reaching the JLPT-test courses lol) and can speak survival-level Spanish.

 

[EmmaFrost]

I was born in Russia and I speak Russian fluently. I also speak English fluently, and I view English as the language I am most confident with now. I've lived in Canada since I was 5. I also learned French here. I am fairly confident in my conversational ability in French but I definitely couldn't write papers in French or anything like that.

 

[Mezzanine]

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[Raayzx]

Urdu is my first language, but I can also speak Hindi and of course, English. There isn't much difference between hindi and urdu though

 

[nightxshift]

I was born in China but lived in Spain for my whole life, so my first language is Spanish. My second one is English, I know a bit of French and Chinese and I can understand some Italian.

 

[LadyDestani]

English is my native language. I'm not fluent in any other languages but I'm currently learning Japanese and I studied Spanish for 5 years. I still understand Spanish passably well but I'd struggle to hold a conversation.

 

[Uffe]

I'm trying to learn German. I wish I was taught it at an earlier age.

 

[Halloqueen]

I only know English, my native language. I took Spanish classes in high school but never went the whole way because I didn't have to, which I sort of regret now. If I were to learn a language now, I'd be most interested in Japanese, Italian, and/or French.

 

[Neb]

I can speak a little Japanese, but I still have a long way to go. With the career path I’m considering I’ll have to cram quite a bit of studying in college. German might be fun for learning about my heritage, but it’s not a priority.

 

[Hatori]

My native tongue is Spanish but I'm also fluent in English. I took courses for French, German, and Japanese when I was in high school/college years ago but unfortunately I don't get to practice enough for it to really stick anymore. If anything, I'd have to make time to self-study more!

 

[CrankyCupcake]

English is my first language. So I think, read, write and dream in English.

Chinese is my second language. I studied it in school for 12 years because it was a compulsory subject, but I still lack confidence in speaking Mandarin because my vocabulary remains poor. I will always use English unless the person I'm speaking to can't understand it. I've no problem watching and understanding Chinese movies or tv shows.

I picked up Japanese by attending part-time classes as a 40-something adult. I did that every week for 5 years. Because I wanted to read Japanese BL manga and listen to Japanese BL drama CDs. Unlike the way I studied Chinese, I was motivated to pick this language up for myself, so I learnt it a lot faster than I did Chinese. (I know people say it helps when you know Chinese to learn Japanese because of the kanji, but my written Chinese is so poor that I don't believe it was a significant factor for me.) Now I can read a Japanese manga and understand 80-90% of it. (The subject matter matters. Vocabulary remains a weak point.) I struggle with conversation because I lack confidence. Also, my brain is stubbornly rooted in English and likes to think in English first.

Nevertheless, I must say that, knowing some Japanese made my trips to Japan in the past decade a whole lot more enjoyable!

 

[Bluelady]

My native language is English, but Spanish is my second language because of my parents. I don’t speak it as well as my siblings despite my efforts. They’re lucky because their jobs let them practice those skills; and they attended bilingual classes when that was still a thing in California.

In college, I did try to learn Mandarin but it was so hard to remember all those characters (they are called characters, right?). Perhaps I will try again some day. After all I still have my notes.

 

[Chris]

I've studied French, German, and Spanish formally (school and university) and self-taught Japanese for some years. Nowhere near fluent in any but pre-COVID I travelled to Germany frequently so it's one I'd like to master someday!

 

[Ghibli]

I speak english and can understand some russian if it crosses my ear, I hope to one day take on french/spanish because it's easier to find jobs being bilangual and being able to know more just in general ;-;

 

[dizzy bone]

I was born in Korea and I'm fluent in Korean and English. I learned them both at the same time. My mom's side only speaks Korean and I spoke English with my dad and brother. I'm more comfortable speaking English though since all my schooling was in English.

 

[trashpedia]

I mainly speak English but I speak Vietnamese when I’m at home with my parents. Currently, I’m learning French and Japanese!