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Foreign Languages
October 26, 2010 at 8:29 am
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I'm curious: how many of you speak a foreign language? While my native language is English, I can speak, read, and write Spanish fluently and I am currently studying Portuguese as part of a dual-enrollment course at my local university. I absolutely love Latin American culture, and I hope to study abroad at least one semester during my time in university. 
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RE: Foreign Languages
October 26, 2010 at 8:40 am
I speak a bit of French, I want to learn to speak at least two foreign languages fluently by the time I am 30.
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RE: Foreign Languages
October 26, 2010 at 8:53 am
I am half Portuguese, but I can only say "grandpa" and "bald-headed turtle"
I took Spanish in high school, but things didn't work out so well with the classes. I took dumb-people Spanish one(I didn't get into language in middle school, because I got less then a c, because I can't spell.) then they didn't offer dumb-people Spanish 2 so I took average-people Spanish 1 and wasted a semester. and the next year I wasn't going to get the same awesome teacher so I didn't go for it.
(and they brought back dumb-people Spanish.)
If my high school had more languages offered I might have taken one of those. or if, guess what, my school system taught languages like other countries and offered it at an earlier age. or didn't not let me take it in middle school, because I can't spell. Imagine them not letting me take English because I can't spell. I already ignore half the grammar rules.
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RE: Foreign Languages
October 26, 2010 at 8:55 am
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Quote:...and I hope to study abroad at least one semester during my time in university.
Only hoping to study one? You really ought to study a few of them each semester.
(Sorry... couldn't resist)
Oh... and to stay on topic;
I can cuss in spanish and tagalo pretty well. Does that count?
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RE: Foreign Languages
October 26, 2010 at 10:12 am
I can speak pig latin like an uckingfay opray! I know a bit of Spanish too, I took Spanish I in college and have worked with hispanic people most of my workin' life.
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RE: Foreign Languages
October 26, 2010 at 11:18 am
Currently learning Japanese 
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RE: Foreign Languages
October 26, 2010 at 1:08 pm
(October 26, 2010 at 11:18 am)Tiberius Wrote: Currently learning Japanese
Very cool! Are you learning Japanese in a university setting? Or are you learning it via a website?
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RE: Foreign Languages
October 26, 2010 at 1:25 pm
I speak Dutch, English, and German fairly well, and un petit pue French but not enough to get me through an entire conversation.
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RE: Foreign Languages
October 26, 2010 at 1:56 pm
(October 26, 2010 at 1:25 pm)leo-rcc Wrote: I speak Dutch, English, and German fairly well, and un petit pue French but not enough to get me through an entire conversation.
Dutch, eh? I've always thought Dutch was an interesting language. 
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RE: Foreign Languages
October 26, 2010 at 1:59 pm
(October 26, 2010 at 1:56 pm)Jonah Wrote: (October 26, 2010 at 1:25 pm)leo-rcc Wrote: I speak Dutch, English, and German fairly well, and un petit pue French but not enough to get me through an entire conversation.
Dutch, eh? I've always thought Dutch was an interesting language.
I don't know, it's pretty common around here.
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