Any Bilingual Escapists here?
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Well english is my primary language. My parents taught me at least conversational German and Italian along side English as they are both immigrants. So I WAS trilingual until I started public school and they tried putting me into ESL. So I had German and Italian beaten out of me basically. All I can do now is swear in Italian and say like 5 words in German. Trying to work on a Spanish minor right now.
My German's perfect cos it's my first language. According to my ex-boyfriend my English is perfect too but I doubt it. I used to be pretty good in Italian but I haven't spoken it for ages and forgot the majority of it. I also have very basic knowledge of French, I can understand quite a few sentences if I read them, but speaking it myself is nearly impossible.
There are still 2 languages I'd love to master before dying, Russian and Japanese. I can count to 100 in Russian because I've learned the numbers by heart and I know a few Japanese words but I still have a long way to go!
There are still 2 languages I'd love to master before dying, Russian and Japanese. I can count to 100 in Russian because I've learned the numbers by heart and I know a few Japanese words but I still have a long way to go!
you know whats weird? i studied french for GSCE for like 5 years (involutarily) and im a huge fan of anime
now
i know about 5 words of french, i know pretty much all the basics of japanese (then again, french WAS incredibly boring)
now
i know about 5 words of french, i know pretty much all the basics of japanese (then again, french WAS incredibly boring)
I speak fluent English, of course, as well as Cantonese and Chinese. I can speak a fair bit of French, and I studied two years of Japanese and a year of German. I can't remember any German at all, except maybe how to say 'chocolate frog' and I can only remember a bit of Japanese since I watch anime. I'm looking to learn Finnish now, except I can't be bothered.
I live in Romania so I speak Romanian..lol
I`m a very good English speaker and writter, avrege German and other than expresions in other language, that`s it
Though I`d love to be able to speak and write in Japanese..kinda late to start learning it at 17, heard it takes about 5-6 years >_>
I`m a very good English speaker and writter, avrege German and other than expresions in other language, that`s it
Though I`d love to be able to speak and write in Japanese..kinda late to start learning it at 17, heard it takes about 5-6 years >_>
Fully fluent in both Enlgish and French. My written french is somewhat stale due to disuse. Also trying to learn Russian some time in the future.
Wow, I didn't thought so many people can speak german! That's awesome ^^
I am german, so of course german is my first language. I was in a bilingual class, so my english should be quite good. I also have french in school, but, well... let's just say I ain't ordering no croissants! ;D
But you know what is frustrating? I can analyse Brave New World until my eyeballs fall out with so damn many terms that no one in my class can understand me except for the teacher, yet... I can't even order myself some food. We never really learned all that everyday-stuff. Fruits, okay, vegetables, maybe, but if I had to say what I like to eat and what causes me to vomit, I'd be screwed.
I am german, so of course german is my first language. I was in a bilingual class, so my english should be quite good. I also have french in school, but, well... let's just say I ain't ordering no croissants! ;D
But you know what is frustrating? I can analyse Brave New World until my eyeballs fall out with so damn many terms that no one in my class can understand me except for the teacher, yet... I can't even order myself some food. We never really learned all that everyday-stuff. Fruits, okay, vegetables, maybe, but if I had to say what I like to eat and what causes me to vomit, I'd be screwed.