Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Are you bilingual? Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]Live Just To Die[/m] at 9:39 am on June 21, 2009[quote]I'm not bilingual, I'm multilingual. English British Sign Language Croatian[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post IlonnaaBabes Posted at 9:37 am on June 21, 2009 Random I know, I was just wondering if anyone else apart from me was. If so, what languages do you speak?

Replies airemaye Posted at 5:37 pm on July 3, 2009 I'm getting there. I'm proficient in Spanish. I can't say fluent just yet, but that's my goal. I wish I'd started learning other languages earlier. I curse my parents and my school for having an anglo-centric mindset. Magnifique Posted at 3:06 pm on July 3, 2009 English and Assyrian. platanera6401 Posted at 8:46 am on July 3, 2009 english and spanish Periwinkle Posted at 2:50 pm on June 26, 2009 Quote: from isobel at 9:43 pm on June 25, 2009 Quote: from Periwinkle at 5:39 pm on June 25, 2009 Quote: from Shaknbake at 7:06 am on June 25, 2009 That depends on what degree of mastery you consider necessary to qualify as 'bilingual.'      I would have said that to be bilingual, you would have to have two languages as your native languages. If it's something you learned later, then you may be fluent but personally I wouldn't say you're bilingual (okay, strictly speaking you are, but when someone says 'bilingual' I immediately think of them as meaning they have two native languages, not as having learned another language). I started learning a foreign language at the age of 3. I consider myself bilingual either way. I believe that the age at which the brain stops being able to acquire languages like native languages is about 11, so learning a language at the age of 3 and being able to speak it by 11 would probably count as bilingual in my eyes. Skifox Posted at 9:36 am on June 26, 2009 English French BSL And level 1 in Japanese and German. isobel Posted at 1:43 pm on June 25, 2009 Quote: from Periwinkle at 5:39 pm on June 25, 2009 Quote: from Shaknbake at 7:06 am on June 25, 2009 That depends on what degree of mastery you consider necessary to qualify as 'bilingual.'     I would have said that to be bilingual, you would have to have two languages as your native languages. If it's something you learned later, then you may be fluent but personally I wouldn't say you're bilingual (okay, strictly speaking you are, but when someone says 'bilingual' I immediately think of them as meaning they have two native languages, not as having learned another language). I started learning a foreign language at the age of 3. I consider myself bilingual either way. Periwinkle Posted at 8:39 am on June 25, 2009 Quote: from Shaknbake at 7:06 am on June 25, 2009 That depends on what degree of mastery you consider necessary to qualify as 'bilingual.' I would have said that to be bilingual, you would have to have two languages as your native languages. If it's something you learned later, then you may be fluent but personally I wouldn't say you're bilingual (okay, strictly speaking you are, but when someone says 'bilingual' I immediately think of them as meaning they have two native languages, not as having learned another language). Shaknbake Posted at 11:06 pm on June 24, 2009 That depends on what degree of mastery you consider necessary to qualify as 'bilingual.' KathyN Posted at 10:43 am on June 24, 2009 Hebrew, Russian and English. annely Posted at 4:45 pm on June 22, 2009 I`m multilingual: Native: English, Tagalog, Cebuano Fluent: French Learning: Mandarin, Korean, German, Spanish & Esperanto BlueEyedBrielle Posted at 4:45 pm on June 22, 2009 I'm learning to speak Brazilian Portuguese and I also speak English SimplisticComplexity Posted at 8:58 am on June 22, 2009 Not in the least. I've taken 5 years of french, one of which was in college. But I still can't speak it. I can read and write french, though. lol Live Just To Die Posted at 8:17 am on June 22, 2009 Quote: from MandyMarie at 6:00 pm on June 21, 2009 Quote: from Live Just To Die at 12:39 pm on June 21, 2009 I'm not bilingual, I'm multilingual.    English    British Sign Language    Croatian that's called triligual.... idiot Multi = many I'm still right. Explosion990 Posted at 12:28 am on June 22, 2009 Yeah, I speak english and spanish perfectly. I wish I knew how to speak french though. = / Cumulonimbus Posted at 9:49 pm on June 21, 2009 I can speak French and English.  I know German grammar, but I don't have a wide enough vocabulary to consider myself anywhere near fluent. Most recent 15 of 35 previous replies displayed.