chrismada9 1,948 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Does anyone speak a second or third language here, besides english or your native tongue?? ... or is anyone currently learning one at the moment??Right now, people probably know already, I've been learning Swedish since April 2008, so I've been self-studying it casually for a good 3 years or so. It's really difficult, but I've used a lot of books and watched a lot of Swedish television to be able to get familiar with the tones and they way it's spoken. Linda sent me a couple of books for my birthday a few weeks ago, one of which is a story book written in Swedish, and I'm sort of working my way through that.Understanding rapid speech without the use of subtitles however, is very hard indeed.The good thing with me learning Swedish, is that I'm also familiarising myself with Norwegian and Danish because they somewhat sound very familiar, except there are some pronounciation differences thrown in. I've been told by Swedes that Danes sound like "people with a potato stuck down their throat". ......so yeah! Anyone got a "third" speaking language besides English or their native langauge??Are you like Phillipe Senderos, who speaks "English, Italian, French, Spanish, German and Serbian" ... my god I wish I could speak that many! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igi26 346 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I'm from Slovenia, but my father and mother are Croatian from Bosnia. I speak Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, English and a little German. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosnian Blue 2,471 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I'm still learning English and want to be able to speak as good as Bosnian.German is my third language but I actually speak German quite well because I've studied it almost 8 years.I'd like to know French or Italian but that can wait.Right now,main priorities are English/German.Also,I understand Serbian,Croatian and Slovenian because those languages are very similar to Bosnian. Scandinavian languages are very difficult.My mate speaks Swedish and it's so complicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I only speak English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiclasCFC 2,582 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Does anyone speak a second or third language here, besides english or your native tongue?? ... or is anyone currently learning one at the moment??Right now, people probably know already, I've been learning Swedish since April 2008, so I've been self-studying it casually for a good 3 years or so. It's really difficult, but I've used a lot of books and watched a lot of Swedish television to be able to get familiar with the tones and they way it's spoken. Linda sent me a couple of books for my birthday a few weeks ago, one of which is a story book written in Swedish, and I'm sort of working my way through that.Understanding rapid speech without the use of subtitles however, is very hard indeed.The good thing with me learning Swedish, is that I'm also familiarising myself with Norwegian and Danish because they somewhat sound very familiar, except there are some pronounciation differences thrown in. I've been told by Swedes that Danes sound like "people with a potato stuck down their throat". ......so yeah! Anyone got a "third" speaking language besides English or their native langauge??Are you like Phillipe Senderos, who speaks "English, Italian, French, Spanish, German and Serbian" ... my god I wish I could speak that many! As you can see im from Sweden so i speak Swedish (lol ofc), German (because my mom is from Switzerland) and i have learnt English and Spanish in School.And btw Norwegian sounds like Singing in Swedish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidator 5,176 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I speak English and Spanish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Spanglish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismada9 1,948 Posted June 26, 2011 Author Share Posted June 26, 2011 And btw Norwegian sounds like Singing in Swedish You are absolutely right on that one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino- 116 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Well I know Bulgarian, English and some Russian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Ive wanted to learn Bulgarian since i went there last summer but haven't got round to it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino- 116 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Ive wanted to learn Bulgarian since i went there last summer but haven't got round to it yet In my case, what comes in what city, language is not difficult Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismada9 1,948 Posted June 26, 2011 Author Share Posted June 26, 2011 (edited) Something that really get's me thinking sometimes, is are there differences between Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Russian, but they all use the same alphabet!Can anyone fill me in?? Edited June 26, 2011 by CJ Revo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino- 116 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Something that really get's me thinking sometimes, is are there differences between Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Russian, but they all use the same alphabet!Can anyone fill me in??Russian and Bulgarian languages are similar. When we talk about Russian words because you know are close to those of sound to Bulgarian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave30 728 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 i'm currently having a go at learning Spanish just started though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinineUltra 1,170 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I speak Estonian, English and a bit of German and Russian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueman 57 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I am from Egypt and I speak English, Arabic and French.I want try out Italian or Spanish next. Which is easier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRiver 1,512 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Apart from Albanian (my native language) and English, I only know a few words in German. But French has to be my second favourite language after English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave30 728 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I am from Egypt and I speak English, Arabic and French.I want try out Italian or Spanish next. Which is easier?im guessing spanish would probably be easier out of the two but i suppose it's up to a individual person which they find easier . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I learnt French for five years at school and I try to self-study but finding the time is an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue In Green 86 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I am fluent in English, American and Rural Southern. :tophat: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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