Can anyone else speak another language!

Anniegrl Posted: Jan 17, 2003 03:41 PM

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A little Italian, ma non cosi bene!

Helene718 Posted: Jan 17, 2003 04:56 PM

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I've always said that I am proficient in German (not fluent), but it's been a while since I've really spoken it, so now I'm not so sure. I definitely can understand it though.

JennRenee Posted: Jan 18, 2003 11:07 AM

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I understand enough Italian to evesdrop on people and get the gist of the conversation.

Julybaby Posted: Jan 18, 2003 02:11 PM

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Ich spreche ein bischen Deustch ('I speak a little German' - though the spelling can be wrong). My stepmother insists that I don't speak English well enough to call it fluent - this coming from a woman who got a perfect 800 on the verbal section on the SATs!

Marcela1654 Posted: Jan 19, 2003 12:35 AM

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I speak Spanish fluently and Fh speaks Greek fluently. He's trying to teach me Greek, but it's really a hard language to pick up

MaryK Posted: Jan 19, 2003 12:40 AM

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I know sign language...sorry can't demonstrate here!

yabbobay Posted: Jan 19, 2003 10:06 AM

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I speak fluent German...even worked for Lufthasa...but since then...I forget words...haven't been since 99, but it comes right back when talking to relatives...

DH is fluent in Spanish and I can understand what is being said at family atherings...but can't really piece the words together myself...in time :)

Stacey1403 Posted: Jan 19, 2003 10:37 AM

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Piss me off and I can speak the same language as the Dad in a Christmas Story

Stacey1403 Posted: Jan 19, 2003 10:39 AM

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Oh and DH speaks pig latin On a serious note he knows sign language

junebride04 Posted: Jan 19, 2003 11:14 AM

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I speak Greek fluently.

endlessluv429 Posted: Jan 19, 2003 11:30 AM

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I'm not but FH is fluent in Turkish and he knows Romanian!

Jenn P Posted: Jan 20, 2003 06:51 PM

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I'm fortunate enough to know a little of two: I speak passable Russian and if JennRenee and I eavesdropped on the Italians together we could probably understand the whole conversation.

JennRenee Posted: Jan 20, 2003 07:15 PM

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LOL Jenn, that cracked me up!

Welcome back... we don't see enough of you around here!

anna Posted: Jan 20, 2003 07:20 PM

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HAHH, the 2 Jenns, That was funny !
I bet you wont understand a word if you listened to my mom talk ! We talk dialect and FAST, it doesnt even sound like Italian... (if you speak a dialect of any language, you'll know what i mean)
But of course when I have to speak proper ITalian, i can get with the program !

p&a91203 Posted: Jan 20, 2003 08:14 PM

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I am fluent in Spanish...and speak a little French too!

Isla Engineering Posted: Jan 20, 2003 09:09 PM

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I speak fluent Spanish...Cuban-style !!!

Now I'm learning to speak Russian from friends at work. It's not easy.

jennbaby Posted: Jan 20, 2003 09:11 PM

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Isla Engineering you are too cute

WithThisRing Posted: Jan 20, 2003 10:22 PM

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I can speak the greek alphabet and thats about it.

I used to be really good in italian (great grandmother and grandmother spoke it fluently) and I took 6 years of it in school, and all I know now is how to say my name and where is the bathroom.

My friend taught me 2 words in armenian and surprisingly they arent bad words

eroxgirl Posted: Jan 21, 2003 08:24 AM

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I know the Russian alphabet...learned in the 7th grade

And I know enough Spanish to figure out if my FMIL is talking about me...I should be able to speak it much better (after taking it in H.S. and college) but I'm too shy to...but if I got lost in Puerto Rico I could manage to survive!