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How many languages can you speak?

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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    That's cool, I didn't realise there was a Romany language. Is it similar to any other languages? eg Gaelic ones or Latin or anything?
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    English and a tiny bit of French, in the process of learning some spanish
  • SkiveSkive Posts: 15,283 Skive's The Limit
    Knee High Stripy Socks wrote:
    That's cool, I didn't realise there was a Romany language. Is it similar to any other languages? eg Gaelic ones or Latin or anything?

    I don't think it's indo european so no.
    Romany people originated in India I think.

    Words like Cushti, Mush, Chavy and Charver are Romany words.
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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    That's really interesting. Ooh. You've made me excited about doing linguistics again, thanks!
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Only English :(
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    English and a very little french and spanish. I'm not very good at languages.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I can speak some french - general GCSE stuff and can get along with the Greek locals using some Greek words...:hyper:
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    English and a bit of Scottish English. That's more a reading thing though.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Dunno if this counts as a language, but I can read phonological and phonetic transcriptions.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I studied Spanish for 6yrs but forgotten most of it. i can read it though and ge the jist of what it means.
    Studied Chinese Mandarin in school to but i know nothing of it now.

    I can understand a very little bit of Welsh, but thats only really through road signs!!!
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Thanks for the replies guys! Just in from work...
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I did German GCSE, so I know basic German. Did French for a few years but pretty much forgotten most of it.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Wooo first post

    I can speak english (Baaaadly :P) and I'm learning Spanish. I can also tell you I'm a window in german, and count to ten and tell you that there's a spider in the oven in Indonesian.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Obviously fluent English, pretty much fluent in German, competent at French and can get by with my Dutch and Sign Language.

    Next I want to try my hand at Irish, and Romansch :)
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i can do basic sign language too, although need to get better.

    Does speaking backslang count?
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    SuzyCreamcheese wrote:
    i can do basic sign language too, although need to get better.

    Haha - i can do the alphabet and say Smooth, Butter, Bread, Girl, Boy, Thankyou, I remember you and I love you. But not much else. :p

    I wanna do a course!
  • Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Something I've always wanted: How do you say names in sign language? Surely each name can't have a specific sign. But it you see it one letter at a time, then it would take too long...
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Indrid Cold wrote:
    Something I've always wanted: How do you say names in sign language? Surely each name can't have a specific sign. But it you see it one letter at a time, then it would take too long...

    Yeah - You have to spell them.. as far as i know.
  • Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Cazzoo wrote:
    Yeah - You have to spell them.. as far as i know.
    So, for example, if you wanted to say "Good morning Jenny" you'd make a sign for "good", one for "morning", one for "j", one for "e", twice for "n" and one for "y"? heh...
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Indrid Cold wrote:
    So, for example, if you wanted to say "Good morning Jenny" you'd make a sign for "good", one for "morning", one for "j", one for "e", twice for "n" and one for "y"? heh...

    Yeah i think so. I asked someone who knows a bit more than me - it's called finger spelling and is only used for People and Place names
  • Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Cazzoo wrote:
    Yeah i think so. I asked someone who knows a bit more than me - it's called finger spelling and is only used for People and Place names
    I see, so I guess it would be quicker.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    but deaf people usually have individual signs for family members names that they make up, but they would spell out a name for someone who didnt know them or who the sign meant.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I can say 'gay' and 'politics' in sign language.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Knee High Stripy Socks wrote:
    I can say 'gay' and 'politics' in sign language.

    What more could you possibly need to say!? :thumb:
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The sign for politics amuses me greatly.
    Tee hee.
    :D
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    my name in sign language is the sign for birth and God put together (since in English my name means birth of our lord.)

    i speak: English, French, Spanish, Chinese Mandarin, and i can understand italian, and get the gist of a convo in portugese.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    English, competent in French and German (just finished year one of the degree) doing Italian too next year, I can speak pretty basic dutch and i can understand the gist of spanish.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Trois.

    Aber ich habe viele vergessen.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    English and average German.

    I wish I had the time to learn some more. I really need to brush up on German too.
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