Anyone speak a different language?

Tsunami · 02-10-2009, 11:23 PM

My chinese is going down the drain! Since i have no one to speak with except for my mom, i don't get enough practice.

Just spoke to my mom for the past half hour. Half the time i get can't what i wanted to say from my head to my mouth. I think she finally got frustrated and made an excuse to get off the phone!

Yamerhaw · 02-10-2009, 11:27 PM

I speak fairly fluent english, i speak fairly well in made up Jibberish, made up Spanish, french, russian and chinese/japanese, though they sometimes run together

Mikey · 02-10-2009, 11:27 PM

That's how I lost my French fluency- I don't know anyone who speaks the language.

I do speak a little bit of Spanish and Japanese, though.

Archren · 02-10-2009, 11:30 PM

I speak portuguese fluently, but being as I live with my mom right now, it helps the practice.

I also took 3 years of French and 3 years of Japanese. And in the next few months I'm going to start learning some very basic Arabic.

Mr Lefty · 02-10-2009, 11:33 PM

First language is Cursing... distant second is Military (Air Force dialect)... then finally English.... but it's rusty as I get tired of pressing one to hear it.

Method · 02-10-2009, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Tsunami

My chinese is going down the drain! Since i have no one to speak with except for my mom, i don't get enough practice.

Just spoke to my mom for the past half hour. Half the time i get can't what i wanted to say from my head to my mouth. I think she finally got frustrated and made an excuse to get off the phone!

Gina - I also speak mandarin chinese, but don't you speak cantonese?

derf · 02-10-2009, 11:37 PM

Used to be very fluent in french, but sam as above nobody else speaks it.

If I get worked up folks tell me that they think I am speaking another language, but its just my NY accent breaking through.

Corey · 02-10-2009, 11:40 PM

I speak very broken sorta Spanish. It's enough to do my job at work. I understand a lot more than I can speak though. I used to speak very stilted broken German, but that was from living in Germany and being around the language. Now my broken german is littered with broken spanish.

Tsunami · 02-10-2009, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Method

Gina - I also speak mandarin chinese, but don't you speak cantonese?

Yep! Funny thing is everyone in chinatown in vegas speaks mandarin also, so i can't communicate with them, whereas in the chinatown in NYC mostly everyone spoke Cantonese. I just end up speaking to the people here in English since they understand that more than my Cantonese.

I can understand Cantonese just fine just listening to it, its just when its my time to speak i stumble over my words.

Are you still practicing your Chinese and have you learned any Indian from Bindhu's family?

I've taken french for 7 years in school but i've lost most of it too, if anyone wants to practice via skype ket me know!

njchopper87 · 02-10-2009, 11:52 PM

I took 3 years of spanish in high school and all I can remember from it are the stupid phrases my friends and I used to scream down the halls, and even those are fading.

02-10-2009, 11:23 PM	#1
Tsunami Pug Queen Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Moto: DR200, SV650 Posts: 2,486	Anyone speak a different language? My chinese is going down the drain! Since i have no one to speak with except for my mom, i don't get enough practice. Just spoke to my mom for the past half hour. Half the time i get can't what i wanted to say from my head to my mouth. I think she finally got frustrated and made an excuse to get off the phone!

02-10-2009, 11:27 PM	#2
Yamerhaw Country Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hicktown in NC Moto: 07 R1 Posts: 797	I speak fairly fluent english, i speak fairly well in made up Jibberish, made up Spanish, french, russian and chinese/japanese, though they sometimes run together __________________ “If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.” It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.

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Mikey Raving Lunatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Moto: Concours 14 ABS, ZX6E Posts: 902	That's how I lost my French fluency- I don't know anyone who speaks the language. I do speak a little bit of Spanish and Japanese, though. __________________ Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

02-10-2009, 11:30 PM	#4
Archren Sham WOW Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ATX Moto: 2007 Ducati 1098 Posts: 2,741	I speak portuguese fluently, but being as I live with my mom right now, it helps the practice. I also took 3 years of French and 3 years of Japanese. And in the next few months I'm going to start learning some very basic Arabic. __________________ Photography "The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time. It was impossible." - Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss

02-10-2009, 11:37 PM	#7
derf token jewboy Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man Posts: 10,799	Used to be very fluent in french, but sam as above nobody else speaks it. If I get worked up folks tell me that they think I am speaking another language, but its just my NY accent breaking through. __________________

02-10-2009, 11:33 PM	#5
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	First language is Cursing... distant second is Military (Air Force dialect)... then finally English.... but it's rusty as I get tired of pressing one to hear it.

02-10-2009, 11:40 PM	#8
Corey AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida Moto: Not a damn thing Posts: 2,612	I speak very broken sorta Spanish. It's enough to do my job at work. I understand a lot more than I can speak though. I used to speak very stilted broken German, but that was from living in Germany and being around the language. Now my broken german is littered with broken spanish. __________________ Half man, half horse, half motorcycle. All awesome. "Your game is shit, your company is shit. Activision ruined you! Activision ruined you." - Francis

02-10-2009, 11:52 PM	#10
njchopper87 Bored Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sumter, SC Moto: '01 Spirit 750 Posts: 1,535	I took 3 years of spanish in high school and all I can remember from it are the stupid phrases my friends and I used to scream down the halls, and even those are fading.

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