editor Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 I just got back from a trip out of the country, and while I was away, I briefly wondered what languages people here speak.I'll start --English - native.French - enough to hold short conversations and live in another country.German - tourist-level -- enough to navigate and shop on my own, but not hold real conversations.Czech - enough to read signs and not get lost, but can't really speak much of it.Japanese - Just starting to study this one.Anyone else? I also ask because I'm looking for someone to do some dirt-cheap translation for a possible future project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 englishbad englishspanish - can read but can't speakjapanese - started to learn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 english and a tiny bit of spanish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 English, and I can generally read Spanish. And when I'm drunk, all those years of French come pouring out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheetoPuff Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 English, Spanish, Malayalam(spell it backwards...and it's Malayalam! , love it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceCity Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Is redneck a language? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 English (primary)Spanish (read well) conversational and technical, anything other than that and I sound like a knuckle dragger ganster. Japanese, but only some kanji and and I only speak a few words. SOME Italian (written and hearing)SOME German (written and Hearing)Ricco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debmartin Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 "Is redneck a language?" (quote, SpaceCity)yes, in texas.debmartin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Is redneck a language? yep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted October 2, 2004 Author Share Posted October 2, 2004 I know a guy who talks like Boomhower. Lives out by Champions. People from other parts of the country really don't appreciate King of the Hill the way Texans do. I always remember the episode when Peggy took Bobby to Whataburger to tell him about "Goldfish Heaven." I saw it the day before I moved to Houston. Then a couple of days later, I saw my first Whataburger. I thought it was something they made up for the cartoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovehouston Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 nice to see another malayalee on this forum. too bad i cant speak malayalam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted October 2, 2004 Author Share Posted October 2, 2004 I'm surprised to see two of you here. I'm even more surprised not to find any fluent Spanish speakers among our ranks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Native German"new neighbor" Englishtouristic Spanish & French. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheetoPuff Posted October 4, 2004 Share Posted October 4, 2004 It's ok ilovehouston, you're forgiven, , my malayalam isn't the greatest, it's a hard language to speak. And as far as reading it...I doubt I'll ever learn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20sGirl Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Native English.High school Spanish.Tourist French and Italian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elecpharm Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 EnglishSpanish - small conversationsFrench - tourist, small conversationKorean - tourist levelLatin - although a dead language, can read it and understand the Pope at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted October 12, 2004 Author Share Posted October 12, 2004 EnglishSpanish - small conversationsFrench - tourist, small conversationKorean - tourist levelLatin - although a dead language, can read it and understand the Pope at times.That makes you and my sister the only people I've ever met who are fluent in Latin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Spanish Cat English Fortran Assembly(6800,HC11,68020) Pascal Ada Binary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallasite Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 EnglishSpanish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasdago Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Italian and English - both nativeSpanish - reasonable amountFrench - un petit peuGerman - enough to get to the airport, order some food, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Matt Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 EnglishKhmer (Cambodian)Vietnamese Spanish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Am I the only German Speaker here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted November 19, 2004 Author Share Posted November 19, 2004 Speaker? Possibly yes. I can read enough to get by. But not books -- signs and things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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