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Do you speak another language?
July 25 2014
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RHP User
11 years ago
I was born and raised in The Netherlands, so speak fluent Dutch. I like to good I'm pretty good at speaking Dog as well ;-) As far as accents go I love Northern Irish, it makes my knees buckle.
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RHP User
11 years ago
I was raised in South Africa so I speak fluent Afrikaans and a bit of Yiddish. I agree with Meander, an Irish accent is hawt
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Hottie1
11 years ago
Like you OP, I'm the youngest of three, the only one born in Australia. I speak fluent Greek. I did live the culture when I was younger but not so much now. I too love all that is English ;) Mary xx
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RHP User
11 years ago
Both my parents are Chinese descendants who moved to Vietnam and that's where I was born. I don't speak Chinese (one of the many dialects) nor Vietnamese fluently but understand a lot more than I can speak. At home, my mum spoke to us in Vietnamese and Dad spoke to us in Chinese, so often, you'll hear our family having a conversation in our own hybrid language - all 3 languages rolled into one, and outsiders have no idea what language we're talking in :) We jokingly say that we add a bit of soy sauce, some fish sauce and a spread of vegemite to our conversations lol Sadly though, I don't know enough to teach my kids the languages. I let them visit my dad often who still speaks Chinese to them, but they always reply in English. My dad's happy they can still understand him half the time :P As to accents that turn me on - definitely a French or Spanish accent from the lips of someone hot and masculine please :) - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
11 years ago
I studied French for 7 years at school which did wonders for turning me into a Francophile. Unfortunately, it was not so successful in turning me into a Francophone. I can understand the general gist of conversations and texts but not actively respond in French. I can swear well enough, and ask a prostitute how much for a blowjob thanks to a very cool French teacher in year 12. My late wife was Singaporean Chinese. She spoke English to her parents but they dropped in their Chinese dialect when they wanted to speak privately. I went to learn Pin Yin Mandarin for 2 years which again means I can understand the general gist of conversations but not adequately respond, and I never learnt to read the characters except for my wife's name, big, middle and small. It ended up being a bit pointless since her parents spoke only the Hakka dialect and loosely understood Cantonese so that my halted Mandarin went over their heads. Still, I learnt to love 5th Generation movies. I love to hear French accents. I live in an area where there is a bit of an enclave of French students and professionals working in the CBD, so that it is heaven walking down the street, hearing the occasional soft French conversation, with their frequent conversational lubricants and elisions. On the other hand, my family is from Ireland, so that even now the sound of a Northern Irish accent puts me on my guard because of the Troubles. And before there are any haters, I just want to point out it works both ways - my brother's best friends at Cambridge were 2 North Irish brothers who were Protestant. They could never talk about my brother when they went home for the holidays because they were worried how their family would react to them associating with a Catholic.
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RHP User
11 years ago
Good to see there are people on here who can speak other languages - sometimes I wonder about my English fluency. My French is okay largely through a combination of school and an ex, though I wish I'd had Simple Needs' teacher. My PA is German so I get to practice that every day and I can stumble around in Japanese. Languages just open up whole new worlds, like Wiccan and Tulips said. I love people whose families all speak slightly different languages in different generations, they are a melding of backgrounds to create something unique. The posts above all had something interesting to say so thanks for making this a proper thread.
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RHP User
11 years ago
count to 20 in italian,introduce myself and ask someone else's name and that is about it. I am half Scottish and could never understand my father after he had a few drinks and phoned home and he was still speaking English, lol. My 11yo son is learning Chinese and my bosses are Chinese so they love it when they see him and he practices with them. They nearly fell over backwards the first time he said anything to them in Chinese. I don't really find accents sexy, I feel like an idiot always asking them to repeat themselves. I used to work in Hospitality in Cairns so got quite used to the Japanese tourists and communicating with them but never spoke any of the language. It is amazing what gestures and body language can communicate.
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Tall74nHard9
11 years ago
I'm first gen Aussie from Dutch descent (both parents). My mum didn't work when she migrated here and so spoke to me mainly in Dutch, to the extent that English was actually my 'second language' going to school. I am the eldest of three kids. Was raised with a firm Dutch cultural heritage which I still appreciate - love a lot of their foods and customs. Went to Holland for 5 months (with family) just after I turned 13, and that really ramped up a lot of my knowledge and love of the people. However, always had a lot of European experience around me when growing up. Both my primary school and high school were mainly filed with students from various Euro backgrounds, and it made me feel quite at ease. Also had many neighbours from many backgrounds (Italian, Yugoslav, Irish, and more). Don't speak as fluently as I once used to, as I have no one to use it with, but still know enough to converse with relatives when they come to visit (or speak on the phone). Through my exposure to many backgrounds over the years I can understand a few words here and there from some other Euro languages and even speak very limited words. Had a funny experienced in the chatrooms here probably a couple of years back. There were two South African people writing to one another in their language (probably trying to avoid others ) , and I got a little cheeky and started to write in with them in Afrikaans. (It was a man and women talking to each other). They suddenly didn't know what to do when they realized someone else understood what was going on - but I assured them it was all in good fun. Tall
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RHP User
11 years ago
I learnt Japanese and French at school - can count from 1 to ten and remember all the wear words but that is about it. Pusscat xxxx
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RHP User
11 years ago
Did you know that learning a different language can actually help improve your English grammar? It's true. A lot of the European languages use verb conjunctions and I learnt a lot about English when I studied Italian in high school. Eg. You learn what a pronoun is, what a past participle is, etc. They don't teach kids anything like that in English any more. I'm fascinated by languages. Have self-taught myself French and Arabic - enough to hold a basic conversation although I can read and write a lot better than I can speak. I thank my dad for putting me through Saturday school to learn Chinese/Mandarin. I hated Saturdays for a long time as I was always at the bottom of the class, but now I'm glad I put up with it :) - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
11 years ago
I agree. I thought I spoke really good English before I came here, but I found I did not. There are still words and sayings I do not understand and I struggle with the language and culture at times. I have only been in Australia for a year. I am French but I also speak the fluent Italian. This has been helpful in the restaurants in Leichardt and Lygon Street but that is all. At this very moment in time, I wish I spoke Mandarin.
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RHP User
11 years ago
And I love accents. I've had lovers with a few different accents, Mexican was pretty sexy, but I'm happy to add to the list.
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MissBishere
11 years ago
well I speak Australian, English and Teenage Girl fluently. I love Scottish accents...total panty dropper I don't always understand what they are saying but sometimes that doesn't matter
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twintownjack
11 years ago
I speak the language of lurve.... I also speak English correctly as well as Australian English, being welsh I also speak welsh, can get by with French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian... - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
11 years ago
*conjunctions = conjugations - Posted from rhpmobile
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MissBishere
11 years ago
Laguages is obviously supposed to be languages. Can't even blame that one on autocorrect 😔 - Posted from rhpmobile
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twintownjack
11 years ago
Seems there's a few of us not able to spell the word language, just like there are many who can't speak correctly... - Posted from rhpmobile
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Tall74nHard9
11 years ago
Quoting 'VelvetNoir' I agree. I thought I spoke really good English before I came here, but I found I did not. There are still words and sayings I do not understand and I struggle with the language and culture at times. I have only been in Australia for a year. I am French but I also speak the fluent Italian. This has been helpful in the restaurants in Leichardt and Lygon Street but that is all. At this very moment in time, I wish I spoke Mandarin. It is quite easy to believe that one speaks 'good' English before you come to an English speaking country, and then find out there is simply much more to a language than one may first have thought about. To further complicate issues, not all 'English' is the same in meaning, or sometimes even context. For example, just listen to the way English is spoken in say, America, England, Australia and New Zealand, and you would think you're listening to different languages at times. There can be different words used to describe the same item, or the same words have different meanings. Not to mention the differences in 'slang' usage which is usually unique to a particular country, or possibly even district. My mum has been here for nearly 60 years, and still has some trouble with the lingo (and she still has an accent also), so don't feel too bad about your limited time here. But the problem also works in reverse, such as a English speaking person trying to come to terms with French for example, where you use gender pronouns, etc to describe various words. As this is not a feature in English, it can make it 'interesting' for us to learn other languages as well. Just checked your profile out of curiousity - got to say nicely done, regardless of perceived English problems. Tall
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RHP User
11 years ago
... So I could probably hold my own in an Italian seance. Truth be told, I'm a bit rubbish at languages. I can generally pick up enough to order food and get around whatever country I'm in, but that's about as far as it extends. And considering I've had girlfriends from Italy, France, Portugal, Peru and Indonesia that's a pretty shameful admission. They had to put in the linguistic hard yards... I do agree with Tulips though. The major impact studying Latin had on me was exposing the underlying structure of English to me, and turning me into an insufferable grammar nazi.
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RHP User
11 years ago
im irish speak English and we are still tiring to get people to understand us for sure for sure lol
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RHP User
11 years ago
..but not fluently .. As a Aussie from a Irish / Maori / English background it's mainly English but I do know a little of the dialects of females I've meet . French, Italian, Thai, Korean, American and Polynesian. Yes'. I'm a believer in the variety is the spice of life theory . I also like fruit salad.. Same Same...
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RHP User
11 years ago
My parents were born in Argentina, so I speak Spanish and was brought up with an Argentine culture. The main difference is at Christmas in that we celebrate on Xmas eve and open our presents at midnight. This has worked out great for my kids because they have gotten to celebrate Xmas in the Argentine fashion, and then do it all again in the morning with Mrs R_T's parents (Aussie and English background) in the traditional Australian Christmas. Over the years, I have gotten into the bad habit of answering my parents in English which has led to a kind of Spanglish conversation and has meant that I'm not as fluent in speaking it as I once was. I also learnt Italian at High School, but my retention from that period leaves a lot to be desired. I do have very fond memories though of visiting my Italian friend's houses after school and being absolutely stuffed full of fantastic food by their Nonna's (good times, good times). I also speak fluent Sarcasm, especially after a beverage or two. In regards to accents; we both have a strong fetish for Irish accents, there's just something about them.Mr R_T
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RHP User
11 years ago
Learnt it for 5 years. Don't mention the War.
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RHP User
11 years ago
Fluent English in a variety of accents and of course Strine:-) xQ
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RHP User
11 years ago
Being born and bred country NSW I speak both English and Bad English fluently. Have been learning Swedish and a little Polish so I can communicate with friends in Stockholm and Krakow. Unfortunately that has stalled for the last month or so :( Thanks to dad I know a few less than socially acceptable words in French and Italian. I do love foreign languages, especially when I know just enough to get the gist of what they are saying. SG
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RHP User
11 years ago
I migrated with my husband and child to Australia in 1988. I speak also a strong dialect from the state, Bundesstate, I was born....Germany is like England we have different dialects but also speak "HIGH German" in school.
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Seachange73
11 years ago
Love languages. I am of.mixed descent but always say am Asian to make it easier to most folks. My father is Peruvian American and mother from the philippines. Growing up, we travelled the world due to dad's job and have lived on 4 continents before i was 10. My Peruvian abuela spoke Spanish to us, my mother's mother spoke Filipino to us, our nannies in different countries communicated in Lao or Thai or Spanish with us. We spoke English within the family. Quite a mixed bag and all good for the developing mind And was confusing at times. As an adult I lived and worked in US and UK. All different colloqialism and language nuances to be learnt. Had to learn to enaunciate my words in US. And Canada (Montreal) and Paris. Had to learn French to assimilate and work with the French speaking companies. Lately work has taken me to Indonesia so bahasa indo it is at.the moment. All fun. Love to learn Italian tho. - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
11 years ago
Quoting 'Tonyerotic' Learnt it for 5 years. Don't mention the War. So wrong LOL!
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RHP User
11 years ago
Quoting 'Qefenta3' Strine:-) xQ I learned a new word today!
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RHP User
11 years ago
...but I think I got away with it.
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RHP User
11 years ago
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