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View Poll Results: How Many Languages Can You Speak?
One 96 48.00%
2 65 32.50%
3-4 28 14.00%
5-7 3 1.50%
7 or more 2 1.00%
Je ne comprends pas la question 6 3.00%
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Old 07-27-2010, 11:53 AM   #1
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Another thread got me curious. How many languages do you speak?

For the sake of having somewhat consistent answers in the poll, let's say in order to consider yourself able to speak the language, you should be able to go to that country and get by without much trouble (asking for directions, ordering food, etc.). Knowing a handful of phrases and words doesn't count.

I speak three - English, Cantonese, Mandarin

I'll request a poll.
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Old 07-27-2010, 11:54 AM   #2
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Two - Arabic and english.
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Old 07-27-2010, 11:54 AM   #3
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English, Cantonese, can read but not speak French, can understand some basic Japanese.

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Old 07-27-2010, 11:54 AM   #4
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I can get around and make small talk in spanish...so two.
I can swear in a couple of others as well.
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Old 07-27-2010, 11:56 AM   #5
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English and French, I can read Spanish at maybe a grade 6 level and Ancient Greek at probably an infant level.
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Old 07-27-2010, 11:56 AM   #6
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Two - Arabic and english.
I'd love to learn Arabic. Very useful language to know in my opinion... along with Mandarin.
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Old 07-27-2010, 11:56 AM   #7
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I can grasp about 75% of English...
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I can grasp about 75% of English...
This is actually a good point. Many of us, myself included, can probably not be included as advanced English speakers.
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Old 07-27-2010, 11:58 AM   #11
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Old 07-27-2010, 11:58 AM   #12
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Old 07-27-2010, 12:01 PM   #14
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In addition to English, fleeting pieces of German, French and Spanish.
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Old 07-27-2010, 12:15 PM   #17
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Old 07-27-2010, 12:18 PM   #18
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Just English. I just shout English slower and louder when in foreign countries to make myself understood.
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I started self teaching myself French a few months back there with the Rossetta Stone program and some books I picked up.

It has been a tough battle, but I have definitely noticed improvement and find myself being able to string together sentences when a random object will spring the French word into my head.

Pretty cool stuff, I am hoping to continue this next with Spanish and then move further east from there.
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English, spanish ok, german basic, french limited
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