the language thread

[Anonymous]

Blazor and cc gave me an idea that a language thread might be fun..



On this little board, there are many languages spoken..



English is my third language after Taiwanese and Mandarin..



I also speak a little Japanese and Dutch..



Zetsu speaks Cantonese..



Seoul's first language is Korean..



Iron horse jockey is fluent in Spanish..



Blurt is not here often, but his mother tongue is French..



We give words or phrases in languages other than English or answer questions about languages other than English.

[Anonymous]

I will get the thread started..



Wo Jiao Fashionista or my name is......in Mandarin.

[Anonymous]

As I understand the word y'all, it would be like nimen in Mandarin.

[Blazor]

Nice Fash!



y'all pronounced knee men?

[Bricktop]

I speak English, Australian, American, Canadian and une peu de francais.

[Anonymous]

I speak English, Australian, American, Canadian and une peu de francais.

You are really multilingual.

[Angry White Male]

German is technically my first language, but once I entered Kindergarten, English had taken over completely.



An odd thing happens when this is the case, at least with me...



You never forget the language, but speaking and writing it goes out the window.  I can barely speak simple words any more, and cannot write much.



However, you never forget listening to the language.  I can, to this day, understand most of a simplistic conversation in German, even though it is difficult for me to formulate a reply.  It can actually become frustrating at times.



What I do know, from learning two languages from very young on, is that there are often times no exact "equivalent" for some terms...  It's hard to explain, but an English 'meaning' of a term may be close, but it's often not quite right, and it can never be.

[Anonymous]

I speak some Ukrainian. From working abroad for many years, I learned a few phrases in Arabic and Spanish.  I even picked up a little of the old lady's native language.

[Anonymous]

I speak some Ukrainian. From working abroad for many years, I learned a few phrases in Arabic and Spanish.  I even picked up a little of the old lady's native language.

What is your wife's native language?

[shin]

I know a little Latin from high school. I took 2.5 years of it, but I rarely have an opportunity to use it outside of the internet.

[Odinson]

Finnish, swedish, norwegian and danish..

[Anonymous]

For Blazor, Wo Xiang Ni......Mandarin for I miss you.

 ac_smile

[Anonymous]

Ukrainian-Ya pyanyy. In English-I'm drunk.

[Bricktop]

I speak English, Australian, American, Canadian and une peu de francais.

You are really multilingual.

Si, grazie...

[Angry White Male]

Even with English, there are many differences.  As an example:



Auzzie Bricktop:  Crikey Mate, I shat me trousers again!



Canadian Bricktop:  Damn, I shit my pants again!