All is in the title !

Like we are on an international forum and a great majority here speak English whereas it's not its mother language, it oculd be interesting to know that ^^

Personnally, I speak a fluent French XD a very good English (I think), a good Spanish and a little Portuguese (very little)...

I only speak french well ( I can speak, read, write it )
In English, I can understand what people write (and sometimes what they says ) but I've problem to write and speak <_<
I studying Deutsh ... I never understand ... :D ( I never had more than 3/20 at Deutsh's test ) B)

Only 1 language for me :(

Hey, you guys' English is so good!!! :o Man, I wish I could speak another language as well as that, lol... too bad I'm stupid and am only stuck with one (i.e., this one xD)
I reckon it'd be so cool to be multilingual.

I can speak Dutch very good! ;) And English, I'm good at in on school...
I get French and German on school too.. but I'm really really bad at it!

I guess its good living in multi-racial country........
I can speak
1. Chinese (mother tougue)
2. English
3. Malay
4. Hokkien (Chinese slang)
5. Cantonese
6. Japanese
7. Hakka (chinese slang)
From ok to not so good....... :P i can only speak chinese fluently, the rest just...bleh :ph43r:

Indonesian (my mother language) and English. I'm fluently in Indonesian language and very familiar with English. :)

Let's see...

1. English - 100% fluent in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing.

2. Japanese - not fluent but I can speak and understand a bit, and I can read and write well. I know all my hiragana and katakana very well, and I know a decent amount of Kanji.

3. Korean - I can only speak a little bit, but I can understand the language fairly well. Although, I cannot read nor write Hangul (*the Korean alphabet).

So, three languages. :D

English: Native Tongue. Complete, fluent understanding.

Japanese: Well on its way to being my second language. I'm somewhat on the intermediate level of understanding: I can pick out words and sentences, and get a general understanding of what's being said. My reading comprehension, however, is much better than that of my listening. The only real obstacle in my way of reading is vocabulary, but thanks to my built-in Japanese dictionary I can look up words very quickly, and as such, learn them very quickly. I can read and write Hiragana and Katakana very well, and I know about a third of the general list Kanji, my knowledge of which increases daily. :)

Spanish: Basic understanding, but nowhere near the comprehension I had in the past. I just haven't used it much for it to stick in my memory.

So, I'd say 2 languages, really. :)

I can speak French ( my mother language ) and a little english , a little spanish and the next year Japanase :) :)

Fluent in:
1. Cantonese - Read/Write/Speak
2. English - duh??

Working Knowledge in:
3. French - Read/Speak <-- forced to learn in Canadian schools
4. Korean - Speak <-- just know the very basic phrases, like ordering food

So just 3 for me.

I only know English. -_- That's not a bad thing to know though!

I studied Spanish in School, but haven't used it for years. I can only speak in small roughly put together phrases. I can't really read, write, or comprehend anymore. I like to say I know enough Spanish to survive if I woke up lost in a Spanish speaking country! :lol:

I've been interested in Japanese for a little while now, but my life is too busy to really study it deeply. I will have more time to study after College. :D

I spent over a year in Korea, but I only learned a small bit of the langauge. It's been about a year since then, and I can only rmr a few words. :(

1. English (mother language)

2. Japanese-- working my way to become fluent in it. I'm in my first year of Japanese at my high school, but I have the knowledge of almost a 3rd year :lol: I just love Japanese so much.. like I seriously don't know what my hobby would be if I didn't have it. Hah, I can sing fluently in Japanese.. does that count? hehe

I can speak
1. Canto and Mandarin Chinese (canto being mother tongue)
2. English (Fluent)
3. Spanish(most of it unless i Lost it all from not speaking for 2 years of it)
4. Japanese (A little)
5. Korean(I learned more korean at Shanghai University rather than Mandarin!)
6. Qiao Zhou(Little)

On a related note did you know that ppl who are fluent in only 1 language will have a significantly slower response time when they get old than those who know more than 1 language.

thats why we should have at least 2 languages at hand

i know :
1)Chinese
2)English
3)Bahasa Malaysia
4)Cantonese

i heard that hong kong is starting to teach their kids chinese, is it true?

Erm..for me, I know:
1.English (mother tongue)
2.French
3.Chinese

And I understand a bit of:
1.Spanish (1 year of class didn't really stick with me XD)
2.Japanese (still learning)

Hhmm... I can speak in...

1. Cantonese - Mother tongue
2. English - fluent
3. Mandarin - consider fluet I think...
4. Malay (Bahasa Melayu) - rusty... never used it for 3 years maybe... feels awkward speaking in Malay now

I don't know how to write in Chinese or speak other sub-chinese language eg. Hokkien, Hakka, Teochew.. :(

For me I'm fluent in

1) Cantonese (Mother tongue)
2) English

I actually am not sure if I'm fluent in Cantonese or English more... but then I guess you can say I'm pretty okay with both.

For the languages I am NOT fluent but understand bits of are:

3) French (we sorta have to learn it in school... should I drop it this year?...Advices anyone?)
4) Japanese (I won't even kid myself- I'm not fluent at all. I can pick up- like- the tiniest pieces because I've been really interested in Anime and :D YUI :D lately. And I might be going with my friend to learn Jap...dunno :unsure:

1)French is only speaking in France, a part of Belgium and other small European country....
2)French is not very difficult to speak ( non more an other latin language) , but is very difficult to write (French grammar is very difficult, even for lots of french people ... )
3) If you need French for your future, keep it, else ... do as you wish :lol:

Portuguese and English

I'm starting to learn japanese too ^_^

i can speak fluently in:
Tagalog
and in English....i think.....>___>;;;

and a little bit Nihongo. ^__^

i'm trying to remember how a list like this would go for me...let's see...

English: native-level, fully fluent...in fact, it's the only language i'm comfortable enough with to disregard rules entirely :P

German: a bit...not so good at speaking, but reading and some listening/writing...

Spanish: working knowledge, but not enough to claim practical fluency of any sort...

French, Italian, Portuguese, Austrian German (rather close to German proper, but my old teacher taught me a few of the little differences that are more tedious than necessary): familiarity with, and some varied degrees of ability in reading...not so much with writing or speaking, but that's always been the way i am with languages...

Japanese: enough to get myself in trouble, and not enough to know why...

yep...that about covers it. fluency? 1 language (will be working on 2 more soon (German and Japanese), and when i get further along, possibly Mandarin...)...practical knowledge? 7...but it's sometimes easier when you speak English since words from those 6 languages are all roots to the words I use in everyday life...*shrugs*

You need French in parts of Canada too. And since I think you (Panukeku) said that you were Canadian, I think you should stick with learning French if you plan on staying or moving around in Canada. It'll be very useful for you since Canada is supposed to be bilingual.

just 2:

-Indonesian

-English, literally not speakable - doesn't get a lot of chances to speak.

-3 if you count Indonesian slang language ^^ (bahasa gaul LoL)

In facts I know a little of local languages here like Javanese (not japanese LoL), Sundanese, Makasarese ^^

my maid tells me that the local languages in indonesia can be either Kasar or something else...

what's that all about?

right ! I forget Canada ... sorry . :os
2 links:
-Where are people who speak french in the World
- Map : People who speak french in the world
( Dark blue : native language
Blue : Administrative language
clear blue : Cultural language (?)
green : minority )

ah...I think it must be about polite or less-polite(kasar) language. For example, the word 'eat' in Sundanese, the polite one is 'tuang' and the less-polite one is 'dahar'..

Your maid is from Indonesia?

I speak:

Korean - native language
English - fluent
Spanish - not much but enough to carry a bit of a conversation
Japanese - a bit, still learning

I'm trying to learn Chinese

And in some countries of Africa ^^'

I speak, in order of usage:

1. English - Fluent, use most often
2. Chinese - Fluent, but family says I speak wierd
3. Japanese - Semi-fluent, 4 years of studying
4. Vietnamese - Don't speak that often, but I understand it.

I'm Chinese and Vietnamese. I just don't understand why my Chinese is difficult to understand if it's my first language :blink:

I learned Spanish for 2 years in middle school, but I forgot everything :(

- Indonesia
- English

I'm chinese but born in indonesia, and can't even speak my mother's language...
What a shame aint I... NO!!! ITS NOT MY MISTAKE!! MY MOTHER DIDNT TEACH ME SINCE I WAS A CHILD!!

ITS HER FAULTTTTTTT!!!! T_________T

:lol: :lol: :lol:

lol ... blaming ur mother bcoz u can't speak ur mother language. :lol:
"anak kurang ajar"... *damn, i have no idea what the meaning in english :lol:*

i spoke... lemme see:
1. Indonesian [very fluently]
2. the traditional Javanese..with 'v' not 'p' [very-very fluently, it's way better than my indonesia. :lol:..it's my mother language]
3. English [actualy, i'm not that good speakin english. but to say "Yes,No,No Smoking, I love You"... i speak fluently:lol:]

and another traditional language like sundanese,but not that good.

also. i learn Deutch for 3 months, but i forgot it all, except "ich liebe dich.... " :lol:

LOL I do speak mandarin, Malay, English and Hakka (one of the chinese language besides mandarin and cantonese)

Same here..... T_T

yes, she is
she says she is sundanese :o

i learn BM here but i cant get a word the indonesians say..T_T

have u guys watched the movie garasi? i heard its gonna be a blow..

LOL me too xD once i watch Lord of The rings with Indo subtitles and i cant read it :blink: quit the movie halfway, don't understand most of the dialogue......plus the subtitles...... :unsure:

I can speak 3 languages:
German (my native tongue)
English (studying the 7th year +2years you can't really count)
French (studying the 3rd year)
Thai (I don't really count this, because I just started to learn it and I have not very much time for studying it)


If anyone needs help in German (as I've read some have their problems with this language), he/she's welcome.

Your LOTR has Indo subtitles~? :lol: you must have bought it from pasar malam... you must choose a better pasar malam mar... btw.. hhmm... I sure miss pasar malam a lot~!!! endure... few more months to go~!!

My mother tongue is French :P
I'm a student in translation so i know well English and Spanish
This year i learn Japanese and Russian (but Russian isn't a langage for me! lol too difficult!!!T__T)

cantonese
mandarin
shanghainese ( diff. frm mandarin + canto )
english
basic french