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nancygrace
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Speaking other languages
I wish I learned Italian but I never did. I speak a little Spanish. I know some curse words in Italian and some Polish.
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Posted 1/13/06 9:57 PM  |
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Re: Speaking other languages
I was nearly fluent in Spanish after college....then I "lost it" since I didnt use it ever again!
I wish I knew Italian or basically anything....I think its so cool to be able to speak another language.
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| Posted 1/13/06 10:18 PM |
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leighla
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Re: Speaking other languages
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I was nearly fluent in Spanish after college....then I "lost it" since I didnt use it ever again!
Same here. I wish I would have kept it up. 
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| Posted 1/13/06 10:23 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Speaking other languages
I always wanted to learn Russian.
I still understand Spanish (6 years HS) and Italian (3 years HS/3 years college).
At one point I started to dream in Italian - and when I was hurt would say "Aye!" in Spanish instead of "Ow". Both times I thought I really need to leave these countries and come home.
Languages have always been pretty easy to pick up...I teach my kids a lot of phrases.
Message edited 1/13/2006 10:25:59 PM.
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karacg
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Re: Speaking other languages
I lived in Spain 13 years so basically I have native fluency in Castellano.... a little French and Italian and Portuguese...but when I went to Germany, it was sooo frustrating...I am not used to being totally clueless!!
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| Posted 1/13/06 10:34 PM |
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Aga
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Re: Speaking other languages
Polish is my first language and I speak some Russian...
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| Posted 1/13/06 10:53 PM |
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Stefanie
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Re: Speaking other languages
I understand some Polish and I'm very good at Spanish. I need to be...DH's side of the family speaks it.
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| Posted 1/14/06 11:19 AM |
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Mrs-Boop
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Re: Speaking other languages
I tried, but just could never grasp a second language. I tried spanish, italian, nuttin, could not grasp it. I know some words here and there in italian and polish but thats the extent!!
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| Posted 1/14/06 11:21 AM |
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PupettaBella
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Re: Speaking other languages
My dad is right off the boat from Italy and mom was italian-american so italian was always spoken in my house. Plus when I was younger and my great-grandmother was alive she only spoke sicilian. You kind of had no choice but to speak and understand italian in my house. I understand Spanish and can still spaeak it pretty well. We are planning to make sure our children learn how to speak italian. My father is the only one who came to America so all of my aunts, uncles, cousins are still there. I want to make sure that my future kids can someday communicate with their family.
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| Posted 1/14/06 12:41 PM |
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Sweets13
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Re: Speaking other languages
Fluent in Italian.....
parents were born there and so were all my aunts and uncles
Message edited 1/15/2006 7:15:03 PM.
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| Posted 1/14/06 1:12 PM |
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NewYawkah
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Re: Speaking other languages
I speak French and Spanish
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| Posted 1/14/06 1:39 PM |
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Eva Luna
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Re: Speaking other languages
Spanish is my native tongue and I understand Italian and Portuguese. I want to be fluent in: French, Italian, Russian (have always loved it!) and Mandarin (I know, super hard).
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| Posted 1/14/06 2:14 PM |
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sam14
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Re: Speaking other languages
I speak Italian, but speaking Italian and speaking dialect are 2 different things. Dialects are a language of their own. Many people feel they speak Italian, when in reality they actually speak a dialect.
Personally, I think dialects are beautiful! You get a different aspect of the culture.
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| Posted 1/14/06 3:17 PM |
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mrsmck
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Re: Speaking other languages
My grandfather wanted to teach me Polish when I was a kid, but I had zero interest.
Now I regret it.
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| Posted 1/14/06 3:37 PM |
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Jesaroo
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Re: Speaking other languages
i spoke french before english, but dont remember a word now.
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| Posted 1/14/06 3:38 PM |
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MissJones
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Re: Speaking other languages
French but I can read it better than I can speak it. Nobody around to talk to so I just have to read!
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| Posted 1/14/06 5:22 PM |
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Jax430
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Re: Speaking other languages
I was an excellent Spanish student, but it has faded from disuse. I can still understand a lot, but it is very difficult for me to speak it.
I have also studied Hebrew and Yiddish, but my vocabulary is greatly lacking.
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| Posted 1/14/06 5:36 PM |
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Shelly
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Re: Speaking other languages
I used to be very good in French. I studied it in HS and when I was a teenager I spent a lot of time in Paris with my aunt (who lives there). I think I forgot most of it by now.
My parents spoke 5 languages and I only speak English. They were afraid to teach me anything because they thought I would grow up with an accent. 
The worst part is my DH is Israeli (like my parents) and I only speak a little Hebrew. I have been learning and I can have a basic conversation. I was actually very proud of myself because I met his grandmother who doesn't speak a word of English and I was able to talk to her.
But its so frustrating because i have to translate everything in my head...  I promise myself that by the time my kid can talk, I will be fluent- or at least understand fluently.
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| Posted 1/15/06 11:25 AM |
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Shanti
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Re: Speaking other languages
I speak Italian but my mom was born there so I have an advantage...
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| Posted 1/15/06 11:44 AM |
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lvdolphins
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Re: Speaking other languages
I studied Spanish in Jr. high and high school. Kicking myself for not keeping up with it.
I would LOVE to know another language.
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| Posted 1/15/06 3:01 PM |
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BaroqueMama
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Re: Speaking other languages
I speak Spanish. I can read Italian very well, but I am at a loss for speaking it. We had to be fluent in three languages for my masters, but their idea of fluency was just reading passages and basically translating them
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| Posted 1/15/06 3:35 PM |
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