Languages

ProDomains · 13-08-2011, 08:06:24 AM

Was wondering which languages people here at Acorn speak.

Let me kick off:

Danish
Dutch
English
French
German

And occasionally I think I can speak Spanish and Turkish

Edwin · 13-08-2011, 08:20:04 AM

That's an impressive list.

In decreasing order of fluency...
English
French
Japanese (verbal)
Dutch (mainly reading)
Spanish (a bit, mainly reading)

ProDomains · 13-08-2011, 09:08:48 AM

How long did it take you to speak Japanese?

Edwin · 13-08-2011, 10:00:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProDomains

How long did it take you to speak Japanese?

Well, I was out there 15 years

aZooZa · 13-08-2011, 10:08:08 AM

English
French
Latin

ProDomains · 13-08-2011, 10:12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edwin

Well, I was out there 15 years

Yeah I heard something like that, but did you just learn it by picking up words or did you have a proper course?

aZooZa · 13-08-2011, 10:19:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProDomains

Yeah I heard something like that, but did you just learn it by picking up words or did you have a proper course?

I think living there for fifteen years would equate to a proper course, although having said that, I've lived partly in Malaysia and China for twenty years and can't speak any Mandarin other than the 'please and thank you' stuff.

Edwin · 13-08-2011, 10:19:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProDomains

Yeah I heard something like that, but did you just learn it by picking up words or did you have a proper course?

I never had a classroom course, but I did study at university on an informal basis (1 hour a week during term time) with the Japanese Society for 3 years before I moved out to Japan. That was enough to give me some basics to build on.

ProDomains · 13-08-2011, 10:23:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edwin

I never had a classroom course, but I did study at university on an informal basis (1 hour a week during term time) with the Japanese Society for 3 years before I moved out to Japan. That was enough to give me some basics to build on.

Must have been an amazing place to live, its still on my "to visit" list.

aZooZa · 13-08-2011, 10:24:16 AM

I'm sure you're quite fluent Edwin. I was going to have a stab at Mandarin until I discovered that in Hunan Province (China) they have a completely different language. It's interesting to note that in the UK, dialects can change for every 60 miles you travel. And to some, they are unintelligible.

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