Foreign languages

ThePhanastasio · 03-21-2011, 05:58 PM

I speak English fluently
Spanish (passable)
French (slightly less passable than Spanish)
American Sign Language (a bit. Still takes me a minute to translate others)

I am working on learning:
Romanian
Greek (Modern)
German
Russian

Burning Down · 03-21-2011, 07:49 PM

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American Sign Language (a bit. Still takes me a minute to translate others)

I forgot to list that I know ASL pretty well too. It has come in handy on occasion. I'm a little out of practice though

ThePhanastasio · 03-21-2011, 08:16 PM

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I forgot to list that I know ASL pretty well too. It has come in handy on occasion. I'm a little out of practice though

Sweet! I was made to learn it in middle school - a girl in our class was deaf, and although she could read lips really well, our teachers decided that learning sign language would still be nice for us to do.

Burning Down · 03-21-2011, 08:18 PM

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Sweet! I was made to learn it in middle school - a girl in our class was deaf, and although she could read lips really well, our teachers decided that learning sign language would still be nice for us to do.

I grew up next door to a girl who was deaf, and her parents were nice enough to teach the neighbourhood kids so we could play with her.

s_k · 03-21-2011, 08:19 PM

Good thinking of those parents

Burning Down · 03-21-2011, 08:32 PM

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Good thinking of those parents

No kidding! I think that girl was the most popular kid on the street! I remember thinking as a young kid, "wow people actually talk with their hands?" and now I realize how useful ASL can actually be.

Howard the Duck · 03-22-2011, 07:00 AM

i only have hanyu pinyin at my fiancee's so I can't type whatever mish-mash of chinese I know

right-track · 03-22-2011, 11:54 AM

I'm not surprised. Even English isn't a Geordie's first language.

GeddyBass2112 · 03-22-2011, 12:03 PM

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i'm not surprised. Even english isn't a geordie's first language.

:d

right-track · 03-22-2011, 12:37 PM

For those who don't know what a Geordie sounds like;

Anyone who talks like that HAS to have a talent for languages.

And yes, it's English.

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right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,769	For those who don't know what a Geordie sounds like; Anyone who talks like that HAS to have a talent for languages. And yes, it's English.