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jazzyspazzy · 19th Feb 2009, 11:28 AM

I was just wondering how many people are bilingual on here.... and whether or not their first language is english or not, because a lot of english people don't bother to learn another language as english is spoken everywhere.

jazzyspazzy · 19th Feb 2009, 11:33 AM

by speaking more than one language, I mean fluent

RaRa · 19th Feb 2009, 11:34 AM

I know 2 languages. It used to be three. English isn't my first language, but sadly I know it much better then my native tounge.

littledinosaurs · 19th Feb 2009, 11:49 AM

I wish i were fluent in another language ):

Apocalypte · 19th Feb 2009, 11:53 AM

Only English fluently, Irish and French at an intermediate level, and Japanese at a basic level.

19th Feb 2009, 12:02 PM

I know some Japanese, Spanish, French, and Hawaiian.
(None fluent though..)

Mr Bojangles · 19th Feb 2009, 12:06 PM

I'm fluent in two languages,(English and Gaelic - which I rarely use so I probably suck at) and I have a smattering of plenty others.

joss22 · 19th Feb 2009, 12:08 PM

I am entirely fluent in English, and have taken 3 years of high school French, which I will eventually be fluent in

**Ben** · 19th Feb 2009, 12:27 PM

I've taken classes in French, German, British Sign Language (BSL), Spanish and Latin. (funnily enough, at one time I was learning all these languages at once)

But I can only really hold a conversation in English.

So I only speak one language.

HeronsStorm · 19th Feb 2009, 12:40 PM

I know English, am learning Spanish, and DESPERATELY want to learn German.

Lychee · 19th Feb 2009, 12:44 PM

English is my first language, and I'm also fluent in Russian

Alex19 · 19th Feb 2009, 01:08 PM

english im good with! italian, kinda... i tried japanese for a while but forgot alot of it.... and some (like .4% of the language) latin. wanna learn more of that even though its the hardest language to master... but it sounds cool.

19th Feb 2009, 01:24 PM

This is one of the biggest reasons I hate being American... I'm not sure of the exact numbers, but I think 66% of the world's population is bilingual and all of 6% of Americans are. I really wish I was multilingual, but I'm not. I speak only English fluently. Hopefully by the time I graduate college I'll be fluent in some other language.

interstella · 19th Feb 2009, 02:18 PM

English (first language, fluent)
Arabic (learnt at same time as English, was fluent once but I'm not so fluent anymore)
French (learnt for 9 years so far, mostly fluent)
Spanish (learnt for 2 years, can't say ANYTHING lol)
Latin (doesn't really count)

Learning multiple languages is a pain. I keep writing Spanish in my French lessons and vice versa :\
I'd love to learn Italian

**Gerry** · 19th Feb 2009, 02:45 PM

I know English and French. I also know a very little bit in Italian, Spanish, and Japanese.

Bryan44 · 19th Feb 2009, 02:57 PM

I speak english. But im minoring in espanol..So maybe one day I'll be fluent in that

Pvand · 19th Feb 2009, 02:57 PM

Dutch is my first language. I'm fluent in English and German. And I understand French, but don't speak it well at all.

Miles D · 19th Feb 2009, 03:45 PM

I first and primary language is English, but I'm learning spanish. (pero no puedo hablar bien...)

Nodnarb · 19th Feb 2009, 04:47 PM

English is my first language, and I've taken 4 years of HS Spanish(as well as one year of German and one year of French). However, I can barely hold a conversation in Spanish. I guess I'm fluent-ish...

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19th Feb 2009, 04:49 PM

English is my first but I know Spanish and Italian too.

View Poll Results: How many languages do you speak?
I speak one language and it is English	35	41.18%
I am bilingual and my first language is English	23	27.06%
I am trilingual and my first language is Enlish	9	10.59%
I speak more than three languages and my first language is English	4	4.71%
I speak one language and it is not English	0	0%
I am bilingual and my first language is not English	7	8.24%
I am trilingual and my first language is not English	3	3.53%
I speak more than three languages and my first language is not English	4	4.71%
Voters: 85. You may not vote on this poll

19th Feb 2009, 11:28 AM	#1
jazzyspazzy Esto quad es - be yourself!!! Full Member Gender: Tomboy Orientation: Guys, girls who look like guys, genderqueer people Out Status: Anyone who looks at my facebook profile Location: Somerset Age: 17 Posts: 295 Join Date: Nov 2008	How many languages do you speak? I was just wondering how many people are bilingual on here.... and whether or not their first language is english or not, because a lot of english people don't bother to learn another language as english is spoken everywhere. __________________ Be the change you wish to see in the world - Mahatma Gandhi

19th Feb 2009, 11:33 AM	#2
jazzyspazzy Esto quad es - be yourself!!! Full Member Gender: Tomboy Orientation: Guys, girls who look like guys, genderqueer people Out Status: Anyone who looks at my facebook profile Location: Somerset Age: 17 Posts: 295 Join Date: Nov 2008	Re: How many languages do you speak? by speaking more than one language, I mean fluent __________________ Be the change you wish to see in the world - Mahatma Gandhi

19th Feb 2009, 11:34 AM	#3
RaRa We we we so excited Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: A few people Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 21 Posts: 7,439 Join Date: Nov 2008	Re: How many languages do you speak? I know 2 languages. It used to be three. English isn't my first language, but sadly I know it much better then my native tounge. __________________ Do you think about me now and then? Do you think about me now and then? Oh now I'm comin' home again Maybe we can start again

19th Feb 2009, 11:49 AM	#4
littledinosaurs J'essaie de Parler Français! :] Full Member Gender: Garçon Orientation: Bisexuel Location: Nouvelle-Angleterre. Age: 21 Posts: 2,351 Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: How many languages do you speak? I wish i were fluent in another language ): __________________ Âllo Là

19th Feb 2009, 11:53 AM	#5
Apocalypte Ytse Jamming. Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 27 Posts: 2,217 Join Date: Oct 2008	Re: How many languages do you speak? Only English fluently, Irish and French at an intermediate level, and Japanese at a basic level. __________________ "I like my beer cold...my TV loud...and my homosexuals flaming." - Homer Simpson

19th Feb 2009, 12:02 PM	#6
Curiosity Guest Posts: n/a	Re: How many languages do you speak? I know some Japanese, Spanish, French, and Hawaiian. (None fluent though..)

19th Feb 2009, 12:06 PM	#7
Mr Bojangles EC's resident Pikey :3 Full Member Gender: Hombre Orientation: Men = WIN. Out Status: Out, I guess. Location: Dubai Posts: 279 Join Date: Feb 2009	Re: How many languages do you speak? I'm fluent in two languages,(English and Gaelic - which I rarely use so I probably suck at) and I have a smattering of plenty others.

19th Feb 2009, 12:08 PM	#8
joss22 Toasty Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to two friends Location: Massachusetts Age: 20 Posts: 286 Join Date: Jan 2009	Re: How many languages do you speak? I am entirely fluent in English, and have taken 3 years of high school French, which I will eventually be fluent in __________________ ? + ! = ‽ & ؟♥?

19th Feb 2009, 12:27 PM	#9
Ben Was Invisible. EC Moderator Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Age: 20 Posts: 3,704 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: How many languages do you speak? I've taken classes in French, German, British Sign Language (BSL), Spanish and Latin. (funnily enough, at one time I was learning all these languages at once) But I can only really hold a conversation in English. So I only speak one language.

19th Feb 2009, 12:40 PM	#10
HeronsStorm Well Known Regular Member Gender: FTM? Orientation: Not sure (still trying to figure it out) Out Status: Three people Location: Sunshine State Age: 18 Posts: 132 Join Date: Jan 2009	Re: How many languages do you speak? I know English, am learning Spanish, and DESPERATELY want to learn German. __________________ "I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice" -Robert Frost

19th Feb 2009, 12:44 PM	#11
Lychee EC Addict Full Member Gender: Spazmatazz Orientation: Friendspage Location: Contrabassoon Posts: 1,739 Join Date: Aug 2008	Re: How many languages do you speak? English is my first language, and I'm also fluent in Russian __________________ We we we so excited.

19th Feb 2009, 01:08 PM	#12
Alex19 who else but me? Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: homo Out Status: I think everyone knows by now Location: New York Age: 21 Posts: 1,301 Join Date: Feb 2009	Re: How many languages do you speak? english im good with! italian, kinda... i tried japanese for a while but forgot alot of it.... and some (like .4% of the language) latin. wanna learn more of that even though its the hardest language to master... but it sounds cool. __________________ "It's always darkest before dawn."

19th Feb 2009, 01:24 PM	#13
Drizzt DoUrden Guest Posts: n/a	Re: How many languages do you speak? This is one of the biggest reasons I hate being American... I'm not sure of the exact numbers, but I think 66% of the world's population is bilingual and all of 6% of Americans are. I really wish I was multilingual, but I'm not. I speak only English fluently. Hopefully by the time I graduate college I'll be fluent in some other language.

19th Feb 2009, 02:18 PM	#14
interstella Don't call me GaGa... Full Member Gender: Genderqueer Orientation: Queer Out Status: Everyone Location: London, UK Age: 18 Posts: 700 Join Date: Feb 2008	Re: How many languages do you speak? English (first language, fluent) Arabic (learnt at same time as English, was fluent once but I'm not so fluent anymore) French (learnt for 9 years so far, mostly fluent) Spanish (learnt for 2 years, can't say ANYTHING lol) Latin (doesn't really count) Learning multiple languages is a pain. I keep writing Spanish in my French lessons and vice versa :\ I'd love to learn Italian __________________ Lesbian? Gay? Bisexual? Transgender? Queer? Whatever.

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19th Feb 2009, 02:45 PM	#15
Gerry We're all a little mad! EC Moderator Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Some people Location: Las Vegas Age: 24 Posts: 5,542 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: How many languages do you speak? I know English and French. I also know a very little bit in Italian, Spanish, and Japanese. __________________ "Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. The fact that many Americans consider it a disease says more about them than it does about homosexuality".-James Baldwin

19th Feb 2009, 02:57 PM	#16
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19th Feb 2009, 02:57 PM	#17
Pvand Member Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Holland Age: 25 Posts: 65 Join Date: Nov 2008	Re: How many languages do you speak? Dutch is my first language. I'm fluent in English and German. And I understand French, but don't speak it well at all.

19th Feb 2009, 03:45 PM	#18
Miles D Rude... and not ginger. Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: queer Out Status: everyone Location: San Diego, CA ⇒ Great Barrington, MA Age: 20 Posts: 1,171 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: How many languages do you speak? I first and primary language is English, but I'm learning spanish. (pero no puedo hablar bien...) __________________ Bowties are cool. Fezzes are cool.

19th Feb 2009, 04:47 PM	#19
Nodnarb Notoriously Homosexual Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Most people Location: Ames, Iowa Age: 20 Posts: 3,875 Join Date: Oct 2007	Re: How many languages do you speak? English is my first language, and I've taken 4 years of HS Spanish(as well as one year of German and one year of French). However, I can barely hold a conversation in Spanish. I guess I'm fluent-ish... Post number 1,666! __________________ Better to be hated for who you are, than be loved for who you're not.

19th Feb 2009, 04:49 PM	#20
Midnight Angel Guest Posts: n/a	Re: How many languages do you speak? English is my first but I know Spanish and Italian too.