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Re: How many languages can you speak?

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AbdiWahab252 wrote:Gikuyu, Swahili, Somali, some French, some Hebrew, working on Afan Oromo,
serious question

how do you keep more than 2 languages in your head
are you prone to mixing them
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Re: How many languages can you speak?

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4 :up:
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Re: How many languages can you speak?

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Abdikarim,

I express lingual dexterity. For example, when I am hanging out with Northerners, I start speaking like them, Southerner's & sijue too.

The language I am most eager to learn and master is Mandarin.
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Re: How many languages can you speak?

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Somali;arabic;english;amharic fluent.
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Re: How many languages can you speak?

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The Nomad wrote:Why would you pick Spanish?

You won't even be considered unless you're at native level, the last translating firm I was working for had their Spanish translators calling in practically begging for work everyday, and they seldom got it. If they did they were earning a pittance.

A lot of the higher level translating jobs (federal departments, intel agencies, etc) are full of people that speak both English and Spanish as a mother tongue and have have extensive training/certifications in translation, you won't be able to compete with them.

If the TS's ambition is to eventually become a secondary school teacher, go learn Spanish. If you're looking for a language to make a translating career out of or maybe aid you in the business world, there are at least 5 I can name which are better.

The Nomad,


I already work for a English call centre that is based in The Netherlands, The reason why i wanna learn spanish is not for work reason. Spanish is a beautiful language and it's not hard to learn After English Spanish is the second easiest language to learn. A language I'd like to learn as well is chinese mandarin I might do some business there in the future. :mrgreen:
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Re: How many languages can you speak?

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Oromo, French, Amharic, English and Dutch (not so good)

I used to speak a pretty good Somali (with big Oromo accent) but I am no longer fluent...am working on it though
I studied Arabic but I never used it

I wish I spoke Italian its such a beautiful language

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Re: How many languages can you speak?

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i'd love to learn sign language
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Re: How many languages can you speak?

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Swedish, English and Somali

Learning: Arabic

Wish to learn: Swahili and Mandarin
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Re: How many languages can you speak?

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I can fluently speak Arabic, Somali, French besides english, Some italian, spanish...And I am currently learning Japanese...
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Re: How many languages can you speak?

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Just af somali and english
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Re: How many languages can you speak?

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English, Somali - fluent. Arabic - shakey, Persian - amateur.
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Re: How many languages can you speak?

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Dutch, English, Soomali, Carabi and german at highschool level
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Re: How many languages can you speak?

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Dutch, Somali and English. I want to learn Arabic,Spanish and Portugese.
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Re: How many languages can you speak?

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i can only speak french english and somali
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Re: How many languages can you speak?

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rich-boy wrote:i can only speak french english and somali
Where did u learn french
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