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Re: How many languages can you speak?
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:20 pm
by abdikarim86
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
Re: How many languages can you speak?
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:23 pm
by Macaaney_1991
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Re: How many languages can you speak?
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:23 pm
by AbdiWahab252
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.
Re: How many languages can you speak?
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:27 pm
by zidane88
Somali;arabic;english;amharic fluent.
Re: How many languages can you speak?
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:29 pm
by S_lander-boy
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.
Re: How many languages can you speak?
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:56 pm
by bareento
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
B.
Re: How many languages can you speak?
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:05 pm
by zulaika
i'd love to learn sign language
Re: How many languages can you speak?
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:15 pm
by Executive
Swedish, English and Somali
Learning: Arabic
Wish to learn: Swahili and Mandarin
Re: How many languages can you speak?
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:51 pm
by *zabah
I can fluently speak Arabic, Somali, French besides english, Some italian, spanish...And I am currently learning Japanese...
Re: How many languages can you speak?
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:53 pm
by *Nobleman*
Just af somali and english
Re: How many languages can you speak?
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:00 pm
by Ganjaweed
English, Somali - fluent. Arabic - shakey, Persian - amateur.
Re: How many languages can you speak?
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:17 pm
by abdalla11
Dutch, English, Soomali, Carabi and german at highschool level
Re: How many languages can you speak?
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:29 pm
by kadarre
Dutch, Somali and English. I want to learn Arabic,Spanish and Portugese.
Re: How many languages can you speak?
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:36 pm
by rich-boy
i can only speak french english and somali
Re: How many languages can you speak?
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:02 pm
by The_Emperior5
rich-boy wrote:i can only speak french english and somali
Where did u learn french