Poll: Languages

Tara2316

I'm a little bored and Irene's post got me thinking.-How many of you speak another language? And if so, which ones?-If you don't speak another language what would you learn if you could?

JeannineG122

I speak Italian, would love to learn German

Tara2316

I don't speak any others but English. But I would love to learn Spanish (so I could communicate with FI's family), Italian (because I am Italian and would like to go to Italy one day), and/or French (because I think its beautiful).

Angie550

I would love to learn Spanish so I could communicate with my Dad easier.  I understand it, but can't speak it too well.  I bought Rosetta Stone and everything...just so unmotivated

tvlirene

I would love to learn Italian. Mh speaks it fluently and his relatives come and stay with us and it would be so helpful to be able to communicate. I do speak Russian.

tvlirene

Angie, how is Rosetta Stone? It's so expensive, I was thinking of getting it for italian,

uppereastgirl

I was a Spanish major-- I haven't used it in like 8 years though.  Very sad because I used to be fluent and am really rusty now.I can speak a tiny bit of Italian and French because I took those too... I wish I could speak them better.  Probably French over Italian because it seems to come up more for me.

acablitas

I took Spanish in grammar/high school.  Sometimes I wish I remembered and really absorbed it so I could speak it. I would probably learn dialects from the Philippines since FI and I are both Filipino.  I would love to be able to speak the major dialect as well as my parents' dialect to my children... But I don't see that happening.  The most I'll pass on to them would probably be the culture through cooking, dancing, and visiting there since I have relatives there still.

dominoe611

i don't speak another language.  i took french for years in hs and college and i feel like my brain just does not work that way.  my brother took german in hs and college and he can speak and write pretty fluently. i really would love to learn italian or spanish

Angie550

Hi Irene!  It is actually really good.  It is a very visual way of learning, similar to how we learned when we were little.  It does not do word association like "Hello=Hola", that can get tricky because not everything has an equal match.  They say if you do an hour a day and listen to the language in either tv or radio form you will be fluent in 6 months.  That is just the last thing I want to do when I get home from work though.  I was thinking about doing it at work, but you have to wear a headset and speak the words back the program...I think my co-workers would be scared I was going crazy.  They can be a little pricey, I think the spanish was the most $ and it was a little over $600.  If I get any coupons I will pass them along to you.

Angie550

I just found a Rosetta Stone coupon in my trash box.  It is 15% off certain languages.  Let me know if you guys want it.

tvlirene

Thanks Ang. I had a visual of you doing that at work. LOL!

Linqdz

I speak Portuguese. I took French in elem, middle, and high school. You would think that I should be fluent. Nope. I only remember the words for "dare-devil" and "hunchback." Angie, can you pass along the coupon?? My email is LINQDZ@aol.com.

dmoney79

just english....and little spanish, i took up to spanish 4 in high school (didn't take my senior year) but i don't speak it very well, i can understand it much better than speak... i'd like to learn spanish so i can talk to fi's family....they all speak english, but there are times they all speak in spanish....fi had wanted to get the rosetta stone (he speaks spanish, but not 100%) before the wedding since his cousin from uruguay is going to be here (he's a groomsman) and he doesn't speak english....i'm hoping his girlfriend, who is studying english, is helping him learn a little...it'll definately be interesting....hopefully i can learn enough before our first trip to uruguay....

brad1431

took spanish in high school and college, want to learn italian, but too much on my plate right now already

Karma01

I used to be able to understand Italian. I thought about learning Italian but my family who is still in Italy speaks a dialect so the Italian I would learn it is not even close to what my older family members speak.

wpsmall

I speak spanish and am almost fluent in sign language.

Linqdz

I would loove to learn Sign Language!

CM1206

I took 4 years of Spanish between high school and college. I also took 4 years of French and a semester of Italian.

viviannac

I am fully fluent in Spanish and speak a little French (took that in HS).  I would love to learn other languages but I don't have the time to do it now. 

brad1431

how much is Rosetta stone someone at work said $500, but that sounds insane, I figured it would be like $100-150, but I have no idea.

Jaytee501

I'm fluent in Greek & French, so-so with Italian & Spanish (would like to achieve more fluency with those two).I'm currently learning Turkish; I love it.

The Little One

I used to know French quite well but lost it after I moved from Montreal. Starting to learn Hebrew--FI and his family are Israeli.

alliecarrie41

i know french but am not fluent; would like to learn spanish (so that i can more than just read a menu and ask for directions and actually know what people are saying behind my backs everyday)

Partymixx27

I speak German, though not fluently, and very little Spanish. I took 3 years of Spanish in HS and 4 years of German in college, but unfortunately I got very rusty since I haven't used my German in many years.  I'd love to learn to speak both fluently.

inthelove03

i'm fluent in spanish.. would love to learn sign and french. they're both beautiful!

fish606

I am fluent in sign language.  I have been doing it my whole life because my parents are deaf.  I would love to learn Japanese and Spanish.

eMiLee920

I only speak English.  I'd love to learn Portuguese so I could understand my FI's family.  If you buy Rosetta Stone thru Barnes & Noble, and you either get or have a membership card ($25/year) you get 10% off.  If don't have one, it basically pays for itself on that purchase alone and then you get a discount on books for 12 months.  (Apparently I spent a few too many months working for BN cause I'm suggesting their membership card even though I no longer work there - sorry!)  Personally, I didn't really like Rosetta though.

tlc11934

I took Italian in high school and college but don't remember anything.  Sometimes I can understand a few words when I hear them.I wish I knew French.  It's a beautiful language.  My grandmother was fluent and I wish I had learned more than just a few words.

stapletond

I speak Spanish...majored in it in college and lived abroad for some time.  Now I teach it to little ones!

futuremrsaddison

Spanish was actually my first language as a baby because my family is from Cuba.