Languages You Know Or Have Studied
English = Write, read, understand, speak, mother tongue
Urdu/Hindi = Understand, speak broken Urdu, can watch films/television programmes in Urdu/Hindi
Punjabi = Understand only
Arabic = Religious language, have taken classes
German = GCSE Grade C, studied for 5 years at KS3 and KS4 joined
French = Studied for 3 years at KS3
Urdu/Hindi = Understand, speak broken Urdu, can watch films/television programmes in Urdu/Hindi
Punjabi = Understand only
Arabic = Religious language, have taken classes
German = GCSE Grade C, studied for 5 years at KS3 and KS4 joined
French = Studied for 3 years at KS3
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English- Mother tongue, read, write and understand fluently.
Spanish- Advanced level, read, write, communicate and understand to an advance level, particularly understand, my written needs a little more improving as I can be a tad sloppy.
German- Can understand and read German to an upper intermediate/advanced level, however my communication skills are poorer and need lots of work to improve.
Portuguese- can understand pretty much a lot based on my ability to read Spanish, but that's it.
French- can say some basic phrases, would be nice to learn a little more though.
Would overall love to learn an Eastern European language fluently or Russian, that'd be kinda cool.
Spanish- Advanced level, read, write, communicate and understand to an advance level, particularly understand, my written needs a little more improving as I can be a tad sloppy.
German- Can understand and read German to an upper intermediate/advanced level, however my communication skills are poorer and need lots of work to improve.
Portuguese- can understand pretty much a lot based on my ability to read Spanish, but that's it.
French- can say some basic phrases, would be nice to learn a little more though.
Would overall love to learn an Eastern European language fluently or Russian, that'd be kinda cool.
English - First language I learnt. GCSE, grade B.
French - Studied for 5 years. GCSE, grade B. Asset language qualification, grade 3.
German - Studied for 3 years. Asset language qualification, grade 3.
Mandarin - Studied for a year. Asset language qualification, 2,2,3.
Somali - Mother tongue. Can read, write, speak and understand.
Arabic - Can read, write and understand odd words.
Italian - Can understand odd words.
French - Studied for 5 years. GCSE, grade B. Asset language qualification, grade 3.
German - Studied for 3 years. Asset language qualification, grade 3.
Mandarin - Studied for a year. Asset language qualification, 2,2,3.
Somali - Mother tongue. Can read, write, speak and understand.
Arabic - Can read, write and understand odd words.
Italian - Can understand odd words.
English- native language
Spanish- advanced, near fluent.
Mandarin- beginner level
Spanish- advanced, near fluent.
Mandarin- beginner level
English - the only language that I'm properly fluent in.
Bengali- mother tongue, I can understand and speak it but nowhere near fluently
French - Year 7-11, Getting A*s
Mandarin - I did it for 7 years but it was taught so poorly that I can hardly understand a thing
Korean - taught myself how to read and write, I can understand some words here and there
Arabic- read and write
Spanish, Hindi, Cantonese, - I can understand some words and phrases
And then very few words in a lot of other languages.
Bengali- mother tongue, I can understand and speak it but nowhere near fluently
French - Year 7-11, Getting A*s
Mandarin - I did it for 7 years but it was taught so poorly that I can hardly understand a thing
Korean - taught myself how to read and write, I can understand some words here and there
Arabic- read and write
Spanish, Hindi, Cantonese, - I can understand some words and phrases
And then very few words in a lot of other languages.
English- Mother tongue, fluent
Italian- Intermediate level, have been studying for a year, can get by in Italy
German- Studied for GCSE, got a B. Can still remember some basics.
French- not really studied, but I can understand about 60-70% of all French text that is written down simply by virtue of the huge similarities to written English. I can barely understand any spoken French though.
Italian- Intermediate level, have been studying for a year, can get by in Italy
German- Studied for GCSE, got a B. Can still remember some basics.
French- not really studied, but I can understand about 60-70% of all French text that is written down simply by virtue of the huge similarities to written English. I can barely understand any spoken French though.
English- mother tongue 
French- learnt since I was 4, but didn't do much useful stuff until I was in Year 7. Now doing a GCSE, predicted an A.
Spanish- studied for 2 years at KS3, can still speak and understand a little bit, I was achieving a level 6a at the end of Year 9 (so it was of similar standard to my French at that point).
Italian- studied for a year and a half, doing a GCSE, also predicted an A.
Chinese- attempting to teach myself, still quite early on though. Can speak and understand a little, slightly less good at the reading and writing.
German- I know a few very random phrases (like 'that is forbidden!'), which isn't much use at all xD
Russian- I can speak a very, very limited amount ('hello', 'goodbye', 'hat', and 'is this a theatre?'). Also not amazingly useful!
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French- learnt since I was 4, but didn't do much useful stuff until I was in Year 7. Now doing a GCSE, predicted an A.
Spanish- studied for 2 years at KS3, can still speak and understand a little bit, I was achieving a level 6a at the end of Year 9 (so it was of similar standard to my French at that point).
Italian- studied for a year and a half, doing a GCSE, also predicted an A.
Chinese- attempting to teach myself, still quite early on though. Can speak and understand a little, slightly less good at the reading and writing.
German- I know a few very random phrases (like 'that is forbidden!'), which isn't much use at all xD
Russian- I can speak a very, very limited amount ('hello', 'goodbye', 'hat', and 'is this a theatre?'). Also not amazingly useful!
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English - mother tongue.
French - Learnt for 9 years. I can probably get around france for a week on my own in french
German - A* at GCSE. Really clicks with me. I'm hoping to pick this up as an extra on my uni course to become fully fluent.
Swedish - Relatives, so I pick up bits.
Dutch - Self taught.
French - Learnt for 9 years. I can probably get around france for a week on my own in french
German - A* at GCSE. Really clicks with me. I'm hoping to pick this up as an extra on my uni course to become fully fluent.
Swedish - Relatives, so I pick up bits.
Dutch - Self taught.
I've dabbled in a lot of languages (my friends counted them once and came up with 21 
) but never really took any very far except for German which I got a GCSE grade A in and Mandarin which I studied for a year before dropping out.
Plan is to go back to uni to study Japanese and will hopefully be near native in soon enough Would also love to take Swedish to higher levels . . .
) but never really took any very far except for German which I got a GCSE grade A in and Mandarin which I studied for a year before dropping out. Plan is to go back to uni to study Japanese and will hopefully be near native in soon enough
Would also love to take Swedish to higher levels . . .
Italian - mother language
German - also mother language (I'm bilingual).
English - first language I have learned, I would say advanced by now.
French - intermediate, I have learnt it at school.
Latin - can only write and read, but I always prefer to translate instead of actually reading. I would say low-intermediate.
Romanian - very basic, I can understand quite a bit of it, but can only just say two or three full sentences.
German - also mother language (I'm bilingual).
English - first language I have learned, I would say advanced by now.
French - intermediate, I have learnt it at school.
Latin - can only write and read, but I always prefer to translate instead of actually reading. I would say low-intermediate.
Romanian - very basic, I can understand quite a bit of it, but can only just say two or three full sentences.
English - native language
Welsh - native language
French - studying at A-level
Esperanto - self-studied some of the basics
I've also had a one-week course of Mandarin in school. Hopefully in the future, I'll be able to add another two languages at least to that list, as well as refining the languages I know already.
Welsh - native language
French - studying at A-level
Esperanto - self-studied some of the basics
I've also had a one-week course of Mandarin in school. Hopefully in the future, I'll be able to add another two languages at least to that list, as well as refining the languages I know already.
English - mother tongue.
Latin - studied up to A-level.
And that's it. Did French up to Year 9 but never really got on with it, and can barely speak a word of it now (aside from the obvious phrases). I can identify some Italian words due to knowing Latin but I can't speak it or anything.
So, the one language, aside from English, that I actually have any decent knowledge of is not actually used anymore...
Latin - studied up to A-level.
And that's it. Did French up to Year 9 but never really got on with it, and can barely speak a word of it now (aside from the obvious phrases). I can identify some Italian words due to knowing Latin but I can't speak it or anything.
So, the one language, aside from English, that I actually have any decent knowledge of is not actually used anymore...
English - native
Spanish - fluent and speak it almost as comfortably as my mothertongue.
Catalan - fluent, but I can't speak as fluidly as I would like. Better at reading/writing.
French - studied on and off, with a year-long break ending now as I'm studying it at advanced level at uni. Hoping to be as fluent in it by the end of my course as I am in Spanish.
German - Just started at beginner's level at uni. Also hoping to be fairly proficient.
Classics - studied them, Latin for 3 years and Ancient Greek for 2. Can't really speak them, obviously, and I don't remember much.
I can also generally understand some written words or phrases from other romance languages, but that's about it. Some random Japanese words
Spanish - fluent and speak it almost as comfortably as my mothertongue.
Catalan - fluent, but I can't speak as fluidly as I would like. Better at reading/writing.
French - studied on and off, with a year-long break ending now as I'm studying it at advanced level at uni. Hoping to be as fluent in it by the end of my course as I am in Spanish.
German - Just started at beginner's level at uni. Also hoping to be fairly proficient.
Classics - studied them, Latin for 3 years and Ancient Greek for 2. Can't really speak them, obviously, and I don't remember much.
I can also generally understand some written words or phrases from other romance languages, but that's about it. Some random Japanese words
English - mother tongue
French - second language, fluent
Spanish - can understand written Spanish and most spoken Spanish, but still need to improve my spoken Spanish
Portuguese - basic, can understand fairly well since it's so similar to Spanish
German - A* GCSE, understand written a lot more than spoken, can hold a basic conversation but nothing too complex
Italian - a few words spoken, can understand written Italian (similarities to French/Spanish)
French - second language, fluent
Spanish - can understand written Spanish and most spoken Spanish, but still need to improve my spoken Spanish
Portuguese - basic, can understand fairly well since it's so similar to Spanish
German - A* GCSE, understand written a lot more than spoken, can hold a basic conversation but nothing too complex
Italian - a few words spoken, can understand written Italian (similarities to French/Spanish)
English, french and spannish!
Languages :
English - Mother tongue
Bengali - Mother tongue: I can speak fluently and understand everything; but, I never learned to read or write
Hindi / Urdu - I can understand if someone were to speak to me in these languages or if I were ever watching a movie, but I've never practised speaking either of them or ever learned to read or write
Arabic - I learned to read this at a young age so I could read the Qur'an in its native language; however, my reading is limited in the sense that I can read and pronounce the words but I don't know what any of it means
French - I've been learning this since I was 9/10 in Primary 6 and it's been 8 years and I'm studying it at university
Spanish - I've been learning this since I was 14 and its been 4 years and I'm studying it at university
Japanese - I've been learning this since I started university, so it's been about 12 weeks
:English - Mother tongue
Bengali - Mother tongue: I can speak fluently and understand everything; but, I never learned to read or write
Hindi / Urdu - I can understand if someone were to speak to me in these languages or if I were ever watching a movie, but I've never practised speaking either of them or ever learned to read or write
Arabic - I learned to read this at a young age so I could read the Qur'an in its native language; however, my reading is limited in the sense that I can read and pronounce the words but I don't know what any of it means
French - I've been learning this since I was 9/10 in Primary 6 and it's been 8 years and I'm studying it at university
Spanish - I've been learning this since I was 14 and its been 4 years and I'm studying it at university
Japanese - I've been learning this since I started university, so it's been about 12 weeks
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