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I lived in 3 countries and speak their languages AMA

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Original post by jonnielovely
Ow wow I lived in two countries and speak three of their lauguages and and extra one I learn my self


ooo that's awesome ! where did you live and what languages can you learned :smile:? I am trying to teach my self German through Rammstein songs lol, its not going well xD
Original post by Blackstarr
what languages do you speak at home?

Do you mix languages toghether when you speak e.g. one sentence in Russian, one word in Dutch and then finidh off the rest in English?


YEs!!!! I always do that cause its such a mix in my head.. I could be in the lounge and shout OI MAMA GIVE ME *dutch word* please *cause im hungry (in russian) * We do tend to speak all three at home, and everyone understands everything :smile: even my dog hahaha
Original post by Blackstarr
Dzien dobry


Isn't this polish
Original post by prostheticzeta
nooo dont be sorry xD this is the reason why i decided to post this on TSR!!! I adapted well!! Took me a while to learn European culture though !! A never seen / met a black / gay person, and coming from a traditional russian family, it has taken a lot of arguments to teach my parents no to be homophobic/ racist xD I was 9 when i moved out of russian, 13 when I moved out of belgium :smile:
what about you??????

I was only 3 when i moved to spain and then 13 when i moved to england so it was quite a painfull experience but i adapted quickly, now im in my second year of sixth form
Original post by aliencreature
I was only 3 when i moved to spain and then 13 when i moved to england so it was quite a painfull experience but i adapted quickly, now im in my second year of sixth form


woah that is so cool ! Do you feel like youre confident in your languages or do you feel a bit loos? That's how I feel sometimes but I try to support all three of them so that I don't forget them :P
and I am in year 13 too!! Are you applying for uni :smile:?
Original post by prostheticzeta
woah that is so cool ! Do you feel like youre confident in your languages or do you feel a bit loos? That's how I feel sometimes but I try to support all three of them so that I don't forget them :P
and I am in year 13 too!! Are you applying for uni :smile:?

i cant write very well in polish but i speak it at home, spanish is perfect and english meh, i make some pretty dumb mistakes all the time. And yes, still dont know what course so my statement is just so crap
what about you?
Original post by prostheticzeta
Isn't this polish


yupp, its all the same for some...
Original post by aliencreature
i cant write very well in polish but i speak it at home, spanish is perfect and english meh, i make some pretty dumb mistakes all the time. And yes, still dont know what course so my statement is just so crap
what about you?


Very simlar with me, i cant write well in Russian but i am very fluent :smile: same with Dutch really ;P Enlish is probably my strongest, which I find a bit upsetting cause Russian should be my main language really xD and so do i xD and my accent is really strong too, which some people find like marmite :L I finished mine, sending it off soon, when my college finds the time to go through it! Ive applied for International Business, cause Im not academic enough to study anything else lol
So I actually have a bet on with my friend that I can learn 2 different languages before I finish uni so if I do a masters at uni it'll be 5 years. So become fluent in Spanish and German within 5 years, I think I can do it. Anyone else agree that's this is possible ?


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Original post by prostheticzeta
ooo that's awesome ! where did you live and what languages can you learned :smile:? I am trying to teach my self German through Rammstein songs lol, its not going well xD

i live in hong kong and i speak chinese and english, there are many varient in chinese tho and i speak mandarin and cantonease and english. i also did a gcse in spanih and got a pass
Original post by prostheticzeta
Very simlar with me, i cant write well in Russian but i am very fluent :smile: same with Dutch really ;P Enlish is probably my strongest, which I find a bit upsetting cause Russian should be my main language really xD and so do i xD and my accent is really strong too, which some people find like marmite :L I finished mine, sending it off soon, when my college finds the time to go through it! Ive applied for International Business, cause Im not academic enough to study anything else lol


ayy don't say that plus it is a very good course to do either way, I'm applying for international relations with Spanish and a few economics pops in my head. so hard
Original post by RossB1702
So I actually have a bet on with my friend that I can learn 2 different languages before I finish uni so if I do a masters at uni it'll be 5 years. So become fluent in Spanish and German within 5 years, I think I can do it. Anyone else agree that's this is possible ?


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I think you can definitely do it! they are similar languages, but not too similar where you would get the two confused. There are so many methods of teaching your self a language quickly and proactively. One of the best tips I can give you is either travel to the country and absorb your self in their lifestyles or find a friend whom you can skype and have shits and giggles with, in that language
Three. I wasn't comparing him to myself, I was just being an ******* about him not speaking both Dutch and French (cos of Belgium)
Original post by prostheticzeta
I used to speak French quite well but I forgot it as I really hated it as a kid, I do regret it now


I was just being mean lmao
Sorry for that
Original post by jonnielovely
i live in hong kong and i speak chinese and english, there are many varient in chinese tho and i speak mandarin and cantonease and english. i also did a gcse in spanih and got a pass


well done ! I heard that Mandarin is really hard, haven't even looked into Cantonese xD what are your plans for the future :smile:? Do you think that knowing the languages has opened up a lot of doors for you?
Original post by Rhaenys10
I was just being mean lmao
Sorry for that


oh right xD I thought you were emphasising on how Belgium is a bilingual country (dutch and french) and that I only knew one ;_;
Original post by Rhaenys10
Three. I wasn't comparing him to myself, I was just being an ******* about him not speaking both Dutch and French (cos of Belgium)


lol ! him is a she btw ! and what languages do you know?
Original post by prostheticzeta
I think you can definitely do it! they are similar languages, but not too similar where you would get the two confused. There are so many methods of teaching your self a language quickly and proactively. One of the best tips I can give you is either travel to the country and absorb your self in their lifestyles or find a friend whom you can skype and have shits and giggles with, in that language


Good advice. The uni I plan on studying at offers international study so maybe I could live in Germany or Spain for 6 months. That should be enough time to get a good grasp of the language.


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Original post by prostheticzeta
oh right xD I thought you were emphasising on how Belgium is a bilingual country (dutch and french) and that I only knew one ;_;


Well that's the REASON why I was being mean :rofl:
You got it right :rofll:
Original post by Rhaenys10
Well that's the REASON why I was being mean :rofl:
You got it right :rofll:


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