So, how many languages can you speak?

English and cockney. :)

Then I know phrases from
french, spanish, russian, hebrew, greek, japanese, chinese cantonese, korean,

I picked these words/phrases up when I was working in the airport.
most of them are "you're a nice lady"
lol
 
One, just about. know a few bits of French could maybe get by. I know I can at least ask for some orange juice, or ask where the swimming pool is. :p
 
English and conversational french and spanish - they both get a bit rusty but brush up when used. Have done a lot of work in France over the past few years so that is coming back.
 
Tim said:
One.



BS.
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mjt said:
Better than your English then..

FWIW, fluent = level C2 on the European Common Framework for Languages

I'd be amazed if you're fluent in 4 languages. I presume you're studying something language-related at Oxbridge, UCL or similar?
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EdwardTeach said:
Pedant alert

But perhaps not English?

I can speak fluently....

Or

I am fluent in.....
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Lol bs why?

I studied french and german through out highschool and i use Rosettastone on a daily basis to learn spanish and have done for just over a year now.

So id say im atleast 85% fluent in the languages.
 
MiNxYyY said:
Lol bs why?

I studied french and german through out highschool and i use Rosettastone on a daily basis to learn spanish and have done for just over a year now.

So id say im atleast 85% fluent in the languages.
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85% fluent?! You're either fluent or you're not.

I presume you got an A in A level French and German?
Nobody leaving school at 18 will be fluent in anything other than their mother tongue unless they've lived abroad or whatever.

I studied Norwegian at university for 4 years, lived there for 2 and now work in a private Scandinavian school, and I'm still not fluent in Norwegian.
Very good, yes. Near-fluent, yes. Fluent? No chance.
I still put fluent on my CV though ;)

The issue here is the definition of fluency.
For me, it means CEF C2.

http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/LanguageSelfAssessmentGrid/en
 
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can read Latin just about, and can speak Gaelic but not write it. wanting to learn German but will probably end up learning Italian instead as its more likely I'll move there in the future.
 
mjt said:
It depends on your definition of fluency.

For example, if you limit yourself to simple grammatical constructions and topics, and not making any mistakes, then you could claim to be fluent in that language, even though you're nowhere near..

Have a look here, and see where you place yourself.
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/LanguageSelfAssessmentGrid/en
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hmm, i thought i was fluent in the language, i can have a full conversation talking about different things without making a mistake.
 
MiNxYyY said:
hmm, i thought i was fluent in the language, i can have a full conversation talking about different things without making a mistake.
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Maybe you can, but we've no way of knowing..
Can you read Der Spiegel without any trouble?

What were your A level grades for French and German?
 
mjt said:
The issue here is the definition of fluency.
For me, it means CEF C2.

http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/LanguageSelfAssessmentGrid/en
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Great link, and I agree that fluency is C2 on that grid. People should use these rankings in this thread, IMO.

Me: C2 English, obviously; French and German A2 speaking, B1 understanding; Serbo-Croatian A2; Spanish A1.

I think the literal definition of fluency implies a lot: it's about comfort, grace, speed, etc. with the language, as well as just the sum total of your knowledge. You might be able to read and understand a news article, but if it's halting and awkward, with lots of thought and working out involved, you can hardly say that you're reading fluently!
 
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MiNxYyY said:
you mean the magazine or the word?

french was B and german was B
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Is that a serious question?

No offence, but if you got Bs in German and French, then you're not fluent.
Unless, of course, you've been taking intensive language lessons since you left school.
 
mjt said:
Is that a serious question?

No offence, but if you got Bs in German and French, then you're not fluent.
Unless, of course, you've been taking intensive language lessons since you left school.
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Must be my mistake, i always thought to myself if i can have a conversation with someone then i would be fluent in the language.
 
English, conversational French and Spanish, and a very small bit of Hindi (can only speak it, can't read and write it).

I can also say "will you have sex with me" in Norweigan.
 
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