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ComaChameleon
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So, the title already asks the question

Do you speak another language?

What language?

Why did you learn it? Was it in school, or because of friends, just for fun?

How fluent are you?

Do you maybe have another mothertongue? (Just like some from the team here do too)

What language would you love to learn and why?

 

So for me it's:

-German (mothertongue)

-English in school starting in grade 5 (everyone has to, there is no choice)

-French (rudimental, was forced in school, never wanted it and I don't have any feeling for the language... Had it 6 years)

-Dutch as I started university in the Netherlands (studied in English), I began to learn the language by scratch to be able to speak with my fellow students during break as -most of them- were dutch. As we live just on the border, it's very helpfull. But I was able to understand them before as they're both very common to each other. In shops the sellers don't change to german anymore, so I'm fluent enough, I guess.

 

I would love to learn Norwegian as a friend is from Oslo and it would be nice to talk to her in another language as English (as it's not our both mothertongue)

Japanese is interesting too (idk why, it just feels like it would be)

And a bit of Russian/Polish/Turkish would be helpfull in job. But as I think the people living here have to learn my language instead we learning theirs, I wouldn't do. Just for being able to understand what they're talking to each other when we are in the same room [it's not very polite to do so... But they do. And you're standing there and you don't know if they're talking about nice flowers or planning to kill you the next 5 minutes].

 

 

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My native language is Finnish. I chose to study many languages at school as I was super interested in linguistics and foreign languages, but have forgotten a LOT sadly as I haven't practised in many years. 😞 Swedish, German, Spanish, Italian, Latin (those 3 got mixed up so badly sometimes lol) and a bit of Russian and Estonian however those 2 were only super basic beginner's lessons. Would love to spend some time in countries that speak these languages to see if I can pick anything up again!

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@ComaChameleon English and Maltese from primary school, then Italian and French in secondary school, and German for the last 2 or possibly 3 years of secondary school. Mrs pgn was born in Braunschweig, so German. 

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Maltese? How did you end up at these? Didnt even knew it existed...

Und dann kannst du kein Deutsch? Da muss Mrs pgn aber mal nachhelfen grin

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pgn
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Na ja, @ComaChameleon, Deutsch ist nicht so einfach, aber das kann ich manchmal! tongue

 

Maltin, min-naħa l-oħra, li tgħallimt kmieni ħafna.

(Maltese, on the other hand, I learned very early.)

 

Echt cool! Dance

 

 

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But how did you end up learning Maltese? Were you born/lived there?

It's so... extravagant!

 

 

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It was taught in primary school, I was there from the age of 4 or so until I finished my A-level exams (pre-University, age 17 or so), @ComaChameleon

 

It was a hard life rofl

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ComaChameleon
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So you lived in Malta?

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@pgn wrote:
Na klar, @ComaChameleon wink

Clever clogs @pgn joy

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All strings to your bow, @Cleoriff.

 

I'm sure the stuff I see on House M. D. is far removed from what really happens in a hospital - so there you have the edge 🤓👍😁

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