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Post by Rowena on Aug 30, 2011 13:03:26 GMT -8
We know you speak English...any others? Studying any? Any you desperately want to learn?
I'm going into my sixth year of studying Spanish, and I'm at level 4 of that, and I'm going into my third year of studying French, where I am at level 3. I wish my school offered Italian (they don't), which I really want to learn someday.
How about you?
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Post by KATE on Aug 30, 2011 15:32:45 GMT -8
I really want to learn Latin. I'm learning italian, informally of course, but I'm picking up mostly general conversation stuff, nothing too specific but don't ask me to type it. I fail at that.
I never had any desire to learn spainish though
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Post by Rowena on Aug 30, 2011 15:49:05 GMT -8
Italian  Two of my friends take Latin - well, one is starting this year...I guess it's useful for words and such, but I wouldn't want to learn it because no one speaks it anymore  Where's the fun in that? |
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Post by KATE on Aug 30, 2011 20:19:52 GMT -8
Italian of course That's why because no one uses it anymore and doesn't care to and it helps with learning anatomy and scientific names |
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Post by Tokoloshe Monster on Aug 30, 2011 21:13:12 GMT -8
I speak English and I can hold a conversation in Afrikaans, and I'm learning French. French is lovely. ^_^
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Post by Rowena on Aug 31, 2011 6:24:06 GMT -8
Cool  I wish my French pronounciation was better, but because I learned Spanish first, I have trouble with the whole not-prounouncing-half-the-letters-in-a-word thing |
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Post by Tokoloshe Monster on Aug 31, 2011 11:07:09 GMT -8
My French pronunciation SUCKS. D: But fortunately it's a subject I enjoy studying so hopefully I'll get better with time.
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Post by Rowena on Aug 31, 2011 11:43:00 GMT -8
Hey, mine sucks too! And some kids in my class - including my one friend in my grade who takes it - have really great pronounciation, so it's like  I'm okay with words I've learned how to pronounce, but if I haven't been told I have no idea how to sound it out. |
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Post by Tokoloshe Monster on Sept 1, 2011 8:36:29 GMT -8
Yeah, I often end up asking for help. D: The person who sits next to me in French has parents that speak it fluently, so her pronunciation is excellent. But I guess it's just one of those things that need to be practiced.
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Post by Rowena on Sept 1, 2011 15:18:42 GMT -8
There's a guy in my grade whose dad was my Spanish teacher last year, and his mom also speaks fluently. I think they even speak it at home and he got like a gold medal on the National Spanish Exam, but didn't take it as a natural speaker like one of my friends had to do - I'm like, not. fair.
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Post by Aanaleigh on Sept 1, 2011 21:20:55 GMT -8
I speak French. Rather well actually. But I'm Canadian, we're required to learn it.
I'd like to learn German, Russian, and Latin. Though I'll probably only get around to German.
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Post by Rowena on Sept 2, 2011 8:32:08 GMT -8
They offer Russian at my school - I think we're one of the only schools in the area who does. But the other schools offer languages like Chinese, so... |
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Post by Subject Matter on Sept 18, 2011 20:32:53 GMT -8
I knew Hebrew once. When I was, like, 8. It's hard to learn  |
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Where's the fun in that?
I wish my French pronounciation was better, but because I learned Spanish first, I have trouble with the whole not-prounouncing-half-the-letters-in-a-word thing 
I'm okay with words I've learned how to pronounce, but if I haven't been told I have no idea how to sound it out.
