Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you speak a second language?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you speak a second language? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 24 May 2026 06:01:53 +0000 FliegepilzHut on "Do you speak a second language?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-speak-a-second-language#post-2030521 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 09:54:23 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2030521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I speak/read/write German...but with questionable grammar sometimes! :silly: I have very basic command of Spanish and a smattering of French. Little Misters Mom on "Do you speak a second language?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-speak-a-second-language#post-2030505 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 09:50:26 +0000 Little Misters Mom 2030505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH and I both speak Italian, but other than a few words here and there or quick conversations we're trying to keep private we never speak it. I wish we were disciplined enough to just have one of us do 100% Italian and the other 100% English with DS. ETA: I'd love to move back for 18 months or a year, just because there is no substitute for immersion. Depending on when we have #2 that's one of our big goals. chanada on "Do you speak a second language?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-speak-a-second-language#post-2030485 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 09:42:23 +0000 chanada 2030485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We speak Cantonese growing up and went to Chinese school on Saturdays. I try to speak Cantonese to DS most of the time and plan to bring him to Chinese school when he is older. blackbird on "Do you speak a second language?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-speak-a-second-language#post-2030209 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 06:51:59 +0000 blackbird 2030209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wish! lamariniere on "Do you speak a second language?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-speak-a-second-language#post-2030175 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 03:37:01 +0000 lamariniere 2030175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Pumuckl: That's kind of the same as here, I've seen that "bilingual" just means that someone speaks English at least some of the time. :silly: At DS's first daycare the "native English speaker" was Czech! That said, I am blown away by how many young (under 8 years) kids do speak and understand at least a little bit of English, so they are definitely learning something! Pumuckl on "Do you speak a second language?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-speak-a-second-language#post-2030174 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 03:33:49 +0000 Pumuckl 2030174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lamariniere: yeah, it seems to be a "thing" currently. Although often they say they are bilingual and aren't really. Also the more urban the area the more bilingual daycares you have. lamariniere on "Do you speak a second language?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-speak-a-second-language#post-2030169 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 03:27:21 +0000 lamariniere 2030169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Fluent in French. I work in French and speak primarily French with my DH. Our LOs have been bilingual from birth, and are becoming trilingual through daycare. @Pumuckl: are there lots of bilingual day cares in your area? It seems like it is very common here (Vienna), although, my LOs are in a German-only daycare. sera_87 on "Do you speak a second language?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-speak-a-second-language#post-2030164 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 03:10:23 +0000 sera_87 2030164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Just French. FannyMae on "Do you speak a second language?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-speak-a-second-language#post-2030152 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 02:25:53 +0000 FannyMae 2030152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm fluent in Greek (first language) and I understand some Macedonian. My kid speaks very little Greek though, just random words that her granny taught her. Pumuckl on "Do you speak a second language?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-speak-a-second-language#post-2030124 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 00:57:49 +0000 Pumuckl 2030124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm fluent in English (I can read and write :silly: ) my first language is German. We're trying to teach LO by reading to him in English and he'll go to a bilingual DCC soon. Although the latter is pure coincidence albeit a happy one. erinpye on "Do you speak a second language?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-speak-a-second-language#post-2030111 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 00:35:50 +0000 erinpye 2030111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm fluent in Spanish, albeit a little rusty, but feel weird teaching it to my kids since I'm not a native speaker--it's my own hangup. I have taught them a few vocab words, but I should be better about it. renee on "Do you speak a second language?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-speak-a-second-language#post-2030082 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 23:41:27 +0000 renee 2030082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My husband is conversational in Spanish and I have a basic understanding of it. I'd love for my kids to be bilingual, but doubt it will happen… MrsLilybugg on "Do you speak a second language?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-speak-a-second-language#post-2030068 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 23:31:34 +0000 MrsLilybugg 2030068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Fluent in Spanish. I try to speak only Spanish to LO, and when with family we speak Spanish. I buy bilingual books and DVR univision kid programs (like Pocoyo and Jungle Book in Spanish). She understands a lot but so far has said only one Spanish word ("leche"). We'll see what happens but I hope she speaks it! (17 months now) matador84 on "Do you speak a second language?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-speak-a-second-language#post-2030064 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 23:27:44 +0000 matador84 2030064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Spanish. DS is doing well with what I teach him and they also reinforce it at his school. MrsRcCar on "Do you speak a second language?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-speak-a-second-language#post-2030043 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 22:59:25 +0000 MrsRcCar 2030043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am conversational in ASL and have a basic understanding of German. I am teaching our boys ASL. DH is fluent in German and is conversational in Spanish. He has a very basic understanding of ASL (improving as I teach the boys.) Mrs. Bee on "Do you speak a second language?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-speak-a-second-language#post-2029969 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 22:15:58 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2029969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm fluent in Korean and can read and write. Alas I've done a horrible job of teaching it to my kids. I plan on sending Charlie to Korean school very shortly, and Olive will go when she's a little bit older. I'm also part of a local Korean-American mom group that meets once a month. At least the kids can eat a lot of Korean foods. I find that you have a big attachment to a culture when you love the food. But I need to step it up! Do you speak a second language? Do you do anything to teach your LO?