https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:25:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285907 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:40:41 +0000 sunny 285907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I speak English and enough Cantonese to order at restaurants and talk about the weather! I wish that I could say my years of French classes did anything for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285884 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:33:21 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 285884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um... just English :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285876 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:31:09 +0000 Alivoo01 285876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: Wow!! Unique and awesome!</p> <p>I speak English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. I can by with conversational Khmer. I understand, but only can say a few words of Hokkien compliments of my grandma (mom's family is from Fujian). I took 7 years of Spanish and even CLEP-ed it for College, but hardly use it now. If I was immersed in it, I'm sure it'd come back to me. I read better than I can speak it though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285746 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:44:38 +0000 ladyfingers 285746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>English is my first language. I took 9 years of Spanish immersion classes and barely know any Spanish! It's sad. I never did a study abroad or was in a situation where I had to use it in the everyday world, so it fell away. But I understand some stuff and can speak rudimentarily. Same with French -- I remember some from my high school French class, but could never have a conversation in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285745 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:44:20 +0000 regberadaisy 285745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: @roccoandkirby: My SIL speaks that but my niece speaks Cantonese. But she can understand Toisanese even though she does not speak it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285740 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:41:43 +0000 PurplePumps 285740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@roccoandkirby: Where are you from? It's fairly popular here in Boston. I hear many of the older generation speak it when I'm in Chinatown, sometimes more than Cantonese! My family grew up speaking Canto at home cause my dad is from HK and doesn't speak Toisan and I am more comfortable with Canto, so LO will be mostly learning that. Any Toison learned will just be picked from my maternal grandparents and that side of the family. My greatgrandmother spoke another very different dialect that I dont know what it is called, but I saw her only a few times a year growing up and managed to understand most of it, so I bet even if your LO doesnt hear Canto constantly at home, he/she would get enough exposure to pick it up very easily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285737 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:41:02 +0000 LuLu Mom 285737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only English and very little ASL (American Sign Language) from college. I really wish I would have kept up with ASL and Spanish! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285649 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:04:45 +0000 prettylizy 285649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>English and French. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285638 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:01:03 +0000 roccoandkirby 285638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@purplepumps: I speak toisanese too! It's so rare to find someone that does. Do you plan on teaching your LO that or Cantonese? My family will speak Cantonese when we're out but at home we speak only Toisanese. I know Cantonese will be more useful than Toisanese but I feel a little awkward speaking it at home since I'm so use to the other dialect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285613 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:40:55 +0000 regberadaisy 285613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Five; english obviously, very fluent in Cantonese, Fujianese, passable in Mandarin and some Spanish.</p> <p>@PurplePumps: "Toisanese"<br /> Thank you! I've always wondered how to spell that in English! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285523 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 02:31:53 +0000 Chastenet 285523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fluent in English and French, conversational in Spanish. Eventually I will become fluent in Spanish and start learning Japanese. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285519 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 02:03:16 +0000 looch 285519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>English (mother tongue), Italian (speaking and reading), Spanish (speaking, reading, writing), German (speaking). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285472 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:27:10 +0000 mynoahbear 285472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>English and Japanese. I studies Spanish for 6 years but never used it, so I barely remember it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285385 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:32:40 +0000 SugarplumsMom 285385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>English, Tagalog, Spanish, Swedish. I took Spanish in school but I think it's come to the point where my Swedish is a little better, sadly, that doesn't say much. I also know a few phrases in Korean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285383 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:29:08 +0000 PurplePumps 285383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cantonese, Toisanese, and 6 years of schooling in Spanish of which I remember very little unfortunately.. but I have a language cd which I hope will help refresh my memory. I took a year of Mandarin and think I could pick that up quickly if I were just more exposed to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285377 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:18:57 +0000 Mrs. Train 285377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>English and a little Spanish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285358 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:03:24 +0000 DillonLion 285358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fluent in English (obviously), semi-fluent in Spanish (can read/write/speak/understand) but all very slowly, and an extremely limited ability with speaking Hebrew. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-285340 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:52:08 +0000 pinkcupcake 285340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>English &amp; pretty decent Korean. I know a couple words in Chinese &amp; Spanish :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-284804 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:08:02 +0000 Rubies 284804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>English and enough-to-get-by-with-a-terrible-accent Korean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-284776 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:01:38 +0000 cheesetomywhine 284776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21: Haha same here with the Spanish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-284770 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:59:30 +0000 mrbee 284770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1 1/4.</p> <p>I speak English and know a little Japanese. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-284764 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:58:05 +0000 Arden 284764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: I spent time living in Albania, and we're moving to Kosovo next year so Serbian/Croatian are useful languages for the region. German I picked up from my Mom, she lived there for several years, and then I learned some extra on my own to ease travel in German speaking countries.<br /> Arabic is just a personal interest. Farsi is next. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-284739 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:50:58 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 284739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I speak English and a little French. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-284737 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:50:01 +0000 spaniellove 284737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: Very cool, how do you choose the languages you decide to learn? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-284733 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:49:17 +0000 tequiero21 284733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>just english and conversational korean. used to be okay in spanish but forget that. maybe if i stay in mexico or spain for a year, it'll come back to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-284722 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:45:54 +0000 cheesetomywhine 284722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: Holy Mackeral Andies! That is amazing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-284721 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:45:36 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 284721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I speak english and a wee bit of french (enough to understand what people are talking about). I am not super good at languages. My mom is amazing and can pick them up like that! She is fluent in four. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-284715 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:43:04 +0000 Arden 284715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>English and Albanian, and enough German to get directions, read a label, order food, etc.<br /> Currently learning Serbian/Croatian and Arabic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-284706 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:39:21 +0000 cheesetomywhine 284706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just English...I wish I could speak another language! I took many years of Spanish but I think I'd have to be immersed in the culture to really pick it up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-languages-can-you-speak#post-284704 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:38:44 +0000 spaniellove 284704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In decreasing order of fluency: English, Korean, French, Spanish. Took Latin but remember none of it, not that I have anywhere to speak it. </p>