Rincewind Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 I was in Spain once and went on a tour. Went in a bar and asked for a beer in Spanish. The bartender did not know what I was saying then said, just speak English, it's simpler.' I can't get the accent right saying u'no bier' in a Leicester dialect does not help.
separator Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 Wonder if anyone can beat this guy, fluent in 11 languages... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17107435
martyn Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 I was in Spain once and went on a tour. Went in a bar and asked for a beer in Spanish. The bartender did not know what I was saying then said, just speak English, it's simpler.' I can't get the accent right saying u'no bier' in a Leicester dialect does not help. Saying the wrong word for beer also doesn't help.
Tom17LCFC Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 Know a little bit of Mandarin, solid language. Wouldn't be able to last long out there but I know the basics. Properly intrigued by China, the culture and history of it all.
DB11 Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 Did a few French lessons year 7-9 but that's it. Barely know any French and nothing of other languages!
Guest MattP Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 Saying the wrong word for beer also doesn't help. lol Can speak pretty basic Spanish, German and French. Like Moose says though it's hard to be motivated when so many other cultures speak English so well.
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 Did French and Latin at school. Forgotten most of it now though, as so many moons have passed.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 Chizzit and a smattering of pig latin and palari Et tu Zingari? I know BSL
Guest MattP Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 I was in Spain once and went on a tour. Went in a bar and asked for a beer in Spanish. The bartender did not know what I was saying then said, just speak English, it's simpler.' I can't get the accent right saying u'no bier' in a Leicester dialect does not help. When you speak a different language you have to adjust your accent. You can't walk into a bar in Paris saying 'GYM MA PELL KEN' in a Leicester accent
StanSP Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 Sarcasm. Gujarati. Basic French. Very basic Spanish and German. Rewind a few years and I could have spoken Latin fluently, too, but since A-Levels about 95% has filtered out from my brain and is definitely a dead language in my head.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 When you speak a different language you have to adjust your accent. You can't walk into a bar in Paris saying 'GYM MA PELL KEN' in a Leicester accent http://youtu.be/ghxO90gtkm4
MikeyT Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 Some very basic German. If needed, I could get to the airport. Ask someone's name, age, birthday. Ask for a coffee, lemonade, red wine. Say please and thank you, hello and goodbye. I can count in German too.
Voll Blau Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 Reasonable French, a few pharases of Spanish and about as much German as this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OoNgNEBzo4
The Year Of The Fox Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 Donde esta la biblioteca? I've never actually asked that question! The most common question would be, 'donde esta las chicas guapas?'!
The Year Of The Fox Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 I was in Spain once and went on a tour. Went in a bar and asked for a beer in Spanish. The bartender did not know what I was saying then said, just speak English, it's simpler.' I can't get the accent right saying u'no bier' in a Leicester dialect does not help. It probably didn't help ken in that beer in Spanishis actually cerveza!
martyn Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 I've never actually asked that question! The most common question would be, 'donde estan las chicas guapas?'!
Guest MattP Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 Can you imagine a Spanish geezer wandering into the Market Tavern asking for "One Cerveza"
Zingari Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 Et tu Zingari? I know BSL I learnt a bit of BSL when we found out our grand daughter was deaf, but later she had cochlear implants and she rapidly began to speak fairly normally and so we stopped. Most people don’t realise she is deaf now . Actually, I quite liked watching Mr Tumble with her i think he's brilliant at what he does .
Alf Bentley Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 Donde esta la biblioteca? I've never actually asked that question! The most common question would be, 'donde esta las chicas guapas?'! Las chicas trabajadoras están por allà en la biblioteca, pero las chicas guapas están aqui en mi cama tomando unas cervezas...
MC Prussian Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 English German French And Italian to a certain extent - I'm better at talking than writing (lack of practical use in that department).
The Year Of The Fox Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 Ok, erm the girls who are working something in the library, (,not sure whay it means exactly) but the fit birds are here in my bed drinking beer. Sorry about lack of effort im stuck in a loft n it's ****in red hot! Just having a breather!
Alf Bentley Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 Las chicas trabajadoras están por allà en la biblioteca, pero las chicas guapas están aqui en mi cama tomando unas cervezas... Ok, erm the girls who are working something in the library, (,not sure whay it means exactly) but the fit birds are here in my bed drinking beer. Sorry about lack of effort im stuck in a loft n it's ****in red hot! Just having a breather! A- for Year of the Fox: "The hard-working girls are over there in the library, but the pretty girls are here in my bed having a few beers" (in my dreams!)
BoneDog Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 Oui. Je me pal la patisserrie. Tou le monge. Speak a bit of French. If any Foreigner asks me if I speak there language I love it and waffle away in jibberish until they think I'm mental.
Webbo Posted 8 July 2013 Posted 8 July 2013 I used to be able to get by in Spanish as I did a GCSE at night school. I'm a bit rusty now though.
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