Languages you know..

[HooKs]

fluent: Eng., Arabic, Hebrew
low level: Russian, French

[bachiriyoun]

i only speak french english and lebanese....what is the point of all the other languages anyways:D

[CPL]

Just for clarification, the "basic" purpose of this thread is to check Lebanese foreign language skills. However this thread is for all members, so for example Tsedek, if Hebrew is native, and English is common in Israel, then you shouldn't include them in the list, but rather put down the languages that aren't as common in Israel.

And Stella, you should include Arabic, since it's a foreign language for you, and you have a basic knowledge in it.

[CPL]

Originally Posted by bachiriyoun

i only speak french english and lebanese....what is the point of all the other languages anyways:D

The point of other languages is for a person to reach out and make social and cultural ties all over the world.

It's a win-win situation to learn a new language. First, you open yourself thousands of opportunities and horizons business, academic and social wise to begin with. Then you get to learn different approaches of thinking, as language is directly related to ways of thinking.

If a language uses a form such as Verb-Subject-Object rather than Subject-Verb-Object, this explains alot to the social thinking behind it.

[Stella]

Originally Posted by mephisto794

German and Japanese... the two most complicated languages in Europe and Asia...

German?? wallaw maybe you say it bc you never knew Hungarian:D:P I am sure you would change your mind!

Originally Posted by CPL

And Stella, you should include Arabic, since it's a foreign language for you, and you have a basic knowledge in it.

CPL due to the **** education system in Hungary, all languages beside Hungarian are foreign for me:D I mentioned those already I know.

[arbre]

Originally Posted by CPL

The point of other languages is for a person to reach out and make social and cultural ties all over the world.

It's a win-win situation to learn a new language. First, you open yourself thousands of opportunities and horizons business, academic and social wise to begin with. Then you get to learn different approaches of thinking, as language is directly related to ways of thinking.

If a language uses a form such as Verb-Subject-Object rather than Subject-Verb-Object, this explains alot to the social thinking behind it.

That's very true!
I'd like to ask you a question about it, do you find you become a bit different person according to language you use?
I've noticed i have a bit schisophrenic tendency to act/think in diffrent way when i use polish, english or french. I just wonder if it's because of diffrences in those languages or simply i'm a freak ...

[Xena]

Originally Posted by arbre

That's very true!
I'd like to ask you a question about it, do you find you become a bit different person according to language you use?
I've noticed i have a bit schisophrenic tendency to act/think in diffrent way when i use polish, english or french. I just wonder if it's because of diffrences in those languages or simply i'm a freak ...

no you're not a freak i experience the same thing!!
even my voice becomes a little bit diffrent... like i have a softer voice when i speak in french...
unless we both are freaks!..but then again i already have a reputation of a crazy geek on this forum... so...

[tsedek]

Originally Posted by CPL

Just for clarification, the "basic" purpose of this thread is to check Lebanese foreign language skills. However this thread is for all members, so for example Tsedek, if Hebrew is native, and English is common in Israel, then you shouldn't include them in the list, but rather put down the languages that aren't as common in Israel.

allright, only german and dutch if so
(eventhough german is generally understood by people speaking jiddish which, in itself, is also a 'jewish language')
when i was a teenager I studied Esperanto - but have forgotten most of it...

[lebluv]

Persian fluently.
but i'd love to speak turkish and hebrew.

[JulesK]

Besides arabic,french, english and spoken armenian, i'm taking a course in italian now and i might take the more advanced course later.
Che cosa e???