do you speak another language?

[savelyev]

i speak russian and english
want to learn japanese, italian and deutsch. anyone who learned them as a second language, how long it takes to learn and which one is the easiest? i think it's italian.

[Kinra]

learning languages is so great ,it's like a passion to me ;D
i can speak lithuanian (my native language) ,russian , and english of course .
In my free time i'm learning german (and i can not still understand how they pronounce R ,it's just so strange )
and the fifth language i'm learning on my own is japanese . This is the hardest i guess ,but since i just love this country and feel connection with it ,i think it's possible for me to learn it ;D

[Payne222]

Originally Posted by Kinra

In my free time i'm learning german (and i can not still understand how they pronounce R ,it's just so strange )

It depends on what kind of German you're learning. Like in Hochdeutsch,
I don't think you roll your tongue. But in say...Bayerisch, you do. I personally
roll my R's when I speak German. It's natural for me to.

[SparklingIllusion]

Originally Posted by Kinra

learning languages is so great ,it's like a passion to me ;D
i can speak lithuanian (my native language) ,russian , and english of course .
In my free time i'm learning german (and i can not still understand how they pronounce R ,it's just so strange )
and the fifth language i'm learning on my own is japanese . This is the hardest i guess ,but since i just love this country and feel connection with it ,i think it's possible for me to learn it ;D

wow awesome! It's really good to see the people who can speak different languages. Also helpful too. ^^

[Corvin]

1.I speak English. Probably. My English is poor, but I must because I'm living in the UK. I can speak just with foreigners. They speak clearly and slow. Generally I don't unterstand Britons. I hate to speak (use) English, but I must. ;p It's not for me. But I like English as a language.
From 12-15 May I'm going back and I hope I will never ever have an occasion to speak English. English is my biggest lose. ;p
2.I speak german a little. I was lazy in school, so I'm very weak, but it's the only one non-slavic (in these speeches i can be good, I think, I'm slavic so... ;p ) in which I can be good. Some day, I'll try to learn and defeat the book. ;p It's good to know at least 1 foreign language. ;p
3.I know the basics of Latin.

[komitsuki]

Originally Posted by Payne222

roll my R's when I speak German. It's natural for me to.

Rolling your R's as in:

1. Rolling your front part of the tongue
2. Rolling your very back of the tongue

There is a subtle difference.

[DarcyMaris]

I speak Dutch as my first language.
Second: English, prett good ^_^
Third: German, though I still need to practise a lot!
And a speak Japanese and French a little bit ^^

[SunItMate]

1. Italian
2. English
3. learning Portuguese .... so cute!

[Payne222]

Originally Posted by komitsuki

Rolling your R's as in:

1. Rolling your front part of the tongue
2. Rolling your very back of the tongue

There is a subtle difference.

Oh for German, in the back, definitely. I just tried to by rolling in the front
and I can't do it...haha.

[komitsuki]

Originally Posted by Payne222

Oh for German, in the back, definitely. I just tried to by rolling in the front
and I can't do it...haha.

People who can roll their Rs at the front have very hard time rolling their Rs at the back... and vice versa. Most likely difference between muscle tensions at the tongue.

And this is why I have hard time reading Spanish sentences out loud.