Which langage do you speak?

Originally Posted by davidw

I don't know that much Japanese lol - I lived in Yokosuka for a couple years but didn't get out much (except to Yokohama or Tokyo - since those were the closest places) although I did go camping in Gifu. It's been 11 years since I left there and without really persuing the language as I did with Dutch or French, I retained very very little. I do understand things like Watashi wa ______ desu ka?

How was living in Japan?

[davidw]

Very interesting. From where I was stationed, immediately off base there were scores of bars with Karaoke machines (kind of like some places in the Philippines I've been to), but once you move past all the bars, you see the real Japan (cities, country-city, and country). I say country-city because a lot of it is non-stop buildings/houses/etc. I miss visiting the shops there or the eateries. They also have nice malls and movie theaters.

One of my favorite things to do there was play laser-tag (I guess this is a big deal in Japan). If you had all day or so to spend, take a bullet train to - wherever?. One thing I really liked was that they liked their music - and American music too. A common sight to see was the school children (uniforms or uniforms with skirts). I must have been near a school.

The weather was hot, cold, and rainy a lot. It got pretty warm when I was there. We also had a nasty typhoon hit us directly on - then went on to Tokyo. Earthquakes and Tsunamis were frequent (mostly warnings with the Tsunamis) I remember once sitting in my barber chair and an earthquake hit and I started doing 360s lol.

Japan was a blast. One day I plan to go back to climb Mt. Fuji. If I ever get them scanned, I may post some pictures later on.

[Dream]

Originally Posted by davidw

I remember once sitting in my barber chair and an earthquake hit and I started doing 360s lol.

wow earthquake while in the barber shop, talk about dangerous...

I want to go to Japan too someday.

[davidw]

Yeah, I was taking a break between customers

[Freesteyelz]

Originally Posted by davidw

I do understand things like Watashi wa ______ desu ka?

Watashi wa hitobito o tabetakunai desu.

I don't want to eat people.

[amazigh_rif]

Tamazight (aka Berber), we spoke this at home and the region where i live (fluent).

Arabic, state language, spoke this for 20 years like 20 hrs a week at school (fluent).

French, average 6 hrs a week starting at the elementary school (fluent).

Spanish, I studied this for 4 years at trade school, although I learned most of it from friends and Spanish TV (almost fluent).

English, I learned a bit of English at IRC in the mid 90's, I started to study it serious in 2003, Im still learning almost daily new words.

German, I speak little German yet, I started like 10 months ago, so I have a long way to go.


You should check this 10 years old kid who speaks 11 languages!


http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article....&in_page_id=34

[Adrian Schneider]

Fluent English, nearly fluent French, and bits of Afrikaans.

[mofeu]

I speak Greek
English
and some dutch

[Allan]

Je suis agr?ablement surpris que tand d'anglais parle ?galement francais

[Speedy2000]

I speak English and Dutch. I can understand and read German, but can't speak the language.