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How many languages do you speak ?

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1) How many language do you speak ? 

2) What are they? 

3) Which one do you speak fluently ? 

4) Which one is your first language ? 

5) Do you find useful to speak more than one language ? 

6) Which one of those you speak do you find the most difficult and in what is it difficult ? 

7) What language would you like to learn ? 

8) Why did you learn these extra languages ? 

9) How often do you use these extra languages ?

) What's the upper limit on the number of languages a person can know?

 

 

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Question added by Ghada Eweda , Medical sales hospital representative , Pfizer pharmaceutical Plc.
Date Posted: 2016/05/19
مها شرف
by مها شرف , معلمة لغة عربية , وزارة التربية السورية

I speak Arabic and English. 

Ghada Eweda
by Ghada Eweda , Medical sales hospital representative , Pfizer pharmaceutical Plc.

Actually, there are millions of people, even in the mostly monolingual who speak more than one language , yet competence in three or four languages is not unusual case, and we've all heard stories of grandmas and grandpas who had to master four or five languages on their way from the old country to the new. Likewise, in many parts of the world it is common for people to go about their business every day using five or six different languages.

For me personally ,I speak Arabic and Turkish fluently because that's my first languages ,and  I speak fluent English too, as I am graduated from oxford language school and had  IGCSE, despite it is not prove English proficiency but  I'm pretty good with languages in general, hitherto I can understand French although I've only learnt during my visit  to France- thanks to dad every year  I have a trip to a new destination – I know that isn't great teaching method, but still is something  and I can translate most French texts as I have a dictionary and a lot of time, indeed I have pretty solid Python.

Nevertheless, Turkey is my mom's homeland, whereas my dad is Egyptian  that's why I note in my language skills  native Turkish speaker and native Arabic speaker, the matter that makes many get confused and I already have received messages asking me  about myself. I have dual nationalities Turkish and Egyptian, it is not strange and easy to comprehend as anyone with a Turkish parent is automatically eligible to be a Turkish citizen, also  children who are born in Turkey, even not resident , are given Turkish nationality, however I born and grow in Egypt but I settled later on in Kuwait about years ago, I also have Turkish permanent residency as my Mom lives there.

 Ever get to know somebody actually speak four languages Arabic, Turkish , English and French as well just start thinking how  she is gonna Turkish native speaker...idk maybe it's just me!

 

 

Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani
by Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani , Snr. HR & Finance Officer , Sarri Zawetta Company

Thanks

1) Three languages.

2) Arabic , English , Some Kurdish

3) Arabic & English .

4) Arabic.

5) No Doubt.

6) Kurdish , Since I learned it by listening and commensalism,  not by grammars and lessons.

7) Spanish.

8) More languages mean more opportunities to communicate with world. 

9) Regularly.

10) It depend on the person him\\herself , but i thinks if he-she start earlier he -she can gains more than five including the native one.

 

Regards

 

 

Farhana Siddique Fari
by Farhana Siddique Fari , Coordinator , Coordinator at DFA, Dr Fazeela Abbasi, Advanced Skin, Laser & Hair Institute, Islamabad.

1) How many language do you speak ? ------Five.

 

2) What are they? -------------------English, Urdu, Punjabi, Saraaiki & Arabic.

 

3) Which one do you speak fluently ? ------ English, Urdu & Punjabi.

 

4)  Which one is your first language? --------------------------My first language is Punjabi, but most of the time, I speak English.

 

5) Do you find useful to speak more than one language? --- Definitely “Yes”, no doubt about it.

 

6) Which one of those you speak do you find the most difficult and in what is it difficult ?------------My Arabic speaking skill is weak, but that’s due to little use of Arabic in Pakistan, otherwise I don’t find it difficult at all (In fact, my Arabic HANDWRITING is just EXCELLENT which I am really proud of).

 

7) What language would you like to learn? --French, Danish & Spanish.

 

8) Why did you learn these extra languages ? ------I learnt these languages due to the following reasons:

Firstly, my personal INTEREST, I love to learn different languages.

Secondly, the more languages we learn, the better we are capable of sharing our views with a larger audience around the globe.

Thirdly, we are better able to communicate with others and, as such, can better understand different cultures.

Fourthly, it enhances job opportunities.

  

9) How often do you use these extra languages ? ------------- Regularly, except Arabic & Saraaiki.

 

) What's the upper limit on the number of languages a person can know?-------To me, there is no upper-limit; it differs from person to person i.e., his/her practical needs, motivation/will to learn, opportunity, free time, etc.

georgei assi
by georgei assi , مدير حسابات , المجموعة السورية

Only two languages Arabic and English

Gurjit Singh
by Gurjit Singh , Global Sales and Business Development Manager- Actively looking for change , Saudi Rubber Products Co.

Thank you--------------------

 

1) How many language do you speak ? --------- 5 of them

2) What are they? --------------------------------------English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, & Little Arabic

3) Which one do you speak fluently ? --------------------------------------English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu

4) Which one is your first language ? - -------------------------------------- Hindi, Punjabi,

5) Do you find useful to speak more than one language ? --------------------------------------Yes

6) Which one of those you speak do you find the most difficult and in what is it difficult ?- Arabic 

7) What language would you like to learn ? -------------------------------French & Arabic  

8) Why did you learn these extra languages ? ----------------------------For more useful communication and understanding  other cultures 

9) How often do you use these extra languages ? Regularly

) What's the upper limit on the number of languages a person can know? - No Limit

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Thanks for the invitation

 

Arabic  mother tongue

English fluent

Urdu mother tongue my mother basically from Pakistan

And very little Russian once I was nominated for a scholarship in Russia so I started learning the russian language but terminated because of marriage ð

 

Its very important to be fluent in English as an international language 

 

Wish to learn French and will start soon inshallah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mohammed  Ashraf
by Mohammed Ashraf , Director of International Business , Saqr Al-Khayala Group

Arabic and English.................................................. 

Nadjib RABAHI
by Nadjib RABAHI , Freelancer , My own account

1-Three languages

2- Arabic, French, English

3- Arabic / French

4- Arabic

5. Very useful and even essential

6- English

7. I want to learn as much as possible, but according to the needs, necessities, requirements and free time

8- English is an international language

9- Daily

-Theoretically there is no limit, but practically based on intellectual and mental abilities, age, needs, free time, motivation, environment ... etc,

 

Noufal Ali
by Noufal Ali , Designer (2D & 3D) , SAUDI FAN INDUSTRIES

Malayalam my native language , 

English

Arabic

Urdu

Hindi

and Tamil

Pradeep Sharma
by Pradeep Sharma , English Language Training Instructor , King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah (KSA)

This question looks like an exam paper to me (Ms Ghada should have written: Attempt any five questions; All the questions carry equal marks!) Anyway, jokes apart.

1) How many language do you speak ?

I speak two languages.

2) What are they?

Hindi and English.

3) Which one do you speak fluently ?

I am fluent in both.

4) Which one is your first language ?

Hindi is my first language.

5) Do you find useful to speak more than one language ?

Being bilingual or even a polyglot, is always beneficial. You have access to more resources, like, literature, jobs, culture, people, etc.

6) Which one of those you speak do you find the most difficult and in what is it difficult ?

I cannot say Hindi is difficult to me since it is my mother tongue, but of course, to a non-Hindi speaker the language is difficult. The basic problems are: words are gendered, verb forms change according to gender of pronoun used and grammar is a bit difficult.

7) What language would you like to learn ?

I am interested in French.

8) Why did you learn these extra languages ?

I learned English for professional reasons.

9) How often do you use these extra languages ?

I always use both the languages. 

10) What's the upper limit on the number of languages a person can know?

I suppose there's no upper limit, but it depends on individuals as there are people who can speak 14 languages, and there are others who find it difficult to learn even one second language.

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