How many languages do you speak?

[Disneyland1084]

I took French for two years in high school and wanted so bad to become fluent in it. I even traveled to France the summer I was 16 and stayed with a French family. I knew bits and pieces but have forgotten most of it.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

bits and pieces of french but not enough to consider even "getting by" in France. I tried--it didn't go to well.

 

[Sleepy]

Reading a foreign language is far easier than speaking it. I have comprehension of written Italian at about 70%, depending on the subject matter.
I can speak enough Italian to get by, but the average 2 year old speaks far better than I could ever hope. Add nervousness and loss of brain function during important moments and you become that student in foreign language class on the first day. The minute that person leaves, you suddenly become a wealth of information in the necessary language.

It is difficult to learn a language when you mix a local dialect. People from Rome run into difficulties understanding people from Naples. Subtitles on tv are different than what I learn and then I realize I have learned the dialect. It's frustrating. I feel like I am speaking Ebonics. I am thankful for my 2 years of Spanish in high school. It helped alot even though I forgot most of it, but as I learned Italian, the Spanish words became fewer and fewer. My son is pretty fluent in Italian. He goes to an Italian dance school, so he had to learn.

 

[crazee4mickey]

I speak English and am really quite fluent in speaking idiot

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I have had some Spanish and could barely get by....however my goal is too become fluent.

 

[parrothead365]

Does "redneck" count