How many here are multilingual?

Alex-MCFC said:
Certo. Ho studiato Italiano e storia all'università, perché mi piace il Rinascimento.
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There’s a wonderful painting in Pisa cathedral that shows an elderly churchman seated on a throne type chair. Kneeling before him is a female supplicant seeking blessing.

I tell people that the title is ‘mentre sei in basso, caro.’
 
Chris in London said:
There’s a wonderful painting in Pisa cathedral that shows an elderly churchman seated on a throne type chair. Kneeling before him is a female supplicant seeking blessing.

I tell people that the title is ‘mentre sei in basso, caro.’
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cara*
Sounds better as 'già che sei lì in basso, cara...' but if your public doesn't understand Italian it's all the same ;)

To answer the title question; Italian, English, some Spanish and some French through school, but I forget more and more each year.
 
Uffa said:
cara*
Sounds better as 'già che sei lì in basso, cara...' but if your public doesn't understand Italian it's all the same ;)

To answer the title question; Italian, English, some Spanish and some French through school, but I forget more and more each year.
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You’re quite right, cara. But there’s another one where it’s definitely caro.

Filthy bastards.
 
Chris in London said:
You’re quite right, cara. But there’s another one where it’s definitely caro.

Filthy bastards.
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Lol I remember one statue in my family's hometown which allegedly depicts two ancient wrestlers fighting but it's always been called "the two huggers/lovers" by the townsfolk.
 
My grandfather was professor of European languages at Berlin University, around a hundred years ago. He spoke thirteen languages fluently. Unfortunately, his gift of languages did not pass to me.
 
urban genie said:
I always assumed the welsh only spoke welsh to each other when an english person walked into a gift shop in Conway ;-)
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Oh fuck... That is such a myth. My first language Welsh mates switch to speak English to me. I’m a very anglicised Welshman.
 
Native speaker of English, fluent in German and Austrian. Can read and understand Spanish but lacking speaking practice. Bit of Italian, French, Serbo-Croat, Czech. And, of course, I can read Dutch but have no idea what they’re saying when they speak!
 
A bit of Polish, a bit of Spanish, a little less French.
 
English and fluent Bollocks from the taxi days .. Lunatic and drunken revelers chatting utter shite and I have to say I became rather good at it. What's life all about boss and is there even a god and my wife doesn't understand me and is bitcoin a sound investment and whats my favourite top 10 prog rocks tracks of all time and should I start a 5.2 diet . I didn't need a badge some nights just the services of a white coat and definitely enough content to create a wet psychiatrists dream.

I also get by conversationally with German and French but not very proficient at writing.
 
I think you either have a talent for languages or you don’t. I am useless with my hands for DIY work but can learn bits of Swedish easily.
 
purplenose said:
Nobody from Scotland ever has. Its because you are all ruffians and uncouth types, peasants. If only you had let the Romans in and not built that silly wall.
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They built the wall because they couldn’t handle us. Two actually. Still looking for the Legion that completely disappeared. I’m not a historian, but I don’t think it ended well for the poor cunts.
 
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