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Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Feb 3 2016, 02:32 PM

One of the things that I've always loved of GMC is that the site connects guitarists and musicians from different parts of the world. I remember that I was amazed the first time I've jammed with people from Scotland, Ireland, Germany, and many other countries.

So the question is, what is your native language and which other languages do you speak?


Besides this, I'd like to recommend this amazing app (I use it in my cellphone) to learn languages: https://www.duolingo.com/

Posted by: Alex5 Feb 3 2016, 02:53 PM

Hi Gab.

My native language is french and I try to speak english and spanish.

Posted by: Phil66 Feb 3 2016, 03:36 PM

Like most English people, I can speak native tongue and not much else, I speak a tiny bit of Spanish (una cerveza por favor), and that's it, I've always wanted to learn more Spanish but my problem with all languages is the male female thing, like in French where table is female and a chair is male, or is it the other way around? Also the order of words, in English we say "The cat sat on the mat" but other languages may say "Cat the mat sat on".
That's where I really struggle.

Cheers Gab, interesting post

Posted by: AK Rich Feb 3 2016, 06:30 PM

My native tongue is English and I speak a bit of Spanish. I continue to practice the universal language of Music!
I'll have to check that app, Gabriel. My Spanish could use some polish.

Posted by: PosterBoy Feb 3 2016, 06:58 PM

I'm trying on and off to be comfortable speaking Portuguese, but it's a slow process with me.

Posted by: Alex5 Feb 3 2016, 07:24 PM

QUOTE (Phil66 @ Feb 3 2016, 03:36 PM)

Like most English people, I can speak native tongue and not much else, I speak a tiny bit of Spanish (una cerveza por favor), and that's it, I've always wanted to learn more Spanish but my problem with all languages is the male female thing, like in French where table is female and a chair is male, or is it the other way around? Also the order of words, in English we say "The cat sat on the mat" but other languages may say "Cat the mat sat on".
That's where I really struggle.

Cheers Gab, interesting post

Posted by: Phil66 Feb 3 2016, 08:07 PM

QUOTE (Alex5 @ Feb 3 2016, 06:24 PM)

In french, chair is female.

Posted by: fzalfa Feb 3 2016, 08:32 PM

Hi Gabriel

As i'm a frenchman, or a frenchie, or a nail eater, or something like......

i speak, and wrote (almost) French, because i love swearing, i swear a lot !

I speak and wrote english, almost, because i have learn it while reading computer's manual and while listening guns and roses.....
it's a bit schematic, i also learn english at school for several years, i have work for the holliday at my uncle car shop for 3 years, he was selling and do mechanics on alfa romeo and maserati at Waltham neat Chicago.... this help too
I was un love with a girl from Vegas too, i have spend some weeks in top

I speak a little italian, a little bit , enought to read the maserati workshop manual !

I love to learn Russian and japanesse

Laurent

Posted by: klasaine Feb 3 2016, 10:07 PM

My wife is from Italy and my kids speaks both English and Italian perfectly ... without an accent in either.
Io parlo Italiano poco e molto povero.

Posted by: Monica Gheorghevici Feb 4 2016, 07:18 AM

My native tongue is Romanian and I speak English.

Posted by: Lester Feb 4 2016, 09:21 AM

I speak Dutch, English and Spanish.
The first two fluently and then the last I can basically say almost anything I want to
I finished beginners, intermediate and advanced courses in Spanish and keep on practicing through audiocourses on my Ipod each day
The only problem I have with Spanish is the variety of speakers...some people I can understand perfectly and others speak SO fast, it seems like I never even learned anything

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Feb 4 2016, 09:28 AM

Swedish, English and French (though it's been a while).

I also like to think I can sing in German

Posted by: fzalfa Feb 4 2016, 09:56 AM

tu parle français Kris ?? excellent

Laurent

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Feb 4 2016, 10:18 AM

J'essaye!

Posted by: fzalfa Feb 4 2016, 10:20 AM

Terrible !!!

Venir passer quelques jours en France , en Provence au soleil , ça te tenterai ?

Laurent

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Feb 4 2016, 10:56 AM

A oui, c'est sure!

Posted by: fzalfa Feb 4 2016, 11:41 AM

et bien ,tu est le bienvenus si tu désire passer quelques jours ici.

Laurent

Posted by: ChrisGLP Feb 4 2016, 12:47 PM

"I also like to think I can sing in German"

Kris, after 4 bottles beer I can sing in each language!! Et ceci est vrai!!

Je parle un petit peu le français, a little bit better english und natürlich deutsch.

Posted by: petr Feb 4 2016, 10:38 PM

My native language is Czech, I can speak English. I was forced to learn Russian in school but dont remember it at all
Oh yes and I can speak Slovak but I assume it doesnt count as it is very similar to Czech

Petr