Jessica 0 #51 October 30, 2002 Quote Stacy says I have a SERIOUS Southern accent too. I think it's just because she is a Yankee!!! No. I was born and raised in Texas and you, my friend, have a SERIOUS Southern accent. I used to speak French pretty well. I even have a minor in it. Years of disuse have atrophied my ability though. Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #52 October 30, 2002 I can speak American english...unless Im drunk. then I speak N.Y.er englishMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #53 October 31, 2002 American English and Spanish I can also understand a lot of Italian, but that is because I can speak Spanish fluently. They are very close together and easy to learn if you understand the grammar of one. http://www.brandonandlaura.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #54 October 31, 2002 QuoteI don't know what a falschimsprung i a "falschirm" is a parachute..."springen" is to jump.... the word in german for skydiving is "falschirmspringen" and i think in that using sprung would be the corect ending...but my grammer and spellling was never really great... (did get 12 sem. hours in college for it though just through testing.... here's the link to my old dz in germany....really cool little 206 dz....http://www.fallschirmsporttrier.de/ ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magistr8 0 #55 October 31, 2002 Fluent in Portugesse and English and what you said. I cannot read portugesse very well but I can speak it and am going to fix that very soon when I go on a trip there next year. "Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." Napoleon Bonaparte Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #56 October 31, 2002 English, and, while it's not really a "language" - Morse code- Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magistr8 0 #57 October 31, 2002 [Geek Speak] if we go technical I can "speak" Binary, hex, ASCII and some HTML. [/geek speak] "Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." Napoleon Bonaparte Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallinWoman 1 #58 October 31, 2002 Although I studied French for six years, I remember almost none of it. I do know a lullabye and a few choice phrases in Finnish! Anne ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #59 October 31, 2002 I know some medical spanish....(kinda a requirement in my field) and also can speak fluently in ASL...or is that really speaking??....LOL...I can sign...due to my daughters mom being almost totaly deaf....my daughter could sign before she could talk almost..... Marc otherwise known as Mr.Fallinwoman.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skystorm 0 #60 October 31, 2002 Afrikaans - Home language English - fluently German I can understand and read, but I have difficulty speaking it. I had an Italian b/f, but I forgot almost everything he learned me. I can ask for a glass of water though. And I can swear in Portugese. Gene Police: "YOU!! Out of the pool, NOW!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpy 0 #61 October 31, 2002 I can get by in French but the conversation is veryyy slow and requires many hand jestures and repetition of words I can also speak a little Russian but most of those comments would result in being beaten up/slaped in the face Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scratch 0 #62 October 31, 2002 Languages spoken/understood: English---home language. Afrikaans--fluent (Hey Stormy Ek klink nes 'n Boer) Some Xhosa Some French Some Dutch Some Flemish Dialects: Mauritian patois Cape flats 'Afrikaans' Funigalo (African mining dialect) I can also follow written German Afrikaans is a hybrid language which has its roots in Dutch and German hence my familiarity. Flemish is very similar to Afrikaans. Cape flats 'Afrikaans' has its roots in the South African prison system. I work with a lot of ex cons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #63 October 31, 2002 I speak english natively. My french is pretty bad right now because I haven't used it in a few years, but the last time I was in europe I found I could speak without an accent after about 3 days. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #64 October 31, 2002 english-native tounge French- haltingly and enough to find a restroom or a beer in German, Spanish, Dutch, and I had a friend in college who was Japenese and she taught me things that if I was bored and wanted to fight someone that I could say I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #65 October 31, 2002 Well, since I met Skymama today I am pretty confident I am fluent in the language of LOVE jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lurking 0 #66 October 31, 2002 This is amazing! As a European (or as a German as a matter of fact) I have the prejudice that not a lot of US citizens speak foreign languages (except for those who speak spanish for obvious reasons). Furthermore I was under the impression, that only a very small number of US-americans ever leave their country. And now here is a community where a thread about foreign languages explodes with examples of good knowledge of German and other languages. Somehow the skydiving community seems to be full of open-minded, wide-travelled, well educated people. I would hate to believe that´s because it´s an expensive sport. Oh, by the way: Me? German - Mother tongue English - Fluent (I dare say) French - almost fluent Viele Grüße an alle hier im Forum, die Deutsch verstehen. Dies ist eine sehr interessante Diskussion. Einen schönen Tag noch. Grüße aus Deutschland Thomas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #67 October 31, 2002 Quote Well, since I met Skymama today I am pretty confident I am fluent in the language of LOVE uh, jraf, take the leisure suit off, and step away from the barry white and no one gets hurt I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #68 October 31, 2002 Ja Gruezi Thomas (Sued) Moin, Moin (Nord) Wir sind alle nicht so doof! Ich sage immer dass die Vereinten Staaten das Land der besten und der schlimmsten Biere der Welt ist. Das selbe gilt fuer Unis. Wenn Du hier Ausbildung ernst nimmst, dann kriegst Du das beste. Bis Spaeter Junge,jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #69 October 31, 2002 Can you say: white three piece suit-no tie and John Travolta? That's the way aha, aha, I like it!jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lurking 0 #70 October 31, 2002 Ich habe nicht gesagt, daß irgendjemand doof ist. Schau Dir nur die Nobel-Preis-Verleihungen an. Da sind (in den Naturwissenschaften) doch fast nur US-Amerikaner dabei. Vielleicht braucht man in so einem riesigen Land auch keine Fremdsprachen. Wenn ich mit dem Auto einige Stunden in eine beliebige Richtung fahre spricht niemand mehr Deutsch... For the non-Germans: I was not implying that anybody is stupid (that´s what jraf thought I did). Just look at where the nobel prices in science go... (mostly USA). Maybe in such a large country most people just don´t need foreign languages. If I drive in any direction for only a couple of hours, nobody understands my German anymore... Auf Wiedersehen, Thomas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #71 October 31, 2002 Okay, that is not a visual image that I really wanted tonight. Oh by the way you are on the video from Harvest moon I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #72 October 31, 2002 i am Fluent in:- English Jockanese Technobabble Postwhorante Basic in German French-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 73 #73 October 31, 2002 I understand german (speaking and writing it myself works to some extent, but usualy turns pretty ugly:) I speak and write english en Suid Afrikaans (because it's almost 99% like dutch, pretty easy) En my own language, Dutch And verry, verry limited french (I can order a croissant or big mac and ask for directions..but that's about it)JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drenaline 0 #74 October 31, 2002 I can speak spanish (native language) English (international language) Italian (dad's language) french (well studied it for 7 years but I can't remember a thing) HISPA 21 www.panamafreefall.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enrique 0 #75 October 31, 2002 QuoteI speak spanish fluently Con un nombre como Israel Camacho es OBLIGATORIO que hables Español de manera fluida. Saludos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next Page 3 of 5 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
