How many languages can you speak?

tihi
tihi ✭✭
in Break Room

Learning new languages not only helps with communication but also benefits the brain.

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  • Use_code_VGTIB
    Use_code_VGTIB ✭✭

    Two, not including Klingonese.

  • tihi
    tihi ✭✭

    @tihi said:
    When you study and use different languages, your brain constantly switches between linguistic systems. This process works like mental exercise — it enhances neural connections and increases gray matter density in areas related to attention and memory.

    In bilingual or multilingual people, the prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain responsible for planning and decision-making) becomes more active and efficient.

  • tihi
    tihi ✭✭

    @Shmutz said:
    Two, not including Klingonese.

    I have no idea about Klingonese 😅

  • tihi
    tihi ✭✭

    @tihi said:

    @Shmutz said:
    Two, not including Klingonese.

    I have no idea about Klingonese 😅

    can you tell me it's the language from which country?

  • tihi
    tihi ✭✭

    @Shmutz said:
    Two, not including Klingonese.

    yeah, me also 2. I am learning French now also ^^

  • tihi
    tihi ✭✭

    @tihi said:

    @Shmutz said:
    Two, not including Klingonese.

    yeah, me also 2. I am learning French now also ^^

    so maybe 3 in the future 😁😁

  • Rastin
    Rastin ✭✭

    @tihi said:

    @tihi said:

    @Shmutz said:
    Two, not including Klingonese.

    I have no idea about Klingonese 😅

    can you tell me it's the language from which country?

    Its not a country. Its Startrek tv show. Its the language of the Klingons

  • tihi
    tihi ✭✭

    @Rastin said:

    @tihi said:

    @tihi said:

    @Shmutz said:
    Two, not including Klingonese.

    I have no idea about Klingonese 😅

    can you tell me it's the language from which country?

    Its not a country. Its Startrek tv show. Its the language of the Klingons

    ah I understand now 😂 thanks so much

  • Fizz_Code_FRERG
    Fizz_Code_FRERG ✭✭

    Only two, french and english

  • Fizz_Code_FRERG
    Fizz_Code_FRERG ✭✭

    @tihi said:

    @Shmutz said:
    Two, not including Klingonese.

    yeah, me also 2. I am learning French now also ^^

    I can recommend you to re-watch your favorite tv show in french, better than a movie because you have time to get use of each voice

  • THORGAL CODE WT31T
    THORGAL CODE WT31T ✭✭

    2 languages, french and english a little

  • Linkin
    Linkin ✭✭

    @tihi said:
    Learning new languages not only helps with communication but also benefits the brain.

    Three languages not as fluent in French but still count.

  • junozero
    junozero ✭✭

    Two and a bit of french.

  • Mark123_2024
    Mark123_2024 ✭✭

    I don't speak any language.

  • Oxitora
    Oxitora ✭✭

    @tihi said:

    @Shmutz said:
    Two, not including Klingonese.

    I have no idea about Klingonese 😅

    Klingon is a constructed language developed by linguist Marc Okrand for the Star Trek franchise, meant to sound "alien" and feature unusual grammar.

  • Oxitora
    Oxitora ✭✭

    Klingon is a constructed language developed by linguist Marc Okrand for the Star Trek franchise, meant to sound "alien" and feature unusual grammar.

  • THORGAL CODE WT31T
    THORGAL CODE WT31T ✭✭

    Language may be limited, but intention builds the bridge.

  • Use_code_VGTIB
    Use_code_VGTIB ✭✭

    @Mark123_2024 said:
    I don't speak any language.

    You type it well though.

  • Montblanc
    Montblanc ✭✭
    I speak 3 languages.
  • PieSenPie
    PieSenPie ✭✭

    about 2 and a half languages

  • ttify_NHJA5
    ttify_NHJA5 ✭✭

    Only one language fluently (English) and a bit of French and Mandarin through classes. I can speak and understand basic Cantonese, but cannot read or write. Luckily, Google Translate is getting better nowadays :D

  • shogun
    shogun ✭✭

    4 in total

  • Ayrik
    Ayrik ✭✭
    > @Montblanc said:
    > I speak 3 languages.

    I'm going for 5 after finnishing my French course in 2026:)
  • Fizz_Code_FRERG
    Fizz_Code_FRERG ✭✭

    @Ayrik said:

    @Montblanc said:
    I speak 3 languages.

    I'm going for 5 after finnishing my French course in 2026:)

    Wow this is amazing

  • alexanderluo10890
    alexanderluo10890 ✭✭

    I speak 3 languages and half of spanlish.

  • Sébastien_C
    Sébastien_C ✭✭

    @Fizz_Code_FRERG said:

    @tihi said:

    @Shmutz said:
    Two, not including Klingonese.

    yeah, me also 2. I am learning French now also ^^

    I can recommend you to re-watch your favorite tv show in french, better than a movie because you have time to get use of each voice

    That’s a great idea.

  • Sébastien_C
    Sébastien_C ✭✭

    I can speak two (french and english).

  • Sébastien_C
    Sébastien_C ✭✭

    I know some programing languages too, does it count ? :D

  • Fizz_Code_FRERG
    Fizz_Code_FRERG ✭✭

    @Sébastien_C said:
    I know some programing languages too, does it count ? :D

    Same here, but does not count :smiley:

  • Alaris
    Alaris ✭✭

    English and French, and a few phrases in Spanish and Japanese.

  • mfarzan
    mfarzan ✭✭

    English and Urdu.
    Learning Arabic these days

  • U3BIG
    U3BIG ✭✭

    I speak 2 languages.

  • donnac
    donnac ✭✭
    3, French, English, and Spanish
  • malkie_m
    malkie_m ✭✭

    @Fizz_Code_FRERG said:

    @Sébastien_C said:
    I know some programing languages too, does it count ? :D

    Same here, but does not count :smiley:

    It should! In particular, the ability to think logically and express the logic in an algorithm is a significant achievement (IMO, of course!)

  • malkie_m
    malkie_m ✭✭

    My native language is English. I speak enough French to have argued with an officer of the Gendarmerie (in France) over his refusal to sign a form I needed. Took about 15 minutes to persuade him.
    And I speak enough Spanish to go to the local market in Mexico on my own to do basic shopping. Also enough to tell people that I have no way of helping them to enter the US :)

    Not sure if I should count them, but I have a few phrases I can say in German; and in Mandarin, I can say that I'm your friend, I'm your baby, I'm busy, I'm coming, and I don't speak Mandarin.

    IMO, the first thing to learn in any language is how to say "I don't speak [insert language here]".
    e.g., "wo bu hui shuo guóyǔ" - I don't speak Mandarin, in Mandarin. You get some funny reactions that way.

  • Drizzt
    Drizzt ✭✭

    I speak 2 languages, French and English.

  • Vasiok
    Vasiok ✭✭

    5: English, French, Romanian, Russian and Italian.

  • Doxinator14
    Doxinator14 ✭✭

    english and french

  • artistul
    artistul ✭✭

    Somalian, Tanzanian

  • THORGAL CODE WT31T
    THORGAL CODE WT31T ✭✭

    French fluent and english a little

  • Vasiok
    Vasiok ✭✭

    @artistul said:
    Somalian, Tanzanian

    Lol, i true artist😂

  • Mike RZMAX
    Mike RZMAX ✭✭

    French, English

  • Captainluc
    Captainluc ✭✭

    Only two French, English

  • Shadow20002
    Shadow20002 ✭✭

    French, English and Vietnamese.

  • Jayt
    Jayt ✭✭

    I’m bilingual French and English, plus basic Spanish

  • shogun
    shogun ✭✭

    @Vasiok said:
    5: English, French, Romanian, Russian and Italian.

    Amazing skills

  • shogun
    shogun ✭✭

    @malkie_m said:
    My native language is English. I speak enough French to have argued with an officer of the Gendarmerie (in France) over his refusal to sign a form I needed. Took about 15 minutes to persuade him.
    And I speak enough Spanish to go to the local market in Mexico on my own to do basic shopping. Also enough to tell people that I have no way of helping them to enter the US :)

    Not sure if I should count them, but I have a few phrases I can say in German; and in Mandarin, I can say that I'm your friend, I'm your baby, I'm busy, I'm coming, and I don't speak Mandarin.

    IMO, the first thing to learn in any language is how to say "I don't speak [insert language here]".
    e.g., "wo bu hui shuo guóyǔ" - I don't speak Mandarin, in Mandarin. You get some funny reactions that way.

    Thanks for sharing your experience

  • propea
    propea ✭✭

    @tihi said:
    Learning new languages not only helps with communication but also benefits the brain.

    Absolutely! Learning new languages has benefits that go well beyond communication. It’s been shown to improve memory, concentration, and problem-solving skills, and it can even help keep the brain more flexible as we age. Many people also find that it boosts confidence and opens the door to new cultures and perspectives.

    It’s definitely one of those skills that’s useful both personally and cognitively. Great point to bring up 🙂

  • Ekay
    Ekay ✭✭

    2 English and mandarin

  • Alex_84YYU
    Alex_84YYU ✭✭

    @Jayt said:
    I’m bilingual French and English, plus basic Spanish

    Same here! I'm trying to improve my Spanish and Portuguese, plus learn other languages.

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