what language besides english do you speak? where were you born?

Question

just wondering. it kinda bugs me when parents dont want to teach their children their 1st language also when its not difficult if you teach them when they are babies.

i was born in the united states and my parents spoke spanish and taught me both spanish and english as a baby. i guess some parents think its better to teach only english. who knows why.

Answer 1

English/Spanish/German

Learning Chinese, plan to learn Japanese, French, and Arabic.

Born here in the states

Answer 2

Spanish and a bit of French. I was born in Mexico and I am still living here.
As for what you say about parents teaching and all those things, I also think that it is better to teach children your first language when they are babies. See, my father has a friend who has a daughter lol, the friend of my father speaks Spanish as his first language, his wife's first language is French, his mother in law is Catalan and they lived in the US, so, the girl grew up listening to all this languages because the mother spoke in French to her, the father in Spanish, the grandma in Catalan and the TV and kindergarden "spoke" in English. Time passed and she was already 1 year old and a half and she pronounced no word. The good thing is that when she finally started speaking (please don't ask me when, I just know that it was a bit "late"), she was able to speak Spanish, English, French and Catalan perfectly.
The theory is that all the time she was able to understand the languages but her brain hadn't yet separated each language from the other. When that finally happened, she could speak freely and without mixing them up. She just needed more time.

Answer 3

I speak English as my first language and I speak Spanish well. I plan to continue learning languages to the day that I die.

I live in the northeastern United States and haven't ever run into anybody doesn't speak English, except, luckily enough, when I needed to get to a hospital, but back then I didn't even know Spanish. Luckily, after giving up at attempting to explain, as I tried to get help elsewhere, the lady saw blood dripping from me and took the hint.

I have been developing basic skills in at least a dozen other languages in order to pick what one I want to learn next. I'm pretty sure that it'll either be Russian and/or Arabic. Most likely Russian from the materials that I have for it at the moment.

Answer 4

I was born here in the US (south TX). I speak English as my first language. I am fluent in Spanish, and I speak a little bit of Arabic. I am taking Arabic classes at my college. I have a 5 year old son, and I'm teaching him to speak Spanish as well.

Answer 5

I was born in West Virginia. I speak English and will major in German this year.
I love to hear different languages, even the ones I know nothing about. When my Grandma was in the hospital a few years back, to keep my mind off it I memorized the pronunciation guides to Hungarian and Polish.
I would learn every language on this Earth if it was possible!
I would like to learn at least two or three more, maybe Italian or Romanian or French.

Answer 6

I'm fluent in English, and I'm hoping someday to be fluent in Spanish as well (as it is now, I'd say I speak Spanish, but I'm not fluent in it). I also speak a teeny tiny bit of French and German. I was born in Texas and still live in the US. I hope to live in Spain someday, and when I have kids, I fully intend to teach them any and all of the languages I know, from birth. They'll thank me later!!

(Oh, you said "besides English," I just noticed that... strike the first part of what I said :) )

Answer 7

Chinese!
China,of course!
When I was a freshman,I taught myself French,because I thought French sounds wonderful!But I was so lazy that I gave it up after two months. And now ,I have a jod which costs my time a lot,but I keep on writing something in English every night,
which really makes me feel happy!I bought some Korean books
too,yes,I begin to learn foreign languages in the base of my own interests now,and everything is changing !I feel good!

Answer 8

I was Born in the U.S. I speak English and broken Spanish. My husband is Puerto Rican and speaks spanish. He obviously lives here with me in Missouri. We speak English to our baby. My husband does speak spanish to him, so hopefully my spanish will get better as my son learns too. I think it is good to know as many languages as possible. We need more well rounded, culturally diverse people in this country.

Answer 9

I speak Spanish, even though I was born in Colorado but lived in Mexico too. Yeah, it would be an advantage if people taught their children more than one language, if possible. They would have way more job opportunities in the future.

Answer 10

I am Belgian born in Antwerp and now living in Mexico. I speak Flemish, Dutch, French, German, English, Spanish and Catalan. And with Catalan as a basis I understand Portugees and Italian.