2006-09-10 15:52:09 · 8 answers · asked by HomeMommy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Sir Richard Burton, the great 19th century British spy, was fluent in 25 languages and knew another 20.
So the answers is dozens and dozens of languages, amazingly.
2006-09-10 15:54:32 · answer #1 · answered by urbancoyote 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am actually fluent in Hungarian as that is my native language.
I speak English but not fluently though a lot of people speak English as their second language and they are almost fluent.
I guess English is the most widely spoken language, though someone can be fluent in German, French, Spanish, Arabic, Italian, Russian.
2006-09-12 08:41:04 · answer #2 · answered by Nordicfan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm fluent in six, but I met people who can speak 12 and 14 languages and take it on like a hobby. So I guess there is no limit!
2006-09-11 08:15:42 · answer #3 · answered by Rowena D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know the person who is fluent in the most languages, but im fluent in 2 english and arabic.
2006-09-10 15:54:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think former pope John Paul II knew 50 languages... from differnt parts of the world.
2006-09-10 15:54:36 · answer #5 · answered by CL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once knew a man who could speak 9 languages fluently:
English
Turkish
German
Hebrew
Arabic
French
Russian
Spanish
And, I forget the other one.
2006-09-10 15:55:27 · answer #6 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, my best friend is from Seden and she is fluent in Swedish, English, German, French, Danish, and Spanish.
2006-09-10 15:54:08 · answer #7 · answered by robyn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for me, 2 languages....but I've heard of people who know like 12. some languages are similar like Dutch, German and Swiss. or Chinese, Korean and Japanese.
2006-09-10 15:54:17 · answer #8 · answered by Steph 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋