especially if they're quite different languages like english, malay, mandarin,spanish,hebrew....I will really like to learn lots of languages. I currently know 3-English, malay, mandarin...Is it possible to learn a language through listening to alot of songs in that language?
2006-09-26 03:56:04 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Yes, it is possible and it happens all the time where many languages are spoken in a small geographical area, such as Europe. Trying to learn language by listening to songs in that language isn't the best course. Formal instruction in conjunction with conversational speaking would be the best way. Beyond that, perhaps children-based programming in the languages you're interested in would hlep build a solid foundation. As I understand it, Sesame Street is aired in many different languages. It would be a good start if you're not interested in formal instruction.
2006-09-26 04:06:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dikembe Mutombo, the Houston Rockets are reporting, now speaks Chinese, incoherently, as he does the seven other languages he's said to be fluent in. The Rockets made the announcement before the Sonics game Nov. 14th, because nothing else about the team was newsworthy, Rich Brogan, the team's public relations director, said.
Mutombo has cultivated a reputation for being among the more worldly of the NBA players; he is also widely regarded as intelligent, if incomprehensible. No one in the league speaks more than three languages except him, say NBA sources, who add that fewer than 30% of its players speak even one language.
Rockets management has stated that, if Mutombo would be willing to remove at least two of the marbles from his mouth, he'd make much more sense. But Mutombo has refused the team's request, saying that only the full lot of six marbles can keep away the evil spirits said to haunt him.
In a separate matter, God has implored Mutombo to retire, calling it "unbearable" to watch the rickety, stilt-like 7'2" center labor on the floor. In response, Mutombo could not be understood
2006-09-26 04:05:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is possible to know & speak numerous languages. My Dad told me that my great-grandfather spoke 5 or 6 fluently...this includes the one native to where he lived. He was from Austria & my great-grandmother was from Russia...the language they had in common was Polish. They immigrated over here & continued to speak that language & in turn that happened to be my dad's first language. He learned English second even though him & my grandparents were born here.
2006-09-26 04:16:48 · answer #3 · answered by §uper ®ose 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it's possible . It's quite difficult to speak 7 different languages fluently but it's possible . I know a IIT professor who can speak in 7 languages fluently .
2006-09-26 04:02:36 · answer #4 · answered by sandgold_2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You speak 3 languages! That's awesome! I only speak 2, english and spanish.
And yeah, I think it is possible. People in Europe speak like 5 or 6 languages.
=D
2006-09-26 03:58:23 · answer #5 · answered by Josh 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course. I speak English, Gujarati, Spanish, French, Italian.. the last 3 aren't fluent, but definitely intermediary.. I am working on fluency. It's not easy, but it's definitely doable. Try using language CDs to gain & maintain fluency.
2006-09-26 06:51:26 · answer #6 · answered by jit bag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend who speaks four languages and speaks them very fluently. You wouldn't be able to pick up any sort of an accent. So I believe five may be possible. Good luck to those who are trying to.
2006-09-26 04:02:21 · answer #7 · answered by ingratiating_01 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, Cleopatra was fluent in seven different languages!! I think the best way to learn another language is: either teach it to yourself, or take a class at school for it.
2006-09-26 04:12:10 · answer #8 · answered by poeticjustice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a Russian Grandfather who spoke 7 languages, fluently.
He served under Czar Nicholas.
Spent his life in coal mines here.
2006-09-26 04:06:14 · answer #9 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my partners father spoke 7 languages fluently.
2006-09-26 03:58:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋