Do you speak the language of your family's nationality?

Question

Like if your family is Italian, Spanish, Greek, French, etc.

AND dont say yes I am American and speak English because EVERYONEs family came from somewhere else and even Native American's have their own language. Please respect the question. This question assumes we all speak English.

its not ancestry because your immediate family can speak English and your grandparents may not. AND its not ethnicity because there is more than one language within any ethnicity.

AND I said dont say American! THAT is what the question is asking---if you are American and speak English do you speak anything else that is part of your family's previous nationality?

Answer 1

No, my father came from Greece and for some strange reason never taught me to speak Greek. I think he focused mostly on merging in with the American culture and forget all about the country he came from, which is a shame I think... I've visited my family in Greece a number of times, and I couldn't directly communicate with them, I need my father to translate. My father is an engineer though, so maybe he wasn't equipped to teach me another language.

Answer 2

This is a good question!

I have many first generation immigrant friends who speak English better the I.. I also know a few people in foreign countries who know the language better then me..

I speak a bit of Russian-I am third generation and speak a sloppy version of Americanised english with so-cal slang all over it..

Do svedania

Answer 3

I picked up a few Polish swear words from my family, but I can't speak the language fluently. Damn sure can't spell it either. I'll throw out some Polish swearing in public now & then if I think yelling english ones would be too inappropriate.

Answer 4

No, I canNOT speak French. But as a kid growing up I could understand what my parents were saying. They used to speak french so we kids didn't know what they were saying or talking about. But in a matter of a few years I could understand what they were saying. NOT every word, but enough so I at least knew what they were talkin bout.

Answer 5

British - English - Yes

Answer 6

Then your question should say "Do you speak the language of your families ancestry?"

My families nationality IS american. Our Ancestry is french, blackfoot, scottish, and english (me) and German, scottish, french,chipua, and english (hubby) We only speak english fluently.

Answer 7

Well, no.
No wait, yes ya'll.

My father is 1/2 Polish so no I can't speak Polish.
My mother's family is all from Texas, she isn't, but Texas was once a Country, making ya'll a language.

So yes, but really no.

Answer 8

Yes, I speak my mother and father's native tongue. I think it is important to learn your parent's native language because you show an interest in learning about your nationality and heritage. It makes my parents proud when I speak in our language.

Answer 9

I am Polish, Swedish, German, Irish, English, and Scottish and I can only speak English and a little bit of German. Naturlich!

Answer 10

Yes, Spanish. Si senor!