If you speak two languages, you're a bilingual. I speak many languages, what am I?

Question

I speak English... duh obviously Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, French, Vietnamese, Cantonese, and learning Greek right now.

What do you speak? Challenge me and in two weeks I can speak that language. In fact, we can speak any language we want. Well, at least I have this ability.

My challenge for you: can you speak all those languages, learn some more and still be humble?

Are you trying to compare me with Moses? No, I'm not humble since I'm 29 and have lots to learn.

Dutch, you'll never learn dutch like the real dutchman, try say Scheveningen, you can't, obviously :-) You pompous little man :-)

Lol. Can you say "NO"? It's the hardest word to everyone. If you haven't come to your sense yet, then you say it's easy, you pretentious big man. :)

Hey The Corinthian, are you a fan or a player of the Corinthians soccer team? I played in this team in 2006.

Answer 1

In Greek:
poly = "a lot, many, much"
glossa = "tongue; language"
glot = related to or having to do with language
polyglot = related to or having to do with many languages AKA someone who speaks many languages.

In Latin:
multi = many
lingua = tongue; language
-al = related; state of being
multilingual = related to or in the state of many languages AKA someone who speaks many languages.

polyglot = multilingual

The above is my response to anyone saying that they are two different words with totally different meanings: Of course they are, they're from different languages, but both words have the same meaning.

Answer 2

You can say multilingual (adj used for people or things), but polyglot (n and adj) is better if you're referring to a person of many tongues.

You say you speak all those languages, which is impressive if you are truly fluent to the point that you have mastered the use of nuances, colloquialisms, and idiomatic expressions and can carry on a real conversation beyond textbook dialogue (My name is __, nice to meet you. I am a student, this is a pen etc etc). However, knowing a few key phrases and simple introductory grammar rules can hardly be considered "speaking a language." Whichever you may be, I agree with a previous answerer that humility is a more desirable quality than polyglotism.

Answer 3

What do you call speak a language?
It takes a little more than two weeks to fluently speak a language; I'm talking about the coloquial expressions, the slang, etc.
Surely you know all that, M. Braggard!

The answer to your question : a polyglot.

Answer 4

Multilingual, an individual speaker who uses two or more languages, or a community of speakers where two or more languages are used (though bilingual and trilingual are generally used for those who speak two or three languages, respectively)

Polyglot (person), speaking multiple languages

Hyperpolyglot, one who can speak six or more languages fluently

Answer 5

If you speak many languages, you are a polyglot.

I speak 5 languages.

"Challenge me and in two weeks I can speak that language.":
I challenge you, but I guarantee that in two weeks or even two yours, you will NOT learn to speak this language. Let's see how you do with Sardinian and just to make it easy, you can pick the dialect of your choice.

Shall we meet again in two weeks, same place, same time?:)

Answer 6

You are multilingual, but if you are looking for a specific expression it's - Polyglot.
(which means "person having a speaking, reading, or writing knowledge of several languages" or a person with a high degree of proficiency in several languages).

Answer 7

Dutch, you'll never learn dutch like the real dutchman, try say Scheveningen, you can't, obviously :-) You pompous little man :-)

Answer 8

Multilingual

Answer 9

My challenge for you: can you speak all those languages, learn some more and still be humble?

Answer 10

then its called mulitlingual...

and i challenge you to learn bengali and hindi in the next 2 weeks!!
talk to you then! lol