How many Languages....
Jaskiran Kaur
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How many languages do you speak and what you think, is it good to be multi-lingual or monolingual and does multi-languages help in making the brain more alert or not.
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Mary Scotorenko@mary_skt
I speak Russian (native), English, and Italian.
5 years ago, I tried to learn Swedish. (It went pretty well, I even spent one semester in Sweden as a participant in an exchange program, but since then I didn't practice much).
I wish I could speak Chinese because this country gives countless opportunities, and if I knew their language and mentality, I could do something great.
Foreign languages help me a lot. I got a great job, met so many great people all around the globe. Languages always help me think outside the box :)
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Does programming languages are counting? :D
German (sort of native), French (professional fluency, but vocab is very informal), Dutch (professional profecency), Spanish (beginner). I used to speak a bit of Korean and had latin in school. I tried to learn Irish. This was a great challenge, because it's so different to other languages.
I don't think it makes the brain more alert, but gives you access to new cultures and makes you more flexible. The meaning of certain words is better in certain languages. For example Bildung (German) is about education, but so much more than that. Gezellig (Dutch) is normally translates as cosy, but it is more than cosy.
When I looked at the title, I assumed this would be more in the lines of "How many languages should your app be supporting" for multi-language use.
I am curious on that for sure.
keypup.io
Hi there! Interesting question! I speak French (native), English, Spanish, and a little bit of Mandarin. I don't think it makes the "brain more alert" it's just that you can think in multiple languages, which broadens your mind. For me, it's a part of personal development. Speaking several languages has so many benefits ( being more confident to travel, work internationally, having friends all around the globe...), and being multilingual it's definitely something we should encourage more in education.
@cica_laure_mbappe I agree with you Cica and also when we learn a new language, it fills refreshment in boring life. I felt that while learning Korean!!!
I can speak in Bengali, English, Hindi, Urdu & Arabic slightly
@jaskiran_kaur Thanks mam. What's about you?
i know 4languages and i think it really good to know! It makes you eligible to connect more and more people which is obviously a good thing. And learning is never worthless.
I can speak Bengali, English, Hindi and I am about to learn Spanish as well.
2, English and Hindi, what about u??
@manish_rawat1 I can speak and write : English, Hindi and Punjabi. I have started learning Korean and these days I am also following a man on youtube shorts, he teaches Japanese.
I speak many languages of the world. i want to learn more language.
@robiul_haque I am curious to know which languages Robiul you have learned and what you wanted to learn.
I use 2 language. But Multi-lingual has higher capabilities of getting any job. It's a good side.
InAppStory
I speak Russian, Finnish (learned at school), English, and German
For me, language is more about the instrument – to reach people or knowledge
My Native language is Bengali, But I can speak English and Hindi also!
3 language
I speak in Bangla and hindi fluently
And knows english as well as
CoinGate
My native language is Latvian and I speak English and a little bit of Russian, Lithuanian and German. For sure, more languages you know, better! In my experience, knowing languages, even basics gives you better job opportunities and the ability to fit in as an expat in a country that doesn't speak your native language.
@linda_liepa True Linda. If we are in another country and don't speak their language, it is difficult to connect with them but when we learn even a little bit, it still becomes easy to interact with them
Hello everyone,
I'm native french and speak/write English everyday in my company. I could speak a little bit of German. I really enjoy speaking English but I will not say that it help to make my brain more alert. I will say it brings me more open-mindedness and a wider range of job opportunities. Today, I write a lot in English and I sometimes have more difficulty writing in French... it's funny the things the brain does sometimes!
I speak Malyalam,tamil,hindi,english and kannada Mostly regional languages and it does help in conversing with localites while travelling and i completely agree with the point of being able to think in that language.
Two languages.Yes
Two language
@marjia_akter1 That's great Marjia. Which are these two languages?