I don't think going around india swearing at people is going to get you anywhere
Oh it does! You just don't swear in a language they can understand! And while you do you just smile a lot.
How many languages can You Speak?
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GuyWithHair wrote: King_William wrote: English & Afrikaans and I can swear in almost any language. Does that count?
I was going to start a new topic, but what I had in mind was somewhat related to this, so I'll just hi-jack this thread. Or... just borrow it for a post.
I know it's been said a lot how great it is to play people all over the world. I agree... but I also think it's great that we have these forums to share chess ideas (and a few non-chess related ideas as well).
The thought had occurred to me before, but it hit me pretty strong today... many of the people I play and converse with speak english as a second.. third or sometimes fourth language. That is very cool.
Just wanted to say thanks for people who compose their thoughts as best they can in a foreign language.
And if anybody wants to learn how to swear in english... you can come golfing with me.
Trust me... I'm not actually talking about YOUR mother.
I taught my wife to swear in Russian :) She shared this knowledge with her russian friends. They asked her to stop in the middle and asked her "How is it possible for such a cute girl to swear so vulgar?!"
.... I have no idea.. 
.. really!
lubo wrote:
I taught my wife to swear in Russian :) She shared this knowledge with her russian friends. They asked her to stop in the middle and asked her "How is it possible for such a cute girl to swear so vulgar?!"
.... I have no idea.. .. really!
Job well done!!
Thank you!
Hey :) we're here to play chess.. not to swear in different languages. Plus.. how am I going to correct your pronunciation over the internet?
Español (Argentina - Colombia),
English (very fluent),
Português (somewhat fluent),
French - enough as to count up to 89, and to sing some songs (though not to understand all of the lyrics).
And I can say the equivalent for "good morning" in some other languages. Not a big deal, I guess, but at least I won't be taken for a rude guy 
.
I Just hope the characters will show correctly...
Pilipino - native tongue, Fluent English, Moderate Spanish, Basic Arabic and slowly learning Portugese
Chinese, English, French, and a bit of Spanish.
Is Chinese a hard language to learn? Im a bit suprised alot of people seem to know it even when it doesn´t seem to be their first language.
Chinese takes a lot of determination....You have to memorize All of the characters....but I just chip at it one at a time....
I can speak 1.5 languages. I am a native english speaker, and I know enough spanish to get by and chat a bit with others.
English, enough to get by in German and enough to say "Bonjour Le Tortue Noire. Ca Va?" in French. Not a particullary useful phrase really. Ah well, it seems the rest of the world has learned English anyway :).
English(native tongue), French (just enough to get by), and I'm learning Italian. I've always wanted to learn sanskrit though.
chessnoob1997 wrote: Chinese takes a lot of determination....You have to memorize All of the characters....but I just chip at it one at a time....
How many "characters" are we talkning about here?
i can speak 2 indian language,english,french
German
English
Some Italian
Some Japanese
English, German, ASL (American Sign Language)!
Just English and the classics:
Latin
Hebrew
Greek