Languages

[Flairfive]

I only speak english. Boring!

[Carmen]

My first language is Swiss German. It's actually not a seperate language, but it's completely different from the High/Standard German that you learn in school or that the people in Germany speak. If you don't believe me, check Wikipedia. Naturally, my second language is High German. We have to use that in school and for writing official documents (in text messages and emails we usually use Swiss German where there are no rules for grammar/spelling) and when people from foreign countries are around who learned German in school and only understand High German. Learning High German is so self-evident for us here in Switzerland so that we usually don't see it as an extra language. My third language is English and I think I can say I'm fluent at it. Fourth language is French, we had to learn that in school and I'm pretty good at it. Fifth language is Italian. I'm so-so at it, I understand most of it but I'm not that good at speaking.

[little-freak]

My first language is Swiss German. It's actually not a seperate language, but it's completely different from the High/Standard German that you learn in school or that the people in Germany speak. If you don't believe me, check Wikipedia. Naturally, my second language is High German. We have to use that in school and for writing official documents (in text messages and emails we usually use Swiss German where there are no rules for grammar/spelling) and when people from foreign countries are around who learned German in school and only understand High German. Learning High German is so self-evident for us here in Switzerland so that we usually don't see it as an extra language. My third language is English and I think I can say I'm fluent at it. Fourth language is French, we had to learn that in school and I'm pretty good at it. Fifth language is Italian. I'm so-so at it, I understand most of it but I'm not that good at speaking.

i know what you mean...i'm from baden württemberg so i'm speaking swabian german. but it's so funny when people who don't speak swabian don't understand you and if you don't like them you continue talking swabian to annoy them

[Christine!]

Heeey, german speakers....what does the verb schlafen mean?
Cause I forgot over the summer and I'm supposed to use it in the part participle or something...

[Lioness Rampant]

Dude, I totally wish I could take german! I take spanish. wheeeeee. Its my least favorite class.
I want to take Latin! ooh- I want to learn Greek!!!
mmm, German would be so much fun! or Romanian! They sound so cool!!!

[little-freak]

Heeey, german speakers....what does the verb schlafen mean?
Cause I forgot over the summer and I'm supposed to use it in the part participle or something...

schlafen is to sleep

[Lioness Rampant]

ooooo... schlafen sounds nice!
in spanish its boring: "Dormir"
how unexciting is that?

[Christine!]

Okay thats what I thought..
I didn't want to say it thinking it meant that and really it meant something else.
Hahah thanks!

[little-freak]

ooooo... schlafen sounds nice!
in spanish its boring: "Dormir"
how unexciting is that?

i don't know what's so great about schlafen...but that's probably because i'm german

[Christine!]

I think it's just cause some German words sound really cool.
Like...every year we have a list of the top 25 coolest words in German.
Haaa.