Languages (What other languages can you speak?)

[GrumpysWife]

I speak Klingon fluently!

BAHAHAHA!. . . Cracking me up. . . I speak Afrikaans' date=' IsiZulu, and have been learning Mandarin Chinese for the purpose of expanding my ministry, for about 8 months now. Also learning Bahasa Indonesia . . . . Would like to visit there one day. . . .[/quote']

[GrumpysWife]

BAHAHAHA!. . . Cracking me up. . . I speak Afrikaans' date=' IsiZulu, and have been learning Mandarin Chinese for the purpose of expanding my ministry, for about 8 months now. Also learning Bahasa Indonesia . . . . Would like to visit there one day. . . .[/quote']

[Joe Schmoe]

English, and a little American Sign Language, Spanish, French, and Japanese. My x hubby was in the Air Force and we were stationed on Okinawa, Japan for 3 years. In fact that where I found the Truth, through Missionaries Penny and Wayne Frazee. (they were in one of the Yearbooks)

That's the missionary couple that taught my family the truth! Do you still have contact with them like we do now? :-)

Back on topic I can speak English and some Spanish. I'm still improving in the Spanish area though, I don't think in it fast enough to effectively carry on a conversation.

[bravo]

English and Spanish (serving in Spanish). I studied French 4.5 years so I have some knowledge of it. My wife and I hope to one day serve in either French or Italian, but would be open to whatever Jehovah sends our way!

[kdmfirst]

Primary language is German. But I can speak a little english, as well and much less mandarin :-)

Are you German brother? How come you speak Mandarin?

I am Korean sister who also speaks a little Mandrin. I wonder if you can explain to me how to get there Bethel in Selters from Frankfurt airport?

I am planning to visit Germany this year, would like to visit Bethel. Any advice?

Txs

[well]

This is my first post here.

Chinese, English, and Indonesian are my languages.

Welcome from Florida:welcome:

Thank you for the welcome!

[Dak]

Well, for me I speak English, and I am trying to learn Hungarian.

Jò napot mindenkinek!

Dakota

[esme_m]

I speak english, conversational irish, a lil bit of german (I learnt it in school and have a friend in Germany), and am also trying to learn mandarin chinese, one of the prettiest languages i think.

[Torlok]

I'm Italian and speak Italian, even a little English or Spanish.

My daughters are studying English and Spanish, in my congregation we have an Arab group and the Romanian ...

[DAVIDR]

Hi, I also speak Spanish and intermediate English,

I like to have someone who knows both languages ​​to practice. I am fron Venezuelan.

[retroHelen]

Wo shuo hen yidiar Putonghua - A tiny bit of Mandarin/Chinese 'Common language' and Cumbrian dialect: Counting the sheep in the Cumbrian hills =

1=Yan 2=tiyan 3=tedder 4=medder 5=pimp

6=sethera 7=lethera 8=hovera 9=dovera 10=dick

11=yan-a-dick 12=tiyan-a-dick 13=tedder-a-dick 14=medder-a-dick 15=bumfit

16=yan-a-bumfit 17=tiyan-a-bumfit 18=tedder-a- bumfit 19=medder-a-bumfit 20=jigget.

Shepherds and farmers didn't count beyond twenty/jigget years ago. They just start another group of 20 sheep up to 20 and then another group, etc up to 20 groups of 20 - if they had that many. Some say it has origins thousands of years ago in Celtic/gallic language eg: pimp for five is similar in Welsh, but also Cumbran/Yorkshire dialect has many Viking words (eg: placenames ending -wick -by -thwaite) from Nordic farmers immigrating here over thousand years ago and ruling in the North of Britain until the 12th Century.

[Michele31]

Hi,

i am Michele and i am an Italian Brother so of course i speak Italian , but i also Speak English i actually also teach English at various schools

and also served for sometime in an English Congregation and lived for ca.7 years in the UK.

I also speak fluent German because i grow up in Germany lived there for 12 years

and at last but not least i also speak fluent Spanish because my wife is from Colombia and she doesn't speak Italian or English

and we are now Regular P . in a Spanish Congregation here in Napoli Italy.

Agape

Michele

[Brother_Bliss]

Welcome brother Michele --->

[GrumpysWife]

Hi Michele, Nice to have you.

[pinkpopcorn]

Welcome Michele!! I see you spell your name the French way. My sister is also Michele.

[Precision]

Benvenuto! Michele:welcome: il mio Italiano e orrible!

[Precision]

I see you spell your name the French way. My sister is also Michele.

Actually the Italian form from Hebrew "Who is like God", In Italy Michele is a very popular boy's name.

Strictly Macho!

But the French have it backwards as a girls name

[pinkpopcorn]

DUH! I totally did not see that Michele is a brother! Sorry for the mix up. I still like the name no matter what language it is.

I am teaching my small grandson to say delicious in English, French and Italian. He says 'Ciao Baby!' when he leaves me as well as 'See ya, Toots!'. Is that considered 3 languages?

[Precision]

DUH! I totally did not see that Michele is a brother! Sorry for the mix up. I still like the name no matter what language it is.

I am teaching my small grandson to say delicious in English, French and Italian. He says 'Ciao Baby!' when he leaves me as well as 'See ya, Toots!'. Is that considered 3 languages?

Yes, Oui and Si !

I made the exact mistake a few years ago, happens to the best of us:D

[Dina]

Well, I'm English so i speak English as my first language, and have just taken my GCSE German exam. I hope to be able to visit Germany in the next year or so and preach over there! I have a lovely friend who lives in Burgkirchen too, and she helps me with my Deutsch!

I also know very little Russian and Finnish.

[Brother_Bliss]

Welcome Dina! ---> Your first post!

Well, I'm English so i speak English as my first language, and have just taken my GCSE German exam. I hope to be able to visit Germany in the next year or so and preach over there! I have a lovely friend who lives in Burgkirchen too, and she helps me with my Deutsch!

I also know very little Russian and Finnish.

Very nice. A local sister in my congregation is in love with German and hopes to do the same one day!

[GrumpysWife]

Well' date=' I'm English so i speak English as my first language, and have just taken my GCSE German exam. I hope to be able to visit Germany in the next year or so and preach over there! I have a lovely friend who lives in Burgkirchen too, and she helps me with my Deutsch! I also know very little Russian and Finnish. [/quote'] Hi Dina, welcome from Florida, USA

[Dina]

Thank you both for the welcomes

I appreciate it!

A big hello from England!

[NiKaylam]

mieh yiem longc nyei fai. That is how to say Hello in mien. Literal translation is You are well? English is my primary language but i am hoping to learn mien so i can preach to those in our territory.

[retroHelen]

At our last Theocratic Chinese language class our tutor, a Brother from Carlisle, asked if anyone had any ministry experiences using their new language. A shy brother from Kendal called Graham was asked to relate his experience.At that weekend, Graham spotted 2 Chinese gentlemen eating ice-cream at a well known tourist place in the Lake-District called Bowness, on Lake Windermere. He could see they weren't in any hurry, so he asked them if they spoke Putonghua/Mandarin. They were amazed and asked him why he was learning it. He told them it was because he wanted to share the Bible with Chinese people. They asked him what he had learned at his last Chinese class. He told them he had been learning the Chinese lullaby 'Mama Hao'.Suddenly, the gentlemen put their arms over his shoulders and both started to sing 'Mama Hao' wanting him to join in. So all 3 sang, to the surprise of the street full of tourists. After the song the men wiped their eyes (it's very sentimental) and shook his hand. He gave them 'Showangti he Jinxing' (latest Watchtower and Awake) and one gentleman gave Graham his business card and said that if any time he is in Beijing, to look him up and he would give him any help he needed. The business card said that the man was vice-president of the Beijing Bank of China.

Hope this is the right link to youtube and a version of Mama Hao: