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Something that comes in handy
In English if we didn't know much English we would say "I don't speak much English", or "I don't know much English", but how would we say it in other languages? Or we say "I don't speak English" if we didn't know English, how would we say that in other languages? I'd just like to know, 'cause it comes in handy.
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| 1202 |
Re:Something that comes in handy
Well, if you're in Italy and you want to communicate that you're not able to speak much English, you should say: "Non parlo inglese molto bene".
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Re:Re:Something that comes in handy
Well, that's not exactly what I was asking, I was asking...hmm, I'm not sure how to explain this...Okay, like if someone started talking to you in Spanish, how would you say that you didn't speak Spanish in Spanish. Get what I'm saying?
Sorry for the confusion!
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In German:
Ich spreche kein Deutsch.
In Russian:
Ne govoryu po-russkyi.
(Gotta hate having to transcribe Russian letters...)
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Re:Something that comes in handy
In spanish:
Yo no hablo español (I don´t speak spanish)
Yo no hablo bien el español (I don´t speak well the spanish)
Yo hablo un poco el español (I speak a little in spanish)
Sorry for my english :(
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Re:Something that comes in handy
¹ï§^¦í! §Ú§^ÃÑ^¤åo¬[!
Dui mm chu! Ngor mm sik ying mun ga!
This is in Oral Cantonese
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¹ï§^¦í! §Ú§^ÃÑ^¤åo¬[!
Dui mm chu! Ngor mm sik ying mun ga!
This is in Oral Cantonese
Sorry! I don't know English! Or I don't understand English
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Re:Something that comes in handy
In French, we usually say:
Je ne parle pas vraiment l'anglais (I don't speak much English)
or the more direct:
Je ne parle pas l'anglais (I don't speak English).
Hope that help.
Ciao,
...David
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Re:Something that comes in handy
Well, in Dutch it would be:
Ik spreek weinig Nederlands. (I speak little Dutch)
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Ik spreek geen Nederlands. (I don't speak Dutch).
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Re:Something that comes in handy
Here is another phrase that is very handy for traveling
"Do you speak english"
German: Sprechen Sie Englisch?
Spanish: Habla Usted ingles?
French: Parlez vous anglais?
Japanese:eigo ga dekimasu ka?
From personal experience I have found out that asking a native this, in their own language will encourage them to be more helpful even if they do not speak any English.
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Re:Something that comes in handy
Hi
If you're ever in Israel, you can say
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Ani lo mamash medaberet ivrit.
The carats on top indicate the stress.
It's a colloquial, free translation of "I can't speak Hebrew very well"
Hope to see you here!
Ilan
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Re:Something that comes in handy
in Mandarin
Wo bu shuo hanyu = i dont speak chinese
Wo shuo yi dianr hanyu = i speak a little chinese... note the n is silent in dianr...
wo bu dong hanyu = i dont understand chinese
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wo ting bu dong = i hear but i dont understand
note this is pinyin without the tones...
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Re:Something that comes in handy
Well, if you are in the basque country and you don't speak "euskera" (basque) but you speak spanish you won't have any problem, but anyway "el saber no ocupa lugar", what means "Knowledge doesn't take up any space" (or aomething like that, sorry):
Ez dakit euskeraz .....I can't speak basque
Ez dut euskeraz ondo hitz egiten..... I don't speak basque very well.
If you are interested in this beautyful and ineresting language contact me!!
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Re:Something that comes in handy
In Thai you can say
'Khor tod kha , Dichan pood Thai maidai kha'
Khor tod = Sorry
Dichan = I (Formal word for singular 1st subject female, if you're a man you can use the word 'Pom'instead)
kha = is the word that express politeness, if you're a man you must say 'krub' instead
'Pood Thai dai nidnoi' = I can speak only a little bit Thai
(nidnoi = a little bit)
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Re:Re:Something that comes in handy
hi!
lo yakolty shelo lasim lev she ata ma israel...gam ani...ha ha ha...ben kama?
translation:
i couldens notice that your from israel...me to...ha ha ha...how old are you?
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Re:Re:Re:Something that comes in handy
Hello,
My name is Laetitia but please call me Lael,I am 28 years old and from Gabon but I live in South Africa.I am both fluent in english and in french and I am interested in making friends from all over the world at the same time learn about new cultures.I would like to learn hebrew in exchange for friendship and french.I am not a gold member but we can chat on skype,hotmail or yahoo messenger.Thank you for the help.
Regards,
Lael
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Re:Re:Something that comes in handy
Hello,
My name is Laetitia but please call me Lael,I am 28 years old and from Gabon but I live in South Africa.I am both fluent in english and in french and I am interested in making friends from all over the world at the same time learn about new cultures.I would like to learn hebrew in exchange for friendship and french.I am not a gold member but we can chat on skype,hotmail or yahoo messenger.Thank you for the help.
Regards,
Lael
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