How much English first language speakers can speak another language?

[mad respecc]

Lots of people from not UK, US and other English speaker countries can talk English as well as their language, can first language English people speak a second language? How many?

[Blargo]

Not I.

[Drab]

I can speak 29 languages, but only a couple words in each.

[Xero_Daxter]

Usually Asians learn their native language first but for me I learned English then Tagalog. I had to use it when I went to the Philippines.

[Down The Drain]

I can speak Latin.

[Xero_Daxter]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von a whole horse made of snacks:

I can speak Latin.

Roma Victor!!! ^o^

[Hayter]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Ekkusubokkusu konturrora:

Wherefore considerest thou the modern tongue, which many calleth Englishe, is the true Englishe? When ye may findest the pure tongue of Englishe in Shakespearean dialects, aye this is the rub, the true and veritable fount of Englishe.

anglo-saxon Ænglisc

[Gnome]

I speak Spanish, but bilinguals, or polyglots, usually have a dominant language. Mine is English.

[ゆのーさん]

dias mio

[Hellsteeth30]

I speak two more other than my native British (best) English.

I can't speak American or Liverpudlian however, those are beyond my ability to comprehend.

[The Maddog]

I speak English, know some French, can sing about a disco spider in Spanish, know enough Klingon to not acctually admit it in public, can decipher (but not speak) drunken Glaswegian and know what words should worry a sheep in Welsh.

When it comes to knowing other languages, I've never really been in a position to acctually use one.

[Xero_Daxter]

https://youtu.be/Z13CVD0idrM

[Spoopy Witch Doggo]

Well, I basically have English as my first language. There's Tagalog, but I SUCK at that

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Drab:

I can speak 29 languages, but only a couple words in each.

Aye, that's what I should put on my resume once I hafta get a job.

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Xero_Daxter:

Usually Asians learn their native language first but for me I learned English then Tagalog. I had to use it when I went to the Philippines.

Sooo, if I'm right, you're Filipino? In that case, hello my fellow countryman. I tried to think of a Tagalog greeting, but I really understand it better than I speak it.

[Xero_Daxter]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von dA GRaMmaeR NaZu:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Xero_Daxter:

Usually Asians learn their native language first but for me I learned English then Tagalog. I had to use it when I went to the Philippines.

Sooo, if I'm right, you're Filipino? In that case, hello my fellow countryman. I tried to think of a Tagalog greeting, but I really understand it better than I speak it.

Kamusta ka? (How are you?)

I only know basic greetings, hello, goodbye, where is, and numbers. Like I said.... I never use it much to actually be fluent in it.

[Spoopy Witch Doggo]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Xero_Daxter:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von dA GRaMmaeR NaZu:

Sooo, if I'm right, you're Filipino? In that case, hello my fellow countryman. I tried to think of a Tagalog greeting, but I really understand it better than I speak it.

Kamusta ka? (How are you?)

I only know basic greetings, hello, goodbye, where is, and numbers. Like I said.... I never use it much to actually be fluent in it.

Ha. Nice to see another Filipino on here. Although we really should stop this conversation before we end up getting reported for spam.

[Flika1999]

I'm learning sign language