I can do Spanish, French & Portuguese. I used to be able to get by in Arabic and Turkish but that was so long ago I'm not sure I could pick them up again easily.
Fluency in a language is (as I see it) more than just knowing the words. You need to have a link to the cultural experiences of a person who grew up in that county. I have relatives across the world who speak English perfectly but who don't instinctively know what "Don't tell them your name Pike" or "Don't mention the war" mean.
Fluency in a language is (as I see it) more than just knowing the words. You need to have a link to the cultural experiences of a person who grew up in that county. I have relatives across the world who speak English perfectly but who don't instinctively know what "Don't tell them your name Pike" or "Don't mention the war" mean.
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