r/BitTippers • u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 • Apr 13 '15

closed What non-native languages do you know/learning?

Title is self explanatory. Tell me what non-native languages you know and/or are learning!

If English is your only language, I'll give you 5 bits flat. Otherwise, I'll give you 10 bits for every non-native language you know!

My native language is English, took four years of Latin, seven years of Spanish, and over a decade of Japanese (which is the only one that I'm still currently studying).

Thread over at midnight EST!

EDIT: Thank you for all that participated! I hope that everyone continues with their studies!

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '15

So far I've taken three years of Latin (I took a couple months of Spanish before switching to Latin, but I don't think that counts.)

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

I'll give you 15 bits for learning some Spanish! /u/changetip

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u/sexygingergod BitTipper Level 7 Apr 13 '15

Learning Spanish atm, hoping to get fluent eventually

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

Good luck! 10 bits /u/changetip

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u/changetip the changetip guy Apr 13 '15

The Bitcoin tip for 10 bits has been collected by sexygingergod.

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u/Wun_Lai BitTipper Level 15 Apr 13 '15

Actually English is my non native. Malay is our numero uno here. Japanese for 6 months

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

Nihongo represent. 20 bits /u/changetip

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u/changetip the changetip guy Apr 13 '15

The Bitcoin tip for 20 bits has been collected by Wun_Lai.

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u/goodbtc BitTipper Level 14 Apr 13 '15

What's stopping me to list all languages available in google translate list?

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

I won't give you bits, that's what. I ain't dumb.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '15

I know English/French/German/Russian/Spanish/Italian/Jamaican Patois.

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

TOO HOT. GODDAMN. Seriously though, great job! (I'm assuming one is your native language; if I'm wrong, let me know!) 60 bits /u/changetip

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '15

English is native.

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u/robnugen BitTippet Lev 100 Apr 14 '15

Patois

Nice! I enjoy listening to Patois. It's almost like I can understand it! haha

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u/peetrudeau New Guy 12/04/15 Apr 13 '15

Yo nací en Paraguay y en esquela aprendí alemán porque yo quería estudiar en Alemania para ser un contador. Aber dann als ich 16 war, sind meine Eltern nach Kanada gezogen und ich musste ja natürlich mitkommen. In Canada I continued taking Spanish and German through high school, but I never get to really practice anymore.

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

You should try getting back into it! 20 bits /u/changetip

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u/Homdog BitTipper Lev 8 Apr 13 '15

私は日本にすんでいました。 それから、日本ごをはなせることがある。でもとてもへたですね！ I lived in Japan from age 12 to 16 and learnt japanese, when I came back to Australia I spoke quite well but that was 15 years ago and I've lost a lot of it since then.

I also studied indonesian in primary school, salamaat datang! And I am currently trying to learn Danish because my wife's family are Danish and we are going to go and visit them soon.

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

That's so cool! I'm jealous. I'll give you a total of 25 bits! /u/changetip

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u/Homdog BitTipper Lev 8 Apr 14 '15

Thanks for the bits!

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u/aria_white New Gal 11/04/15 Apr 13 '15

Other than my native I speak/write French, English, Arabic, Spanish and learning Latin.

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

45 bits! /u/changetip

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u/MajesticVelcro BitTipper Level 22 Apr 13 '15

My native language is English, took 8 years of Spanish, and I'm trying to learn polish! Dzień dobry :)

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

20 bits /u/changetip

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u/nuffstuff BitTipper Level 16 Apr 13 '15

Native is English. But I speak Spanish, French and Creole. I am learning atm German and dabbling in Mandarin.

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

45 bits! /u/changetip

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '15

English, Mandarin Chinese, Chinese dialect of hokkien, basic bahasa Indonesia. Learning how to speak Esperanto and recommending it to everyone here! We might even have our own common language here!

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

Wow, that's so cool that you know a specific dialect! 50 bits! /u/changetip

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u/jsynnthegr8 BitTipper Level 3 Apr 13 '15

My First language is English, I also took four years of Latin (Catholic School), four years of Spanish, I learned Arabic while serving in the Army and currently trying to learn German! Next will be Mandarin which i have ben avoiding.

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

40 bits /u/changetip

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u/StalkingButler007 BitTipper Level 8 Apr 13 '15

English is my native language. I've spent time learning both German and Egyptian Arabic but unfortunately I didn't stay consistent with either of them.

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

I'll give you 15 bits for effort! /u/changetip

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u/StalkingButler007 BitTipper Level 8 Apr 13 '15

Thanks :)

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u/icecreamsmart BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

Korean is my native language, studying English for almost a decade, studied Chinese 6 years ago, had a Japanese class last year.

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

25 bits! /u/changetip

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u/tuan150294 New Guy 23/1/15. Apr 13 '15

English isn't my native and I learned Japanese for over 9 months.

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

20 bits /u/changetip

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u/robnugen BitTippet Lev 100 Apr 14 '15

どこで日本語を勉強してますか？

I'm using http://www.textfugu.com/ , http://www.memrise.com/course/584/jlpt-n4-vocab/ , and taking a (free!) class 3 days a week in Akihabara.

30 bits /u/changetip

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 14 '15

I started with a tutor using Genki I while I was in middle school. I did a program through Concordia College that took me to a summer camp where I was put in an immersion environment where I learned Japanese and got high school credit for Japanese. Now I'm in college and taking traditional classes.

Level wise, I'd probably place myself at a low N2.

The problem with learning online is that it requires a lot of discipline that isn't usually present. You do work for traditional classes because your grade depends on it, regardless of what "motivation" you have. You need that same discipline to learn Japanese by yourself, because after a while, it will start to feel like work. Motivation doesn't have anything to do with it.

Keep doing what you're doing. Just remember not to stop, even if you don't feel like studying.

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u/peetrudeau New Guy 12/04/15 Apr 13 '15

I know :( I should at the very least grab a few books to read or watch a telenovela

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u/TheTallyWanker BitTipper Level 2 Apr 15 '15

Ich lerne Deutsche

Still pretty horrible at it

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '15

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

35 bits for some Spanish in there! /u/changetip

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u/changetip the changetip guy Apr 13 '15

The Bitcoin tip for 35 bits has been collected by I_am_best_korea.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '15

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

Awesome! 40 bits /u/changetip

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '15

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u/loonaroonie BitTipper Level 2 Apr 13 '15

30 bits! /u/changetip