Languages

[nightprowler10]

I don't know if its been mentioned, but just to clarify for people who might be wondering. Urdu and Hindi are linguistically very similar. Though the scripts are completely different. Hindi is based on the Sanskrit script whereas Urdu script is based on Arabic and Persian languages. Both languages borrow words from their parent languages. Although Urdu is famous from borrowing words from just about every kind of language. As for which one was derived from the other is a bit like the chicken and egg debate as far as my knowledge goes.

Back on topic, I speak the following:

• Urdu
• English
• Punjabi
• Spanish (some)
• Arabic (can read only)

Anyone know which country is the most Languages spoken?

India has over 3300 languages (not dialects). I don't know if that is the most in any country.

 

[Sureshot]

Some of them must be very similar?

if not....

 

[Skater]

My options have been finalised and I'm happy to say that German is one of them.

 

[Pak_cricketer]

I think Its Malaysia

 

[nik]

i know :-
telegu (very lil)

how much telugu do u really know?

btw...i am a fluent speaker of Telugu and English and can only understand Hindi....oh yeah....i can speak french too!

 

[adriano123]

i know

English
Urdu
Pashto
Panjabi(Do Understand and talk a bit coz of friends)
Arabic(Lill bit)
Hindi(understand thanx to TV and Films)

 

[Radaga]

I learnt German, Indonesian and Japanese at school.
I am limited to fairy basic conversations, if i had a conversation with someone who speaks one of the languages they would probably think there was something wrong with me! lol

 

[A_Whitey]

English;
French;
German (tiny bit)

It amazes me how people can actively know and use more than one language. My friend speaks Portguese as well as English and it baffles me as to how he's fluent. Constantly speaking would help, but still...

 

[zain1612]

i only know

urdu
punjabi
french?
arabic (read only)

 

[arghasen]

English
Hindi
Bengali

Thats it for me..

 

[viral1991]

Hindi
Marathi
Gujarati

I dont know English!

 

[kuttakumar]

Then, in which language had you posted all your posts?

 

[viral1991]

Then, in which language had you posted all your posts?

Well, the Martian language!

 

[zreh]

English fluent
Hindi fluent
Gujrati (first language) fluent
french fluent
Punjabi (can understand, can speak a bit)

whereas my old dog, when I still lived in India could understand 4 different lanuages

she understood words like: "sit" "stay" "give paw" "down" "come here" in...

Hindi
Gujrati
Marhati
English

 

[cricketmad09]

English. Thats because im only ever going to need English.