Poll: Have you ever lived in a country the language of which you do not use for translation? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Have you ever lived in a country the language of which you do not use for translation?".
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Outside the US, I have only actually lived in Mexico. I spoke Spanish except at home, where I spoke Portuguese with my husband. Found myself forgetting English. | | |
I lived in Belgium for 30 years (1986-2016), besides French (language I used everyday), German and Flemish are also national official languages. I do regret not having the time to learn at least one of them... | | | Jack Doughty United Kingdom Local time: 14:45 Russian to English + ... In memoriam
I lived in Sweden for about six months in 1973. I found my knowledge of German enabled me to get the gist of newspaper articles. I learned very little Swedish. I could never understand anything said to me in Swedish, though I could make myself understood using the few words I knew. Fortunately most Swedes speak English. I spent over two years in Hong Kong in the early fifties, but that was in the RAF, so in an English-speaking community. I can count from one to ten in Chinese, but know har... See more I lived in Sweden for about six months in 1973. I found my knowledge of German enabled me to get the gist of newspaper articles. I learned very little Swedish. I could never understand anything said to me in Swedish, though I could make myself understood using the few words I knew. Fortunately most Swedes speak English. I spent over two years in Hong Kong in the early fifties, but that was in the RAF, so in an English-speaking community. I can count from one to ten in Chinese, but know hardly anything apart from that. But for over-persistent beggars and people trying to sell something, I learned a rude way of telling them to go away in Chinese. ▲ Collapse | |
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Mario Chavez (X) Local time: 09:45 English to Spanish + ...
I spent 3 months in Aveiro (2016) and 3 months in Lisbon (2017) to attend first and second semester classes for my PhD program. I can speak fluent basic Portuguese now... and I hope not to lose it. | | |
I lived for 2 years in Germany and speak quite good German. I also lived for 11 years in France and speak French, but not perfectly, (we spoke English at home and I was an English teacher). I rarely use German or French professionally, but they are nice to know and sometimes come in handy. | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Poll: Have you ever lived in a country the language of which you do not use for translation? Protemos translation business management system | Create your account in minutes, and start working! 3-month trial for agencies, and free for freelancers!
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