▲ 26 ▼ What country are you from and what languages do you speak? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by daggermoon@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 93 comments fedilink hide all child comments I'm from the US and English is the only language I speak fluently.
[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Italy: Italian, English and a local language permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daggermoon@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) You can't just tease us like that, what's the local language? The less common a language is the more interesting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's true! I love less common languages. Well I can speak Neapolitan, a language spoken in Southern Italy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daggermoon@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thank you, I had never heard of your language before. How similar is it to Italian? Is your language taught in schools and is it common? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Italy is a fairly a new country (it was born in 1861) and before that each part used to speak a different language which, just like Neapolitan, they are still alive. These languages and dialects are not taught in school so the only way to learn them is by listening to those who passed it on which I think it's pretty cool. In my day-to-day life I speak a mix of Italian and Neapolitan (but there are people who speak only the latter) but we try to use only the former when we speak to people from other parts of the country who wouldn't be able to understand us. Nowadays our local language is getting "italianized" a bit but it's still different from it, just like Spanish and Italian or other Romance languages. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to let Lemmers know about it :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daggermoon@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Thank you for teaching us. I love learning about languages. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) You can't just tease us like that, what's the local language? The less common a language is the more interesting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's true! I love less common languages. Well I can speak Neapolitan, a language spoken in Southern Italy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daggermoon@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thank you, I had never heard of your language before. How similar is it to Italian? Is your language taught in schools and is it common? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Italy is a fairly a new country (it was born in 1861) and before that each part used to speak a different language which, just like Neapolitan, they are still alive. These languages and dialects are not taught in school so the only way to learn them is by listening to those who passed it on which I think it's pretty cool. In my day-to-day life I speak a mix of Italian and Neapolitan (but there are people who speak only the latter) but we try to use only the former when we speak to people from other parts of the country who wouldn't be able to understand us. Nowadays our local language is getting "italianized" a bit but it's still different from it, just like Spanish and Italian or other Romance languages. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to let Lemmers know about it :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daggermoon@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Thank you for teaching us. I love learning about languages. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's true! I love less common languages. Well I can speak Neapolitan, a language spoken in Southern Italy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daggermoon@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thank you, I had never heard of your language before. How similar is it to Italian? Is your language taught in schools and is it common? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Italy is a fairly a new country (it was born in 1861) and before that each part used to speak a different language which, just like Neapolitan, they are still alive. These languages and dialects are not taught in school so the only way to learn them is by listening to those who passed it on which I think it's pretty cool. In my day-to-day life I speak a mix of Italian and Neapolitan (but there are people who speak only the latter) but we try to use only the former when we speak to people from other parts of the country who wouldn't be able to understand us. Nowadays our local language is getting "italianized" a bit but it's still different from it, just like Spanish and Italian or other Romance languages. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to let Lemmers know about it :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daggermoon@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Thank you for teaching us. I love learning about languages. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thank you, I had never heard of your language before. How similar is it to Italian? Is your language taught in schools and is it common? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Italy is a fairly a new country (it was born in 1861) and before that each part used to speak a different language which, just like Neapolitan, they are still alive. These languages and dialects are not taught in school so the only way to learn them is by listening to those who passed it on which I think it's pretty cool. In my day-to-day life I speak a mix of Italian and Neapolitan (but there are people who speak only the latter) but we try to use only the former when we speak to people from other parts of the country who wouldn't be able to understand us. Nowadays our local language is getting "italianized" a bit but it's still different from it, just like Spanish and Italian or other Romance languages. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to let Lemmers know about it :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daggermoon@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Thank you for teaching us. I love learning about languages. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Italy is a fairly a new country (it was born in 1861) and before that each part used to speak a different language which, just like Neapolitan, they are still alive. These languages and dialects are not taught in school so the only way to learn them is by listening to those who passed it on which I think it's pretty cool. In my day-to-day life I speak a mix of Italian and Neapolitan (but there are people who speak only the latter) but we try to use only the former when we speak to people from other parts of the country who wouldn't be able to understand us. Nowadays our local language is getting "italianized" a bit but it's still different from it, just like Spanish and Italian or other Romance languages. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to let Lemmers know about it :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daggermoon@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Thank you for teaching us. I love learning about languages. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Thank you for teaching us. I love learning about languages. permalink fedilink source parent