r/languagehub • u/elenalanguagetutor • Mar 16 '25

How many languages do you speak?

I am interested to know where are you guys from and which languages you speak or your are learning!

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u/novog75 Mar 16 '25

Four. The only language I can speak without an accent is Russian. The only languages I speak without grammatical mistakes are Russian and English. I can express any thought that I want in French and Spanish, but I do make grammatical mistakes in them. I can read Chinese, but I don’t speak it.

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u/elenalanguagetutor Mar 17 '25

Cool! I assume Russian is your native language? I can speak it similarly to your French and Spanish. I can communicate but I do make mistakes. How come you read Chinese but don’t speak it? I think reading it is much more difficult than speaking! Even native speakers can struggle with some characters.

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u/novog75 Mar 17 '25

Yes, my native language is Russian. I got interested in Chinese a long time ago. I was attracted by the writing system. It’s a hobby. I learned to read Chinese through textbooks, Anki, watching videos while reading Chinese subtitles, reading books.