WE NEED ALL YOUR PARTICIPATION HERE !!!

Ann Feuerbach · 3rd May 2005, 03:51 PM

I do art and science fluenty, but I still have trouble with English as I am a native Long Islander. Have take 2nd year Russian five times and still can't say much more than ordering a beer! However, I do have contacts who can read Old Persian and some dead Central Asian languages. Speaking of which, they recently found the first Sogdian sword in Central Asia. How do they know? It has a Sogdian inscription!
I would also like to make the point that being able to read/speak a current language is not the same as being able to read old or specialized texts/inscriptions. So care must be taken.

Oh, and Hubby speaks Cockney rhyming slang.

wolviex · 3rd May 2005, 08:52 PM

Polish of course! I can handle some other languages too, but can't take responsibility for my skills

, so let's stay at Polish. If someone will need help, go on and ask me!

Jacob · 3rd May 2005, 10:09 PM

I'll take care of Russian and Eastern Slavic languages (Cyrillic based). Can also read arabic characters, but no language skills there.

Mark · 3rd May 2005, 11:50 PM

Italian, here. Weak French, Spanish and Latin, too.

Marc · 4th May 2005, 12:09 AM

Spanish and Catalan, from almost all times, and English.
In an emergency, I could make myself understood in French, Italian and Portugese, but not much beyond the always useful "Don't shoot please!". Have good friends native Italian and French speakers, though.

TVV · 4th May 2005, 12:27 AM

Bulgarian, which is a very rare language on ethnographic weapons, but it is the only one I feel comfortable enough reading and translating. Of course, I can read everything in Cyrillic, but Russian and Serbo-Croatian would be better left for someone else to translate and I can help only if there is nobody else around.

zamboanga · 4th May 2005, 04:44 AM

Languages: English, Filipino, Spanish.
Dialects: Chavacano, Tausug, Cebuano.

4th May 2005, 12:09 AM	#5
Marc Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Madrid / Barcelona Posts: 256	Spanish and Catalan, from almost all times, and English. In an emergency, I could make myself understood in French, Italian and Portugese, but not much beyond the always useful "Don't shoot please!". Have good friends native Italian and French speakers, though. Last edited by Marc; 4th May 2005 at 12:38 AM.

3rd May 2005, 03:51 PM	#1
Ann Feuerbach Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 133	I do art and science fluenty, but I still have trouble with English as I am a native Long Islander. Have take 2nd year Russian five times and still can't say much more than ordering a beer! However, I do have contacts who can read Old Persian and some dead Central Asian languages. Speaking of which, they recently found the first Sogdian sword in Central Asia. How do they know? It has a Sogdian inscription! I would also like to make the point that being able to read/speak a current language is not the same as being able to read old or specialized texts/inscriptions. So care must be taken. Oh, and Hubby speaks Cockney rhyming slang.

3rd May 2005, 08:52 PM	#2
wolviex Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 418	Polish of course! I can handle some other languages too, but can't take responsibility for my skills , so let's stay at Polish. If someone will need help, go on and ask me!

3rd May 2005, 10:09 PM	#3
Jacob Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 14	I'll take care of Russian and Eastern Slavic languages (Cyrillic based). Can also read arabic characters, but no language skills there.

3rd May 2005, 11:50 PM	#4
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Italian, here. Weak French, Spanish and Latin, too.

4th May 2005, 12:27 AM	#6
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,664	Bulgarian, which is a very rare language on ethnographic weapons, but it is the only one I feel comfortable enough reading and translating. Of course, I can read everything in Cyrillic, but Russian and Serbo-Croatian would be better left for someone else to translate and I can help only if there is nobody else around.

4th May 2005, 04:44 AM	#7
zamboanga Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: zamboanga city, philippines Posts: 132	Languages: English, Filipino, Spanish. Dialects: Chavacano, Tausug, Cebuano.