How do you know English?

[AlexLovesIt]

Was it difficult to learn English?

 

[MulletProof]

^not that much to me (in hindsight). perhaps because I was younger, had more enthusiasm and was more receptive of everything new.. I'd carry my dictionary everywhere and even make notes of new words and immediately would try to integrate them into my writings.. at the time I wasn't even aware I was 'learning'.. I was merely just trying to decode stuff... I've definitely struggled a lot more trying to get french language or german in my head. english has more simplified logic, you can use the same tense for many things.. and it helps that it's everywhere.. you're so exposed to a endless number of terms.. it pretty much finds you before you find it and not the opposite as with french.. or anything else really.

 

[MissMagAddict]

English is my first language... French is my second & I also speak some Greek.

 

[Teratel]

I had a little bit of English at school, but most of the English I learned from watching English programs and watching movies. I try to improve the English language by searching for words on the net or consult a dictionary. My first language is Dutch, my second language is Spanish. I speak Spanish but when it comes to the grammar.. I should practice more
The Dutch language is closely related to English, we are using a lot of English words.

 

[kriszti.md]

Hungarian is my first language, then comes English I always loooooved it as a kid, it was one of the few subjects I didn't have to study for at school, so yeah, I like(d) it very much

 

[pmegha]

English is my second language, I speak Hindi at home though.

 

[Ingunn]

Norwegian is my first language. I learn English in school, but also through tv, music, movies, magazines and internet. Movies and tv-series here aren't dubbed, and I do see that as an advantage.

 

[Dali]

Dutch is my first language. I learned English at school since I was 12/13. I learn most of it from Tv I think.

 

[seanutbutter]

English is my first language, and I can speak/understand basic Spanish and Russian. Most signs and documents here are printed in English and Spanish, and an increasing number of people communicate only in the latter, so you learn quickly.

 

[AnaBGD]

English is my second language, but I've been studying it for so long (since I kindergarten) so I'm totally comfortable with it, and of course music, movies, tv, internet...so it's not hard to perfect it.
Also I like studying languages.

 

[ceur]

English is my second language, and it's an obligatory subject in school from 2nd grade. At uni most books and articles are in English (it's too expensive and time-consuming to translate), so if you spent English class playing battleship you're screwed.