tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post59860443859519000..comments2023-08-26T11:45:53.143-03:00Comments on Rachel's Rantings in Rio de Janeiro: Living with Two or More LanguagesRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-88624658015207904822011-10-07T18:11:52.711-03:002011-10-07T18:11:52.711-03:00Hi! New follower from Bloggy Moms Blog Hop. :-)
Gr...Hi! New follower from Bloggy Moms Blog Hop. :-)<br />Great post! Although I DID take a couple years of spanish, I can really only speak one language. I find it facinating when others are multilingual. I really enjoyed the insight you shared here.<br /><br />http://smartcentsreview.blogspot.com/Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531133004041521926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-90101957388810465742011-10-07T17:43:28.686-03:002011-10-07T17:43:28.686-03:00Like Jennifer, I am just beginning to learn Portug...Like Jennifer, I am just beginning to learn Portuguese, so this article doesn't completely apply to me yet. But, it's nice to hear from other second language learners who gained fluency only in adulthood. I have been so frustrated with my slow progress, despite being a language instructor myself! On the other hand, I can already see how I will only be able to think in Portuguese about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-47179734495562307792011-10-07T15:38:53.923-03:002011-10-07T15:38:53.923-03:00I think I curse in French because I hear so much c...I think I curse in French because I hear so much cursing in French from my husband, the old sailor. <br /><br />But like you I've been asked to get mad in English. He thinks I sound too harsh in French; I think he doesn't know how mad I can get! --RFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-65437890146610333342011-10-07T13:32:28.859-03:002011-10-07T13:32:28.859-03:00My doctor laughed at me the other week; apparently...My doctor laughed at me the other week; apparently I'm her only expat patient who uses Portuguese during the consult. It just seems more natural to me now. Six years of doing things in a foreign language means that for some stuff (doctor's appts included), I end up back translating if I decide to use English! But I don't think this is very normal...or at least, few people have --jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613132276745441850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-35129015480473444222011-10-07T08:25:39.300-03:002011-10-07T08:25:39.300-03:00I have the same issue in France. I never in a mill...I have the same issue in France. I never in a million years thought I'd have to learn a new language as an adult. I lived most of my life in the middle east yet managed to avoid learning more than 5-6 words in arabic. <br /><br />Now, my french is "functional" I find trying to express myself a real challenge. I tend to just lose it every now and then to get my needs met in the post Ameena Falchetto (MummyinProvence)http://www.mummyinprovence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-67015894470509959272011-10-07T08:22:37.569-03:002011-10-07T08:22:37.569-03:00I can totally curse in both now actually. I really...I can totally curse in both now actually. I really like cursing in Portuguese and automatically do it when pissed on the street. For example, when some guy almost ran over my boys and I my response was loud and in Portuguese. Being pissed greatly improves my language skills for some reason. <br /><br />At home I curse in English or when it's anything little and you drop a shit or fuck. I do Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-16314794460089093302011-10-07T07:41:58.967-03:002011-10-07T07:41:58.967-03:00That was a very interesting article, thanks for sh...That was a very interesting article, thanks for sharing! My French boyfriend and I use both languages to convey our emotions/feelings. In the beginning when my French wasn't that good I would express my feelings (especially when I was mad) in English, but now I'm confident enough in my French to tell him how I feel in my second language. <br /><br />I agree with you about some words laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14263960049152617876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-2481850190660300282011-10-07T06:56:56.637-03:002011-10-07T06:56:56.637-03:00Believe it or not, at present I feel more comforta...Believe it or not, at present I feel more comfortable in Portuguese across the board. The only place I speak English here is inside the classroom, where of course I have to modify my language according to the level of the students - so it's not natural. And since I met, dated, and married my husband in Portuguese, all our conversations, nicknames and banter would just sound weird to me in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-37536428485353413532011-10-07T00:02:39.617-03:002011-10-07T00:02:39.617-03:00Because my husband's Portuguese is not as stro...Because my husband's Portuguese is not as strong as my English, I always argue/dicuss important topics with him in his first language (English) to make sure he gets my point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-90085541959916735062011-10-06T20:11:46.930-03:002011-10-06T20:11:46.930-03:00For me it depends on the topic too, some things ar...For me it depends on the topic too, some things are easy in one language and some in the other. I actually find it kind of freeing sometimes talking about feelings not in English because I feel less self conscious (like, if it comes out sounding stupid, not my fault because it´s not my first language!)Evanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-84668098893142639012011-10-06T20:07:54.488-03:002011-10-06T20:07:54.488-03:00(sorry, somehow my last name got published in the ...(sorry, somehow my last name got published in the comment, can you take that out? thanks!)Evahttp://cocala.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-11764041152032644182011-10-06T20:06:22.507-03:002011-10-06T20:06:22.507-03:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Eva Siegelhttp://cocala.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-21915137668779034042011-10-06T18:55:57.003-03:002011-10-06T18:55:57.003-03:00Cussing and venting in your native language is alw...Cussing and venting in your native language is always best. I have friends in the states from Serbia and Germany - they cuss in their native language. My dad is from Jamaica and he still cusses and vents in Patois. <br /><br />So go to it girl, scream out those SOBs and FUs in English and be proud. I know I do....LOL. There is nothing in Portuguese that equates.Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-31322932952139892592011-10-06T17:34:10.118-03:002011-10-06T17:34:10.118-03:00Fascinating topic. As someone fluent in three lang...Fascinating topic. As someone fluent in three languages (and English is not my native one), I find that I can fairly easily switch across them but I tend to speak to you in whatever language you will speak to me in as my brain finds that easier to process..<br /><br />I agree with you, there are some words in Romance/Latin languages that just don't have an adequate replacement in English and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-48156533311034971872011-10-06T15:41:10.435-03:002011-10-06T15:41:10.435-03:00I have always felt more confortable speaking Engli...I have always felt more confortable speaking English to animals and kids. When I would ride horses here, my lesson was in Portuguese but all my voice commands to the horse would be in English. I guess this is way I have been able to be so rigorously English only with my son.Corinnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-43675922693911246682011-10-06T15:18:11.195-03:002011-10-06T15:18:11.195-03:00Rachel- I always love a post about learning langua...Rachel- I always love a post about learning language, since I'm at the beginning of the journey. It gives me hope! <br /><br />So funny about medical issues and language or you- everything I know about chickens I've learned here from my husband, and he doesn't have that vocabulary in English. It's funny for me when I hear myself say "she's chocando..." lol..why not Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822419510744243455noreply@blogger.com