Topic started by Ellen (@ c-66-177-115-58.se.client2.attbi.com) on Wed Apr 30 16:56:23 .
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

Just very curious, because India itself has so many dialects and then in the western world, especially Europe, many people speak other European language, besides English... I've noticed all of us are from U.S., India, U.S., and others.

Which language, besides English, are very essential, IYO?

Responses:

• Old responses
  
• From: Hemant (@ 203.195.208.26) on: Fri May 2 08:46:20 EDT 2003
  
  I forgot Kannada and Hyderabadi Urdu.
  One interesting thing happened in USA.
  I got emplyed immediately when the employers came to know that I speak Telugu and Tamil like native.
  
  
• From: Ellen (@ c-66-177-115-58.se.client2.attbi.com) on: Fri May 2 14:53:06 EDT 2003
  
  When you learn a new language, is it more difficult as adults than as children? That popped to my mind as I read that some of you are learning Japanese...
  
  I read that language center in the brain for native tongue and for acquired are in different locs.
  
  
• From: :) (@ d150-35-51.home.cgocable.net) on: Fri May 2 15:10:25 EDT 2003
  
  wow! Hemant! so many languages! must be nice. I know there was some study about the similar sentence formations between Japanese and Tamil. What are your thoughts on that given that you are fluent in both?
  
  
• From: Hemant (@ 203.195.208.26) on: Mon May 12 14:09:58 EDT 2003
  
  Sorry, I had missed this thread.
  Japanese has many things in common with Gujarat.
  Like relationship indicators.
  They use NO for FOR just as in Gujarati.
  Usage of questioning KA is almost same as Tamil.
  Irukka ?
  In Tamil , is Desu ka? in Japanese.
  Like this there are many more similarities.But most remarkable thing I found was the house construction of old Japanese style and Tamil style is so similar.
  Usage of Tatami (Pai) and wooden spoons, utensils of wood is same as southern Indian style.
  God is SAMA in Japanese.In Tamil it is SAMI (SWAMI).
  It is unfortunate that I have lost touch with Japan since 1994 .But I try and keep myself abreast of things happening there.
  
  
• From: Neck (@ ) on: Sat Jul 5 16:51:30
  
  A thread of white coat of painting covering up filth
  
  
• From: Mani (@ 6532201hfc125.tampabay.rr.com) on: Sat Jul 5 17:16:30 EDT 2003
  
  I speak Malayalam, Thamizh, and English.
  
  
• From: salapathy (@ ac89d51a.ipt.aol.com) on: Wed Jul 9 02:52:49 EDT 2003
  
  I speak Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, assamese, Kasmiri, German and English
  
  
• From: Sweetie (@ webcachew04b.cache.pol.co.uk) on: Mon Jul 14 11:32:31 EDT 2003
  
  Thamizh,English,French,German and a little Japanese.
  
  
• From: ALISON AND JENSINE (@ 1cust225.tnt34.dfw9.da.uu.net) on: Tue Jul 15 11:56:50 EDT 2003
  
  HEY ELLEN WE SPEAK ENGLISH, MALAYALAM,
  AND SPANISH- FROM MEXICO,AND HINDI
  
  
• From: Joe (@ 66-208-215-86.ubr03b.trentn01.nj.hfc.comcastbusiness.net) on: Wed Jul 23 14:22:19 EDT 2003
  
  Moi: Francaise, Tamoul, Anglaise et un peu Almagne (pour 3 ans)!!
  
  

Want to post a response?