• Question: Can you speak any languages?

    Asked by mrsrichards to Andrew, Daniel, Hayley, Natalia, Peta on 16 Nov 2011.
    • Photo: Daniel Scully

      Daniel Scully answered on 15 Nov 2011:

      Other than English… no.
      I did German at school, but that was the last time I used it.
      I do know several computer languages… but that won’t help you order a beer in another country.

    • Photo: Peta Foster

      Peta Foster answered on 15 Nov 2011:

      I am learning italian but when i recently went to italy the conversations weren’t that great so i will need to work on that. 😀

      My english is ok but as my first language it really should be better and i still do not know how to use a semi-colon 😉

    • Photo: Andrew Cairns

      Andrew Cairns answered on 15 Nov 2011:

      I did French and Spanish at school, which have come in useful, and I am learning Italian at the moment (we should practice Peta!) I am not good at learning languages though, I think it is how my brain is wired makes it a very slow process.

      I wish I could speak many more languages!

    • Photo: Hayley Smith

      Hayley Smith answered on 16 Nov 2011:

      I’m not fluent in any other languages (did French and German at school, but never got particularly goo) it’s something I think is so fascinating and I would love to be able to speak other languages.

      I really do admire other scientists at conferences when they get up and speak in English when it’s not their first language. I have enough bother understanding the science, let alone translating it and expressing it in another language.

    • Photo: Natalia Parzyk

      Natalia Parzyk answered on 16 Nov 2011:

      I’ve spend most at my life at Poland so obviously speak Polish, better than English;) (but I’m improving;) I’ve learned French by few years but remember barely nothing and still occasionally trying to get back to it but.. Not enough time (good excuse?;) or motivation?;)

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