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Do you have to be fluent in these languages to be a polyglot, or am I considered one? (thelemmy.club)

submitted 1 day ago by relation_anon4238@thelemmy.club to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I can confidently say that I speak Portuguese, Spanish, and English to varying degrees. However, at a beginner level, I know Norwegian, Italian, and Polish. I also am probably at a very beginner level in Russian and French, both of which I’m learning and getting better at. I’m conversing with French people.

My fiancé says I’m a polyglot, but I don’t know if I’m just trilingual or not.

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[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 8 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I think the title of polyglot is just silly. I speak 4 languages fluently but I would never introduce myself as a polyglot.

[–] Dsklnsadog@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Honestly, I only speak two languages, and to me, someone like you is definitely a polyglot. I get that you don’t wanna sound full of yourself or anything, but calling it what it is isn’t arrogant—it’s just being accurate. You speak four languages! That’s amazing, and you should own it. I'm bilingual, and sure, my native language is stronger, but that doesn’t mean I downplay the other one. Give yourself some credit, seriously.

[–] relation_anon4238@thelemmy.club 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Agreed! What language do you speak that’s not English? :)

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