tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post7211601743630938477..comments2023-07-08T12:05:41.243+04:00Comments on Reflections: Question No 2Reflectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-53781720770751053632011-07-12T12:13:07.020+04:002011-07-12T12:13:07.020+04:00I thought I had answered this one! Guess not! :(
...I thought I had answered this one! Guess not! :(<br /><br />Mother Tongue: Malayalam<br /><br />Think in: Have caught myself thinking in English many times..don't really know what I do at other times.<br /><br />I know Hindi and Tamizh very well.<br /><br />I love Bangla...have always for some reason. I find it very sweet. I learnt several words by watching Bangla movies. Used to surprise some of my Bangla speaking friends by using some of the words and sentences I know.<br /><br />Would love to learn some European languages!WannabeWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198918365894991582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-59279443315711818292011-06-29T09:27:00.472+04:002011-06-29T09:27:00.472+04:00As regards the pie it really was looking good, i w...As regards the pie it really was looking good, i wish i could have had it.Perceptionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413186789182391567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-52391535364090814802011-06-29T09:26:25.122+04:002011-06-29T09:26:25.122+04:00That was quite an informative post.
Mother tongue...That was quite an informative post.<br /><br />Mother tongue is hindi but think in english. no reasons just work that way.come to think of it, never even wondered bout it.Perceptionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413186789182391567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-4570237278945373472011-06-22T18:17:11.781+04:002011-06-22T18:17:11.781+04:00MT = Tamil
English followed by Tamil i think, depe...MT = Tamil<br />English followed by Tamil i think, depends on the subject too i guess<br />Hindi, a bit of Malayalam<br />Chinese or Japanese!Vaidegi Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856736970037809165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-61713406930941191522011-06-22T10:30:44.727+04:002011-06-22T10:30:44.727+04:00Nope not late at all Manisha....its never too late...Nope not late at all Manisha....its never too late on my blog;-D.<br />Wow u know so many languages and I notice a differnce in ur knowledge...generally most of us know languages from a particular zone...like I knw many south Indian languages & many others are proficient in N I languages but u seem to know language from the North, south, east & west....totally cool:-))!!!!Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-24031054515286373422011-06-22T06:55:52.168+04:002011-06-22T06:55:52.168+04:00Hey..
I might be late here..
But the latest huh..!...Hey..<br />I might be late here..<br />But the latest huh..!!!<br />My mother tongue - Oriya...<br />Basically I think in English..<br />And I can talk in Tamil, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Telugu...<br />If I get a chance, I wanna learn portuguese, because I am really having tough time handling my clients at Brazil..!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-24983075865407055522011-06-21T07:18:33.820+04:002011-06-21T07:18:33.820+04:00Yeah exactly wht went thru my mind too....almost e...Yeah exactly wht went thru my mind too....almost everybody thinks in English, and u knw I really feel tht the generation after our kids are not going to bother with anyother language except English which is going to be a total tragedy really:-(Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-28605997864789271342011-06-20T20:38:39.924+04:002011-06-20T20:38:39.924+04:00Mother tongue Hindi, but think in English. I read ...Mother tongue Hindi, but think in English. I read through the other comments and it hits you that mostly everyone thinks in English. Like seriously wow. I speak a bit of Gujarati, Punjabi & Swahili. And I learnt French cuz it's such a beautiful language, but would love to speak fluent Hindi (the urdu type, not the rough one).snowhttp://www.midnightsnowflakes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-62721470806554696652011-06-18T13:44:02.360+04:002011-06-18T13:44:02.360+04:00LOL;-DLOL;-DReflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-45285782878402919522011-06-17T23:15:00.685+04:002011-06-17T23:15:00.685+04:00That is exactly how I meant it ;-)That is exactly how I meant it ;-)Binduhttp://ruminateatleisure.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-45301783932621842842011-06-16T23:11:45.180+04:002011-06-16T23:11:45.180+04:00Sulo: Dont mention it, my pleasure entirely:-).
S...<b>Sulo:</b> Dont mention it, my pleasure entirely:-).<br /><br /><b>Swaram:</b> Yeah Bengali is a beautiful language....I love their the way of pronounciation also....like Anuraag as Onuraag;-D<br />Oh I remember GGG too...the title song was very catchy & still comes to mind;-D.Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-77567166795889205602011-06-16T17:39:20.939+04:002011-06-16T17:39:20.939+04:00One of our family friends' had named their dau...One of our family friends' had named their daughter Oshin :) I used to love that one and Gul,Gulshan,Gulfam :)<br /><br />Mother-tongue Kannada, I can speak Hindi, English and Telugu pretty well too and some Tamil.<br /><br />I soooo wanna learn Bengali to read some wonderful literature originals!Swaramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277282712431924263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-86876180180235426852011-06-16T13:24:51.247+04:002011-06-16T13:24:51.247+04:00aww... u r darn sweet, arent you? jus figured that...aww... u r darn sweet, arent you? jus figured that out ;D <br /><br />i had to ask my fren the meaning of whatever you wrote, hence the comment :P he hee...! Thanks Chech!sulooonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-45894602076668611522011-06-16T12:29:20.151+04:002011-06-16T12:29:20.151+04:00Sriram: LOL....just like how I spk Malglish;-D.
...<b>Sriram:</b> LOL....just like how I spk Malglish;-D. <br /><br /><b>Sindhu:</b> My lil niece stays in AP and once a yr for around a week, get to hear fluent telugu & we come back home with a few words like kavalli & perugu;-D<br /><br /><b>Ramesh:</b> The 'wht r u wearing question' is dutifully noted down & will be used on a day when I have no more questions to ask;-D. <br />I've noticed a lot of people sending children for Mandarin classes. U knw when I first came across the term I thot they were sending them to learn a musical instrument;-D.<br /><br /><b>Hitchwriter:</b> Awww sorry...I know how mad I get when my comment disappears;-/. <br />U knw its so easy for languages to disappear...I really feel tht in another 50-60 yrs most of our grandkids will know only how to spk english & wont strain themselves to pick up another language unless its something hep like french or german;-(<br /><br /><b>Bindu:</b> "Think in - English or Malayalam <b>(depending on what I am thinkng about)</b>"<br />LOL I'm not sure how u meant it but when I'm super mad all mallu movie angry dialogues will be dancing in my head;-D<br /><br /><b>Elizabeth:</b> Yeah French does sound very light & posh doesnt it. Btw U didnt mention Arabic;-D<br /><br /><b>Preeti:</b> <i>"I would love to learn telgu and tamil so I can watch those movies :-)"</i><br />Hehe it shd be the other way around...u shd watch those movies to learn the language;-D<br />And thank U:-))!!! Glad u delurked but then I get the feeling I have received a comment from u once before:-).Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-36096486381794379342011-06-16T12:18:04.398+04:002011-06-16T12:18:04.398+04:00Juxtaposition: U know to r&w Arabic, so I gues...<b>Juxtaposition:</b> U know to r&w Arabic, so I guess u did spend some part of ur life in the ME:-).<br /><br /><b>Bindiya:</b> <i>I have far less doubts on the dialogues of Tamil movies as compared to the bollywood ones.</i><br />U knw for me its the opposite...I understand and can speak it too but when I watch a tamil movie many of the dialogues go over my head;-(<br /><br /><b>Anusha:</b> Loved wht u had to say abt Malayalam:-). And the Japanese language has such interesting alphabets too dont u think.<br /><br /><b>Maddy:</b> Broke my head over vasikkan ariyaalle, its vayikkaan ariyilla;-D.<br />U mean kids babble.....awww really.<br />Loved tht answer.<br /><br /><b>Sulo:</b> Watch hindi serials....best way to learn it quickly;-D<br />petering....really, havent hrd tht b4 tho I did get the jist of it;-D. Sorry shabdh this blog pe mana hai;-).<br /><br /><b>Renu:</b> Did u know Tamizh is one of the the oldest language in the world...and it is said tht all the S.Indian languages originated from Tamizh:-).<br /><br /><b>Swathy:</b> I dont know if u'll believe this but was wondering abt u just yesterday morning & I get ur comment in the evening. Good to see U:-)!!!!!<br />Ur grandad sounds awesome....knowing 10 languages is something special really:-o. <br />And u must DO something abt it...having ur grandad's genes means u'll be able to pick them languages up easily:-)).<br /><br /><b>forgotogrowup:</b> Garhwali is new to me...thts why I love blogging:-).<br />When u mentioned farsi it reminded me of something....u knw here in the UAE farsi literate people are very much in demand...infact their starting sal itself is above average. But I never bothered to figure out why:-P<br /><br /><b>Anjuli:</b> Nothing surprises me abt u anymore....I just have to learn to ask the right questions and be prepared to be enlightened:-)).<br /><br /><b>Amusingveracity:</b> Urdu...there is some great literature associated with the language. Atleast for tht I'd love to learn it:-).Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-38653238781750199042011-06-16T11:10:45.745+04:002011-06-16T11:10:45.745+04:00Mother tongue : Kannada
Language I think : Kannda ...Mother tongue : Kannada<br />Language I think : Kannda / English -- Depends on whats going on around me<br />Languages I know : kannada , marathi , english and hindi.<br />I would love to learn telgu and tamil so I can watch those movies :-)<br /><br />BTW , I am great fan of your blog and missed you sorely when you took a break. <br />Welcome back :-)Preetinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-16017055711935147122011-06-16T10:44:53.568+04:002011-06-16T10:44:53.568+04:00Mother tongue: Malayalam
But I think in English an...Mother tongue: Malayalam<br />But I think in English and Hindi.<br />I learnt German for over two years in university. But am not fluent any more.<br />I like the way French is spoken, it sounds quite musical and soothing. But I really don't know whether I would really make an attempt to learn it.Elizabethhttp://www.twolittlenaughtyfeet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-89131587939544006612011-06-16T07:04:36.451+04:002011-06-16T07:04:36.451+04:00Mother toungue - Malayalam
Think in - English or ...Mother toungue - Malayalam<br /><br />Think in - English or Malayalam (depending on what I am thinkng about)<br /><br />Know - The above two plus Hindi, little bit of Tamil<br /><br />Would love to learn - Spanish, FrenchBinduhttp://ruminateatleisure.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-22035003813018346582011-06-16T06:40:00.883+04:002011-06-16T06:40:00.883+04:00Sigh i typed a looooooooooong comment and it disap...Sigh i typed a looooooooooong comment and it disapeard. SIGH..i dont think i can repeat it all again.. lets see... <br /><br />my mother tongue is Kutchi ! <br /><br />I think in English... thanks to movies and cricket ! my conversations are always in english... the commentory left a huge impact on me ! <br /><br />I speak fluent Gujarati, Hindi & English.. I understand Marathi and can speak broken marathi too.. <br /><br />I would love to speak fluent kutchi.. I understand it fully but i have to think and speak it.. strangely after my mom's generation we all kids (cousins) dont speak kutchi... only gujarati.. ! :| somehow i hope we can keep using our mother tongue !hitch writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07533278513292989066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-67936593276143157382011-06-16T05:53:52.229+04:002011-06-16T05:53:52.229+04:00Wow. The number of comments is testimony to how po...Wow. The number of comments is testimony to how popular your series is. Now you know lots about lots of people. Bravo. And we still haven't come to what are you wearing :)<br /><br />Mother tongue - Tàimǐ'ěr<br />Language I think in - Yīngyǔ<br />Other languages known - Yìndìyǔ, Hànyǔ<br />Language I want to learn - Womenish (language which homo sapiens feminitis understands) !!Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-43727416652372518762011-06-16T03:39:33.117+04:002011-06-16T03:39:33.117+04:00Mother Tongue- Telugu
Your second question was ve...Mother Tongue- Telugu<br /><br />Your second question was very interesting. Never thought about it before. Well, I was thinking in English after I read your question. But I believe this really depends on the situation. Wth my family or any native language speaking friends around, I think in Telugu I guess :) Not sure though. Other times, its English.<br /><br />Other languages-<br />Hindi,Tamil<br /><br />Not really interested in learning any new language unless situation demands for it.<br /><br />-SindhuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-8207085624004851522011-06-15T22:43:51.162+04:002011-06-15T22:43:51.162+04:00Mother tongue is Thamizh. I think in Thanglish. I ...Mother tongue is Thamizh. I think in Thanglish. I can speak Madras Hindi, and I want to learn proper Hindi :)Sriramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09444683258454736935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-58673871671530793982011-06-15T20:57:50.892+04:002011-06-15T20:57:50.892+04:00Mother Tongue: Urdu, and I guess I think in Englis...Mother Tongue: Urdu, and I guess I think in English and Hindi.. Other languages I know are Telugu, and a littttle bit of Tamil.. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-54394526299365420272011-06-15T19:51:08.649+04:002011-06-15T19:51:08.649+04:00Enjoyed reading all the other comments- these ques...Enjoyed reading all the other comments- these questions are interesting :)<br /><br />My mother tongue is English.<br /><br />I think in English.<br /><br />I used to be fluent in Bahasa Melayu- took my PSLE (Singapore Primary school leaving exam) in quite a few subjects in Bahasa- that was when Singapore's national language had not yet switched fully to English. I've spoken Japanese, German, Nepali, enough Hindi to get by (but that was more than 20 years ago), and Twi. I can understand Hokkien (dialect from the fujian province)-- know bits of Mandarin but not enough to communicate-<br /><br />The languages I want to conquer are Mandarin and Spanish...I would also like to regain my Hindi usage. (the little I had and more)Anjulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540340538869180615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10344499201350381.post-90428718431625368712011-06-15T19:01:41.643+04:002011-06-15T19:01:41.643+04:00MT- Hindi and Garhwali (spoken in Uttaranchal)
I t...MT- Hindi and Garhwali (spoken in Uttaranchal)<br />I think in Hindi<br />I want to learn Tamil and Bangla, actually i guess i wanna learn all Indian languages....:D..and this i am saying becuz i have bene to many states of India, and everytime i feel, that i shud knw the language...havent been to phoren land yet..but i guess urdu and farsi is what i wud want to learn..simply to understand Ghalib..:)forgottogrowuphttp://forgottogrowup.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com