Nee's Language Blog

Indonesian is the first language that I have really tried to learn. I studied French and Italian for limited amounts of time during my schooling, but only because I was forced to learn them. With Indonesian it was different – I study Indonesian because I love the language.

Let's meet Jan van der Aa from the Netherlands Facebook | Website Could you tell us about yourself, including the languages you know? My name is Jan van der Aa, I just turned 27 and I am a traveling entrepreneur. In the last 5 years, I have visited over 70 countries. I do speak a few languages as well. Besides my mother tongue, I am also comfortable in English, Mandarin Chinese, and German. I also speak Cantonese, Portuguese and Spanish and I am a beginner in Japanese and Indonesian. 

Let's meet Michael Tetris from Taiwan Facebook Could you tell us about yourself, including the languages you know? I am a tour guide, part-time model agent and event host. I have been to about 20 countries so far and still increasing the numbers…and I love outdoors, art and history. I am just another simple man on this planet. I speak Chinese and Taiwanese as native languages, and  I speak English fluently. I also know basic Japanese.

Let's meet Chloe from Taiwan Twitter Could you tell us about yourself, including the languages you know? Born and bred in Taiwan, I consider my mother tongue to be Chinese. However, I started learning English since I was four, so English comes to a close second.  I have been learning Spanish for 7+ years, but I can’t write well, because I rarely write. I also learned French for 2 years, but it’s been on and off. I also tried out Vietnamese and Indonesian classes at school just for fun.

Let's meet Conor Clyne from Ireland/ UK Facebook | Website |  Youtube Could you tell us about yourself, including the languages you know? I am a qualified lawyer by profession, a traveler by passion and speak English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, as well as, currently learning Romanian, Catalan, and Ukrainian. 

First, I started to be motivated about the language about a year ago since I had some Indonesian classmates and heard some similarities with the Spanish language; however, I got busy and took a break. It was until recently when I was about to graduate from college that I dedicated myself more.

Let's meet Balint Brunner from the United Kingdom Facebook | Twitter | Website Could you tell us about yourself, including the languages you know? My name is Bálint and I’m seventeen years old. I was born in Budapest, in Hungary, to Hungarian and Greek parents. Currently, I live in the United Kingdom, where I’m also enrolled in secondary education. I’m the author of a blog called ‘I wish to be a polyglot!’, which some of you may have encountered already.

Let's meet Marcelo Yuji Himoro (Brazil) Website Could you tell us about yourself, including the languages you know? Okay, my name is Yuji and I'm a Japanese-Brazilian. My mother tongue is Portuguese, but I also grew up exposed to the Japanese dialect from the Touhoku region spoken by my grannies. I picked up English and Spanish by playing games, listening to music, chatting, reading, watching TV, series and movies (which is perhaps why I make a lot of mistakes).

Let's meet Ron from the United States Facebook | Twitter Could you tell us about yourself, including the languages you know?  I’m a technical writer and translator from Orlando, Florida. I speak English (native), Modern Standard Arabic (C1), Spanish (B2), and German (B1). I also blog about languages at www.languagesurfer.com.

Let's meet Brian Powers from the United States Facebook | Google+ | Twitter | Website Could you tell us about yourself, including the languages you know? I am the creator and primary writer for Languages Around the Globe, a language and culture blog and social media presence dedicated to spreading cultural awareness through language learning and cultural exchange. LATG offers both language learning advice, tricks, insight into linguistic issues and attempts to spread awareness of endangered and minority languages.

Let's meet Sophia from Germany Website Could you tell us about yourself, including the languages you know? I was born in Portugal and I am living in Germany now. My grandfather is mixed with French and Spanish, so we speak Portuguese and Spanish at home. I have studied French for 3 years but I cannot speak it well. I have also studied British English for 12 years.

Let's meet Amanda Bullington from the United States Google+  |  LinkedIn  |  Twitter   Could you tell us about yourself, including the languages you know? I’m an American who has lived in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and India. I received a scholarship from the Taiwanese government to study Mandarin at the National Taiwan Normal University, where I studied up to business proficiency. I read fluent French.  I’ve also dabbled in beginner classes for Urdu, Arabic, Japanese, and Indonesian.

Let's meet Anita from Belize Twitter Could you tell us about yourself, including the languages you know? Hi, I am a Belizean student that recently graduated from university in Taiwan. My native languages are English and Spanish. In my free time, I enjoy playing with online language games. My third language that I am able to speak is Mandarin since I got a scholarship to study in Taiwan.