What languages did you do at school?

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Spanish for me

French, German, Latin, tiny bit of Ancient Greek.

Bog street comp. Ist 2 years Latin and German. Next 3 years German French and Spanish. The 2 years of Latin really helped me pick up French and Spanish.
This was a long time ago.

Latin (loved it!) and French

This is amazing.

French and Latin to O'Level. School offered Russian in the 6th Form but I left. I did Spanish, Portuguese and French to Institute of Linguists at College. I already spoke Italian.

French and Latin to Scottish Higher level. At the school I went to we were only allowed to do 7 O Grades, of which English and Arithmetic were compulsory, and my intended career path meant that the remaining slots had to be filled with maths and sciences so I couldn't pick up another language in class time.

CSE French. I was rubbish and got a grade 3 I think

French to A level, German and Latin O levels (failed German). Now learning Spanish in retirement.

English , French and Latin

French, German and Gaelic.

French, German and Latin though only had to pick one for GCSE

The big question is - how many of us can actually speak any of these languages we were taught?
5 years of French - but 34 years later I could probably just about manage to say hello and order a drink at a cafe 😂

French. German and Latin. I did a Spanish GCSE at evening class as an adult.

I can still get by in French and German. My Spanish is competent and my Dutch fairly fluent - I studied to Associate Fellow of the Institute of Linguists standard and I've spent a lot of time in the country.

I did Latin in 1st year, then swapped to German which I did to A' level along with French. In 6th year I did Russian O' level. I got an A but have forgotten practically all of it. Just started it on Duolingo and amazed I can still mostly read the alphabet. My French is pretty good, though I have lived in Brussels for 20 years. German - I can understand a lot by my spoken ability is mainly restricted to general shopping / restaurant type things. I've had Dutch lessons via work - but similar to German, I understand but struggle to speak much. I taught myself Italian and that's a lot better, though not fluent. I keep on at it. Also basic Spanish but if I do that at the same time as Italian my old brain gets confused.

I’m currently learning Mandarin (and have been doing for some years now) but it’s a hard language, and takes a lot of time - I wish I’d been doing it at school.

@BIWI will you have the opportunity to spend time in China so you can practice every day with native Mandarin speakers?
I am learning an East Asian language but I never get the chance to practice outside of lessons so my speaking and understanding is poor. if I’d started when I was younger I’d have tried to spend a few months there immersed in it.

French 11-14, German 14-16 CSE.

Sadly it’s very unlikely. I did go a couple of times when I was still working (with work) but it was a bit depressing - just brought home how little I really knew!

Sadly it’s very unlikely. I did go a couple of times when I was still working (with work) but it was a bit depressing - just brought home how little I really knew.

Same with me. It’s very hard to learn fluently unless one is immersed for a minimum of 3 months.

@ohdrearydrearyme, I want to know what I left him, because he was a right bastard is in Mandarin! Latinised, please, I can't read them pictogram things.

Latin, French and German. Some of my peers did Spanish as well. Would’ve loved Italian & Russian lessons.

Latin and French

@GarlicLitre

Wǒ líkāile tā, yīnwèi tā shìgè shízú de húndàn

(我离开了他，因为他是个十足的混蛋)

… thanks to Google Translate, by the way - that was definitely way beyond me!

French for first 3 years of secondary school, didn't chose it as an option so stopped in year 10/11 or years 4 and 5 as it was then!