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| William Camden Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6272 days ago 1936 posts - 2333 votes  Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, French | Message 9 of 11 06 October 2007 at 8:01am | IP Logged | |||||
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I understand German, as well as Polish, up to a point, and Hasidic Jews live nearby who speak Yiddish, although they often "code switch" between Yiddish and English and sometimes mix the two languages. I like listening to them to see how much I understand.
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| Marc Frisch Heptaglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6665 days ago 1001 posts - 1169 votes Speaks: German*, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Italian Studies: Persian, Tamil | Message 10 of 11 06 October 2007 at 9:18am | IP Logged | |||||
I can't, but I understood this right away. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| William Camden Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6272 days ago 1936 posts - 2333 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, French | Message 11 of 11 06 October 2007 at 9:24am | IP Logged | |||||
Somebody said that Yiddish, with its Hebrew script, is apt to look more exotic on the printed page than it actually sounds, and if you know German, it will be largely comprehensible. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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