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🇪🇺 How many languages do you speak?
From everyday expressions to words that capture an idea or feeling in a way your own language doesn’t, languages give us different ways to understand and connect with the world.
Today, we celebrate Europe’s linguistic diversity and the 24 official languages of the EU. 🇪🇺
What’s your favourite one?
@EUCommission Noch zu wenige, ich suche auch stets nach guten Lernangeboten 🤔
Vielleicht bemüh ich doch mal wieder klassische Lernbücher und Radio.
@EUCommission
English
Scots
Français
Gàidhlig
日本語
@EUCommission four languages fluently. Understanding of another two.
@EUCommission In order of proficiency:
Nederlands
English
Italiano
Deutsch
Français
Quante lingue parla @EUCommission ?
Una sola, sempre la stessa.
L'immagine contiene diversi colori, ma una sola unica lingua.
Eppure ci sarebbe voluto davvero poco a scrivere anche solo la frase "celebriamo la diversità linguistica" in molteplici lingue, almeno nell'immagine. Neppure questo sforzo.
Questa "celebrazione" è decisamente sterile e suona profondamente ipocrita.
Invece di "celebrarla" un singolo giorno, vorrei vedere la diversità linguistica *praticata* quotidianamente.
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Wir 'zelebrieren' also die Sprachvielfalt indem die EU fast nur noch Englisch spricht?
Eine Sprache, die nach dem Ausscheiden von Großbritannien eigentlich eine Minderheitensprache geworden ist??
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Wie wäre es, endlich KI mal sinnvoll einzusetzen und wirklich in ALLEN Sprachen der EU - auch den großen, nicht-offiziellen wie Katalanisch oder Russisch zu kommunizieren?
Solche KI könnte man auch mal AKTIV fördern!!
Da geht noch was, als MACHEN!
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@EUCommission I like finish just to be able to say Perkele
italian, english, a bit of romanian
@EUCommission
I do not have one favourite language.
I agree, the different cultures and languages in the EU are a richness of the social landscape.
To enjoy and use that richness better, it is important to create a smoothly functioning common market for small to medium businesses (looking at excize duties, TVA, legal representation, etc.).
@EUCommission English and Swedish, and also trying to learn German. Esperanto might be my favorite since it's such an interesting language, even though I don't speak it myself.
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@EUCommission
Fluent in English and German
B2 in French and Spanish
A2 in Italien
A1 in Dutch, Arabic and Hebrew
Used to also enjoy the iffy privilege of 6 full years of Latin in school; of which little remains.
Besides: the EU is a blessing to have.