Do you speak a foreign language in addition to your native tongue?

"Mildly proficient" is almost a stretch, but I chose it because I think that I could get by if I had to.

i remember bits and pieces of spanish from high school

I'd say that I'm an expert in my second language. I have forgotten so much of my third that I could only claim mild proficiency (if even that) and I've completely forgotten my fourth. I'm quite proficient in my fifth, but I wouldn't fool a native for more than a couple of sentences. Oddly enough, my second language was the first that I learned to write.

I was at one time bilingual in German and English, and knew a little bit of Italian, but over the years my German has slid into mild proficiency, and my Italian is gone altogether.

oh, and I studied two years of Latin in high school, little of which I remember, and you don't "speak" Latin anyway...

I've tried to learn French, German, Hebrew, and ancient Greek. I've only seriously worked at German. But I'm really bad with learning to speak/read languages.

I think part of the problem is the way it's taught. I think it would go much easier for me if it was only taught in a spoken form for the first few years, then add in the written forms. Difficult to give home work, tho.

A cool thing here in Eugene Oregon is that we Japanese and Spanish immersion schools.

I'd say 'expert' in my second language (English), 'proficient' in my first (Swedish), 'mildly proficient' in my third (Spanish), 'basics' of the fourth (German), and smatterings of a few more.

I've always wanted to speak Spanish. When I was in elementary school the kids were divided into groups, and those who were considered 'more advanced,' learned French for the next 7 years, and those who were 'slower,' learned Spanish. I never, never understood why this sorting algorithm made any sense to anyone. Now, finally, over a decade after graduating high-school, I have the opportunity to begin studying the language of some of my favorite poets and writers.

German

and no balls -> und kiner eier (my spelling may be off) eier means eggs, slang for the old testies. I also know how to ask for receipts with no dates.

4 years of high school French taught me "ou est la toilette"

I know a bit of Spanish, thanks to Sesame Street and 3 years of Spanish classes. Funny, I remember the Sesame Street a lot more easily than anything I learned in class. I can also speak a bit of Olde English.

English is my second language, technically. I speak fluent Spanish and can muddle through German and Hebrew with some preparation and the help of a dictionary.

I can do some Latin, too. Comes in handy with the centurions.

I don't know if this includes ASL, but that's the other language I know.

I do not speak more than one language and often believe that I am missing a great deal by that.

I speak PASCAL

I can read German for the most part... but I don't remember how to speak it or write it... I took a couple years of it in High School... My memory is shot (refer to the gateway drug survey) :)... I can usually tell you what it means when I read it though

I can read Italian and understand it when it is spoken, but don't ask me to put a sentence together to save my life.

A fair bit of French and some Spanish from high school, some Hebrew
but more biblical than modern. Oh, and a few words and phrases of
Welsh, Gaelic, Yiddish, Hungarian, and Arabic.

French and Russian. French for 6 years in junior high/high, Russian for three semesters in college. I know more French words, but my pronunciation sucks. Most of the Russian words I remember are things like "beton" - concrete. We had a very warped textbook.

Hey, Crimson, I used the same textbook. "Bizdyelniki zhivut ploxo!" is still my favorite utterance in Russian.

Bear in mind some of us have more than one native language!

I took at least 4 spanish classes in middle and high school, but I didn't really put a lot of effort into it, so I can't remember very much. Right now I'm learning arabic, and it's even harder, but very fun. :)

I wish