what language do you think in?

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by zihe, Apr 20, 2006.

  1. zihe

    zihe Well-Known Member

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    lol funny question but have you ever asked yourself that question? My sister ask me that the other day and I said...."are you on crack?"
     
  2. sitorbewwi

    sitorbewwi Well-Known Member

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    nice question.. i mostly think in english but during exams and tests i think in cantonese.. dono why but i think it calms me down ._.
     
  3. zihe

    zihe Well-Known Member

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    lol, yeah I when you think, its the language you use most frequently
     
  4. goo wak jai

    goo wak jai Well-Known Member

    um.... i think in english most of the time, but sometimes i think of my sentences in cantonese and just translate them to english. Dunno why... it's just weird
     
  5. lionheart

    lionheart Well-Known Member

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    i think in english, cantonese, mandarian=]
    but mostly english
     
  6. gyyr2

    gyyr2 Well-Known Member

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    mostly I think in English but if I'm in deep thought, my mother tongue- Hokkien,tends to come to my rescue.
     
  7. drakan

    drakan Well-Known Member

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    i think in binary.
     
  8. Syreeta

    Syreeta Well-Known Member

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    english, dutch or cantonese
     
  9. rNb99

    rNb99 Well-Known Member

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    good topic you got here. i think mainly in cantonese but there are times I think in english.
     
  10. zihe

    zihe Well-Known Member

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    It all depends on the situation, doesn't it?
     
  11. rayn18

    rayn18 Well-Known Member

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    english mostly. french, spanish, and cantonese sometimes. never really thought about it.
     
  12. lotsofmsg

    lotsofmsg Well-Known Member

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    I usually think in english... but there are some situations where i think in cantonese too but thats usually not..

    since that somestimes require translation into english anyways soo yeah english usually
     
  13. hkm91450

    hkm91450 Well-Known Member

    I think English when with ENglish people, I think Chinese when I'm with Chinese people. It's confusing. I wish I thought in Chinese (canto) all the time :(
     
  14. b-lee

    b-lee ǝʌıʇɔǝdsɹǝd ʇuǝɹǝɟɟıp ɐ

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    i think in english most of the time.
     
  15. yapchunhui

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    i always think in cantonese during reading...better understanding...haha..but a bit struggle when reading cause always need to translate from english to chinese in the mind...thus "SLOW" process...
     
  16. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    i think in Knoc.
     
  17. zihe

    zihe Well-Known Member

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    Is that a clue to what your name means?
     
  18. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    haha...naw...
     
  19. dot

    dot Well-Known Member

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    i think in cantonese...but pretty much talk in english all the time
     
  20. mikeyh

    mikeyh Well-Known Member

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    The most english and sometime cantonese, vietnamese even japanese too.