At What Point Do You Admit That You Know a Language?
a. When I reach the intermediate level
b. When I can order coffee
c. When I can pass as a native
d. When I can communicate everything I need to communicate
e. Other. Please explain.
What does it mean to "know" a language?
@Guest above me
Good question
I know many languages but that doesn't mean I can speak them.
So there's a big difference between knowing and be able to do something.
If I know that there's light, electricity and sound waves - that still doesn't make me a physicist!
I think 99% of all people heard of at least a couple of foreign languages in their life but that means nothing about their ability to speak a language.