Jencarlos Canela Quotes

Even though I grew up in America, at home we spoke mostly Chinese, because my mom is from Taiwan.

Neither of my parents had English as a first language.

I'm half Telugu. My mom is Telugu and dad, a Maharashtrian. I was brought up in Gwalior. I was exposed to English, Hindi, and Marathi. I heard my mom speak to her family in Telugu, so I got the hang of it.

We spoke French at home and I didn't know any English until I went to school. My mother was French and met my father when he visited France as a student on a teaching placement.

My first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.

I had the luck that my parents educated me in three languages. With my mother I spoke Dutch, with my father Italian, and in the school I learned German. But my host language is Italian.

I learned Spanish at home and, since half my family doesn't speak English, it's my first language.

I was raised speaking English and Spanish. And I also speak Danish. And I can get by in French and Italian. I've acted in Spanish and English, but when something has to do with emotions, sometimes I feel I can get to the heart of the matter better in Spanish.

It is asked of me that I give my first speech in this house in a language [English] other than my mother tongue [French.] …. Even if I knew English as intimately as I knew French, I would still give my first speech in the language of my French Canadian compatriots

I grew up speaking Arabic at home.

I grew up speaking Vietnamese - that was my first language because my parents didn't speak any English, and I didn't learn English until I started school.

I grew up speaking both languages, and for me that's really important.

I really love Anglo music, and the language as well. Like, my kids, they - born here, Miami. So I just - a little bit more familiar with the language.

Well, my first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.

My parents were both Spanish-speakers and they used to speak to me and my siblings in Spanish and we'd answer them in English.

I studied in American school, so yes, I grew up speaking English and Spanish. Obviously, Spanish is my first language.

My biggest regret is that I didn't teach my two children how to speak Spanish.

My parents are both Belgian-born, and so am I, actually. I'm bilingual, so I had experience with French.

I speak English with my dad and Swedish with my mom; it's quite schizophrenic.

I grew up speaking Spanish. The woman who helped raise me was only Spanish-speaking, so it was one of my primary languages as a kid. And I lived in Spain for a while.

Most of my family doesn't speak English. It's so important for the baby. He's going to know all his American roots, but he also needs to know about his Brazilian side.

I grew up speaking Korean, but my dad spoke English very well. I learned a lot of how to speak English by watching television.

I learned Punjabi before I learned English in spite of the fact that I was born in Canada.

Latinos are learning English. That doesn't mean that they should sacrifice their original language or that they should give up this in-betweeness that is Spanglish.

My mother is half Malayali and half Tamilian. I can speak Bengali and Tamil, but can't read or write.