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You're both amazing! I am not proficient in any language besides English. I know a tiny bit of French (mostly pronunciation), a minuscule bit of Spanish, and some Hebrew (prayers, for the most part; my pronunciation is very good, though). I know some Yiddish.
I've learned just a few words of Bulgarian from friends who come from Bulgaria. Some of the words I've learned are so pretty; cute, really:
Ko-lee-bray (hummingbird, but it also means "jewelry"); roo-sahl-kah (mermaid); kook-la (doll).
Lokebee, it's interesting that soup in Maori is "hupa." In most eastern European languages, soup is pronounced "zsoo-pa." Similar.
Speaking of Yiddish, I read recently that the word "lox" (smoked salmon) is an ancient word, unchanged, that is found in a number of languages dating back to the very beginning of written language.
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