| 1. | Roosevelt had a speaking or reading knowledge of at least twenty languages.
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| 2. | A reading knowledge of German and French at least is essential for that.
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| 3. | Those with at least a reading knowledge of French should find this quite interesting .-- Jmabel
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| 4. | He spoke German and French fluently and some Japanese, and he had a reading knowledge of ancient Greek and Latin.
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| 5. | Fluent in English, Arabic, and French, Said has reading knowledge of Italian, German, Spanish, and Latin.
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| 6. | Apart from his maternal language he spoke and wrote English and Italian and had a reading knowledge of Spanish, French and Russian.
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| 7. | Eventually he became fluent in French, German and Italian, and gained a reading knowledge of Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Sanskrit.
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| 8. | He was then school rector in Alkmaar from 1513, where he insisted his pupils had a good reading knowledge of parts of the Bible.
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| 9. | He later acquired a reading knowledge of Sanskrit ( for Hindu scriptures ), Pali ( for Buddhist ), and Arabic ( for Islamic ).
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| 10. | :It's a good idea to define your short-term needs : are you looking to acquire a reading knowledge, or conversational ability?
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