Help:Language
Currently you can indicate the languages you speak by using templates on your User:<name> page. There are different levels to indicate your fluency in each language. Adding the templates to your user page will add your name to the appropriate language categories. More language templates can be added as the need arises.
These templates are based on Wikipedia's user language templates
To participate, add the template to you user page by following these instructions:
- Start off with {{Language-
- Then add the number of language templates you want to display, followed by |
- e.g. {{Language-3| for three languages
- Next add one of the following codes for each language you speak, separated by |, where xx is the FSAWiki code for the language:
- xx-1 for basic command (the ability to understand the language well enough to use an article as a source for writings in one's own language and to ask or answer simple questions)
- xx-2 ability to modify articles and to participate in discussions
- xx-3 for advanced or fluent understanding (the ability to write articles in this language without difficulties, minor errors may occur)
- xx-4 if you have a grasp of the language comparable to a native speaker, but are not a native speaker
- xx if you're a native speaker
- Then finish by adding closing braces: }}
So, for example, {{Language-2|en|de-1}} would indicate a native speaker of English with basic knowledge of German. {{Language-4|zh|en-3|fr-2|es-1}} would indicate a native speaker of Chinese with an advanced knowledge of English, an intermediate knowledge of French, and a basic knowledge of Spanish.
You can also add stand-alone language templates by following the {{User xx-1}} format.
These templates add you to the category associated with your level of understanding, and to the overall category for that language.
To find someone who speaks a particular language, see user languages, and follow the links. The two and three letter codes are taken from ISO 639.
ar - العربية (Arabic)
Category: user ar
- {{user ar-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user ar-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user ar-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user ar-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user ar}} (Usage) — native
bg - Български (Bulgarian)
Category: user bg
- {{user bg-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user bg-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user bg-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user bg-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user bg}} (Usage) — native
cz - Česky (Czech)
Category: user cz
- {{user cz-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user cz-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user cz-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user cz-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user cz}} (Usage) — native
da - Dansk (Danish)
Category: user da
- {{user da-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user da-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user da-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user da-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user da}} (Usage) — native
de - Deutsch (German)
Category: user de
- {{user de-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user de-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user de-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user de-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user de}} (Usage) — native
en - English (English)
Category: user en
- {{user en-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user en-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user en-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user en-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user en}} (Usage) — native
es - Español (Spanish)
Category: user es
- {{user es-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user es-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user es-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user es-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user es}} (Usage) — native
fi - Suomi (Finnish)
Category: user fi
- {{user fi-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user fi-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user fi-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user fi-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user fi}} (Usage) — native
fr - Français (French)
Category: user fr
- {{user fr-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user fr-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user fr-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user fr-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user fr}} (Usage) — native
it - Italiano (Italian)
Category: user it
- {{user it-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user it-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user it-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user it-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user it}} (Usage) — native
ja - 日本語 (Japanese)
Category: user ja
- {{user ja-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user ja-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user ja-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user ja-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user ja}} (Usage) — native
nl - Nederlands (Dutch)
Category: user nl
- {{user nl-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user nl-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user nl-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user nl-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user nl}} (Usage) — native
no - Norsk (Norwegian)
Category: user no
- {{user no-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user no-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user no-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user no-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user no}} (Usage) — native
pt - Português (Portuguese)
Category: user pt
- {{user pt-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user pt-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user pt-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user pt-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user pt}} (Usage) — native
ru - Русский (Russian)
Category: user ru
- {{user ru-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user ru-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user ru-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user ru-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user ru}} (Usage) — native
sv - Svenska (Swedish)
Category: user sv
- {{user sv-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user sv-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user sv-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user sv-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user sv}} (Usage) — native
tl - Tagalog (Filipino)
Category: user tl
- {{user tl-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user tl-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user tl-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user tl-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user tl}} (Usage) — native
vi - Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
Category: user vi
- {{user vi-1}} (Usage) — basic
- {{user vi-2}} (Usage) — intermediate
- {{user vi-3}} (Usage) — advanced
- {{user vi-4}} (Usage) — near native
- {{user vi}} (Usage) — native
zh - 中文 (Chinese)
Category: user zh