Well, let me tell ya ’bout this Venus gal, the tennis star. Folks keep askin’, “How many languages does Venus Williams speak?” It ain’t as many as some might think, but it’s still a fair bit, you know?
Now, I heard tell that her sister, Serena, that one’s a real chatterbox, knows a whole bunch of ’em. Five, they say! English, German, French, Italian, and even that Chinese stuff, Mandarin they call it. But Venus, she’s a bit different.
From what I gather, Venus, she speaks English real good, of course. That’s her main one. But she ain’t no slouch neither. She knows a few others too, like Italian, for instance. Yep, Italian. Fancy, ain’t it?
- English – That’s her bread and butter, the one she uses all the time.
- Italian – Heard she speaks this one pretty good too. Maybe she likes pasta, who knows?
And then there’s the talk about French and German. See, her daddy, Richard, he made ’em learn all sorts of things. He was real strict, that one. So, she went to school and studied those languages. Whether she remembers ’em all now, that’s another story. Learning them languages ain’t like ridin’ a bike, you forget if you don’t use it.
Folks say she knows four languages, not countin’ English. But I reckon it’s more like she knows a bit of this and a bit of that. Maybe she can order a coffee in French, or ask for directions in German. But speakin’ ’em every day, like she does with English? Nah, I don’t think so.
It’s like this, you see. You can learn a few words here and there, but that don’t make you fluent. It’s like me tryin’ to bake a cake. I can throw some flour and eggs together, but it ain’t gonna be no fancy pastry chef creation, you get me?
Now, Venus, she’s a smart gal. She was number one in the world at tennis, both by herself and with her sister. That ain’t easy, let me tell ya. And she won a whole bunch of titles, they call ’em Grand Slams. Seven all by herself, and fourteen with Serena. That’s a lot of trophies, I tell ya.
And she was the first black woman to be number one, that’s a big deal. So, she’s got brains, that one. But speakin’ languages, well, it’s different from hittin’ a tennis ball. You gotta use it or you lose it, like I said.
So, to answer your question, “how many languages does Venus Williams speak?” Well, it depends on what you mean by “speak.” If you mean can she say a few words, maybe four or five. But if you mean can she chat away like she’s born and bred there, then it’s probably just English and maybe a bit of Italian. That’s my take on it, anyways.
And let me tell you somethin’ else, that girl, she worked hard. Her daddy trained her and Serena real hard. Tennis, tennis, tennis, all the time. No wonder she didn’t have much time for chitchat in a bunch of different languages!
She’s retired now, ain’t playin’ tennis no more. Maybe she’ll pick up some more languages now that she’s got the time. Who knows? Maybe she’ll surprise us all and start speakin’ Spanish or somethin’. But for now, I reckon she’s doin’ just fine with what she’s got.
So there you have it. Venus Williams, a great tennis player, speaks English real good, maybe some Italian, and a little bit of this and that. And that’s all there is to it.
