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Exp

(1,061 posts)
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 02:17 PM Yesterday

Yes, yes. Melania can say "That will be $400" in six languages.

The claim that Melania Trump speaks six (or five) languages fluently has been primarily promoted by Melania Trump herself and her political team, often repeated by supporters and media commentators to emphasize her international background.However, her actual fluency in languages other than her native Slovenian and English is widely disputed by journalists, biographers, and fact-checkers, with consensus indicating there is little evidence of conversational fluency in languages like French, German, or Italian.

Documented Language Skills
There is a consensus among linguistic observers, fact-checkers, and biographies that she has native or functional command of the following languages:
Slovenian: Her native language, spoken fluently.
English: The primary language she uses for all public engagements and speeches.Serbo-Croatian (or Serbian/Croatian): Reportedly learned during her upbringing in the former Yugoslavia. Because of its close similarity to Slovenian, she is known to possess at least passive knowledge or conversational ability.

The Claimed Additional Languages
Melania has historically claimed to speak Italian, French, and German, which would bring her total to five or six languages when counting her native tongue. However, these claims are heavily debated:
Fluency vs. Basics:
While she lived and modeled in Europe, evidence suggests her foreign-language skills may be limited to basic greetings or stock phrases rather than conversational fluency.
Public Use: In professional and diplomatic settings, such as interacting with European or Russian leaders, she frequently uses translators.
During her time as First Lady, direct footage of her speaking languages other than English and Slovenian has been largely limited to simple introductory phrases.


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Yes, yes. Melania can say "That will be $400" in six languages. (Original Post) Exp Yesterday OP
She can say YES in six languages MacKasey Yesterday #1
I wouldn't call her fluent in English either. 🤨 biophile Yesterday #2
Melania: mr715 Yesterday #4
Saying hello, goodbye and thank you doesn't count. chowder66 Yesterday #3
She could put this to rest in her documentary... lame54 Yesterday #5
Remember when speaking multiple languages and having a slight accent was a HUGE problem karynnj Yesterday #6
I believe Pope Francis tried to speak with her in Italian.... Ritabert Yesterday #7
She's fullashit, just like her husband. Americanme Yesterday #8
i know a danish woman. she spoke several languages. big traveller. pansypoo53219 Yesterday #9
For someone who has lived in the US for so long GenThePerservering Yesterday #10

biophile

(1,645 posts)
2. I wouldn't call her fluent in English either. 🤨
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 02:44 PM
Yesterday

She can definitely say “who gives a f*ck about Christmas”, though. So I guess she knows the f word 😏

mr715

(4,746 posts)
4. Melania:
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 03:11 PM
Yesterday

"I first lady do much word for to be along to the best president, my husband, Donald. He is parent of such many. America, we, must do all we can for the children of Americans in the world. I did not know Jeffrey Epstein. Only were we casual acquisitions with same circle friends."

karynnj

(61,189 posts)
6. Remember when speaking multiple languages and having a slight accent was a HUGE problem
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 03:23 PM
Yesterday

for Republicans?

Teresa Heinz Kerry spoke many languages fluently enough that she had worked as a UN instant translator. Her spoken and written English was near flawless, unlike Melania.

Ritabert

(2,773 posts)
7. I believe Pope Francis tried to speak with her in Italian....
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 03:36 PM
Yesterday

He had to revert to English.

GenThePerservering

(3,965 posts)
10. For someone who has lived in the US for so long
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 04:55 PM
Yesterday

Melania's grasp of English is not very good, either.

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