How Many Languages Does Scarlett Johansson Speak?

Publish date: 2024-05-03

Given that Scarlett Johansson was born and raised in the United States, it shouldn't be surprising that her native language is English, but she has tried to learn a few other languages in her life. Johansson learned French when she was with her ex-husband, Romain Dauriac, and it proved to be useful when it came to arguments.

"When you're in a relationship with somebody you want to speak whatever language is easiest to get your ideas out as quickly as possible — so you can argue your point," Johansson told James Corden on "The Late Late Show" in 2015, per AZ Central. Johansson's French might not have been as fluent as she would've liked as she and Dauriac divorced in December 2017.

Besides French, Johansson also knows a bit of Danish because of her family's Scandinavian roots. "The only words I can say are jeg elsker dig [I love you]," she told Scandinavian Traveler in March 2016. "My parents always used Danish as a secret language, so we kids wouldn't understand what they were talking about."

While Johansson has not had much luck getting languages down fluently, she has plenty of time and resources to get it right in the future.

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