Date: 11/18/2007 1:55:00 AM
From Authorid: 8024
I learned some spanish it was very hard to do ..and if you don't use it you lose it.. spanish would be good cause you can get very good jobs here in the US because before long more then half the people who live here will be from mexico..  |
Date: 11/18/2007 2:48:00 AM
From Authorid: 998
Sadly I haven't learned any other languages. I wish I had stayed with classes in Spanish, because it seems that we here in America will need it. I travel down to Arizona at least once a year, and there are areas that do not have any english on buildings and signs. The street signs are still in english, thank goodness .. LOL. For which language you should learn ... well, I would think that would depend on which countries you plan to visit most often.   |
Date: 11/18/2007 3:05:00 AM
From Authorid: 3263
I'd LOVE to be fluent in spanish. I took 2 years in high school but didn't really pay attention. Signed up for 3rd year but the first day the teacher said that was the only day we'd be using english so I dropped it. Now I find myself intermingling spanish with my english. I really want to take a course or two on it.  |
Date: 11/18/2007 3:32:00 AM
From Authorid: 21266
ive studied french throughout middle school and all the way to highschool. i did my IGCSE in French and i cannot for the life of me speak it. i think if you want to learn a new language Communication is key. make friends with people who speak it, have someone you can constantly call up talk in that specific language. it also helps if your teacher refuses to explain things in english  good luck.  |
Date: 11/18/2007 4:03:00 AM
From Authorid: 42945
I wish I had learned French in school, and I would also love to be able to speak Arabic...I have my own version of French LOL!!!!  |
Date: 11/18/2007 4:40:00 AM
From Authorid: 10657
lol, I guess I am much like you I dabbled in Spanish because, in my freshman year of school we went to Spain, I took French because, in my Senior year of school we went to France, and I learned Czech because, it was a necessity my grandmother absolutely refused to speak any language other than her native tongue even if, it was necessary for her she refused to lol.  |
Date: 11/18/2007 5:14:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 15675
Eh I find Spanish boring and overrated. I dont aim for Spain and well theres nothing of interest in Spanish around me (well to ME LOL). French could be fun...I should be more motivated to it. You know whats ironic is I can sing Arabic very well but when I tried to learn a little it confused the heck out of me. LOL Texas Angi; at least your Grandma stuck to her guns! Czech would be interesting. Hmm still dunno; Im gonna sleep on it  . Thanks!  |
Date: 11/18/2007 7:18:00 AM
From Authorid: 12072
I started out in high school with Spanish and French. College I started in German. I was thisclose to switching to Norwegian, but decided to stick with one. The best way to learn is to find other people that speak the language and PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE. and DONT be afraid of mistakes--when I lived in Germany, I tried not to be bothered by what anyone thought, I'd just do my best. The other way I learned a lot--I've read all the harry potter books in german (well, aside from teh last one). I picked up so many words and phrases, I amazed one of my german native friends! Main thing is practice.  |
Date: 11/18/2007 8:21:00 AM
From Authorid: 19613
I've had to endure Irish in school from about the age of 6 to 19. It's a completely useless language unless you want to speak it abroad as some kind of code, but then you need someone else who can speak it. In Ireland, most of the top universities require you to have studied at least one (non-English) European language so a lot of people generally have a basic grasp of some language besides Irish/English. French seems to be the most popular.  |
Date: 11/18/2007 9:12:00 AM
From Authorid: 62849
I learned Latin in classes and I'm taking Old English now. They help a lot with roots, and so if I were to take any Romance Language, or Germanic language, I'd have a good jump, at least on structure and pronunciation. I also bought a book on learning Irish, and that's been going slowly (I can pronounce words but I'm not sure of myself). I want to know how to speak a lot of languages, eventually. I also want to learn sign language.  |
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Date: 11/18/2007 9:15:00 AM
From Authorid: 62849
Dark Phoenix- I do think it's cool, though, that Ireland's schools are requiring students to get a bit of the language, even if it's not too commonly in use. |
Date: 11/18/2007 9:36:00 AM
From Authorid: 64270
I'd say take Latin first. It'll give you a good start on learning some other languages. =P  |
Date: 11/18/2007 12:14:00 PM
From Authorid: 63743
When I learned English, it was hard but the trick is dont translate...Example if you learn Spanish...When you see an apple, dont try to translate it just know its "manzana", dont think just do...like if I say a sentence...I dont try to translate it cause if not I cant say it right. Just do it and dont be scare to make mistakes (everyone does, when I learned English my 6yr old cousin would correct me if I was wrong)...and practice!  |
Date: 11/18/2007 12:22:00 PM
From Authorid: 15070
I have a funny way of learning a new language, and for me, it works. I learn all the swear words first. Then I read children's stories in the language I have choosen. Understanding the culture make the language flow easier. Remember that certain words simply do not "translate" to English. I found the easiest language to pick up was German. Because it is so much like phonetic English. Russian/Cyrillic is HARD, and it takes a lot of practice. Start with a Latin-Based language first. And remember, when learning, there is a difference between "conversational" (street) versions of a language, and "formal" language. The Spanish I had originally been taught in School did not help with Mexicans, because my teacher was from Spain, and I was taught such a formal "upper-case" Spanish, that I had to learn "conversational" Spanish to communicate.  |
Date: 11/18/2007 1:06:00 PM
From Authorid: 3901
I'm fluent in both English (duh) and French I also know a lot of German (it's extremely similar to english) but I wouldn't say I'm fluent in it. I know how to count in korean and I'm fairly decent in sign language (if that counts).  |
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Date: 11/18/2007 1:07:00 PM
From Authorid: 3901
Oh! I forgot I can understand gaelic and welsh but can't speak it for the life of me. |
Date: 11/18/2007 4:48:00 PM
From Authorid: 13546
I took French in school for 9 years, I was pretty good at writing and speaking it. It is a very useful language to know, especially here in Canada, because in some parts of the country , they use french as a main language, and english as a secondary. (in Quebec and parts of Ontario). I love the way this language flows off the tongue, it just sounds awesome, even when you say something simple. I have become rusty over the years, but I can still understand a good bit of it. I wish I kept it up. I think learning any new language can prove to be very good, for who knows where you may find yourself some day?  |
