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What langauge should I study? They are offering a couple of languages in my school. I've asked around and many have said that Arabic and French are the best ones to study. ( A lot of countries speak these,etc.) I sorta like Italian.
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There's something about the language that cuases people to reproduce quicker and with more ferver. French and German just make you more gay--and there is NOTHING wrong with that, except if everybody where gay, world economies would slow down becuase the population would stop growing. Yup, definately, Spanish. | |
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Any language would be cool. the more the better.
I've learned Hebrew, English and French (forgot most of my French though) and would love to learn more languages. But not in school, but by learning from the ones who speak it. | |
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I've been learning Chinese and I love it,
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if you live in the states its best to learn Spanish. since lately it has been known that the Latino population has been growing, it will help alot in terms of employment that requires or has spanish as a plus. | |
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If English is your only language, stick to French, Spanish or Italian, esp if Italian is your fave.
If English is your second language, why not study Russian or Chinese? They are both beautiful languages and both rather alien to the English language. Ask Crystaltits. She studies Russian. |
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Hehehe.
And to tease; you also could study ENGLISH. It's 'language', not 'langauge' |
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I think deciding to learn a foreign language I find is a long and challenging path, so I'd choose wisely so you'll stick with it. Perhaps consider what cultures interest you most. Learning the language of a culture you're fascinated with will give you an invaluable 'in' into that culture.
Think of what places excite you: Wouldn't it be nice to walk the streets and enjoy the restaurants on your own time and in your own way? Find out how many people speak the various languages you're considering learning. With what percentage of the world's population do you want to be able to communicate? Look at a map perhaps to see how much area is covered by native speakers of various languages. The larger the area, the more places you'll be able to visit with ease. Weigh the pros and cons of radically different languages: for example, some languages are more difficult on the one hand but offer access to a more 'exotic' culture on the other. If you're still struggling to make a decision, go with your gut feeling. It won't mislead you. Make sure the language is one you think you'll enjoy learning. It's tough enough learning a new language without the additional burden of doing something you don't enjoy. You only have to look at my French A-Level!  | |
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I speak Japanese, which is nowhere as hard as most people think and comes from a really cool country. Also I'm beginning to learn Korean, which is a nice language -- unlike most Asian languages, it runs on a single phonetic alphabet, and it's got lots of pretty circles and lines. Chinese sounds impossible, and it comes from an evil communist superpower also. Arabic is very interesting, if a tad difficult -- each letter has a different form for whether it's at the start, the middle, or the end of the word, and it reads from right to left. And of course there's French, which comes from a tres cool country and a lot of people it find easy to learn because it's similarish to English. Personally though, I find Latin-based languages harder than foreign ones; I'd rather start again with a new alphabet then apply new rules to the same characters. Up to you. | |
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Learn Persian! No hablo espanol,no! 
Pero hablo ingles..ssii muy muy bien... 
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In this day and age Arabic sounds pretty darn interesting. That's what I'd go for. Life it ain't real funky unless you got that orgPop. | |
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I studied French, and enjoyed it very much, though I never got very far and remember very little. When I was in France I was able to order a coffee and a pastry but they always looked at me funny and I'd end up sighing and pointing at what I wanted anyway.  But I really wish I'd studied Spanish. In fact I may just do one of these days.  And very true what heybabay said, if you're living in the US it can be very, very helpful, in terms of employment and otherwise. Our Spanish-speaking population is growing quite rapidly. |
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I speak and teach German, English and Turkish but I would love to learn Japanese, Spanish and Greek and maybe Italian.
I guess it all depends on WHY you want to learn a language and HOW ...it can be very frustrating if there´s no love for the language or the culture(s) of the people who speak it. I have a genuine love for the English speaking people and the cultures, like the USA or UK, which makes things easier, plus their pop culture is great, too. Arabic sounds interesting as well, but it brings back bad memories in my case, so I never really bothered to learn it...but I guess it´s really important these days...the great Malcolm X, Hadjj Malik Al Shabbazz, even knew this more than half a century ago... " I´d rather be a stank ass hoe because I´m not stupid. Oh my goodness! I got more drugs! I´m always funny dude...I´m hilarious! Are we gonna smoke?" | |
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Arbi said: They are offering a couple of languages in my school. I've asked around and many have said that Arabic and French are the best ones to study. ( A lot of countries speak these,etc.) I sorta like Italian.
So which one to pick? I've studied both French and Italian (although, I knew Italian from my mom's family) and I loved them both. | |
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i like Italian, i've always wanted to be fluent in another language and I've always said that I would study Italian. I need to stick to my plan though, it kind of has fell by the wayside. I was trying to teach myself, which is why... I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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étudies le français  [Edited 2/27/05 12:09pm] | |
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Learn Mandarin...if you can (those intonations are a killer!). The chinese work market is going to become even bigger in the future, and will spill over way beyond the borders of China. Also, China is a beautiful country with amazing culture that will be more and more influential in every way with every passing year. If you have a head start with Mandarin while this development is still in its cradle (which is now), then lots of doors will open up for you in the future. | |
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shellyevon said: I've been learning Chinese and I love it,
Ni Hao! Lai ho! (Cantonese)
Yours greeting is Mandarin, right?
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lilmissmissy said: Learn Persian!
You needz to see the Don Mega ..... http://www.prince.org/profile/PEJ 
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Beautifully written! Thanks all
JDINTERACTIVE said: I think deciding to learn a foreign language I find is a long and challenging path, so I'd choose wisely so you'll stick with it. Perhaps consider what cultures interest you most. Learning the language of a culture you're fascinated with will give you an invaluable 'in' into that culture.
Think of what places excite you: Wouldn't it be nice to walk the streets and enjoy the restaurants on your own time and in your own way? Find out how many people speak the various languages you're considering learning. With what percentage of the world's population do you want to be able to communicate? Look at a map perhaps to see how much area is covered by native speakers of various languages. The larger the area, the more places you'll be able to visit with ease. I like how written your opinion. Sweet. Weigh the pros and cons of radically different languages: for example, some languages are more difficult on the one hand but offer access to a more 'exotic' culture on the other. If you're still struggling to make a decision, go with your gut feeling. It won't mislead you. Make sure the language is one you think you'll enjoy learning. It's tough enough learning a new language without the additional burden of doing something you don't enjoy. You only have to look at my French A-Level! [Edited 2/28/05 9:08am] | |
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JDINTERACTIVE said: You only have to look at my French A-Level!
Tu parles le français JD ? | |
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senik said: shellyevon said: I've been learning Chinese and I love it,
Ni Hao! Lai ho! (Cantonese)
Yours greeting is Mandarin, right?
Dwai! Yeah,I have a friend that lives in Taipei who came to study at the university here for a year.She got me started and I just kept it up after she went home. "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind"-Dr Seuss
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MrSquiggle said: Korean, which is a nice language -- unlike most Asian languages, it runs on a single phonetic alphabet, and it's got lots of pretty circles and lines.
As good a reason as any! | |
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The 3 most spoken languages in the world are english, spanish, and chinese so if you knoiw these u can go many places especially in business context if that is your area of study or work...personally i am trying to learn Punjabi now. I know english and spanish | |
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swedish was my first language, german my second, english my third, learned a little italian at school, which has been cofusing for me as I'm now learning spanish. | |
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My first language is English. I'm embarassed to admit that even though I'm Canadian, the best I've managed is cereal box French.
Someday I'm gonna take another shot at French. "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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