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| zografialep Hexaglot Groupie GreeceRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4130 days ago 41 posts - 71 votes  Speaks: Ancient Greek, Greek*, EnglishC2, GermanB2, Spanish, Latin Studies: Russian | Message 1 of 12 07 September 2013 at 6:04pm | IP Logged | ||
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I'm in a huge dilemma concerning my next language mission and I'd really appreciate
any help I can get. I would like to learn either swedish, turkish, french and Italian, but I dont know which one is the best for me and is worth learning. 1. Swedish : the reason for swedish is that first of all, it is a nordic language and I'd love to learn one of those. Secondly, near my cottage in Crete(a greek island) every year over a million of Scandinavian families come for their holidays. Most of them speak swedish and even if they dont, I've been told that swedish, danish and norwegian speakers can understand each other, so I'd love to finally be able to speak to thema and not feel left out. Also, speaking swedish would make finding a job there much easier for me( but that's for when I'm in need, not at the time being) Im also more inclined to learn swedish because of the similarities with English and german(I speak both languages). Please, if anybody can tell, will it be easier for me while already speaking these languages? How hard would swedish be for a German- English speaker? 2. Italian : because it is easy and Italy is absolutely beautiful. I can already speak Spanish and understand and translate latin, so I guess it wouldnt be so hard. However, I dont like how Italian sounds... that's a problem. But I guess I would start liking it after understanding it. 3. French : I took french lessons at school and I absolutely hated it, so I stopped and now I dont remember a thing, just the basics. However, french now seems fascinating to me and I really regret leaving it, especially after making friends from parts of the world that french is spoken. Plus, most of my friends speak french, so I would be able to practice :) 4. Turkish : I live in Greece, which is Turkey's neighbor. Some months ago I didnt even consider this language as an option, but after making some turkish friends, I startin liking it. The weird sounds captivate me and I would like to try something exotic, so turkish is a good option. Plus, due to the long war and conflict between Greece and Turkey, some turkish words exist in the greek vocabulary, so I already know them. Thanks, everyone, and sorry for the long post! :) Edited by zografialep on 07 September 2013 at 6:05pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| caam_imt Triglot Senior Member Mexico Joined 4853 days ago 232 posts - 357 votes Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishC2, Finnish Studies: German, Swedish | Message 2 of 12 07 September 2013 at 6:49pm | IP Logged | ||
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IMO Swedish will be quite easy for you. I would say I'm around an A2 level (haven't had
much time to study, as my focus is Finnish), but so far everything has been quite easy. I can even understand some native texts that are supposed to be way beyond my level, just because English and German help so much. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
 Fasulye Heptaglot Winner TAC 2012 Moderator Germany fasulyespolyglotblog Joined 5838 days ago 5460 posts - 6006 votes 1 sounds Speaks: German*, DutchC1, EnglishB2, French, Italian, Spanish, Esperanto Studies: Latin, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish Personal Language Map | Message 3 of 12 08 September 2013 at 7:26am | IP Logged | ||
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I also would advise you to learn Swedish! Your previous knowledge of the other Germanic languages English and German will make it easier to learn for you and with so many Swedish tourists coming to your region, you will get a lot of inspiration for this language. And the grammar of Swedish (also Norwegian and Danish) is not so complicated.
Fasulye Edited by Fasulye on 08 September 2013 at 7:28am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| fireballtrouble Triglot Senior Member Turkey Joined 4515 days ago 129 posts - 203 votes Speaks: Turkish*, French, English Studies: German | Message 4 of 12 08 September 2013 at 9:39am | IP Logged | ||
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If you are learning languages just for linguistic pleasure, I'd advise French or Turkish.
You already speak English and German, so you are not stranger to the logic of Swedish. But French is a Latin language, a different, new way of thinking for you. And Turkish, by far the furthest language to all these above, can be a joy for you, in regard of learning a new language "system", a brand new style of linguistic mentality for a native Greek speaker. On the other hand, as I know, there is a significant Turkish minority who lives in northeastern Greece. Knowledge of Turkish is always a plus in our area, as you know. These are pro's. and what about con's ? Turkish vocabulary is not similar to German and English, so you'll have to spend much more time if you decide to learn it. Edited by fireballtrouble on 08 September 2013 at 9:43am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Darklight1216 Diglot Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5091 days ago 411 posts - 639 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: German | Message 5 of 12 08 September 2013 at 2:24pm | IP Logged | ||
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It sounds as though you really want to learn Swedish, so I say go for it.
I'm curious though. How is it that you feel left out and can't speak to Scandanavians? Aren't they generally proficient English speakers? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| JosuéB Newbie United States Joined 4088 days ago 4 posts - 4 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, French | Message 6 of 12 08 September 2013 at 3:35pm | IP Logged | ||
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I'd say Turkish, only because that's definitely on my hit list of languages I want to learn in the near future! I don't know why I am so interested in Turkish, but as soon as my French is up to snuff I plan on diving into Assimil Le Turc!
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| tarvos Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member China likeapolyglot.wordpr Joined 4698 days ago 5310 posts - 9399 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, Swedish, French, Russian, German, Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Afrikaans Studies: Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Korean, Esperanto, Finnish | Message 7 of 12 08 September 2013 at 4:15pm | IP Logged | ||
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They are all worth learning. Pick the one you like best.
Swedish is very doable. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| zografialep Hexaglot Groupie GreeceRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4130 days ago 41 posts - 71 votes Speaks: Ancient Greek, Greek*, EnglishC2, GermanB2, Spanish, Latin Studies: Russian | Message 8 of 12 09 September 2013 at 7:32am | IP Logged | ||
True, but they rarely speak English with the locals, espesially the teenages- people in my age. They can speak English and the most I've met at a perfect level, but they dont use English if not nessesary. :) 1 person has voted this message useful |
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