leosmith Senior Member United States Joined 6548 days ago 2365 posts - 3804 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Tagalog
| Message 161 of 580 28 October 2007 at 7:19am | IP Logged |
frenkeld wrote:
I only avoid those that would take too long to learn. |
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But frenkeld, that's my definition of difficult. What's yours?
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silentlearner Diglot Newbie Romania Joined 6236 days ago 21 posts - 21 votes Speaks: Romanian*, English Studies: German
| Message 162 of 580 28 October 2007 at 8:11am | IP Logged |
I think I'd like to speak these languages fluently:
1.Norwegian
2.Icelandic
3.English
4.Irish
5.Swedish
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frenkeld Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 6941 days ago 2042 posts - 2719 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: German
| Message 163 of 580 28 October 2007 at 8:34am | IP Logged |
leosmith wrote:
frenkeld wrote:
I only avoid those that would take too long to learn. |
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But frenkeld, that's my definition of difficult. What's yours? |
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I would add a serious lack of learning resources and opportunities to use the language to the definition, but I was really just admiring your bold stance.
I wouldn't shy away from any one difficult language if I was really interested in it, but if I were to end up with a list of five such languages, the number promulgated in this thread, I would feel forced to look into the available study time.
Edited by frenkeld on 28 October 2007 at 8:41am
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olgahtml Triglot Newbie United States Joined 6315 days ago 28 posts - 28 votes Speaks: Russian*, Ukrainian, English Studies: Spanish
| Message 164 of 580 28 October 2007 at 11:30am | IP Logged |
-Spanish
-Italian
-French
-German
-Portuguese
I don't have any so-called "difficult" languages on my list. I don't shy away from them. My selection is one of love rather than reason. I find the languages on my list beautiful or culturally attractive and gives me enough motivation to pursue them.
Edited by olgahtml on 28 October 2007 at 11:39am
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bela_lugosi Hexaglot Senior Member Finland Joined 6452 days ago 272 posts - 376 votes Speaks: English, Finnish*, Italian, Spanish, German, Swedish Studies: Russian, Estonian, Sámi, Latin
| Message 165 of 580 01 November 2007 at 11:57am | IP Logged |
I'd go for:
-Russian
-Romanian
-Icelandic
-Japanese
-Slovenian
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lloydkirk Diglot Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6411 days ago 429 posts - 452 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: Russian
| Message 166 of 580 04 November 2007 at 6:20pm | IP Logged |
-French
-German
-Russian
-Swedish
-For the 5th one I don't know.
Edited by lloydkirk on 08 November 2007 at 10:44pm
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MissRie Newbie United States Joined 6228 days ago 5 posts - 5 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French
| Message 167 of 580 04 November 2007 at 8:30pm | IP Logged |
French
Icelandic
Swedish
German
Russian
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Alfonso Octoglot Senior Member Mexico Joined 6859 days ago 511 posts - 536 votes Speaks: Biblical Hebrew, Spanish*, French, English, Tzotzil, Italian, Portuguese, Ancient Greek Studies: Nahuatl, Tzeltal, German
| Message 168 of 580 08 November 2007 at 10:22pm | IP Logged |
I would choose:
1.- One international language: German (besides English and French that I already know)
2.- One constructed language: ESPERANTO
3.- One difficult language: MANDARIN
4.- One (more) native Mexican language: NAHUATL
5.- And one "cultural" language: LATIN
Edited by Alfonso on 08 November 2007 at 10:26pm
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