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| whit Newbie United States Joined 5232 days ago 1 posts - 1 votes Speaks: English* | Message 121 of 141 30 March 2011 at 3:41am | IP Logged |
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As a child, I was very interested in Spanish, and quickly became fascinated by everything involving Spanish. Growing older I became interested in all different types of languages. I didn't study Spanish until high school, where I took Spanish classes for two years. The classes focused solely on Spanish grammar, and didn't require students to actually speak in Spanish or understand spoken Spanish.
Recently, I changed schools and my new school has a different approach to language learning, which has inspired me to study Spanish again. I have found many great resources on this site that I am going to use to study Spanish further. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Jenniferenny Newbie United States Joined 4632 days ago 9 posts - 9 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Hindi, Sign Language | Message 122 of 141 20 March 2012 at 12:43pm | IP Logged |
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It chose me. I discovered that many people in my area speak this language and I wanted to
show them respect by learning their language. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Everything Diglot Groupie France Joined 4701 days ago 87 posts - 167 votes  Speaks: French*, English Studies: Spanish | Message 123 of 141 20 March 2012 at 3:14pm | IP Logged |
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English because it's a must.
Esperanto because of the idea, its history and culture, because it's sounds like latin, it's a beautiful language, because it's easy, because of esperantists who are smart, open-minded and friendly, because it's an artificial language which became a modern language. Because it's like a family, because nobody owns Esperanto, because it's a scorned language. Etc... Russian because it's chic. Edited by Everything on 20 March 2012 at 3:18pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| tiyafeh Pentaglot Newbie Israel Joined 4778 days ago 12 posts - 31 votes Speaks: English, Modern Hebrew*, Portuguese, Spanish, Latin Studies: Biblical Hebrew, Arabic (Written), German, Greek, Aramaic, Arabic (Levantine) | Message 124 of 141 20 March 2012 at 3:45pm | IP Logged |
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Hebrew - My native language.
English - To all intents and purposes also native, due to living in England at a young age. Arabic - The only language (other than English) offered at my school, but also a fascinating language with plenty of opportunities to use it. Besides, learning is something of a family tradition. Spanish - I was forced to start learning it at school in the United States, and when I returned to Israel I decided I liked it and it would be a shame to drop it. Latin - I love this language, also, but not only, because it allows me to connect with distant cultures, not only geographically but also chronologically. Portuguese - My favourite Romance language. Greek - For an upcoming trip to Greece. Well, that's the excuse, anyway. The real reason is that I've been fascinated by this language for a while. Sanskrit - I came across a Sanskrit grammar book and tried to resist buying it, but to no avail. Maltese - An interesting mixed language, and I happen to know someone who speaks it. German - I simply like the language. Italian - My father speaks it, and I have some distant family in Italy. Again, this is just the excuse. I could add some more languages to this list, but I think it's long enough already. Edited by tiyafeh on 20 March 2012 at 3:46pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Mangekyō Diglot Newbie United Kingdom Joined 4636 days ago 0 - 2 votes Studies: French, English*, Japanese Studies: Icelandic | Message 125 of 141 20 March 2012 at 11:23pm | IP Logged |
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English is native.
Chose Japanese because I like to read the odd manga and because I liked the idea of learning thousands of characters for writing. I also like some of the music and want to understand it more. I wanted another Germanic language and like Nordic history and Icelandic is still the closet to Old Norse so I picked that too. Also, it uses unique letters that went extinct in other Germanic languages. I did French in school so I try to pick it up again on and off. Edited by Mangekyō on 20 March 2012 at 11:33pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Jappy58 Bilingual Super Polyglot Senior Member United States Joined 4638 days ago 200 posts - 413 votes Speaks: Spanish*, Guarani*, Arabic (Levantine), Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghribi), Arabic (Written), French, English, Persian, Quechua, Portuguese Studies: Modern Hebrew | Message 126 of 141 22 March 2012 at 1:15am | IP Logged |
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Kurdish: I was very interested in the Middle East, and while researching it, I learned about the Kurds, and all of a sudden I started getting interested in their language. Luckily, my neighbors included a family of Kurds, so I was able to go farther in the language than had they not been there to help me.
Arabic: I looked into it,and fell in love. Enough said. I loved the script and the sound of it, so I then decided to study it seriously. German: I took it while in high school since I already knew Spanish, and wasn't interested in Latin or French. I'm not quite skilled at German, however. Persian: After Kurdish and Arabic, I fell in love with the notion of learning more Middle Eastern languages. I tried Persian, loved it, and continued with it. French: The Little Prince captivated me, plus I find France and other countries in which it is spoken interesting. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Eevee Newbie Canada Joined 4901 days ago 8 posts - 9 votes Studies: Mandarin, Korean | Message 128 of 141 24 March 2012 at 3:52am | IP Logged |
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I picked Chinese because when I was younger I took a trip to China. It was my first trip
where I could interact easily with locals. I wanted to keep up with that. Plus the idea of speaking multiple languages has always attracted me. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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