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| MarcusOdim Groupie Brazil Joined 4848 days ago 91 posts - 142 votes  | Message 289 of 346 25 December 2011 at 1:15am | IP Logged | ||
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Any Asian language but Japanese or Korean, I can't stand the Chinese Languages
Or any language that, despite beautiful, would take too long to learn, it's simply not worth it (to me), I love when I try out something new to me like Catalan and I'm "surprisingly" able to read an entire newspaper having never studied the language 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| jarm Newbie Australia Joined 4913 days ago 33 posts - 55 votes Speaks: English* | Message 290 of 346 25 December 2011 at 4:06am | IP Logged | ||
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Languages which I don't have good access to resources and speakers. After studying some minority languages, it can be really frustrating to learn a language when you simply don't have enough information on it. More or less under a couple million speakers, most languages don't seem to have much.
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| tommus Senior Member CanadaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5867 days ago 979 posts - 1688 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Dutch, French, Esperanto, German, Spanish | Message 291 of 346 25 December 2011 at 5:08am | IP Logged | ||
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Rather than a language, I would identify an aspect of languages that makes it more
difficult for me to speak. That aspect is the "need" to "perform" a bit. I find Dutch and German easier to speak because you can just "speak" them. For French and Spanish, I think you need more enthusiasm, emphasis and some sense of drama. I guess I am just a monotonic, reserved speaker, without the passion of an actor which I think helps for Latin languages. Nevertheless, I am learning French and Spanish, as well as Dutch and German. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| birthdaysuit Groupie United Kingdom Joined 4818 days ago 48 posts - 101 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish, Swedish | Message 292 of 346 25 December 2011 at 5:08pm | IP Logged | ||
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Unrealistic, but I'd like to learn ALL the languages of the world. I really can't think
of anything better than being able to speak to everyone in their native tongue. 4 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| a3 Triglot Senior Member Bulgaria Joined 5257 days ago 273 posts - 370 votes Speaks: Bulgarian*, English, Russian Studies: Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Finnish | Message 293 of 346 25 December 2011 at 5:19pm | IP Logged | ||
Really? Even the Kusunda language? 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| birthdaysuit Groupie United Kingdom Joined 4818 days ago 48 posts - 101 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish, Swedish | Message 294 of 346 25 December 2011 at 5:39pm | IP Logged | ||
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Why not? You know what they say about languages on the verge of extinction? When that
language dies so too do all herbal remedies that the natives passed down over the generations. Stories also. Just because a language isn't spoken by many, doesn't mean it isn't useful. Or pleasant. 4 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Carisma Diglot Senior Member Argentina Joined 5623 days ago 104 posts - 161 votes Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishC1 Studies: Italian, Mandarin | Message 295 of 346 26 December 2011 at 5:18am | IP Logged | ||
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You know, if I had the time and someone offered me a free class, free books and free
audio on any language most likely I would say yes. But if I had to pick the last language I would learn... Probably German because it is insanely difficult, or Arabic because Standard Arabic is not so useful due to the dialects. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Humdereel Octoglot Groupie United States Joined 4979 days ago 90 posts - 349 votes Speaks: English, Spanish*, Arabic (Levantine), Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Written), Turkish, Persian, Urdu Studies: Russian | Message 296 of 346 26 December 2011 at 4:55pm | IP Logged | ||
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When it comes to learning languages, I love each aspect of the language: speaking, writing, and reading, so I tend to go for ones that...
-I'm going to be able to speak with others -One that has a rich literary history -In general, one that I'll personally be able to use This is what attracted me to Arabic and Persian. Yes, MSA isn't immediately practical for everyday speaking, but it gives you access to an incredible body of literature, and it is very important if you're interested in learning and seeing the relationships of the different dialects. Persian also offers a spectacular literary history, and I have friends that speak it and thus it has been of a lot of use to me. So basically, if I can use it and have a strong interest in the culture, I'd go for it. As a result, I'm unlikely to study Mandarin, Finnish, Slovak, Japanese, etc. Although I tend to be interested in all world cultures, there's only some that interest me so much that I'd learn the language. In addition, I have no interest whatsoever in artificial languages such as Esperanto. It's just not my plate of couscous. Of course, there are exceptions to some of these rules, since I'm interested in some indigenous African languages that may not be known for their literature as much. 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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