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I know two languages, which are Chinese and English. I think that's enough because I speak Chinese when I talk with my wife, parents, mother-in-law, and father-in-law. I would talk to those in English because that's the only language those people speak. I don't think I will learn a third language unless I'm sure it's going to be useful for me in the future. I think knowing two languages is enough unless you are the kind of person who wants to travel to different countries.

I think it depends on your own interest, if not required by school. I know some schools do require students to learn a second language as their elective before they can graduate. I think I would pick the language that I consider useful in the future because that's what most people would tend to pick a new language to learn. Have you considered Spanish? It is one of the most common languages to learn other than English because there are a lot of people out there who have chosen Spanish as their second language to learn.

I couldn't think of any word out of my head too because I haven't taken French for a long time. I remember it was about 10 years ago when I took French, which I was a high school student. I do see that French is a beautiful language, but I didn't really take the time to learn French.

I learned French when I was in high school. I dropped out the class because I found it was difficult for me to learn. I like how the language sounds, which is quite different from English. I might go back to learn French in the future because I still think it is a fascinating language to know. Good luck with your learning! Keep it up!

My first French movie that I actually sat and watched was called "Aurore". It was one of the saddest movies I have ever watched. I could say I really think the director has done a great job making the such a poignant movie. It was about a girl named Aurore, who badly abused by her stepmother. In the end of the movie, Aurore died from the pain. I could not think of anything to describe how sad the movie was because it was also kind of dark.

Are you mentioning the tenses in the English language or other languages. For English, I have no problem with the tenses because I have learned the rules and have acknowledged the use of tenses. In my native language, which is Chinese, there aren't tenses involved because it is based on the characters written by strokes. I think tenses in English language is quite straightforward once you know the rules and tricks.

A word can make a big difference. It depends on whether or not the person will understand your sentence unless you explain to the person. Chinese is different from English, which it can change to a whole different meaning if you miss a tone or two. I use the Google Pinyin keyboard to type Chinese on my phone, which is alright because it does get my typing done.

Welcome to the forum, Zach! I hope you like it here as much as I do. See you around. It is nice to meet you!

I would prefer a good poetry over lyrics because poetry means a lot more than the lyrics. Lyric, in my opinion, is something I don't actually pay much attention because it comes from a song. A poetry comes from authors who have spent all their life writing down their own experiences. I think you have to really understand the poetry in order to decipher some of the meanings written by the authors.

I agree. I don't think English was originally influenced by French. I would think the history of English has already vanished, which most people do not know or really care about. It is sad though, English is the primary language, but people don't actually know the history of it.

I haven't yet heard about dreaming in a new language, which sounds very unusual to me. I think I have daydreamed about learning a new language, however, it didn't happen because I didn't really think about learning a new language since I have already knew two languages.

I agree. I don't use "alas" because it doesn't sound like an English word at all. I don't usually have any hated words, although I don't like the sound of some of the words. For instance, I don't like the sound of cuss words, which I have often heard people say when I was in high school.

I do need some translation support. I would probably go to the translation section, right?

I would say the "Gone with the Respiration" series written by Lia Habel. It is both a science fiction and dystopian novel written by one of the newest authors. It is set in the year of 2195, which talks about zombies and war. That is a good novel right there!

Korean and Japanese are the languages I can distinguish without learning them. However, I did learn Japanese when I was in high school, so that didn't really count. Korean, for instance, I can distinguish because it doesn't have any Chinese characters unlike Japanese. I don't know Korean, but I have no problem recognizing the language.

I usually try to find if it has the English translation somewhere on the website. Otherwise, I most likely leave it alone because I don't want to spend time on something I don't really understand, especially in the language in which I don't understand. I use Safari browser, it doesn't offer translation to website languages.

I know two languages, which are English and Chinese. I learned Japanese when I was in high school, but dropped out the class because I found it difficult to learn. I didn't do very good in the Japanese class because I failed two of the exams. I have learned French when I was in college, but didn't continue because I focused on my major instead. I would like to go back to learn French in the future though.

Welcome to the Linguaholic forum! Hope you like it as much as I do. It is nice to meet you!

Welcome to the Linguaholic forum! Your English is pretty good, however, do keep practicing because that's one of the best ways to improve English. Hope everything goes well to you! It is nice to meet you! Cheers!

I agree. It also depends on which language are you going to learn and how much do you like learning the language. For instance, I learned Japanese when I was in high school. I found it very difficult to learn because I didn't really want to take it if I had a choice. I had to pick between Japanese, Spanish, and French. I ended up dropping the class after 3 months because I failed two of the tests.

I'm with you. I don't often do good on multiple choice tests because most of them are tricky questions. I sometimes cannot decide the best answers because I get very frustrate that I have to pick one. I do agree that teachers want to confuse students by having them to take multiple choice tests/exams.

Oh yes!! I remember one time I had a customer whom I think he spoke Russian, but I had no idea what he was saying. He got mad really fast because I couldn't understand one word he was saying. I couldn't see the anger on his face like he was going to kill someone or something. That was a madness right there!

The first step to learn Chinese would be Pinyin, which is similar to alphabets in English. Pinyin is the foundamental key to pronounce any Chinese words, and it is important to know the Chinese alphabet before you start learning strokes. One.thing to keep in mind is that Pinyin is the alphabetical version of Mandarin, which is the primary dialogue for learning.

I am with you in this. TV is one of the ways to learn the language by the actors speak and communicate with others. The subtitle also helps people to learn the language effectively. Another way would be by reading books in the language in which people are learning. That was how I learned English by reading books.

I do use proper English when I write to me friends. For speaking, I don't use as much as for writing. One reason is that my friends usually like to talk in a simple kind of way. They don't usually speak correct or use proper English because it is not what it used to be, which means the simpler the better when speaking English.