Baburra

It doesn't change for me or at least not by that much. I admit that some genres that don't sound that good to me in home languages will sound a little better to me when another spoken language is used but my type of music will always be around the same genre regardless of the language used. For the most part it just deviates a bit as I can maybe appreciate some songs in certain genres I don't tend to like but since they are just specific songs I wouldn't say my taste in genres start to differ when the language is changed exactly.

I think it's a good idea. Often when traveling to a foreign land it's one of the things I usually start to think or worry about because I know that eventually I'll have to communicate with locals one way or another. Of course these days it's much less daunting as you could have access to resources on your phone wherever you go but having them all in one place like a website you can return to can also be very helpful since you can just go there and browse complete details and helpful hints instead of having to collate them on your own.

I think it's good to watch some telenovelas because I learned a lot of Spanish phrases that way. Most likely because they do tend to use certain phrases over and over and most telenovelas will tend to use them so eventually you'll find yourself being familiar with certain phrases and even knowing the context on which you can use them in. Aside from that maybe some Spanish movies can also be helpful as long as you have access to subtitles.

I have friends who have worked as translators and I think the best part of their work is that they will almost always have jobs waiting for them because inevitably somewhere out there are people who will want to do business in foreign countries and the more languages you know to bridge those gaps the more valuable you become to more people. I have to admit I was always envious of their skill and ability because even though I know other languages too I don't think it is enough to use in a professional setting.

for me it is speaking with the proper accent and pronunciation that is the most difficult. I can memorize words and phrases fairly easily but being able to speak them correctly as I hear them in my head is another thing entirely. I try to sound as much like the locals as I can when I speak a foreign language and even though I know it's impossible I just try and be as accurate as possible not only so that there will be as little misunderstanding as possible but also just for the sake of being accurate in itself.

Yes, I agree. I don't think I've ever taught anyone a complete language before but just knowing how much it takes for me to try and figure out my own learning I can definitely sympathize with anyone who is trying to do the same so if I were to do the teaching I would be a lot more understanding. I've attempted teaching the older folks in my family how to use counters once and I suppose that is just another form of language and I did practice showing patience then so I'm confident if I ever chose to teach a language I can pull it off.

I enjoyed the Narnia books a lot. I now read a lot about how it's religious propaganda but I never got that from reading it during high school. For me it was just an enjoyable story with lots of great characters. Whatever propaganda they were pushing it didn't affect me that much I guess since now that I'm older it doesn't seem to have had much effect on me at all because I went the total opposite way.

For me it would be retention and accents. I always have a hard time remembering phrases unless I have a reason to keep using them daily but otherwise I just end up forgetting about them after a week or so. Second one would be accents because I always try my best to be accurate so that my words would sound as close to the locals as possible but of course since my tongue is trained a certain way it won't be easy especially for languages far from mine.

For me what I use as a standard of measure is to speak without having to pause to think or just being able to speak straight without even thinking about it anymore. Once I get that comfortable I can feel that I am fluent enough not to have to worry about if I'm using the correct words or structure. It takes a while for me to get there though since I mostly just learn phrases and usually depend on English words as substitute for missing words.

I don't because honestly I don't get practice enough and I don't feel I am immersed enough on my new languages to be able to have my subconscious pick it up that much. Probably once I move to the city where I am planing to live where I can use my new language a bit more and be surrounded by it constantly I'll start dreaming about it but for now I only dream about my primary language but I do hope that someday I'll be immersed in my new language enough that my subconscious wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

It's really best and easiest to teach them while they are young. I know I learned most of my language in school but since it wasn't spoken around the house I had a much harder time and I also did not retain much of what I learned due to lack of practice. Meanwhile my other classmates came into school already having ample experience because they already use it to speak primarily at home.

I'm multilingual as a I speak three languages but admittedly I have become a lot less fluent in one of them due to lack of practice. I hope to review my lessons on that language soon and I am even trying to pick up one or two more new ones. I have been tacticians Japanese as of late and thankfully I have been learning at a good enough pace but my lifetime goal really is to learn french because it is my favorite language but I just chose to learn Japanese first since it's easier for me because I am already familiar with other similar asian languages.

I think having a bigger motivation other than just learning itself can help a lot too. If, for example, you plan on using your learned language to one day live in the country of its origin then you could use that as a constant motivation and having your eye on that bigger goal can give you more of a reason not to get tired of learning the language. I don't know how well that would work for everyone but that works for me at least.

I would recommend french as it is my one of my favorite languages I'd love to learn. I just like the type of complexity it has and also the way it sounds and I think mastering this language will just be so great and exciting. The only problem I have with learning this is that I wouldn't have many people to use this on because it's a language so far from our own culture but I suppose it will show its advantages eventually one way or another so I keep on practicing.

I agree it really is fascinating and I have to admit I even feel jealous when I see people doing this so effortlessly regardless of he at languages they use as long as they have lots of them in their arsenal that they get to use on a regular basis. Still I appreciate that I at least also know some other language other than my own but just that I don't have anyone to use it on and I have to spend more time and effort to keep it fresh in my head as I only learned it through school and not at home.

I am also studying french and I also feel the same way trying to practice. I think it's because I feel I look so stupid when I'm trying to pronounce these words with an accent so far from my own and unlike many other languages it's one that sounds very different and wrong without the correct pronunciations and accents. I don't mind though as even when I so feel embarrassed I don't let it get in the way of my learning.

For me it's the first Narnia book and at the time I read it the movie wasn't out yet and I'm glad that I was able to do that before I watched the movie because it was then that I finally understood why people always said that the book was the better version. In this case I just wasn't able to get into the movie at all because I enjoyed the book so much that seeing visuals of it somehow felt a lot more boring even if I'm like most others who will certainly find visuals more enjoyable most of the time. Admittedly I've forgotten most of it by now so I'm hoping to read it again soon so I can see if I can still enjoy it as much.

Everyone here speaks at least two languages or at least almost everyone. This is true especially these days that online culture and terminologies have spilled over onto real life so it's almost impossible not to use certain English words as a lot of them are very new and don't have corresponding local language versions. I suspect this is the case for most countries nowadays since the recent advance in technology is heavily foundational in the United States and not to mention all the media and entertainment that comes with it so I think lots more people all over the world are more English savvy now more than ever.

I think it is easier since they have so much use and they are probably the most frequently used in any language. Also it's just a bit more fun to learn because it's always funny hearing a foreigner cuss in your own language or even if you are that foreigner sometimes it's funny too just because you get to say something naughty and draw a laugh from the locals. I think it is just the same as any word but probably it's one of the more memorable ones because of this type of role it plays in culture.

I agree with what most are saying here. If it is going to happen then maybe it will take a very long time because as of now English and American media just dominates the global consciousness so much that it's what everyone knows to speak. I think for Chinese to become the universal language the Chinese would have to be able to accomplish what Americans have been able to do but I don't think it's what they are aiming for anyway since they both have very different roles in the world.

For me it's just learning something new and beautiful. As much as I appreciate the language we speak natively I have to admit it doesn't sound half as smooth as many other languages like french so I am trying to learn that just so I have a language I can speak that's very elegant. I also just like to learn because of wanting to understand the culture and media a lot easier and in their purest form so I am also trying to learn Japanese so I can understand the shows without the use of subtitles.

For me it's still easier to have lessons where I can learn in a more concrete way and also I need a bit of routine and discipline to learn but I agree that listening to conversations certainly does help a lot. I think many English speakers probably learned most of what they know of the language just by watching American movies and tv shows.

Almost everyone here is familiar with at least two languages and these days it's difficult to escape having to use English because there are so many things that have popped up recently that only have English descriptions or names so it is normal for us to use two languages at the very least. Not to mention my family is made up of mostly immigrants so that's another language we tend to work into conversations from time to time.

I went to a school where learning Chinese was a must and was part of the curriculum and I didn't really take it that seriously although I had to just so I could pass. Now I can appreciate that I at least have another language I can depend on as an adult, though in still wish I would have been given more of a choice back then since it did take up a lot of my time and if it were up to me I think I'd have spent it learning something else to be completely honest.

I'm not too knowledgable and while our culture does use a good number of Spanish words in daily life there are some that maybe only the older generations are more familiar with because nowadays it's not anymore as fashionable, but I've always found them very interesting and cool, personally. One of these words that I used to hear from our older folks was lamierda which I think means to go out and go about like if we were to go out shopping that's what it would be called, to the best of my knowledge.