mikka254

I plan to learn Chinese and French. Chinese because I want to be ready when they eventually rule the world and French because it's a sexy language.

I had bad grammar in text messages. wen sm1 types letas lyk this I get very irritated. I mean, it's a qwerty keypad and you won't lose any seconds of your life by typing the words correctly.

Sometimes, mimic accents for comedy is done in such bad taste that it becomes insulting.

My parents won't admit this but my first words were Sony PlayStation. :punk:

People have been saying Chinese a lot in this thread, but I think what they really mean is Mandarin. And, I would agree. In another twenty years, that is where all the jobs and development will be. If only they could deal with the pollution...

You mean people in China speak Mandarin?

Most forms of body language does but not all cultures. To some cultures, nodding your head is disagreement instead of agreement, therefore misinterpreting what is said or misunderstanding what is said is quite easy.

I agree with the admin. To be able to answer your question, you need to be a bit more specific with your query.

Oh speaking without a doubt. I read French quite fluently but plonk me down in France and it'll take me a few days before I feel at home speaking.

I guess the lack of confidence is what might make speaking more difficult than reading. However, once you are confident enough that you can be able to speak a foreign language, speaking will be easier than reading and writing.

The best reason to learn a new language would be to be able to converse in that particular language in real situations. Therefore, I do not understand your question fully and why someone would be afrain to learn the new language.

I like the new smileys. The smileys are very unique and they look cool. :pirate:

My country was colonised by the British. Therefore, most curriculum and commerce is in the English language.

Actually, I am more acquainted to my second language than my mother tongue. This is only because I use my second language more than I use my mother tongue when I converse or even when I read and write. It's normally just a matter of preference.

It would be more intelligent to learn one language at a time. Learning foreign languages at the same time will only result in slow learning.

I once tried to read Arabic when I was in high school. Reading a text backwards when everything looks like a doodle drawing is not very easy. I think I even know some Muslims who still find Arabic difficult even after attending 'madarasa'-these are religious classes for the young Muslims.

Life would be very difficult without language and there would be no civilization. The human race has progressed because of language and being able to communicate.

I had this problem when I was younger when I didn't have any confidence with my language skills but now, I'm fluent no matter the mood I'm in.

I am gonna try to visit the Chinese forum just to see if it will help me improve my Chinese reading and writing. Chinese is a very difficult language to learn.

Thank you for the heads up.I'll be looking for someone who is good at French.

I see that your native tongue is kikuyu. My kikuyu is a bit rusty, can you teach me some kikuyu phrases?

That is why I taught myself not to shorten words. It can get very confusing very fast.

This is a good example. Thank you. When I was younger, I sometimes confused to and too and it got to a point that I did not know where to place 'too'.

British and American English are very different, especially with the spelling of some of the words.

This is actually a good example. I am sure a beginner learning the English language will appreciate this information.

I would like a Spanish speaking pen-pal as well. My Spanish level is still beginner.

I just wanted to take a second to say hello. I am learning Spanish and Mandarin, but it has been a long process. I took Spanish in high school and college, but never practiced enough to become conversational. In the last couple of years I began learning Mandarin, but I still have a long ways to go before fluency. I found a private tutor and was studying with her for about a year and a half. That sums up my background!

I want to continue to develop my skills and hopefully become fluent in both Spanish and Mandarin. I feel that joining the forums here and getting to know some of you a bit more will keep me motivated to continue studying. I am happy to be here!

Hi. I have learned a lot since I joined this forum. Linguaholic is a good place to learn about new language and different cultures.

This confusion is because of the 'urban dictionary'.