KittenErnst

My sister uses Memrise (for Polish) and my dad uses Duolingo (for Spanish). I just downloaded Duolingo and am trying it out now. I like it so far- just upon starting, it's asked me what language I wanted to learn, what my daily learning goal was (from 5-20 minutes I think), and if I was a beginner or not to see if I should start with the basics or start on an assessment test to see where I needed to be placed to continue learning. French is one of the languages I want to learn eventually, so I'm keeping that link handy!

Hey everyone! I'm Ernst, I'm 18, and I'm from Arizona, USA. I'm fluent in English but am currently attempting to learn German and ASL. I've been trying (not very hard, therefore not so successfully) to learn German for the past few years, but I want to get more serious about it and am hopeful that this forum and all of you will help motivate me! German and American Sign Language are the main languages I want to learn right now, but I'd love to know Latin and tons of European languages (French, Swedish, Russian, etc.) in the future!

I've just looked into this- for me, in America, this is what I found on what is required to become an interpreter: Looks to me like you'll need a Bachelor's degree (3-5 years in college) and some brief on-the-job training... beyond that I'm finding mostly information about the job outlook, pay rate, annual salary, etc. I used to want to do this before some other occupations replaced that desire, but I never actually looked into requirements I don't think.

I think it's fun, and, to an extent, good practice. When you're trying to learn a language, any time you're thinking or speaking in that language, you're actively learning or recalling what you've learned. I know a lot of people find swear words offensive, but I love swearing in German (main language I am learning)- I find it to be the most beautiful language, yet the swear words are jut as filthy, and I love that. There's no impression that what I'm saying is less in German than it is in English. Maybe it sounds prettier (to me it does), but it's just a bad, and I like that about it.

Ooh, I like this. 1. English (first/only fluent language) 2. German (my favorite language) 3. American Sign Language / ASL 4. Latin 5. French