kieraliera Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 I'm 18 now and I only know English, is anyone out there kind enough to recommend some languages that are good to learn? I'm still confused about what I want to learn. I'm pretty dead set sure on Italian but none others. Also I'm just learning Japanese (started yesterday) so yeah ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baburra Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 I think you should just stick with what appeals to you. It's hard enough to learn a whole new language, and it gets even harder when your heart's not in it, so it's quite important that you choose one that you would personally find value in. I think Japanese or Italian would be an excellent choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trellum Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Well, you have to ask yourself why you want to learn a new language. When I was 16 years old I wanted to learn as many languages as possible, but in the end I fell short because I couldn't stay focused. Just try to focus on just one language at a time. Finding a new language to learn shouldn't be that hard, specially since you are already learning japanese You should also ask yourself why you want to learn this language in specific tho. Learning a new language requires a lot patience and effort, so if it takes you a while to learn it is ok and totally expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidney Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Well since you're dead-set on learning Italian and Japanese, then why don't you concentrate first on learning and being fluent on those 2 languages first before you consider learning a 3rd language? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandandesign Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmunmrhundun Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 I think Spanish would be a good language to learn and it is kind of easy once you get the hang of it. It really is up to you on what language you want to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacwrong Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 China's economy is definitely growing fast enough and it might be on its way to become the next economic giant. So if you are going to become a businessman or aspire to make lots of money, I would recommend that you learn Chinese so that you can join the market in China. I heard that many schools in Britain and USA are teaching Chinese to their students as early as 7 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguaholic Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Hey ZacwrongWelcome to Linguaholic.com ;=) I already followed your advice and started studying Chinese many years ago. However, I did it out of pure passion and not because of the fact that China will be the next 'economic giant'. That's just some sort of nice 'side-effect' for me, I guess :=)Where are you from exactly within China? kind regardslingua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacwrong Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Hey ZacwrongWelcome to Linguaholic.com ;=) I already followed your advice and started studying Chinese many years ago. However, I did it out of pure passion and not because of the fact that China will be the next 'economic giant'. That's just some sort of nice 'side-effect' for me, I guess :=)Where are you from exactly within China? kind regardslinguaHi Lingua,I'm actually not from China but from Singapore (which is not near China). In Singapore, students (starting from 7 years old) have to learn English and their Native Language, which is Chinese for my case. It is complusory for Chinese in Singapore to learn Chinese, so I didn't learn it out of passion.However, the Chinese characters are very beautiful as the characters can portray its meaning. Here is an example from TedTalks. Where are you from Lingua? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguaholic Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I actually know that woman. She is the woman in charge of the project www.chineasy.org, right? The project is cool, I have to admit. However, "linguistically", the approach is a little bit problematic.I am from Switzerland Zacwrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basmae Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I think you should try Spanish out. Spanish is a fun language to learn and is a lot easier than other languages such as French and German especially if you have studied both languages previously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmanuel Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 It really depends what you hope/plan to get out of it. I have a friend who wanted to learn french because he thought it would impress girls. If your intentions are a bit more practical, I'd recommend a popular, widespread language like spanish, arabic, mandarin, etc. Quite honestly, sometimes the process itself is more rewarding than the end result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Hard Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Arabic would be great to learn. There are lot's of jobs that pay quite well in Arab-speaking countries. . .but you need to know Arabic to be eligible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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