Learning a new language.

I recently had a daughter, and I decided to learn a second language and teach her as well. My wife knows a little german from taking a college course so we decided to learn german. I ordered Rosetta Stone and so far I really enjoy it.

Anyone else learning a new language? Or maybe you already know a few! I'd love to hear about it.

I know....GERMAN 😖mart:

Originally posted by Pezmerga
I recently had a daughter, and I decided to learn a second language and teach her as well. My wife knows a little german from taking a college course so we decided to learn german. I ordered Rosetta Stone and so far I really enjoy it.

Anyone else learning a new language? Or maybe you already know a few! I'd love to hear about it.

I'm fluent in two and can insult in about nine.

Tell me if that program works, I want to learn Mandarin.

Originally posted by Bardock42
I know....GERMAN 😖mart:

Awesome. I know about a dozen words lol. Long ways to go!

Originally posted by Pezmerga
Awesome. I know about a dozen words lol. Long ways to go!

Well, at least that's what they said about our first Chancellor.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Nah, you just need 800 or so.

Well, at least that's what they said about our first Chancellor.

Hell a couple dozen more words and I'll be more fluent in German than Bush is in English 😄

I'm learning Arabic and can speak moderate French

ma salama mes amis 😉

Originally posted by inimalist
I'm learning Arabic and can speak moderate French

ma salama mes amis 😉

****ing terrorist.

Originally posted by inimalist
I'm learning Arabic and can speak moderate French

ma salama mes amis 😉

I know Spanish and always wanted to learn Japanese.

Dutch is hard but I like it.

Might learn to speak Elvish....(never trust the Elves) mmm

I actually bought Rosetta Stone to learn some Italian before going to Italy to study abroad for a semester. Before, I only knew some French... the program was helpful... but living in a country is the best way to learn... especially for me because I lived with an Italian host family so I had to learn.

Stick with it though... that's awesome!

Originally posted by Pezmerga
I recently had a daughter, and I decided to learn a second language and teach her as well. My wife knows a little german from taking a college course so we decided to learn german. I ordered Rosetta Stone and so far I really enjoy it.

Anyone else learning a new language? Or maybe you already know a few! I'd love to hear about it.

I speak fluent English and Spanish, and I'm moderately well at German, Korean and Arabic from my time in the service.

Originally posted by Robtard
I want to learn Mandarin.

Asiaphiles....

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
I speak fluent English and Spanish, and I'm moderately well at German, Korean and Arabic from my time in the service.

Asiaphiles....

Desde cuando hablas Arabico?

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Asiaphiles....

Na, just preparing for the future. I don't own/colect Asian trinkets and whatnots.

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
Desde cuando hablas Arabico?

Around de los noventa tempranos, guey.

Pero yo no puedo recordar de cómo leerlo, sólo llevar una conversación casual.

Originally posted by Robtard
Na, just preparing for the future. I don't own/colect Asian trinkets and whatnots.

So you don't dress up like pokemons on the weekend? That's good.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota

Asiaphiles....

I think that's usually really just Japanese.

Mandarin on the other hand is the most widely spoken language in the world (except maybe English) and incidentally also that spoken by the current world power (yeah, lets not kid ourselves, kay?)

Originally posted by Bardock42
I think that's usually really just Japanese.

Mandarin on the other hand is the most widely spoken language in the world (except maybe English) and incidentally also that spoken by the current world power (yeah, lets not kid ourselves, kay?)

But is Mandarin spoken in every corner of the globe like English and Spanish is, or is it only found in bulk in China? It seems that its the most spoken only because there's so damn many of them, not because they went on overseas conquests in the 1500 and 1600's.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
But is Mandarin spoken in every corner of the globe like English and Spanish is, or is it only found in bulk in China? It seems that its the most spoken only because there's so damn many of them, not because they went on overseas conquests in the 1500 and 1600's.

if we take Japan as an example, we see that emerging markets need to adopt the dominant language of trade, and not vice versa. Chinese buisnuss will likely need to adopt English to be successful

Originally posted by Robtard
****ing terrorist.

pfft, or future CIA super spy!

Originally posted by Bardock42
How do you learn it?

I'm taking a minor in arabic, and french is taught to children in Canada from grade 4 to at least gr 9, I took it until 10.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
I speak fluent English and Spanish, and I'm moderately well at German, Korean and Arabic from my time in the service.

moomtez! 😉

I speak Dutch, English and I'm decent at German.