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[lil BIG dwarf]

Helo Peeple of HH fprum.

 

I want to try learning a languge this school year. I want to do one the schools offer so I'll know a little bit.

 

My choices:

 

German

French

Spanish

 

Then, I could continue one of those OR switch to;

 

Latin

Greek

 

 

 

Any ideas? At first I thought German but know im reconsidering it...

[dancinghammy447]

I had those choices, and I chose French, because I love French, and ballet consists of some French.

Go with what you feel like you would use and be interested in.

[Millie~the~Hamster♥️]

I agree with dancing hammy, french is a beautiful language.   

[lilhams~uwu]

 

 

Hello lil BIG dwarf, personally I'd choose Spanish, since it'll probably be very helpful and some words are similar to some English words (ex: football, spanish = futbol).

Also, it's like I believe the number #2 language other than English that is spoken so it's very common! However, DancingHammy447 does have a good point, so it's your choice!

(In my school, we have electives, so there's a chance I'm learning Spanish and a chance I'm either doing Art, Drama, or Video Tech.)  

[daisy~]

If you're interested in studying Latin later on, it would be best to choose either French or Spanish due to the language similarities, with Spanish perhaps being the best choice. I did A Level Spanish (A Levels in the UK are the exams you do before leaving school, at ages 16-18) and it really helped me a lot with learning Latin later on. Spanish is like Latin Lite in my opinion. Greek is really hard. I didn't get very far with it, but it's not impossible with dedication. There's a whole new alphabet to learn, plus a case system (like Latin) and other weird grammar.

[NibbleNumNum]

J'adore le français!  C'est une langue magnifique.  J'étais tellement chanceux d'avoir eu l'opportunité de l'étudier à l'école depuis la maternelle.  Honnêtement, je ne sais pas pourquoi j'ai choisi d'écrire cette poste en français, mais maintenant je donne l'impression que je suis très intelligent. 

[lil BIG dwarf]

J'adore le français!  C'est une langue magnifique.  J'étais tellement chanceux d'avoir eu l'opportunité de l'étudier à l'école depuis la maternelle.  Honnêtement, je ne sais pas pourquoi j'ai choisi d'écrire cette poste en français, mais maintenant je donne l'impression que je suis très intelligent. 

My (uneducated) Interpretation:

 

"I adore French! This language i am typing in right now is magnificiant. ?????????????????????????????????????????????? French is intelligent?

 

What google translate says:

I love French! It is a magnificent language. I was so lucky to have had the opportunity to study it in school since kindergarten. Honestly, I don't know why I chose to write this post in French, but now I make it sound like I'm very smart

I love French! It is a magnificent language. I was so lucky to have had the opportunity to study it in school since kindergarten. Honestly, I don't know why I chose to write this post in French, but now I make it sound like I'm very smart

[NibbleNumNum]

My (uneducated) Interpretation:

 

"I adore French! This language i am typing in right now is magnificiant. ?????????????????????????????????????????????? French is intelligent?

 

What google translate says:

I love French! It is a magnificent language. I was so lucky to have had the opportunity to study it in school since kindergarten. Honestly, I don't know why I chose to write this post in French, but now I make it sound like I'm very smart

Lol your guesses were pretty good.

I guess that goes to show that there are a lot of words in French that sound kinda similar to English words, although I've heard that Spanish has a bit more of that in there.

 

Google Translate was pretty good- the last two sentences are a more literal translation (either that or my grammar is wack- probably the latter), but you get the idea :P

[lil BIG dwarf]

Lol your guesses were pretty good.

I guess that goes to show that there are a lot of words in French that sound kinda similar to English words, although I've heard that Spanish has a bit more of that in there.

 

Google Translate was pretty good- the last two sentences are a more literal translation (either that or my grammar is wack- probably the latter), but you get the idea :P 

2 people in my family did french so I know a bit, but I kinda want something different.... Maybe I should do both? I also wanna try Jamaican Patwas (Know a bit of that 2.)

 

2 personnes dans ma famille ont fait le français donc je connais un peu, mais je veux quelque chose de différent ... Peut-être que je devrais faire les deux? Je veux aussi essayer les Patwas jamaïcains (en savoir un peu plus.)

[NibbleNumNum]

2 people in my family did french so I know a bit, but I kinda want something different.... Maybe I should do both? I also wanna try Jamaican Patwas (Know a bit of that 2.)

 

2 personnes dans ma famille ont fait le français donc je connais un peu, mais je veux quelque chose de différent ... Peut-être que je devrais faire les deux? Je veux aussi essayer les Patwas jamaïcains (en savoir un peu plus.)

 

If that was you speaking French that was good

 

Go with whatever you feel like doing!  Spanish would be relatively easy to learn, especially since it has a some things in common with French.

[lil BIG dwarf]

If that was you speaking French that was good

 

Go with whatever you feel like doing!  Spanish would be relatively easy to learn, especially since it has a some things in common with French.

I totally didnt google translate that

[Poppythehammy]

I know some French while is pretty, its very hard compared to spanish.

[Bearthehammy~]

Spanish is more useful in the usa. But i prefer german. #notbias

[misslily]

Here are my two pennies (I had a few taster lessons in each):

 

-German - I would go for it IMO - I like German - , although for me it was hardest out of all (but not that hard anyway)

-French - Studied it for 4yrs - Quite easy, but accents are a pain

-Spanish - easiest

 

-Latin - quite easy - I studied it for 4yrs - loads of words are similar to English and you only really need to remember endings

-Greek - I studied it for 2yrs - the hardest, but the most fun and I loved it (although, it would be extremely hard if I didn’t do Latin beforehand!)

[Lillias]

Former language teacher here

 

Your mindset going into learning a language makes a big difference. So if you feel pulled towards a particular language, go with that one. You might also want to think about where you would like to travel in the future and what you are interested in. Also, if you like foreign films, books, and music; which ones?

 

Spanish is more immediately useful in the US because it's a common language here. Employers like English/Spanish bilingual applicants for customer-facing jobs. NB: Spanish in the US is closer to Mexican Spanish than Spanish Spanish. Much of South America speaks some variant of Spanish as well.

 

French is excellent if you are interested in literature, ballet, cooking, and certain international organizations. It's less awesome for music and film (sorry France). The grammar is not that bad comparatively, but it does have some weird pronunciation rules, which take time to learn. Variations of French are spoken in parts of Africa, several European countries, and parts of Canada.

 

German is good for reading up on the newest hamster trends, lol. German can be useful in some technical fields. The grammar is more complicated than French/Spanish, but you don't have silent syllables like in French. There's an intense German summer school a couple hours away from me (I didn't go because I opted for a month in Bordeaux instead).

 

Latin and (I'm assuming you mean ancient) Greek are less immediately useful because they are ancient languages. They are, however, building blocks in many of the modern European languages. They are essential for some of the university-level humanities fields, and I think law and medicine still require Latin. Greek is important if you go into theology. The grammar is more intense than French/Spanish/German (lots of endings to memorize), but you generally aren't expected to hold extended conversations in a dead language.

 

NB: If you gain proficiency in a modern language, you may have the opportunity when you are at the college level to be a teaching assistant abroad for a year in the corresponding country (i.e. you'd be teaching English to local students). The pay is mediocre, but unlike studying abroad, they pay you (rather than you paying them), so you can afford to rent an apartment and eat.

Edited by Lillias, 01 August 2020 - 04:52 PM.