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Old 01-01-2008, 12:31 AM   #1
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I want to learn a language ...

I want to learn a language but haven't made up my mind what one here is the list..
German
French
Russian
Japanese
Chinese
Now help me decide!!
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Old 01-01-2008, 12:33 AM   #2
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Do Welsh. Dylan Thomas will personally thank you after we resurrect him.

That being said, Russian was cooler than fuck. I loved the Cyrillic, I love dteh 3rd Internationale, I loved the politics of the language... it even sounds more solid than everything else combined.

If you are going to learn a new language, why not learn a new alphabet, eh?
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Old 01-01-2008, 12:37 AM   #3
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You seem to be rather fluent in ASCII...
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Old 01-01-2008, 01:01 AM   #4
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I like languages but I have to try and stick to one of them till I master it.
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Old 01-01-2008, 08:23 AM   #5
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French!! Itīs not that hard....
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Old 01-01-2008, 09:03 AM   #6
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In my opinion, I think you should learn German.
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Old 01-01-2008, 09:56 AM   #7
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Old 01-01-2008, 09:56 AM   #8
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German. It's a very cool language, relatively easy to learn, and there is a good amount of german rock music, so it comes in handy when attempting to figure out the lyrics to german songs. Also, german drinking songs are a must know.
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Old 01-01-2008, 12:07 PM   #9
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I want to learn a language but haven't made up my mind what one here is the list..
German
French
Russian
Japanese
Chinese
Now help me decide!!
Learn ALL of them. It will take some time, but it's worth it. And business wise- you'll be in a much much MUCH higher demand!

I'm getting back to those languages to become fluent in reading and writing them. Right now I can only speak them. And instead of Chinese, I'm learning Korean, but I'm sure I'll add Mandarin in some day. I'll have to if I want to stay on the top.

Also- get the Rosetta Stone program. It's really good. It's definitely worht the money and every bit as great as people say it is!
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Old 01-01-2008, 12:33 PM   #10
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I like Japanese. Try not to let the weeaboos dissuade you.
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Old 01-01-2008, 12:35 PM   #11
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I speak japanese decently, and I just started french. I like japanese better. But french is easy.
There are tons of online source for learning japanese.

This will help you with learning written japanese.
http://www.myjapaneselessons.com/mjl...eseQuizServlet

This will help you with speaking.
http://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english/index.html

And this is an online dictionary.
http://freedict.com/onldict/jap.html

They are all free and very good.........
Hope they are useful to you..
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Old 01-01-2008, 02:08 PM   #12
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Chinese will probably be most helpful if you intend on going into business.
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Old 01-01-2008, 02:31 PM   #13
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I would not choose German. I took it for three years and wanted to kill myself. Uggh, I don't even want imagine what it's like trying to write in Russian, Japanese, or Chinese. Which is why I think French would be the best. It's easier to sound stupid than very cold and tonal. Yeah, I know it sounds horrible, but a lot of people find it very agreeable. Actually, all those silent letters would piss me off.

Teehee, I can see I can't really help you.
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Old 01-01-2008, 05:32 PM   #14
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I say French. I've taken it for a year now and its
pretty easy. I almost speak fluently, and hey,
language of love. :P
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Old 01-01-2008, 09:34 PM   #15
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Deutsch ist die beste Sprache. es ist nicht sehr hart, wenn Sie englisch sprechen. mein Deutsch ist schlecht.

Yeah, I suck at German. But it's a cool language.

I used to think Russian was cool, until I learned that it has 16 articles for the.
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Old 01-01-2008, 09:40 PM   #16
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Learn ALL of them. It will take some time, but it's worth it. And business wise- you'll be in a much much MUCH higher demand!

I'm getting back to those languages to become fluent in reading and writing them. Right now I can only speak them. And instead of Chinese, I'm learning Korean, but I'm sure I'll add Mandarin in some day. I'll have to if I want to stay on the top.

Also- get the Rosetta Stone program. It's really good. It's definitely worht the money and every bit as great as people say it is!
Thats what I plan doing but I don't think i can learn them all at once.
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Old 01-01-2008, 09:54 PM   #17
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Learn Japanese so you can get all the hot Otaku bitches ^_^
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Old 01-01-2008, 10:12 PM   #18
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Japanese it is.
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Old 01-01-2008, 10:15 PM   #19
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Oh, I should clarify that by "hot otaku bitches" I mean "fat girls wearing sailor moon costumes with daddy issues".
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Old 01-01-2008, 10:16 PM   #20
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Learn Japanese so you can get all the hot Otaku bitches ^_^
The possibility that a hot otaku might exist is far too slim to form the basis of this major decision.

Edit: beat to it.
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Old 01-01-2008, 10:25 PM   #21
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The possibility that a hot otaku might exist is far too slim to form the basis of this major decision.

Edit: beat to it.
Im not that shallow....OR am I?? Nah Im going to learn them all Japanese just helps me right now with accessing Japanese websites...

Btw the learning Japanese link has great quizzes but I can't find the actual lesson part.
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Old 01-01-2008, 10:30 PM   #22
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Oh heavens no! Don't try to learn them all at once. But I'm just saying why not learn all of them. To start, you may want to try Japanese just because it's fun and knowing it will make for feel super cool above knowing the other languages.

I'm working on Russian right now. Then when I've gained fluency in that, I'll go back to French. Then Japanese, then German.

Then I'll get started on new languages. Mandarin and Korean. Learning is fun!
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Old 01-01-2008, 10:31 PM   #23
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Oh, I should clarify that by "hot otaku bitches" I mean "fat girls wearing sailor moon costumes with daddy issues".

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAHAHAHA!!!!!!! OMG! OMG! *catches breath then dies laughing again* So effing true!!! *tears, sniffle, dies of laughter*
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Old 01-01-2008, 11:01 PM   #24
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That good enough?
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Old 01-01-2008, 11:02 PM   #25
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Rosetta stone is quite expensive.
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