Thread: Learning a new language

Originally Posted by X

Originally Posted by TitoFan

Originally Posted by X

I speak Swahili. Welsh, Arabic, French and English.

I learnt them all while I was a kid, either cradle lamguAges or living in the country. I suspect I'd find it really hard to learn a lAnguage as an adult or in a classroom!

I suspect you're not kidding... but I'll bet you get a lot of raised eyebrows when you mention that one.


Seriously though, that's admirable.
I know two languages (English, Spanish) and wish I knew more.

lol, no I'm not kidding. Swahili was my first and real language when I was a kid in Tanzania. Sadly, I speak a few languages, but not too many of them are very useful!

Hey.... don't underestimate the importance of knowing Arabic. One never knows when that sort of thing could come in handy.




French for some reason is considered a great language to know, especially when there are ladies involved.

Originally Posted by TitoFan

Hey.... don't underestimate the importance of knowing Arabic. One never knows when that sort of thing could come in handy.

Never know when you'll have to talk your way out of a beheading hahaha

Those languages with different characters, Asian Arabic ect, they're pretty intimidating to learn. Must take so fucking long.

Originally Posted by Beanflicker

Originally Posted by TitoFan

Hey.... don't underestimate the importance of knowing Arabic. One never knows when that sort of thing could come in handy.

Never know when you'll have to talk your way out of a beheading hahaha

Those languages with different characters, Asian Arabic ect, they're pretty intimidating to learn. Must take so fucking long.

Agreed. Asian languages such as Chinese and Japanese look so incredibly daunting to learn. Just learning how to write those characters that are the equivalent of several words seems like a lifetime endeavor.