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Languages you want to learn?
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Languages you want to learn?

I need to learn Spanish. I live in California, and in the ghetto, it's sorta required. Vietnamese I don't really have to learn, but it's the third most popular language around these parts. Swedish too, since half my family is in Sweden, and Swedish is basically learning Norwegian, Danish, etc. And Japanese for imported RPGs.

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Re: Languages you want to learn?

I'm taking third year French....which isn't all too much fun, but I like it better than Spanish at any rate. Those are the only two languages my high school offers.

I myself take an interest in Gaelic, Romanian and Latin (my father is helping to teach me the last, and I do online studying for the first two).

Italian sounds kind of cool, too.
& that Old-English Saxon Speak has a nice ring to it. (ie - what Beowulf was originally written in)
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Re: Languages you want to learn?

I'm taking Spanish II, and it is a drag, I want to learn German (im mostly german). And that's it.

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09-22-2009 06:59 AM
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Re: Languages you want to learn?

I take French, would like to learn Japanese and Spanish.

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Re: Languages you want to learn?

japanese swedish danish Norwegian icelandic czech and i wouldnt mind german and french if i had time.

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Re: Languages you want to learn?

I'm learning Mandarin right now, but I would like to learn esperanto, japanese, and Perl Razz

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Re: Languages you want to learn?

Spanish (second most spoken language in US after all) Brazilian Portuguese and French (for travelling around Europe/West Africa).

And maybe Swahili or something to break Romance language-tardness.

Languages are awesome. Smile
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Re: Languages you want to learn?

Japanese, and German. I have to take French, the whole "We don't care if you don't like it, you have to have it anyway." Turned me away from the French language...

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I wanna learn Japanese.

I'm 1/2 Venezuelan so I'm all set for spanish.

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Re: Languages you want to learn?

I want to learn japanese.
I plan on moving there when i'm older, i might get into the anime business! Biggrin
yeah that's 'bout it :/ on a resonable note of course Smile
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Re: Languages you want to learn?

Italian
Russian
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Re: Languages you want to learn?

that African language where you talk with clicking sounds, lol. If my school offered it it would be awesome.
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neversurrender Wrote:that African language where you talk with clicking sounds, lol. If my school offered it it would be awesome.

That does sound pretty awesome. Laugh
09-27-2009 01:08 PM
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Re: Languages you want to learn?

Japanese. I dunno why really, but i'd just like to.

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09-28-2009 02:22 AM
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Re: Languages you want to learn?

I'm taking german right now. I also want to learn Estonian
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meh, I speak English, that's enough for me right now.

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Re: Languages you want to learn?

Russian, German, French, Italian, and Japanese.

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Re: Languages you want to learn?

I want to learn Spanish, German, Chinese, Arabic, and Russian.

That way I'd be able to talk to most people Smile

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Re: Languages you want to learn?

Japanese and Polish. I have to take French though....
i hate french, since all everyone explains is the grammar rules. like what the fuck am i supposed to do with the grammar rules if i don't know what the fucking words are?!

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I'm starting to learn Vietnamese, and Spanish. I would like to learn Italian, French, Romanian, Mandarin, and a score of other languages, but I don't think I would be able to retain everything I learn.

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German ftw. Spanish too.

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Gibberish.
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Sick Silent Wrote:I'm learning Mandarin right now, but I would like to learn esperanto, japanese, and Perl Razz

Mandarin -- there you go! Both useful and poetic.

Love how half the posts on this topic include the word "Japanese."

Tongues would be pretty sweet to learn. And ASL.

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Greek

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CrayolaColours Wrote:Because at least 70% of good games out there are of Japanese origin.
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Re: Languages you want to learn?

Latin, Gaelic, and French. But my stupid school hates me so I got Spanish instead.

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Pieman wins for also wanting to learn Gaelic, Latin & French.
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IllusoryDeath Wrote:Pieman wins for also wanting to learn Gaelic, Latin & French.

I seem to be winning a lot of things lately. Hm, must be a good week.

But yeah, I would much like to learn something the above three languages. Not like " El carro de Adam es fenomenal. " is going to help me anytime soon.

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Pieman Wrote:But yeah, I would much like to learn something the above three languages. Not like " El carro de Adam es fenomenal. " is going to help me anytime soon.

Your school only offers Spanish, huh? :\ That sucks. I find the romance languages to be much more pleasant to the ears.
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Pieman Wrote:But yeah, I would much like to learn something the above three languages. Not like " El carro de Adam es fenomenal. " is going to help me anytime soon.

Your school only offers Spanish, huh? :\ That sucks. I find the romance languages to be much more pleasant to the ears.

As do I - and they offer Spanish, German, French, and Latin. But I was denied French and Latin, and didn't want German.

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