5 Reasons to Learn a New Language
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Date: 2023-08-20
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dani
Honestly I love learning languages but not at the same time, my school wants students to learn the Official languages, English, which I already know, Maori, which I'm doing half bad on, and NZ Sign Language and I'm doing fine at that. But my year and the year above (Year 7&8) go to a different school on Wednesday mornings and some of my friends including me have French. My parents are also from the Philippines, and when I was younger, I spoke fluent Tagalog and Illcano (I don't think I spelt it correctly) but I forgot overtime as i grew up with English. And now that I'm 12, I can understand both of those Filipino languages but I can only say a few sentences, I know the name of things and common words. That people, is my language journey.
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Honestly I love learning languages but not at the same time, my school wants students to learn the Official languages, English, which I already know, Maori, which I'm doing half bad on, and NZ Sign Language and I'm doing fine at that. But my year and the year above (Year 7&8) go to a different school on Wednesday mornings and some of my friends including me have French. My parents are also from the Philippines, and when I was younger, I spoke fluent Tagalog and Illcano (I don't think I spelt it correctly) but I forgot overtime as i grew up with English. And now that I'm 12, I can understand both of those Filipino languages but I can only say a few sentences, I know the name of things and common words. That people, is my language journey.
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Arny
There's one thing to add. Every language has its soul and way of thinking. Quick learning of a language will not give you any of those benefits. Ok, you know foreign words and you're just changing words of your own language and you're still following rules of your language and culture. You can get by doing that but you will never have 2 souls. What's worst superficial knowledge won't help you understand what's good and what's bad. But when you really start understanding the language and how it works the whole new world opens before you. You start understanding jokes, motives of other people and nany more. You adopt customs and you can start living two different lives at a time without beeing called insane.
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There's one thing to add. Every language has its soul and way of thinking. Quick learning of a language will not give you any of those benefits. Ok, you know foreign words and you're just changing words of your own language and you're still following rules of your language and culture. You can get by doing that but you will never have 2 souls. What's worst superficial knowledge won't help you understand what's good and what's bad. But when you really start understanding the language and how it works the whole new world opens before you. You start understanding jokes, motives of other people and nany more. You adopt customs and you can start living two different lives at a time without beeing called insane.
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Someone
I love learning new languages. But of course it depends. By that I mean the more interested I'm in a certain language, the more it's easier for me to learn. I live im Switzerland so I grew up speaking German (and Swiss German) in school. At home I speak Vietnamese with my parents. In school I also have to take French and English classes. And I used to have Italian classes. But by far English is my favorite since it's used in literally any country. That's why my English is much better than my Vietnamese even tho that's my native language. I am definitely open for more languages!
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I love learning new languages. But of course it depends. By that I mean the more interested I'm in a certain language, the more it's easier for me to learn. I live im Switzerland so I grew up speaking German (and Swiss German) in school. At home I speak Vietnamese with my parents. In school I also have to take French and English classes. And I used to have Italian classes. But by far English is my favorite since it's used in literally any country. That's why my English is much better than my Vietnamese even tho that's my native language. I am definitely open for more languages!
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Jay
I literally have the memory span of a dead goldfish, my friends will often tell me something five or six times because I keep forgetting it.
I speak three languages with complete fluency (Including English, one with partial fluency, and I'm learning one more. Out of these, I only ever studied/took classes for one (And it wasn't even for the one language I'm best at) (Well I am planning to take classes for the one I'm learning right now, but still.
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I literally have the memory span of a dead goldfish, my friends will often tell me something five or six times because I keep forgetting it.
I speak three languages with complete fluency (Including English, one with partial fluency, and I'm learning one more. Out of these, I only ever studied/took classes for one (And it wasn't even for the one language I'm best at) (Well I am planning to take classes for the one I'm learning right now, but still.
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Vasudean
Right now I only know one language, but to prep myself for my trip to Japan, I decided to try and pick up that language. I grabbed an app and so far, I'm picking it up at a decent speed. I still have quite a ways to go, but here's hoping by the time I get there, I don't get lost in a sea of hiragana and desu's.
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Right now I only know one language, but to prep myself for my trip to Japan, I decided to try and pick up that language. I grabbed an app and so far, I'm picking it up at a decent speed. I still have quite a ways to go, but here's hoping by the time I get there, I don't get lost in a sea of hiragana and desu's.
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education
Think I can understand Spanish more than speak it since i grew up with a Mom who speaks full Spanish but kinda hard finding motivation to get better speaking it and understanding more then again I barely if any have motivation for anything and I don't really have a good memory
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Think I can understand Spanish more than speak it since i grew up with a Mom who speaks full Spanish but kinda hard finding motivation to get better speaking it and understanding more then again I barely if any have motivation for anything and I don't really have a good memory
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Niji
Downside of being bilingual? When your friend is monolingual and your brain automatically assumes that she understands both languages you know so you code switch unknowingly and make her confused: )
Tbh there aren't many monolingual people nowadays.
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Downside of being bilingual? When your friend is monolingual and your brain automatically assumes that she understands both languages you know so you code switch unknowingly and make her confused: )
Tbh there aren't many monolingual people nowadays.
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andie
so English is my second language and by learning English I have signs of dual personality disorder? yeah alright I guess all the people in my country who speaks English is mental
Edit: I didn't mean for this comment to be so salty I'm sorry
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so English is my second language and by learning English I have signs of dual personality disorder? yeah alright I guess all the people in my country who speaks English is mental
Edit: I didn't mean for this comment to be so salty I'm sorry
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GlowMinistry
I was actually born and raised trilingual! How about that huh? Dutch is my native tongue, then Spanish and then English but in all honesty English is easier for me than Spanish, and Spanish is easier than Dutch
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I was actually born and raised trilingual! How about that huh? Dutch is my native tongue, then Spanish and then English but in all honesty English is easier for me than Spanish, and Spanish is easier than Dutch
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AOS
I speak english, portuguese(my mother language, spanish, a little italian and after being a pro at italian I want to learn greek(already know the letters and some words, but greek is a waaay difficult laguage)
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I speak english, portuguese(my mother language, spanish, a little italian and after being a pro at italian I want to learn greek(already know the letters and some words, but greek is a waaay difficult laguage)
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Mikita
English is my 1st language, Mandarin is my 2nd language.
I'm too demotivated to study Malay language. I'm a failure as a Malaysian.
(Worst is that I understand Japanese more than local language)
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English is my 1st language, Mandarin is my 2nd language.
I'm too demotivated to study Malay language. I'm a failure as a Malaysian.
(Worst is that I understand Japanese more than local language)
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Zukio
Well I'm an Spanish native speaker, I speak English fluently and I've just learnt Portuguese not much ago, right now I'm learning Japanese.
After you learn one language, others become easier.
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Well I'm an Spanish native speaker, I speak English fluently and I've just learnt Portuguese not much ago, right now I'm learning Japanese.
After you learn one language, others become easier.
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Funudge
im finnish and ive always known how to speak good english, and im learning swedish and german
and im probably gonna take up like spanish or something
well it's fun being bilingual
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im finnish and ive always known how to speak good english, and im learning swedish and german
and im probably gonna take up like spanish or something
well it's fun being bilingual
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Pam
This is fantastic. I have been long in lovw with languages and learning them, and they amaze me so much. I am currently fluent in two languages, and learning other two. I simply love it
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This is fantastic. I have been long in lovw with languages and learning them, and they amaze me so much. I am currently fluent in two languages, and learning other two. I simply love it
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Emanuel
Thank-you, just starting out and finding reasons why to learn another language. So when the going gets tough, I'll know why and this will hopefully help motivate me to success.
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Thank-you, just starting out and finding reasons why to learn another language. So when the going gets tough, I'll know why and this will hopefully help motivate me to success.
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just
First language was english, i learned some spanish, enough to understand it but i get tongue tied easily while speaking it. Then im learning japanese and german little by little.
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First language was english, i learned some spanish, enough to understand it but i get tongue tied easily while speaking it. Then im learning japanese and german little by little.
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Kitsukage9
Not enough time, energy, motivation and most importantly (reason i failed Spanish class) no one to help me practice and use the language with. I shall stick with English
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Not enough time, energy, motivation and most importantly (reason i failed Spanish class) no one to help me practice and use the language with. I shall stick with English
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DreamingFlurry
I wounder if learning a third will give an additional boost (I know German (which is my native language) and English. and a few bits and pieces of French and Spanish.
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I wounder if learning a third will give an additional boost (I know German (which is my native language) and English. and a few bits and pieces of French and Spanish.
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Osmar
I am fluent in Portuguese (my mother language, English (obviously) and I understand a little of Spanish (since there are some similarities with the Portuguese Language!
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I am fluent in Portuguese (my mother language, English (obviously) and I understand a little of Spanish (since there are some similarities with the Portuguese Language!
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Benjamin
My native language is Spanish and I learned English in highschool at Florida, now I am trying to learn Icelandic, is there another extra benefit? Hahahaha jajajajaja
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My native language is Spanish and I learned English in highschool at Florida, now I am trying to learn Icelandic, is there another extra benefit? Hahahaha jajajajaja
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Sito
Me, growing up in a multilingual household: these are all definitely true for me.
Better recollection of faces and names
My prosopagnosia: SIKE
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Me, growing up in a multilingual household: these are all definitely true for me.
Better recollection of faces and names
My prosopagnosia: SIKE
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Annadess
I'm so glad I was born in a quadrolingual family. Yes, that can happen, I grew up speaking a lot of languages, English was my 5th.
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I'm so glad I was born in a quadrolingual family. Yes, that can happen, I grew up speaking a lot of languages, English was my 5th.
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Jishhh-
I'm currently learning Swedish and German, I am from the mid-western parts of america so i'm almost half German and half American.
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I'm currently learning Swedish and German, I am from the mid-western parts of america so i'm almost half German and half American.
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puja
Contact me if anyone interested in learning Japanese. we are having zoom meeting regularly everyday with native Japanese member.
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Contact me if anyone interested in learning Japanese. we are having zoom meeting regularly everyday with native Japanese member.
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Monchete99
I know Spanish (native, English (C1, French, German (A2) and Chinese (HSK 1 but i have it dumped rn cause of time)
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I know Spanish (native, English (C1, French, German (A2) and Chinese (HSK 1 but i have it dumped rn cause of time)
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