Are you learning a foreign language? Tell us about it!

[Landon]

Hello!

I just figured it'd be interesting to start a little thread discussing your experience learning a second language or more!

I am currently learning German. It started it school, but I am advancing by taking some online free courses and getting myself accustomed to structure, how it works, etc! I am nowhere near fluent and I have trouble understanding quick speaking, so I like to stick with reading the text. I have used Duolingo. It's great!

Tell us about your experiences and any tips you might have for each other!

[-:Undertaker:-]

German is an unusual one to learn, what made you choose it? Usually pick languages on their international reach (English, French, Spanish and Chinese) but I think German reach only extends to Germany, Austria and one or two former German colonies.

I'm not learning a foreign language but I am learning how to teach English as a Foreign Language.

[scottish]

No, people can learn English if they wish to speak to me.

[Brad]

No, people can learn English if they wish to speak to me.

My thoughts exactly.
Haha. I did attempt to learn German and also Mandarin. Though I was in Shanghai for a short time so I did pick it up a bit better while I was there... Although it wasn't full Mandarin, it was more shanghainese

[MKR&*42]

Ye, German

[Elegance]

yes unfortunately i'm studying a level french

[Landon]

German is an unusual one to learn, what made you choose it? Usually pick languages on their international reach (English, French, Spanish and Chinese) but I think German reach only extends to Germany, Austria and one or two former German colonies.

I'm not learning a foreign language but I am learning how to teach English as a Foreign Language.

A lot of my family is German haha. Where I live, we're all vulga German

[despect]

I only know English but I would love to learn another language and I've said that for many years but I've never got around to doing it

[Neversoft]

I am learning Korean at a rather idle pace. Hangul is probably one of the easiest alphabets to learn, but it's tough getting that initial grasp of the language needed to start stringing sentences together. Some of the pronunciations can be rather tricky, too, but one block equals one syllable so it becomes very orderly and understandable if you work at it. I really wish I had access to a proper tutor or some Korean friends. At the moment I spend a couple of hours a week reading Korean Wikipedia to perfect my knowledge of Hangul, then I work through the phrasebook I have to come to terms with the sentence structure and some basic words and terms. I'm also at the point where I can understand separate words when I hear Korean people speak. Before you start learning any language, it mostly sounds like gobbledygook. I wish I was more committed, though. It's so easy to procrastinate. It also feels like there's only so far you can go through self-teaching. To learn a new language it's best to be exposed to it frequently.

[Landon]

I am learning Korean at a rather idle pace. Hangul is probably one of the easiest alphabets to learn, but it's tough getting that initial grasp of the language needed to start stringing sentences together. Some of the pronunciations can be rather tricky, too, but one block equals one syllable so it becomes very orderly and understandable if you work at it. I really wish I had access to a proper tutor or some Korean friends. At the moment I spend a couple of hours a week reading Korean Wikipedia to perfect my knowledge of Hangul, then I work through the phrasebook I have to come to terms with the sentence structure and some basic words and terms. I'm also at the point where I can understand separate words when I hear Korean people speak. Before you start learning any language, it mostly sounds like gobbledygook. I wish I was more committed, though. It's so easy to procrastinate. It also feels like there's only so far you can go through self-teaching. To learn a new language it's best to be exposed to it frequently.

Yeah! I try to read the German Wikipedia. It's tough because it uses complex words like our versions of wikipedia. But it's an awesome learning experience.