What language would you pick

[Cassiopeia]

if you could learn any language, what would it be and why? I have this thirst to learn one but I'm currently rebelling against Spanish. I'm tired of have to's and practical. So what language do you love?

[Wingnut]

Portugese. I got some exposure to it while on my Spanish-speaking stateside mission. Portugese is easily the most beautiful language I've ever heard.

[prisonchaplain]

if you could learn any language, what would it be and why? I have this thirst to learn one but I'm currently rebelling against Spanish. I'm tired of have to's and practical. So what language do you love?

This one's easy. Korean. Might have a little something to do with my wife's mother tongue, and the language of her parents and siblings.

[pam]

Mine would be Spanish. I have a great love of the latino communities. Having grown up so close to Tijuana, I learned a lot growing up. I know a lot of words, just not how to formulate them into sentences.

[Dravin]

Deutsch (aka German). I've a thing for the WW2 though (I likes the movies and the history) so that may be why. I know my Mom would want me to know Swedish for genealogy purposes.

[beefche]

Well, I love the Slavic language. My ears perk up whenever I hear Slavic being spoken (you'd be surprised how often I do hear it). Russian is difficult, but not impossible. Bulgarian is easier (not as many grammar rules as Russian).

But really, I would love to learn Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Italian. Then I can order food in native tongue and sound impressive. I'd probably order the same dish in each language.....

[mikbone]

The Adamic, Then Hebrew.

[Cassiopeia]

I love Italian, well because I'm half Italian but I also lived in South Africa and learned a bit of Afrikaans but where would I use either of them?

Or is it just okay to learn one for the heck of it?

[beefche]

Or is it just okay to learn one for the heck of it?

ABSOLUTELY! I have taken Greek, Spanish, French, Russian, Bulgarian, and American Sign Language. Bulgarian is the only one I actually use. But I love learning new languages.

[Dr T]

Spanish I'd say. I has done me good over the years and it's also very close to a lot of lanugages like Latin which has many root words in it.

[Cassiopeia]

ABSOLUTELY! I have taken Greek, Spanish, French, Russian, Bulgarian, and American Sign Language. Bulgarian is the only one I actually use. But I love learning new languages.

Holy cow! How do you keep them all straight?

[beefche]

Holy cow! How do you keep them all straight?

I'm not that holy, but thank you.

I don't. When I was in Bogota a few years ago, I kept getting my rusty Spanish mixed up with Bulgarian. The native Colombians were so confused....

[SMG]

French. My mother's side of the family can speak it, but I have great difficulty trying to form the words.

[MarginOfError]

Ukrainian (oh wait, I already know it).

Believe it or not, Ukrainian was ranked the second most beautiful language behind Italian about a decade ago.

[personne]

le néérlandais..

[Bini]

Dutch so I could impress my MIL.

[JessicaHarper]

I enjoyed learning Latin in high school, you can learn so much about language itself with Latin. I have always wanted to learn Italian for some reason.

[Moksha]

Outside of English, Spanish would give you the broadest application for communication - unless of course, you are near mainland China.

If you spoke Reformed Egyptian, you would be a valuable asset to the Maxwell Institute.

Speaking Latin or Esperanto would make you a hit at Mensa meetings.

[Guest xforeverxmetalx]

German's my favorite. In the process of learning it but unfortunately my verbal skills are nowhere near my written.

Took Spanish in high school, just didn't work out so well.

As far as what I don't know though, I really want to learn Norwegian. And probably will once I finish German.

[annamaureen]

Arabic!

[Bini]

I enjoyed learning Latin in high school, you can learn so much about language itself with Latin. I have always wanted to learn Italian for some reason.

Latin was mandatory for us in school, on top of taking French as well. All those years of learning a foreign language and I don't use it at all here in the US. And I take back the learning Dutch post. I'd rather pickup Spanish so I can understand my husband when he gets animated with his workers.

[Cassiopeia]

I admit, I'm lazy about Spanish. I've taken it before. I know a bit from being around a good number of Mexicans, but I don't need it for my line of work.

I was told in a class about 5 years back that if we study a foreign language and or math, we actually create new pathways in the brain and it helps stave off Alzheimer's. Not that I'm THAT old yet, but, me achin' bones are calling out a warning. :)

[ADoyle90815]

I took Spanish in high school, but I've forgotten a lot of it. Since I'm in southern California, it would probably be a good idea to learn more as so many people here speak it. If I could learn another language for the fun of it and to keep my brain healthy, it would probably be Latin.

[Connie]

if you could learn any language, what would it be and why? I have this thirst to learn one but I'm currently rebelling against Spanish. I'm tired of have to's and practical. So what language do you love?

Welsh, because much of my ancestry came from Wales and it is a difficult language that would really work my brain.

[WillowTheWhisp]

I want to brush up on my French becaue my OH wants to move there in 5 or 6 years. I also want to improve my German because my daughter's boyfreind is going to Germany on his mission soon.