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Origami Killer
deadend123
Posts: 7,877
Registered: ‎08-20-2007

Re: Speaking a foreign language. Is it a must?

I'm learning Spanish now. Now I'll know if this old lady is really cursing me out at work.



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BRIT-KO
Posts: 20,718
Registered: ‎01-09-2010

Re: Speaking a foreign language. Is it a must?


havocsarmy wrote:

1.Which language is the easiest to speak?

 

English? French? Portugese? Spanish? Or other.

 

2.What's your favorite language? Mine is English

 

In the future, the U.S. is becoming increasingly the Nation of diversity, so... I'll take Spanish because of the population growth, but I think it's hard to master, although i'd love to speak Portugese


The USA, like my birth country Great Britain are English speaking countries, yes they have become more diverse with the passing years with many immigrants making up a large part of the population in both, the UK & the USA would not be the countries they are today if it were not for immigrants, they did & still do an outstanding job in many areas.

 

Having said that I'd like to suggest that everyone who chooses to settle in countries other than their own should learn the language of that country.

 

But for the OP's questions, answer to both is English, duh!

 

BRIT-KO.

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Kitty Got Wet
renatabls
Posts: 6,502
Registered: ‎11-24-2011

Re: Speaking a foreign language. Is it a must?

Portuguese and Spanish are the hardest because there are too many verbs.

 

My 1st language is portuguese, 2nd is english and i know a little bit of spanish.

 

Favorite language is english. :smileyhappy:

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Wastelander
Arkthur_us
Posts: 685
Registered: ‎05-11-2012

Re: Speaking a foreign language. Is it a must?


deadend123 wrote:

I'm learning Spanish now. Now I'll know if this old lady is really cursing me out at work.


Or I could curse you and see if any of the words the lady used match the ones I said =P

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DrGadget
Posts: 31,696
Registered: ‎01-18-2004

Re: Speaking a foreign language. Is it a must?


havocsarmy wrote:

1.Which language is the easiest to speak?

 

English? French? Portugese? Spanish? Or other.

 

2.What's your favorite language? Mine is English

 

In the future, the U.S. is becoming increasingly the Nation of diversity, so... I'll take Spanish because of the population growth, but I think it's hard to master, although i'd love to speak Portugese


Spanish is a great language.  It's really easy to learn and the rules are MUCH simpler than the rules for English.  I took it and have never really used it that much, but it gave me the opportunity to see English from an outside perspective.  Especially with verb conjugations, it helped me greatly when it comes to understanding English.

 

Mandarin is very hard.  I have a friend who knows Mandarin.  It doesn't operate like a normal language.  The way he described it, they accept words that sound similar to the actual word.  So instead of saying "The check's in the mail" they might say "The chicken's the mall".  And they somehow understand that.  I guess if your mind can work that way, you might be able to pick up on the Mandarin.

 

IF you can already understand English, then German isn't that hard to learn.  Objectively, English is the hardest to learn, then German.  Spanish is probably the easiest.

 

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moblesuit75
Posts: 4,257
Registered: ‎11-06-2011

Re: Speaking a foreign language. Is it a must?


BRIT-KO wrote:

havocsarmy wrote:

1.Which language is the easiest to speak?

 

English? French? Portugese? Spanish? Or other.

 

2.What's your favorite language? Mine is English

 

In the future, the U.S. is becoming increasingly the Nation of diversity, so... I'll take Spanish because of the population growth, but I think it's hard to master, although i'd love to speak Portugese


The USA, like my birth country Great Britain are English speaking countries, yes they have become more diverse with the passing years with many immigrants making up a large part of the population in both, the UK & the USA would not be the countries they are today if it were not for immigrants, they did & still do an outstanding job in many areas.

 

Having said that I'd like to suggest that everyone who chooses to settle in countries other than their own should learn the language of that country.

 

But for the OP's questions, answer to both is English, duh!

 

BRIT-KO.


:smileyvery-happy:For me, English is the easiest to speak,because I was raised on it.  

 

I too believe if you move to a Country where they speak a certain language, you should learn that language.  Countries with long standing tradition of using one language over another, should not have to change just because a large contingent of immigrants, and descendants of immigrants refuse to learn the local language.

 

Not to start in on this aspect, but on a short and miniscule point; I find it laughable when any group prefers to call themselves a "minority" when it suits their needs, then turn around and point out they are actually a "majority" when it again suits their needs.  Don't you dare call them on that though, you may be labeled Fascist or even a racist.  Again, just a side note to the subject.

 

Back on topic.  Ha ha BRIT, as it is; when us Americans go to the UK we need a translator to understand the "English".  luv a duck! I think you know what I mean, I can almost see the grin on your chevy chase. Know what I mean?  You know, the roof on your boat. :smileywink: 

 

Anyway, I honestly thing English would be the hardest language to learn.  I know Spanish has a lot of verbs, as well as German, Portuguese, etc.  The difference is, these verbs make up most of the nuances of those languages.  English has so many variations, bits of slang (See Cockney :smileywink: or even "jive" & "Urban").

 

Look at some of the words even; read and read.  Which one of those is the past tense and which one is the present tense or even directive.  Just a small example.

 

To "shorten" it and put it to bed, English for all.  Just take it all with a grain of salt, eh.

 

Moble

 

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Origami Killer
deadend123
Posts: 7,877
Registered: ‎08-20-2007

Re: Speaking a foreign language. Is it a must?


Arkthur_us wrote:

deadend123 wrote:

I'm learning Spanish now. Now I'll know if this old lady is really cursing me out at work.


Or I could curse you and see if any of the words the lady used match the ones I said =P


Deal.



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Survivor
HeavensLightfire
Posts: 2,659
Registered: ‎01-21-2012

Re: Speaking a foreign language. Is it a must?


havocsarmy wrote:

1.Which language is the easiest to speak?

 

English? French? Portugese? Spanish? Or other.

 

2.What's your favorite language? Mine is English

 

In the future, the U.S. is becoming increasingly the Nation of diversity, so... I'll take Spanish because of the population growth, but I think it's hard to master, although i'd love to speak Portugese


English is pretty important language. Because of the recent growth  of hispanic people in America, Spanish should be learned as well.  I mostly speak English but also German. Also, if you plan to travel to other countries, its a smart idea to at least learn thier language, even though most other countires speak English, English is universal.

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Wastelander
PYAWAKITT
Posts: 495
Registered: ‎04-20-2012

Re: Speaking a foreign language. Is it a must?


havocsarmy wrote:

1.Which language is the easiest to speak?

 

English? French? Portugese? Spanish? Or other.

 

2.What's your favorite language? Mine is English

 

In the future, the U.S. is becoming increasingly the Nation of diversity, so... I'll take Spanish because of the population growth, but I think it's hard to master, although i'd love to speak Portugese


I'm from Canada and we have two official languges, English and French.
However, I speak no French.

Gibberish is my favorite, only because that is the way I speak.

It is a form of speaking backwards and using words that make no sense, because your brain is thinking the correct word but another absolutely different word comes out of your mouth.

Everyone I have known for a while, understands me when I speak, and when I look at them, because I am aware of what I have said, they just say, it's okay I know what you meant.

My husband has even, at times, spoken the way I do, and says I am rubbing off on him. LOL

Not to worry, not every sentence is Gibberish, but if you were around me long enough, you would know exactly what I am trying to describe.

Oh and Gibberish is easy to speak, at least for me!

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Cannon Fodder
VXBoss
Posts: 4
Registered: ‎01-17-2013

Re: Speaking a foreign language. Is it a must?

Spanish is my initial language, but English quickly became my primary language. Spanish is very useful, and I've been told that it is the easiest to learn for it's simple composition, go with this language first. If you're up for a difficult language, Mandarin is an important language to learn in this modern age for reasons previously mentioned in this thread. On top of that China has a fascinating history that spans for way ove a millenia. Curiously, how on Earth did you become interested in Portuguese? I plan to study that language myself considering I have Portuguese speaking customers at work everyday of the week all year long. That and Brazilian women are all lookers!

 

As for myself, I'm currently studying Japanese for my interest in their culture. Germany and Russia also interest me, and I plan to study their languages respectively. 

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