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Which language to take?| Yeah, I have to take one for degree requirements...which one to take? | German |
33.3%, 11 votes | Russian |
24.2%, 8 votes | Chinese (Mandarin) |
9.1%, 3 votes | Arabic |
3.0%, 1 vote | Portuguese |
3.0%, 1 vote | Japanese |
21.2%, 7 votes | Hindi |
6.1%, 2 votes | Multi-voting is disabled. 33 users have voted.
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Sin Dogan   860  Uoodo Original Blend Armored Trooper Votoms Canned Coffee!                    Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6300 days |
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Hindi's rather easy. (And yea, a ton of people speak it  ) I can only speak/interpret the language from what I've picked up over the years and it was mighty helpful in India and Pakistan. (Albeit only a few people really conversed to me directly in Urdu or Hindi, otherwise most spoke in a mix of English and Urdu/Hindi, which most people do) Urdu and Hindi are pretty similar languages although the script is different, of which I know neither. The languages are not too difficult to get a grip on. However some dialects used by some people in India can seem rather strange even if you know the language. I think it's a pretty fun language and I have some desire to study it some more in the future. |
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Jilkon Cappy  Since: 11-27-05 From: Teh Sweden Last post: 6378 days Last view: 6327 days |
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| Depends on if you want something relatively easy so you can slack (German or Spanish) or something cool that you probably won't master speaking without living at least 1 year in the country (Japanese or Chinese) I guess. I'm studying Japanese.. if you know how to pronounce vowels the way they're meant to be pronounced (ie. not the English way), it's not too hard. | |||
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l0rca Since: 07-23-06 Last post: 6376 days Last view: 6319 days |
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| Being that you already have a Germanic language, I can think of three good reasons to take German:
1) You learn more about the grammatical system of English, greatly improving your primary language. 2) German is a popular language, and despite what some might think, is very smooth to speak, and relaxing to hear. 3) Another reason to take an "easier to learn" and "more intuitive language" is because it will stick with you longer. If you do become semi-fluent with it, there's a better chance for you to practice German than the other languages, and there's a better chance you'll overall remember it better. German is more anchored into English, and will be easier to recall. Me being me, I'd pick german from that list quickly, probably mostly for the 1st reason. I love semantics. |
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Xenesis Blipper  Since: 11-19-05 From: Australia Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6297 days |
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| My personal recommendation? A language that you'll use or find interesting.
Learning a language that you won't practice or use semi-frequently is kinda pointless. If your lifelong dream is to tour Europe, learn those languages. Likewise, if you want to explore Asia, learn those. If you're an anime slut, learn Japanese. |
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6297 days Last view: 6297 days |
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Originally posted by ArwonOriginally posted by HyperMackerel Well if you know English, you should find it easier to learn Latin than if you don't know any language using the same alphabet. |
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ziffhasnoaim/password Snifit Since: 06-07-06 Last post: 6489 days Last view: 6489 days |
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But Chinese and Japanese alphabets are remarkably different. It is like the Latin alphabet plus EVERY SYMBOL in it, plus Cyrillic, and Hebrew all jumbled up together. I think the most appropriate allegory would be learning Latin if you were coming from Old English. Unrelated languages that shared some symbols. 
The Japonic languages are relatively alien for any Westerner - probably the most alien major language they can encounter. I'd love to learn Japanese. I intend to devote a few years of my life to studying it eventually (my love of the author Yukio Mishima pushes me towards this as do several other brilliant Japanese authors). However its only redeeming feature is its relatively atonal nature.  If you want awesomely fucked up grammar I'd practically insist on Sanskrit for the masochists of this board  But for the Japanese fans of this place...you're already putting pins to your eyes enough for my pleasure |
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