Discussion Any Language Learners

[ixkitty]

I'm curious as to if there are people learning a language here. How are you learning? Classes or self study? Do you have friends or pen pals? Is there a reason you're learning: pleasure or business?

Curious minds want to know.

Me? Japanese, self study, one conversational tutor and maybe a pen pal soon, mostly pleasure but might try to utilize for business purposes maybe!

 

[kiki <3]

navajo, self study :) no reason other than i find it really cool and i would love to visit new mexico one day. would also love to learn asl!

 

[ixkitty]

navajo, self study :) no reason other than i find it really cool and i would love to visit new mexico one day. would also love to learn asl!

I actually know a little bit of ASL ! It's a great way to describe how I feel about things. ♡ that's awesome you're learning those !

 

[Blurry_Buildings]

Spanish on and off, my brother learned to speak a dialect of it close to fluently, and there are a lot of people who speak it around

 

[ixkitty]

Spanish on and off, my brother learned to speak a dialect of it close to fluently, and there are a lot of people who speak it around

Oh that's coolll!

 

[RW__Asher23]

My Primary / first language is American Sign Language, ASL my second language is English. I teach ASL. I am Deaf/HH. Teach one on One but also encourage using the Deaf community. I had to learn when I became Deaf/HH and learned from a Native Deaf teacher and from the Deaf Community. I think any language should include using the language's social community to get the most out of learning what is not taught in schools. Peace.

 

[real human being]

The 3 languages that I know seem to already be too much for my brain.

 

[ixkitty]

My Primary / first language is American Sign Language, ASL my second language is English. I teach ASL. I am Deaf/HH. Teach one on One but also encourage using the Deaf community. I had to learn when I became Deaf/HH and learned from a Native Deaf teacher and from the Deaf Community. I think any language should include using the language's social community to get the most out of learning what is not taught in schools. Peace.

Absolutely ! There's a decent ASL community here which is how I was able to learn as much as I do. But the japanese community here isn't nearly as large so it's been a struggle here !

 

[JoysoftheEmptiness]

I grew up speaking Welsh and English, was taught French and Latin in school, since leaving school I learnt Hebrew and Greek. Not really that clever with languages.

 

[RW__Asher23]

Absolutely ! There's a decent ASL community here which is how I was able to learn as much as I do. But the japanese community here isn't nearly as large so it's been a struggle here !

Could maybe try some online community but I know that is not always good. Need be careful. Maybe ask one of the local japanese if you could meet some of their friends too? But being careful. Wish you the very best in your journey's no matter what they are. Peace.

 

[ixkitty]

I grew up speaking Welsh and English, was taught French and Latin in school, since leaving school I learnt Hebrew and Greek. Not really that clever with languages.

That's amazing actually.

Could maybe try some online community but I know that is not always good. Need be careful. Maybe ask one of the local japanese if you could meet some of their friends too? But being careful. Wish you the very best in your journey's no matter what they are. Peace.

Peace ! Thank you !

 

[Thisisnotaname]

Started to learn Korean language 2 yrs ago. First by myself and found about 6 month a native Korean Friend who teached me hangeul. Now I can almost read hangeul and talk with him

 

[ixkitty]

Started to learn Korean language 2 yrs ago. First by myself and found about 6 month a native Korean Friend who teached me hangeul. Now I can almost read hangeul and talk with him

Nicee! That's awesome!

 

[Thisisnotaname]

Nicee! That's awesome!

Was hard but I ever wanted to visit korea on Spring

 

[ixkitty]

Was hard but I ever wanted to visit korea on Spring

Oh awesome !

 

[HereTomorrow]

Learning Korean (한국어) and I'm 영어 해요 (English speaking).

All my peers are learning Japanese and in my online spaces there is a high demand for Korean and English speakers, so I took a shot and found it easier than Japanese. Unfortunately, I'm self taught, and my motivation is minimal since nobody wants to learn with me. I have no encouragement or support. I stopped learning a few months ago, I want to get back to it one day, when life is less chaotic.

 

[ixkitty]

Learning Korean (한국어) and I'm 영어 해요 (English speaking).

All my peers are learning Japanese and in my online spaces there is a high demand for Korean and English speakers, so I took a shot and found it easier than Japanese. Unfortunately, I'm self taught, and my motivation is minimal since nobody wants to learn with me. I have no encouragement or support. I stopped learning a few months ago, I want to get back to it one day, when life is less chaotic.

I feel you ! I'm working on my motivation now! Reaching and grabbing for anything I can. It feels llike a lonely road indeed.

 

[Marine]

Japanese mostly by watching dramas these days, but it's surprisingly effective, though I have taken so classes in the past and would love to again if given the opportunity so my kanji can improve. I've always felt more Japanese than French so that's just my natural inclination and interest.

And I'm still working on improving my english since I'm not a native by doing everything I can in english unless the original source is japanese or french. And that's out of love for the language and for informational purposes, a lot of the stuff I consume has never been translated.

 

[render]

korean, im korean american and i feel embarassed that i couldnt talk with my grandparents properly when they were still alive + dementialess. its been an on and off thing but i want to get motivated to try again… i can read hangul but i dont know what a lot of the words mean, esp since casual talk and slang on twitter is my main regular exposure and i didnt learn any of that in classes @_@

 

[maneose]

learning japanese... I technically spent around 4 years learning it, did highschool classes from sophmore-senior year, did a semester my freshman year of college, and am doing a semester now. I started learning hiragana in middle school though, but even will all my studying i can't compare to a toddler lol, i'm thinking of minoring in it cause i really wanna learn the language, just super hard to grasp

 

[Dot]

Am awre of sme ppl gttng 2gthr & sharng thr DuoLingo progrss if n.e1 wnts 2 b invlvd wth tht

 

[pyx]

german and french ages ago. can still read and understand basic conversation in both languages. did japanese for a time too, but got lazy and gave it up.

 

[Lookingtoflyfree]

French - it's slow but I'm on Duolingo and have just under a year's streak going :D I'd love to pick up Esperanto or Spanish though. Life would be so much better in Spanish.

 

[Davey40210]

I am fluent in 4 languages and really like languages. Keeping up my level on the languages I don't speak daily is already a challenge so I'm sticking to these.

 

[ixkitty]

Japanese mostly by watching dramas these days, but it's surprisingly effective, though I have taken so classes in the past and would love to again if given the opportunity so my kanji can improve. I've always felt more Japanese than French so that's just my natural inclination and interest.

And I'm still working on improving my english since I'm not a native by doing everything I can in english unless the original source is japanese or french. And that's out of love for the language and for informational purposes, a lot of the stuff I consume has never been translated.

That is beyond awesome. I'd love to hear about that progress at some point if it's possible.

korean, im korean american and i feel embarassed that i couldnt talk with my grandparents properly when they were still alive + dementialess. its been an on and off thing but i want to get motivated to try again… i can read hangul but i dont know what a lot of the words mean, esp since casual talk and slang on twitter is my main regular exposure and i didnt learn any of that in classes @_@

Well you know what? Any communication is good communication when dementia is involved ... trust me on that (I had an aunt who kept forgetting language altogether)

learning japanese... I technically spent around 4 years learning it, did highschool classes from sophmore-senior year, did a semester my freshman year of college, and am doing a semester now. I started learning hiragana in middle school though, but even will all my studying i can't compare to a toddler lol, i'm thinking of minoring in it cause i really wanna learn the language, just super hard to grasp

Oooo! I'm doing self study for Japanese. There aren't resources or colleges to minor in here.

Am awre of sme ppl gttng 2gthr & sharng thr DuoLingo progrss if n.e1 wnts 2 b invlvd wth tht

That would be cool Dot ! What languages are you learning?

german and french ages ago. can still read and understand basic conversation in both languages. did japanese for a time too, but got lazy and gave it up.

Is it laziness or did a life event happen. Or a loss of motivation? Or something?

 

[pyx]

Is it laziness or did a life event happen. Or a loss of motivation? Or something?

loss of motivation. i'm terrible at applying consistent effort to learning. i get burnt out too easily

 

[ixkitty]

loss of motivation. i'm terrible at applying consistent effort to learning. i get burnt out too easily

Story of my life! I feel that struggle

 

[End_it_all]

I'm curious as to if there are people learning a language here. How are you learning? Classes or self study? Do you have friends or pen pals? Is there a reason you're learning: pleasure or business?

Curious minds want to know.

Me? Japanese, self study, one conversational tutor and maybe a pen pal soon, mostly pleasure but might try to utilize for business purposes maybe!

Yes, learning Arabic. Can read and write, can translate some things, speaking is poor. I'm self taught and never really had a plan. Just picked it up a lot as I went a long and have worked my way through some books.

 

[ixkitty]

French - it's slow but I'm on Duolingo and have just under a year's streak going :D I'd love to pick up Esperanto or Spanish though. Life would be so much better in Spanish.

Lol I can see how that would be the case

I am fluent in 4 languages and really like languages. Keeping up my level on the languages I don't speak daily is already a challenge so I'm sticking to these.

4 languages !? That's awesome! I technically know 3 ... but I'm only fluent in one lol the others I can probably ask where the bathroom is lol

Yes, learning Arabic. Can read and write, can translate some things, speaking is poor. I'm self taught and never really had a plan. Just picked it up a lot as I went a long and have worked my way through some books.

I feel that! It counts as a hobby, right? The progress you've made is amazing too!

 

[Chex]

been barely off and on with trying to learn Japanese, very hard to learn but I wanna learn it so I can enjoy my Japan trip a little bit more before I ctb