Trading Languages

[BuckminsterF]

Depends, will you be able to understand your native language (English in my case), or will it become completely alien to you? If you can, then Latin, imagine being the only person to be able to fluently speak such an important dead language...and the money that will come with the book deals!

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ot: cockney rhyming slang

 

[Saskwach]

Polish, or a Semitic language, or French, or maybe some other one. Basically I'd do it in a heartbeat. I love English, but the impetus to learn it would be far greater if I began with another language from birth than the impetus to learn a second language now I know English.

 

[Scrythe]

I only speak two languages: English and bad English.

I need to learn Spanish. I think I'm one of the only two or three people in my family that can't speak it.

I'd also like to learn German, French, Swedish, Russian, Gaelic, Latin, Portugese, Japanese, Mandarian Chinese and Italian. If I can learn as many of those as I possibly can, I'd be happy.

Hey, I've got the rest of my life, and I've already got a head-start in German.

 

[Clashero]

I already know 3 languages (2 of them well enough to teach native speakers how to speak it properly, for money), but if I could learn any language instantaneously I'd go with Arabic, since it's such a beautiful language, and I want to learn something with a non-latin alphabet.

 

[stabnex]

..Klingon definitely Klingon

Good choice, BUT, it's the easiest language to learn in the world so keep English as a backup.

Also, I would totally switch to French if I could. France is the most financially sound country in the world and I wouldn't mind faking citizenship to live there. (not that I should have to mention this because it's a given but some of the sexiest women on the face of the planet live there)

 

[Citrus]

I only speak two languages: English and bad English.

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[Agrosmurf]

I would speak latin... I guess because because it seems to bee the roots of 90% of words in the western world.

 

[Scrythe]

I only speak two languages: English and bad English.

Spoiler

I'm glad someone caught that. I've been using that joke for years, and no one usually gets it.

 

[RivFader86]

German, so i could learn what my Girlfriend Mutters to herself occasional, Its like a mystery.

Or you can just let me translate it :-D


On Topic: Hmmm i don't know i don't realy see the need to switch since i can, as has been stated earlier, just learn another one. Would be cool to speak java... although i doubt their language consists out of more than "hootini"

I think you mean Jawa, speaking Java would make you pretty sweet at running media in Safari though...

ah yes true i always thought they were written the same way

 

[RivFader86]

..Klingon definitely Klingon

Good choice, BUT, it's the easiest language to learn in the world so keep English as a backup.

Also, I would totally switch to French if I could. France is the most financially sound country in the world and I wouldn't mind faking citizenship to live there. (not that I should have to mention this because it's a given but some of the sexiest women on the face of the planet live there)

just join the FFL and become citizen after 3 years :-D

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

German, so i could learn what my Girlfriend Mutters to herself occasional, Its like a mystery.

German's a pretty easy language to learn, actually. Do it secretly like Turk learning Spanish in Scrubs.

 

[bodyklok]

I'd swap my language for a different kind of English where I change the I's for a's and the a's for W's.

 

[One last embrace]

Female. Would love to understand them, just once.

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Well, it's difficult to choose... I would like to learn Hebrew better, I have good notions but I'm not satisfied with my current level. But there is no way I will trade French for that

 

[Tossth Esalad]

I'd like to learn Iclandic, for the sole porpouse of being able to speak a language that's defined lingustically as "Ancient Nordic". Sweet...

 

[Lukeje]

I'd also like to learn German, French, Swedish, Russian, Gaelic, Latin, Portugese, Japanese, Mandarian Chinese and Italian. If I can learn as many of those as I possibly can, I'd be happy.

Why gaelic and not Welsh? At least Welsh is still spoken...

 

[Mekado]

If you could trade from the language you speak now into another language would you? And what would you chose?

Well if i can trade "one" of the languages i speak i'd trade oh let's say spanish for chinese, i wouldn't trade my first language (yay french! ) *dodge rocks*

 

[standokan]

japanese, totally i'll trade it for my german or french ^^ no way i trade it for dutch or english.

 

[Scrythe]

I'd also like to learn German, French, Swedish, Russian, Gaelic, Latin, Portugese, Japanese, Mandarian Chinese and Italian. If I can learn as many of those as I possibly can, I'd be happy.

Why gaelic and not Welsh? At least Welsh is still spoken...

I've got a crazy little Irish friend who speaks it (somewhat), and I thought it'd be interesting to pick up.

I would like to learn Welsh, but from what I've seen so far, it looks like it would be a phonetic nightmare for me.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

I'd also like to learn German, French, Swedish, Russian, Gaelic, Latin, Portugese, Japanese, Mandarian Chinese and Italian. If I can learn as many of those as I possibly can, I'd be happy.

Why gaelic and not Welsh? At least Welsh is still spoken...

I've got a crazy little Irish friend who speaks it (somewhat), and I thought it'd be interesting to pick up.

I would like to learn Welsh, but from what I've seen so far, it looks like it would be a phonetic nightmare for me.

Gaelic is still spoken and I can speak it it is actually spoken in Ireland.
Not to scare you but Irish is hard to learn don't expect it to be any easier than welsh at all.

 

[megalomania]

On Topic: Hmmm i don't know i don't realy see the need to switch since i can, as has been stated earlier, just learn another one. Would be cool to speak java... although i doubt their language consists out of more than "hootini"

I think you mean Jawa, speaking Java would make you pretty sweet at running media in Safari though...

for(int i= that; int > funny; i--){
System.out.println("ha");
}

... couldn't resist

lol I'm glad somebody came up with something suitable, don't know any Java myself