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re: Easiest language to learn as an adult? Considering German.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 5:58 pm to East Coast Band
Posted on 4/8/21 at 5:58 pm to East Coast Band
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If you learn to speak German, you have to do it right. You have to come off sounding like a pompous arse
Shouldn't be a problem considering he's an LSU fan
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Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:01 pm to Slippy
I learned to read German last year. Took me about four months, but I worked at it every day for two to two and a half hours.
German is a fun language and I encourage you to learn it, but beware of one thing... the grammar can be pretty nasty once you get past the basics. Make sure you understand parts of speech and their terminology before learning the structure of German. That will help.
The articles are also super tricky in German. French is easier. Le, la, les > die, das, der.
German is a fun language and I encourage you to learn it, but beware of one thing... the grammar can be pretty nasty once you get past the basics. Make sure you understand parts of speech and their terminology before learning the structure of German. That will help.
The articles are also super tricky in German. French is easier. Le, la, les > die, das, der.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:03 pm to Slippy
Anything but Spanish. Unless you’re managing low skilled workers its worthless
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:04 pm to heatom2
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Whatever you do, don't do french.
Took this in high school thru tell learning. Got in my class uncle sent him a French book with all the dirty words and phrases.
That’s all I remember from French class that book and some words and phrases that would get me banned
I can ask in perfect French (69 me please) LOL
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:04 pm to Kafka
I like it, I accept that, if you have time?
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:07 pm to Slippy
Learn Chinese. It’ll help when you’re talking to our conquerors
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:10 pm to Slippy
Dutch is surprisingly similar to English, probably more than any other language I can think of.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:13 pm to Slippy
Norwegian (bokmål) or Dutch. You choose which one!
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:13 pm to Slippy
Either German or Spanish. With Spanish you do get the benefit of understanding 30% of what the other Romantic Languages are saying.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:16 pm to Slippy
Yes! I lived in Old West Germany for a few years in my younger years and it is a very easy language to pick up. Only hard difference would be the accent to go along with it. I work for a German company now and it is a huge benefit to ha e that in my back pocket
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:17 pm to Slippy
French...
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:18 pm to Slippy
Ebonics might be more useful for you depending on where you live.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:20 pm to Slippy
German is definitely NOT easy, with its elaborate system of inflections and cases. Spanish, French and Portuguese are your best options
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:21 pm to wileyjones
quote:Except EVERY OTHER MOTHER frickING LETTER OF THEIR ALPHABET is different.
also why Russian isn’t as different from English as you’d think
Rant
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Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:27 pm to Cenlabration
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I recently learned to speak Jive. Surprisingly hard.
Why? Just add a random "k" everywhere.
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Credik
Skrimp
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:37 pm to Slippy
FWIW the Army language school considers German the easiest to learn. People who score high on the aptitude test get Mandarin, Urdu, etc. The low scorers get German.*
*There are enough native French and Spanish speakers that they don't have to teach it.
*There are enough native French and Spanish speakers that they don't have to teach it.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:37 pm to Slippy
Spanish
Also the most useful. And once you learn Spanish it makes it easier to learn French and portuguese
Also the most useful. And once you learn Spanish it makes it easier to learn French and portuguese
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:41 pm to Slippy
Try the Coffeebreak German podcast. Great beginner information. There are also some grammar workbooks on Amazon that are worth the few dollars they cost to help you practice
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:45 pm to arcalades
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all European languages are descendants of latin. Guess where latin comes from?
False
Romance languages are derived from Latin.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:46 pm to arcalades
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all European languages are descendants of latin. Guess where latin comes from?
*laughs in Basque*
ETA: *also laughs in Gaelic*
This post was edited on 4/8/21 at 6:47 pm
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