Learning a new language

I admit I haven't been trying nearly as much as I should be, but I've been slowly learning ASL - American Sign Language.

I've always been really intrigued by signing and deaf culture in general. It's such a beautiful language, and it's like... a whole new thing. A whole new way to learn a language, when you can speak English and ASL simultaneously. I also just love how intuitive it is. Half the time you learn a new word you're like "oh, yeah, that totally makes sense." Even when you can't logically pinpoint why it makes sense, it just sort of feels natural and right.

 

I do. Started two weeks ago. I'm learning Spanish. I do it for fun, I like language.
Why Spanish? I wanted to learn a language that is wide spread so that I can get to know different cultures, also I wanted something not too difficult with its literature written in Roman alphabet and with vocabulary that I can link to other languages I already know.
French would have been great, too for my criteria. Maybe after I mastered the basics of Spanish.

 

I'm from Germany. I heard from Trinidad and Tobago in 2006 when the national football team qualified for the world championship in Germany.
Spanish makes a lot of sense to you because than you can travel to Latin america and talk to people. I can travel to Spain and other small islands nearby, but I find central/ south America more interesting.

 

What did you do to become fluent? Did you take classes? Casually learn on your own? I think I'd like to take a class, so I can actually sign with people in conversation.

 

It was a special moment for my country and also learning a new language increases brain function.

 

I can speak English,Hindi & Urdu.
I can write English & Hindi.
I can read Araebic fluently and understand partially.

 

i want learn about german~

 

I'm learning amharic, the language spoken in Ethiopia. I was born and raised in Toronto but my background is Ethiopian. I do want to be more connected with my roots. It's embarrassing that I've actually lived there for 3 years and still can't speak the language fluently. I know most of the words it's just my accent is different I guess..

It sucks when your speaking with someone in their language (to improve) and they respond to you in English lol whenever I went to Québec, Montreal the people over there would always respond to me in English whenever I spoke in French. -.-

 

Imbibing Spanish as time allows. I have a litany of reasons to learn. After thirty something years, I am getting a mite bored with English and have elected to break free from my self-imposed unilinguist chains.