As my handle name may indicate my native language is finnish. I also speak english(obviously), swedish, japanese and a smattering of latin and german.

Разговариваю по русский, спрашивайте свои вопросы.

>>1540
I, too, speak the language of the Middle Kingdom, though I would venture so far as to say I have attained fluently, having spent three of my years teaching English to the children there.
The Land of the Rising Sun's language is far easier to learn, especially their "kanji," as they call it, as I have already mastered their peculiar and curious written characters.
Additionally, many things are pronounced similarly, such as 天使 and 人. It makes for a very pleasurable experience which does not quite offset the frustrations of Japanese grammar.
Even so, demystifying the Orient is no simple process. I will soon be entering my second year studying the language of those curious islands. I daresay I'm quite excited, a feeling that I have not felt linguistically since my studies of Mandarin, some eight years past now.

I learned english myself (as it obviusly may seem english is not my native language). I plan to study german though

Being monolingual, I wish to learn Latin and Arabic (seeing as they are two languages which have interested me for years), though I'm also of a lower class and am forced to "pinch my pennies", so to speak. I have procured an electronic touch-tablet at a discount, and, testing my luck, have begun to browse the Android application market for trial applications so that I may eventually purchase a full language tutoring program. After nearly two hours of browsing, I have found only one passable basic phrase tutor for Arabic. Latin, on the other hand, has presented me with an odd situation. You see, when I search for a Latin language tutor, it displays roughly 1,700 applications, but only one in ten results are specifically for Latin related applications. The rest are for Korean, Thai, Hindi, Spanish and so on. Simply baffling. I'm forced to wonder what algorithm takes an inquiry for Latin teaching devices and returns a slew of exactly what that wasn't an inquiry for.

As you may have guessed by now, I have found very little success in this venture and turn to my fellow gentlemen for advice. I ask you: what is the least costly learning tool for Arabic and Latin which isn't made by a jackanape who knows only simple phrases and possesses basic programming skills?

>>1600
My good friend, because Latin is no longer a language of the tongue I would suggest searching the depths of your local books store. A book is precisely the tool I used to develop my skills in the venerable language. Do not be afraid to ponder through other mediums bar the modern electronic contraptions. I hope you are successful in learning the sumptuous language that is Latin!

I know five and speak four.

Tagalog
Visayan
English
Japanese

I can read and write Latin

I know five and speak four.

Tagalog
Visayan
English
Japanese

I can read and write Latin

i happen to see that none of you know any computing/computer/programming languages

>>1739

Not true, good sir. I am familiar with C++, Javascript, HTML and XHTML, Actionscript for Flash, and am currently picking up PHP.

>>1741

As an addendum, I will say that they are not quite the best medium for gentlemanly discourse, though perhaps along those lines one might converse well in Lojban, with its semantic precision. Though far too few seem to use it, and the generally unkempt nature of those who profess knowledge of it has not yet inclined me towards learning it myself.

>>1341
-english (native)
-español (learned through early childhood immersion
-french (awful, i learned it over a summer while in quebec and i dont use it much so its rusty)
-norsk (norwegian) curently learning this so i can move to norway for dat free tuition
-japanese, although i took only two classes in it and its useless unless i go to japan so i stopped (cool language though)

>>1743
Begone. Your poor diction, grammar, and syntax are a clear indicator that you have no place in this forum.

I am skilled in a few European languages, some more so than others. I would like to learn Arabic and Hindi in the future, complete with respective culturally influencing religions Islam and Hinduism.

I grew up speaking three languages, English, Macedonian, and Serbian. I can speak the three fluently, having been able to distinguish between them since a very young age. (Macedonian and Serbian are very similar, so at first it was essentially, and excuse my choice of words, a convoluted clusterfuck of words and phrases unintelligible to anyone other than my parents) Through schooling, I've become almost fluent in German, and I'm currently undertaking the learning of Russian. I'd like to learn Afrikaans in case I find myself hunting for elephants in South Africa.

Does anybody know if it's possible to hold modern conversation in Old West Norse? That would be my preferred language for primary conversation, if that were the case.

I am fluent in Irish and fairly well versed in Spanish.

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I speak English, and Quebec French.
When it comes to French, truthfully, I read it and write it better than when speaking it. I would say passable when attempting to speak (Quebec) French.

I'm interested in learning a third language. For whatever reason I'm drawn to Germanic languages which aren't that widely spoken, like Frisian. Does anyone know of any online resources where one could learn such a language?

>>1887
There is a Frisian dictionary issued by the Dutch government, unfortunately it's only available in Dutch and Frisian http://gtb.inl.nl/openlaszlo/my-apps/GTB/Productie/HuidigeVersie/src/inlgtb.html?owner=WFT

There is a Frisian radio and tv broadcast network, also very modest: http://www.omropfryslan.nl/ ("utstjoering mist" = missed broadcast - with some programs you can watch)

Here's a course in Frisian http://www.allezhop.de/frysk/frikure1.htm, though I have no idea if it's any good.

Can a kind fellow point me to a russian radio and or tv broadcast network?
Wish to listen and follow to improve my speaking, writting is currently decent, only need to add more words to my vocab.

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I learned Russian, German, French, and Chinese, but since none of those languages are really relevant anymore I don't talk about it much.

Well, Russian, German, and French are classy but irrelevant. Chinese is relevant but has no class at all and never will.

>>1897
The are three radio stations held in esteem by the educated Russians:
1.Echo of Moscow
http://www.echo.msk.ru/
along with the Novaya Gazeta paper this is the last remaining vestige of an independent public sphere.
Most important liberal journalists such as Latynina, Venediktov and Ganapolskiy work from here. Still it's owned by Gazprom.
2.Voice of America
American state radio initiated by Zbigniew Brzezinski. It's somewhere to the right from Glenn Beck but it can afford more than anything transmitted from Russia. As opposed to BBC, EuroNEWS or Deutsche Welle all VoA channels are run by autonomous editors and not by translators.
3.Silver Rain
http://www.silver.ru/
Primarily a music channel; Never listened to but my buddies like it a lot. Ran the "Silver Overshoe" prize every year, usually granted for plagiarism in the entertainment industry. Last year's ceremony (http://video.yandex.ru/users/row-het/view/532/) caused a tremendous outrage since it was focussed on the mock elections, the resulting mock trials and the corruption in the mock church; not a single line was dropped about music. It was presented by a (former) pop star and a (former) tv comedian; both booted last year for their involvement in the liberal opposition.
I'd love to learn about similiar networks in any of the languages spoken here :)

Bulgarian being my native language I also speak fluid English and French, mediocre Russian, broken German and a tiny bit Japanese.
Though I only get to use the English IRL, sadly.

Functional but not exactly fluent in French. I'm told my accent is like a Québécois street performer on acid, but it gets the job done.

I studied Spanish in Europe and plan on continuing to learn until I become fluent. After that I plan on learning Arabic.

>>1341
Unfortuneatly, no. My father is however of Serbian descent and I have been planning on learning the language at last.

I've tried learning Russian. It has not gone
so well for me, esp. since I changed my system's
keyboard layout to Dvorak and crippled the
layout for Russian in Emacs' MULE.

While I endeavour wholeheartedly to master the German tongue, I remain essentially a monoglot.

I have been slowly making my way through Michel Thomas's excellent course but find it hard to commit to an entire hour of the man and his awful students.

Would any of you find fellow have any suggestions as regards increasing my motivation or at least finding more joy in the challenge?

>>2713
German is a pretty easy language to learn if English is your basis. I lived there for a little while and picked it up very fast.

I'm a translator, and I'm sick of people claiming there's a quick trick to language learning.

You can potentially get to survival level relatively quick, and the most "efficient" method would be to live in a place where the only option you have it to use that language daily.

DuoLingo and shit like that are absolutely overrated by lazy pieces of shit who preffer to do ABC multiple option exercises than learn about the grammar of a language. They are good exercises, but they are NOT what will teach you the language, you need to study.

You also, need to practice ALL aspects: reading, writing, listening, speaking, if you really are serious about it.

Fluent in spanish and english beyond even most native speaker's command of either language. My french is more than conversational but not quite fluent. I know enough Italian and Portuguese to get around in Roma or Lisboa without getting lost. Currently leaning Russian from my Ukrainian paramour.

>>2717
What's your opinion on Pimsleur?

>>2717
I have recently substituted Duolingo for Anki. (With the Español Visual and Websters new world 575 Spanish Verbs decks)

I also have a grammar book. But these things are a lot more difficult to begin than Duolingo, reading grammar just isn't as fun. But I definitely feel I learn more thoroughly and quickly with these methods combined with multimedia (Movies and Cartoons in particular) from the language in question.

Since you are a translator it would be interesting to hear what you think are some great ways to practice a language.

>>2717
What languages do you understand? Which of these take part in your translating?

I pride myself, but not too much, in being able to speak and understand Italic, Rus and Britannian. Am light-heartedly "studying" castillian.
To my dismay, i may soon be forced to learn the judaic speech, a vulgar language useful only for the mingling of bankers and qabbalists.

Personally, as in, free from my "have to"s, i'd enjoy studying nipponese, as to be able to open myself to a broader spectrum of entertainment, free from the degradation that, ahime, corrupts almost all of the west(but a small enclave, to which i pridefully belong).

>>2713
Recently I started listening to Michel Thomas' German (Foundation) course as a complete beginner to German. I am curious as to what exactly you find or found problematic with this method.

I am fully proficient in Brittanic, as it is my native language. For 5 years I have studied the language of Spain, although I am not yet fluent. I have also recently become interested in the learning of the language of the Japanese nation.

My native language is Serbo-croatian. I am also fluent in English language, and I can understand Macedonian and Slovenian, and I can hold a basic conversation in German language, but not much more. I am also learning Cantonese language. As for reading, I can read several hundred Traditional Chinese characters, Hangeul, Cyrillic, Katakana and Hiragana, although I do not understand much of languages that use those scripts.

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how long did it take for you to learn Russian fluent?

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I know the language of the mind itself, psychotherapy.

>>2869
It depends on how much of your everyday time you can spend on studying, as it is the best to study on a daily basis.
Also, it depends on whether you already know how to read Cyrillic script (which is relatively easy to learn, at least that was my experience), and on your native language.
If, in your native language, a letter is pronounced exactly the same every time, no matter where it is in the sentence (for example, Serbo-croatian, Japanese, German), then it might be somewhat easier to learn Russian.
On the other hand, if your native language's letter pronunciation differs from word to word (see, for example, English, French and Vietnamese), then it might be a bit harder as you will have to acclimate to the fact that the letter is the same every time you pronounce it.

For me, personally, that is the issue, as in my native language (Serbo-croatian), letters are always pronounced equally, and I am now learning Cantonese using materials on English. The explanations when it comes to pronunciations are confusing, as I am used to pronouncing the letters differently than, for example, English speakers.

Although, I am not OP, because who knows where he/she/they is (as this thread was started more than two years ago).

Gentlemen, truth be told, and without boasting, I am fluent the language of pussy fucking.

I'm a Native Portuguese speaker (From Brazil), and it mean that i understand a bit of Spanish.


I've learning French for a few months, especially the grammar, but, my vocabulary is a quite poor. And i only use my English for read, and rarely for expression.

ты хуй

I speak 3 languages
I studied a 4th one but the class was boring so i abandoned it

native german, then english, russian and late french, fluent in both english and german(naturally), pretty well in french, bit rusty in russian

I am Portuguese. I can communicate in Spanish and I studied Latin.
I also studied French and can communicate at a very basic level.
I studied German and I keep learning it, because I'm working there and having classes.
I have a lot of foreign friends, so I can say hello and stuff like that, in many languages. Not to mention, that I am cultured and open-minded about other views.
Needless to say, I can speak English...
Oh, and I've also lived in Romania, without knowing jack sh!t of Romanian, but I can tell you that you really don't need it that much...
I'm pretty sure I forgot to mention stuff, but, anyway, Good luck /class/!

I recently picked up a book on teaching oneself Japanese from my local used book seller, and while quite novice have been pleasantly surprised to find that so far it is quite a reasonable language for an adult student.

>>1570
>Разговариваю
Говорю. ftfy

私は日本語学生です。オタクでじゃない