Learning new language, which should I choose?

[Cheesicle]

Id say Chinese would be the best investment for the future.
By that time China may have taken over USA. 

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[Arcoyle]

Dude spanish and Italian are totally different (well as different as latin based languages can be). I like italy, I have family in Italy, Italy is the best. However, from your list, I'd say french or italian cause those girls be hottest. From the given languages, of course.

[Cheesicle]

Dude spanish and Italian are totally different (well as different as latin based languages can be). I like italy, I have family in Italy, Italy is the best. However, from your list, I'd say french or italian cause those girls be hottest. From the given languages, of course.

Nope, Latina girls are hotter

[Deathie]

I think you guys are missing the point.

I don't want to learn a new language for the hell of it,
I want to be able to understand other cultures.

Think about everything in our media we have in English,
Movies, games, stories, music,

There's nearly and equally large amount of that, which resides in the countries native language, and would be amazing to experience it first hand.

Not for all these crazy theories you're all coming up with.

[Cheesicle]

I think you guys are missing the point.

I don't want to learn a new language for the hell of it,
I want to be able to understand other cultures.

Think about everything in our media we have in English,
Movies, games, stories, music,

There's nearly and equally large amount of that, which resides in the countries native language, and would be amazing to experience it first hand.

Not for all these crazy theories you're all coming up with.

I'm telling you, learn Chinese.

China has the fastest growing economy in the world. It is predicted that by 2030 (Which is when we are all old enough to run our own businesses) China will be as developed as the USA. My dad has become a millionaire by working here.

[Deacon]

I'm telling you, learn Chinese.

China has the fastest growing economy in the world. It is predicted that by 2030 (Which is when we are all old enough to run our own businesses) China will be as developed as the USA. My dad has become a millionaire by working here.

this. Its what i'd learn if i could. but i failed spanish, which is easy as hell. so... yeah

[Bovicide]

I think you guys are missing the point.

I don't want to learn a new language for the hell of it,
I want to be able to understand other cultures.

Think about everything in our media we have in English,
Movies, games, stories, music,

There's nearly and equally large amount of that, which resides in the countries native language, and would be amazing to experience it first hand.

Not for all these crazy theories you're all coming up with.

All the people telling you to learn chinese can suck a big one. Spend a semester learning chinese and you will barely be able to introduce yourself (I know, i took it). Spend a semester learning Japanese and you would be able to survive in Japan (I also know cause I took it).

Japan is also the fucking land of technology and shit. It has a unique culture teeming with fun tiems. Plus, unlike spanish or french, you could whip out some ”てめ、死ね!” on their little bitch selves and they wouldn't know what hit em. Plus there is the whole anime thing, ya know.

Please do not seriously consider mandarin unless you can buckle down for 2-3 years to actually learn it. You got no help with that either. If you go down the Japanese path, I can help you through the beginning hurdles.

Oh one last thing. Japanese grammar is a piece of cake. No future tense, no subject verb agreement, no shit at all. The grammar is easy as dicks. You just have to learn two alphabets and the kanji. Psh that's easy though.

[Deacon]

All the people telling you to learn chinese can suck a big one. Spend a semester learning chinese and you will barely be able to introduce yourself (I know, i took it). Spend a semester learning Japanese and you would be able to survive in Japan (I also know cause I took it).

Japan is also the fucking land of technology and shit. It has a unique culture teeming with fun tiems. Plus, unlike spanish or french, you could whip out some ”てめ、死ね!” on their little bitch selves and they wouldn't know what hit em. Plus there is the whole anime thing, ya know.

Please do not seriously consider mandarin unless you can buckle down for 2-3 years to actually learn it. You got no help with that either. If you go down the Japanese path, I can help you through the beginning hurdles.

Oh one last thing. Japanese grammar is a piece of cake. No future tense, no subject verb agreement, no shit at all. The grammar is easy as dicks. You just have to learn two alphabets and the kanji. Psh that's easy though.

well, while you're showing the chinese operatives your anime collection, I will be begging for them not to kill my family in a language they understand.

PS:

[Xrain]

I'd still go with french. "The language of Love"

Would you rather be able to talk to random Chinese people, or sound suave to a lady-friend your trying to impress.

Besides French Cuisine is the bomb. Crepes anyone?

[Bovicide]

well, while you're showing the chinese operatives your anime collection, I will be begging for them not to kill my family in a language they understand.

PS:

Have you even looked at Mandarin? Did you know you can say a complete sentence using the word "ma" five times in different accents. 媽罵瑪馬嗎

Means "did mother scold the horse?" Put it in google translate and you get "Ma ma ma ma ma". Thats the shit you have to put up with in mandarin. Japanese? Shit I just read the yomo introduction in the languages section and im still in first semester Japanese.

If those chinese invade your abode, just tell them wo shi chung guo ren. Everything be alright then.

[Deacon]

Have you even looked at Mandarin? Did you know you can say a complete sentence using the word "ma" five times in different accents. 媽罵瑪馬嗎

Means "did mother scold the horse?" Put it in google translate and you get "Ma ma ma ma ma". Thats the shit you have to put up with in mandarin. Japanese? Shit I just read the yomo introduction in the languages section and im still in first semester Japanese.

If those chinese invade your abode, just tell them wo shi chung guo ren. Everything be alright then.

As my counter to this, I will first say NO.
I will then say "MA ma ma ma ma."

:troolface:

[Cheesicle]

Have you even looked at Mandarin? Did you know you can say a complete sentence using the word "ma" five times in different accents. 媽罵瑪馬嗎

Means "did mother scold the horse?" Put it in google translate and you get "Ma ma ma ma ma". Thats the shit you have to put up with in mandarin. Japanese? Shit I just read the yomo introduction in the languages section and im still in first semester Japanese.

If those chinese invade your abode, just tell them wo shi chung guo ren. Everything be alright then.

玛 doesn't even mean anything, you're just saying "Has mom scolded the horse ma?" and no, ma does not mean "mother" in this sentence.

To say "Has mom scolded the horse?" You say "妈骂马吗?" which is pronounced "ma ma ma ma" in chinese.

HOWEVER
If you noticed the the above sentence, all the words are similarly pronounced, AND they have a common part. All words include "马" in them. So just remember: ANY word you see with "马" in it is most likely pronounced "ma".

Also, it's "wo shi ZHONG guo ren", not "chung". There is no pinying of "chung", only "cheng" and "cheng guo" means city state. Therefore, you are saying "I am a city state person."

But, of course, "cheng guo" is not limited to only "city state"

"cheng guo" can be:
城国 － City State
成国 － Become a country
成果 － Result
城郭 － Castle

So learn chinese only if you are determined, cuz it's fucking hard, but useful as fuck in the future

[Cathedron]

Greek.

[Don]

You know, I had (was forced to) to lrn2french from Grade 3 to Grade 9...

I know that feel
I was forced to start learning it in 4th Primary school ...
and I'm still learning it.

Besides French Cuisine is the bomb. Crepes anyone?

I had Crepes once in France.
I was around 11 or so, and I thought it would be a good idea to order them with absolutely nothing inside them -- probably the driest food I have eaten in my life.
Around 2 years later I had it again with something inside, and good lord they sure as hell aren't bad. I'd hit it.



Anyway,
learn Chinese to welcome our future leaders.

[Sabb]

I know that feel
I was forced to start learning it in 4th Primary school ...
and I'm still learning it.
I had Crepes once in France.
I was around 11 or so, and I thought it would be a good idea to order them with absolutely nothing inside them -- probably the driest food I have eaten in my life.
Around 2 years later I had it again with something inside, and good lord they sure as hell aren't bad. I'd hit it.



Anyway,
learn Chinese to welcome our future leaders.

Crepes are fucking amazing.
Ever had beaver tails?inb4HURRCANADIANSEATBEAVERS???

Also, Unit wtf.
What province you live in?
Cause I started learning French in grade 1...