Which language is easier to learn? Also do you know Russian language?
Monday, October 19th, 2009 at
9:32 am
From, Russian,German,French,Spanish and Italian?
Also, please give me some, very simple Russian phrases or sentences or anything easy and interesting to catch/remember!
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Basically, none of all languages is easy or difficult, the best or the worst. Most importantly, there is no difference between what is useful and what is not, no duration limit in how long it takes to be fully proficient, and no age limit in when a person can learn a foreign language. The most important thing you need to remember while learning any foreign language is you learn and apply with confidence (maintain your morale), determination (keep up with your good fight against all odds), and patience (control yourself even during a difficult time). Learn to make mistakes; you can’t improve yourself without making mistakes first. Practice frequently with full consistency and you will overcome any obstacles, large or small, in life. Don’t worry if you are a slow learner; everyone learns in different speed and style and learning a new language takes time. So know yourself first in how you learn and how you can utilize your skills to maximize your learning potential. Remember to maintain your interest in the language you are learning. Also, always manage to use your native language and second language(s) equally in respect to your schedule so you will retain you native language and second language(s) easily.
For more information on how you can learn a new language, try the webpage Language Learning Tips from Omniglot (www.omniglot.com, an excellent informational website on languages run by Simon Ager, an Englishman with tremendous interest in foreign languages). You will like Simon Ager and his website after you read those information if you haven’t visited his website before.
Language Learning Tips from Omniglot
http://www.omniglot.com/language/index.htm
Also, if you want to know about how you learn, I recommend you to understand theory of multiple intelligences by Howard Gardner. You will be surprised by how much you haven’t known about your secret self.
Theory of multiple intelligences (from Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_multiple_intelligences
There are also plenty of websites where you can get yourself tested on your preferred learning method for free. Just use your favorite search engine and type “Theory of multiple intelligences” or “multiple intelligences” and it will do the searching quickly and easily.
Regarding how many languages one should strive to learn at one time, the answer is simple. The sky is the limit! The more languages you learn, the better you can communicate with others, particularly in international traveling and employment. (In other words, “The more, the merrier!”) If you can handle this, do it; otherwise, learn one language at a time until you are ready for the next one.
Most importantly, you must be proficient in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in each language to be considered as fluent. If you are not proficient in at least one of the four categories of a particular language, then you are not fluent in the particular language, even though you can only speak another language without flaws. Imagine you are lost and you try to find a place to stay in Russia. The address you have is in English but the street names are in Russian. It is really horrendous when you can’t read Russian, especially when you are stranded in the middle of the frigid, winter night (brrrr!). So, therefore, learn to read and write just as you learn to speak and listen, even if it is difficult.
Also, master every aspect of the language you are learning, including pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and expression. Get it wrong and expect something unusual to happen. Finally, keep practicing with consistency. It will make you better in using another language while practicing, whether you are at home, work, or traveling.
Some languages have phonetic alphabet that is not found in most languages, which makes most people having difficulty in mastering some of those languages without knowing the exact pronunciation first. If you have that difficulty in pronunciation, I suggest you use IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) as a guide for correct pronunciation. For those of you who don’t know what is IPA, it is a set of alphabet where each letter represent only one sound for consonants and vowels and other symbols as changes in the way a consonant or a vowel is pronounced. It is traditionally used by most linguists around the world as the most standard form of phonetic alphabet and now used in many foreign language textbooks where the foreign languages do not use Latin alphabet (including Russian, Greek, Hebrew, and Japanese). If you can find it, I encourage you to buy it, or at least borrow it. Alternatively, go to Wikipedia or Omniglot (you can use any search engine to find it) and find the language you are learning; many languages now have pronunciation guide in IPA. Just look for the pronounced words closed by two square brackets like these [ ] on most webpages, including Omniglot, or two slashes like these / / on many webpages of Wikipedia but not in Omniglot.
Good luck and happy learning!
Spanish French and Italian
They are all very related in some ways
Im hispanic and i have friends that talk to me in italian and french
and we can communicate quite easily even though i cant speak french or italian. I recommend either of these.
I want to study all of the languages you have mentioned.
But i will start with french or italian since i can speak spanish already.
Sorry but i dont know any Russian phrases >.<
Italian parlo un po
spanish hablo poco
german spreche ein bisyen
french je parle a puex
russian ya nye snyayoo parooskoo
chtow doomayesh ti. I dont know russian,what do you think?
english: i like eating cheese.
italian: mi piace mangiare il formaggio.
french: j’aime manger le fromage.
spanish: me gusta comer el queso.
sorry, those are all the ones i know. don’t know russian.
See video and remember Russian tongue twister:
http://at-russian.com/?p=9
and Russian rhyme:
http://at-russian.com/?p=6
A russian tongue twister:
шла маша по шоссе и сосала сушку.
(Shla MAsha Po ShosEI i sosAsla sOOshkоо)
Masha walked along the road sucking on a cracker (ring shaped).
or a funny quote…
легче прибыть холодец к дереву чем найти хорошего мужчину
LYEgchye pribYt holodEts k dErevoo chyem naiti horOshyevo muzhchEEnoo
its easier to pin (meat) jello to a tree then to find a good man.