I Would Like to Speak Many Languages
My list of languages I'd like to learn is a veeery tall order...but hey, I figure if I aim high I'll likely get further than I would if I aimed low. Maybe I'll actually learn one or two of these. Anyway, if I were a genius and if I had an incredible memory, I'd like to learn:
Japanese
Greek
Hebrew
Latin
German
Spanish
Possibly some Gaelic language, maybe what Wikipedia calls "Scottish Gaelic" or its dialect "Canadian Gaelic"
(The last is just a last minute addition, the other ones are somewhat more thought out.)
The first four are the ones I'd like to learn most, because:
I love Japanese, and manga/anime, and I'd love to be able to read/watch in the original language without having to wait for English translations/scanlations and dubs. Also it would give me access to drama CDs which I'm not sure are ever dubbed, and presumably can't be subbed since they're audio? I dunno, someone's probably translated them somewhere...
As for Greek, Hebrew, Latin (and possibly Arabic), these I'd like to learn so that I could read the original Biblical languages (with Latin being a later thing, I think, but still older than the English versions), because I always have this feeling when reading in English that maybe I'm not getting the whole story, and I'd like to see as close to the original as possible before letting my doubts win completely. Also I'm sure there would be other interesting classic works to read in original languages if I knew them.
As for German and Spanish, those I'd like to learn just because. Strangely enough, I've never had any desire to learn French (odd considering English AND French are the official languages of my country, I think). Anyway, there's my ridiculous list, lol.
Japanese
Greek
Hebrew
Latin
German
Spanish
Possibly some Gaelic language, maybe what Wikipedia calls "Scottish Gaelic" or its dialect "Canadian Gaelic"
(The last is just a last minute addition, the other ones are somewhat more thought out.)
The first four are the ones I'd like to learn most, because:
I love Japanese, and manga/anime, and I'd love to be able to read/watch in the original language without having to wait for English translations/scanlations and dubs. Also it would give me access to drama CDs which I'm not sure are ever dubbed, and presumably can't be subbed since they're audio? I dunno, someone's probably translated them somewhere...
As for Greek, Hebrew, Latin (and possibly Arabic), these I'd like to learn so that I could read the original Biblical languages (with Latin being a later thing, I think, but still older than the English versions), because I always have this feeling when reading in English that maybe I'm not getting the whole story, and I'd like to see as close to the original as possible before letting my doubts win completely. Also I'm sure there would be other interesting classic works to read in original languages if I knew them.
As for German and Spanish, those I'd like to learn just because. Strangely enough, I've never had any desire to learn French (odd considering English AND French are the official languages of my country, I think). Anyway, there's my ridiculous list, lol.
By:
FeatherInTheWind
Age:
18-21
,
Female
