How many languages do you speak?

@comfortableNight4463

I think I still have lots of work before I can be a real polyglot, haha. I think Russian was definitely hardest to learn! Six grammatical cases, up to eighteen different ways to say every adjective, and verb conjugations that are often not so regular are really hard! What language(s) do you speak or are learning?

Thank You 🥰

I think japanese is hard for me compared to german

@Smily1225 It is super challenging. I took for six months only to learn the most basic (alphabets).

I really tried to get into German. I took one class in school but it just felt like a college class. The teacher wasn't bad, but she was American we didn't do any cultural activities. It was mostly grammar and speaking with classmates, many of whom were not that interested in learning German but just needed the credits. I did like learning the grammar because it seemed like the rules were pretty rigid, unlike Japanese or Spanish where word order is a bit more fluid.

I was interested in Icelandic because I liked the way it sounded, but there weren't many resources. I was also new to language learning at the time so I didn't really have any strategies. The grammar was tough, though.

I think the best tip for learning any language is to enjoy it, like remind yourself why you're learning it and make it fun. I've found it hard to progress in Mandarin because my motivation for learning it has changed from what it was when I first started, but I can spend hours on learning Japanese because it's fun.

Switching up learning methods is good too. I think it really helps to find out what methods work best for you and then seek out the resources. I like grammar and I also like listening to languages, so sometimes I'll do grammar practice and other times I'll listen to a podcast or watch a movie in the target language. Currently I'm trying to improve my speaking ability in Japanese. I know more grammar than I speak with, which is natural, but since I'm still at a lower level, I feel that I should catch myself up. I take lessons on italki to find teachers and practice speaking and it's been really helpful. Also YouTube has a lot of great content for learning languages if you know what to look for. It can be in the form of podcasts, grammar explanations, kid shows, music, travel blogs, cooking videos, makeup tutorials, anything that's interesting to you.

I think Russian was medium difficulty, almost like how German was. I didn't get very far with either language but my Russian teacher was more fun than my German teacher and j liked the class more. I definitely have enough of a foundation in both German and Russian if I ever choose to study them again.