If you were going to learn a non euro language

[Elta]

*edit*opps well it's not multiple choice


.....*edit2* and I missed Japanese ....close thread move along nothing to see here

Let's say you have a nice job you like and they are asking you to learn a non european language (any on the list) which one would you go for? (Top 25* by way of native first language speakers) * according to wiki but, It seems people keep proping up there own languages so the artical gets less and less accurate by the day. Please pick 5 languages



I was thinking about this since a majority of the ones I am learning/going to learn are from Europe - remember I mean the current Hub Country not the orgin of Indo-european. For example Farsi is indo european but, not a european language.

 

[GenMarshall]

Let's say you have a nice job you like and they are asking you to learn a non european language (any on the list) which one would you go for?

I would go for the Japanese Language as my first to learn (And by cooincidence, I am also learning how to speak and write in that language )

Edit: GAHHH!!! How can you forget Japanese!!

 

[Shadylookin]

If i had to pick another language it would be japanese. I assume in the pool Javanese meant Japanese so that's how I voted

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

Persian. Apparantly Farsi has a lot of good poetry.

 

[Cuivienen]

Arabic, which I'm studying right now.

Javanese is a real language widely spoken on Java (in Indonesia), but it might also have been a typo for Japanese.

 

[Elta]

I would go for the Japanese Language as my first to learn (And by cooincidence, I am also learning how to speak and write in that language )

Edit: GAHHH!!! How can you forget Japanese!!

Yeah thats what I would of picked too, I was rushing it so I sliped up

 

[Elta]

Arabic, which I'm studying right now.

Javanese is a real language widely spoken on Java (in Indonesia), but it might also have been a typo for Japanese.

Nah I meant Javanese. I'll make a new fixed poll.

 

[bhsup]

Cherokee, probably. No 'other' option in the poll.

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

Cherokee, probably. No 'other' option in the poll.

Ya, I actually wanted to vote Japanese, but couldn't. An 'other' option would be useful.

 

[bhsup]

In Elta's defense, there is another poll coming. Hopefully, other will be on there.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Swahili

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_language

You know

Baba yetu, yetu uliye
Mbinguni yetu, yetu, amina!
Baba yetu, yetu, uliye
Jina lako litukuzwe.
(x2)

Utupe leo chakula chetu
Tunachohitaji utusamehe
Makosa yetu, hey!
Kama nasi tunavyowasamehe
Waliotukosea usitutie
Katika majaribu, lakini
Utuokoe, na yule, milelea milele!

CHORUS

Ufalme wako ufike utakalo
Lifanyike duniani kama mbinguni. (Amina)

CHORUS

Utupe leo chakula chetu
Tunachohitaji utusamehe
Makosa yetu, hey!
Kama nasi tunavyowasamehe
Waliotukosea usitutie
Katika majaribu, lakini
Utuokoe, na yule, simama mwehu

Baba yetu, yetu, uliye
Jina lako litukuzwe.
(x2)

 

[Red Door]

Arabic .

 

[Gr3yL3gion]

Since I can already speak Mandarin and Cantonese, I vote for Hindi, with Thai, Japanese and Arabic come in close second.

 

[Bast]

Hebrew only.

 

[MamboJoel]

Arabic. Despite the fact I'm a great fan of Morroco, I have the feeling knowing arabic is going to be more and more useful (not to mention the richness of the language, literature etc...).

 

[thetrooper]

Japanese.

@Elta: your sig is very disturbing...

 

[Elta]

Japanese.

@Elta: your sig is very disturbing...

What? we are the champs at the moment

 

[Swedishguy]

Mandarin. Both a language and a fruit. Persian closely after.

 

[The Last Conformist]

Probably Japanese, if only because it's easier to get tuition here in than any of the poll options.