You discover a magical language genie in the desert, and he says he will grant you full fluency in the language of your choice. Which one would you choose?
Mandarin Chinese: After a year of study, I can say it's fairly difficult to learn, due to it being a script based language. In terms of practical usage, though, China's role in the global economy lends itself well to current and future business opportunities.
At least Chinese doesn't have conjugations or declensions or anything. A lot of the time, I think it's status as a "difficult" language is mostly undeserved, and only from the perspective of English speakers.
Linear A - It's a fairly well known but undeciphered ancient language on Crete. That'd be a money making machine (teaching historians how to read, for a fee of course). To advance science... obvs...
Danish! I've been meaning to move to Denmark to see what one of the highest happiness rating countries is like. It's also the language that sounds the coolest to me.
Spanish. It will most likely open up a new world to me living in the U.S. I would be able to converse with new and different people. It would also allow for the classes I took in school to finally pay off.
I'm considering to pick Russian, due to the fact that I feel like Europe, will get invaded eventually. Or maybe as mentioned, Mandarin, I just don't really like the Asian social-culture, enough to move there..
Isn't it a thing that people who know the really old languages can get paid a whole load by certain companies because their systems rely on software/run on systems which are only compatible with that long-forgotten language?
I know a guy that was replaced with 2 less experienced people. Incompetent actions leads to a borked system down the road and the elder engineer gets brought back under a fancy new director title, flexible schedule and a substantial salary increase.
I'm gonna have to go with dogs, because dogs are amazing. I can imagine hearing the greatest things from my dog, like "I want to go outside!" and "I TOTALLY didn't pee on your bed it must have been the cat".
I'm going to have to go with Arabic. This is because not only is it spoken in a wide range of countries, but it is also a language of critical interest to western governments and businesses.
I am already fluent in French and English. For my work German is a nobrainer (mechanical engineering), Japanese for reading Visual Novel without having to wait for a translation.
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Mandarin Chinese: After a year of study, I can say it's fairly difficult to learn, due to it being a script based language. In terms of practical usage, though, China's role in the global economy lends itself well to current and future business opportunities.
Same here. Just in pure hours saved and the usefulness of the language in business, it is by far the best investment.
I would say the same thing. I already know English and Spanish. Mandarin seems like the logical next step.
Zuckerberg learned it for this exact reason. He wants access to those 1.3 billion people.
I would also choose Mandarin Chinese but only if I could instantly read and write the language as well.
你会说汉语吗？一共我学习八个月了。现在我住在中国。英文和中文很不同的·，但是我不觉得中文很难。
At least Chinese doesn't have conjugations or declensions or anything. A lot of the time, I think it's status as a "difficult" language is mostly undeserved, and only from the perspective of English speakers.
Linear A - It's a fairly well known but undeciphered ancient language on Crete. That'd be a money making machine (teaching historians how to read, for a fee of course). To advance science... obvs...
The language of Cats. That way I can tell mine to get off the god damned kitchen counter!
Danish! I've been meaning to move to Denmark to see what one of the highest happiness rating countries is like. It's also the language that sounds the coolest to me.
Spanish. It will most likely open up a new world to me living in the U.S. I would be able to converse with new and different people. It would also allow for the classes I took in school to finally pay off.
Spanish, always wanted to learn it.
Probably Japanese so I can watch anime without subtitles.
I'm considering to pick Russian, due to the fact that I feel like Europe, will get invaded eventually. Or maybe as mentioned, Mandarin, I just don't really like the Asian social-culture, enough to move there..
I know what you mean about Mandarin. I think I'd choose something more European, like French or Spanish.
I'd imagine a fluency in one of the programming languages could be super helpful. Is that cheating?
Isn't it a thing that people who know the really old languages can get paid a whole load by certain companies because their systems rely on software/run on systems which are only compatible with that long-forgotten language?
I know a guy that was replaced with 2 less experienced people. Incompetent actions leads to a borked system down the road and the elder engineer gets brought back under a fancy new director title, flexible schedule and a substantial salary increase.
It's technically a language.
"any system of formalized symbols, signs, sounds, gestures, or the like used or conceived as a means of communicating thought, emotion, etc."
Looks like you're good! :)
I'm gonna have to go with dogs, because dogs are amazing. I can imagine hearing the greatest things from my dog, like "I want to go outside!" and "I TOTALLY didn't pee on your bed it must have been the cat".
I would choose Vietnamese as my choice so I could understand my relatives better.
I'm going to have to go with Arabic. This is because not only is it spoken in a wide range of countries, but it is also a language of critical interest to western governments and businesses.
Also, I think it sounds really cool.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_language
Then I'd start playing historical connect the dots
I am already fluent in French and English. For my work German is a nobrainer (mechanical engineering), Japanese for reading Visual Novel without having to wait for a translation.
Spanish-easy and very cool.