So I'm about to start uni, bachelor in international bussiness, and we have to take a mandatory third language course in order to graduate (spanish is my native language, english the 2nd)

The thing is, I don't know which language to pick. Could you help me?

Japanese: I've always wanted to learn this one since, yeah your guessed it right, I am a weaboo lol. Since I was a teenager I've always enjoyed japanese media, I even atemped to self teach myself the language (but stopped because my lack of discipline) and it's been a dream of mine to go to Japan since. I also love their culture and mindset. And I guess it would be easy to pronounce for me as spanish is my native language.

French: I love the way it sounds, the culture and history (I'd love to read the great french authors in the original language) It is also my long life dream to visit Europe and I think (correct me if I'm wrong) french would be useful in a ton of european countries. I also left a classical music major unfinished and I think french would be useful to help me reconnect with that part of me. Also, I think it would be useful if I ever go to Canada.

Chinese: tbh, the main reasons are the job opportunities and that it is a growing economy. But I don't feel as drawn to this language particularly. I don't dislike the culture, in fact I think is a beautiful one with a very interesting mindset and literature I probably would enjoy reading. But working in China is not that appealing to me due to pollution (for vacations yes, I'd love to visit China)

TL;DR: I would love to learn japanese or french but I'm afraid the job opportunities would be scarce due to their economies stagnating and population decrease, whereas China and chinese language are growing at a rapid speed but I'm not to drawn to said language. Help me decide please. Also my plan is to learn those 3 languages anyway, but I need help deciding which one should I pick to learn first, as the 3rd mandatory language of my career.

"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, even though the sound of it is really quite atrocious."

I recently learned that there was a different version in German, Portuguese and Italian.

What are they in your languages and do they rhyme with their own version of 'atrocious'? Does it sound precocious?

Sometimes I see people on the internet claiming they can speak +20 languages (which is very likely a lie), and that made me wonder about the question in the title. I’m a native Spanish speaker and I speak Portuguese at an advanced level, and I already tend to mix up the vocabulary quite often. So what would be the maximum number of languages a person can speak before their mind turns into chaos?

After living in Canada for almost an year, i have realized that my English level is B1. Sometimes i am able to convey myself, sometimes i don't. There is no immersion here, that's the worst part. How can I improve myself?? Any games where i can communicate?

Trying to learn italian, but the thing is that it feels like there is no progress unless I move to Italy. I can listen to Italiam podcasts, use learning apps and try to speak with Italians on the web but it feels like I can't remember important grammar and it gets me nowhere. Any tips on how to better remember and learn languages?

Hi there! I think it's a weird question, but would it be bad for your health to learn languages almost constantly? And would it also be bad for your health to read in a target language (even as a beginner) before sleeping?

Thank you in advance!

Studying 14 hours a day? Total immersion by moving to the country of origin, and studying for a couple hours each day there? I'm curious to hear any ideas of what would be fastest.

Like, "if you know 2000 words of X language, you can speak Y% of that language"

Fluent in Chinese and Spanish, planning an international trip to Greece next year and Kenya the following year, was planning on spending a year on each language (Greek/Swahili) figured that was a good target.

MakesYouFluent does not work on a Window PC, it will lock up on the first screen. When I discovered this I ask for an immediate refund. In the meantime, they send an email saying they offer a 100% refund if I was not satisfied. After weeks of back and for emails, they offered a 25% refund as a gesture of good faith. I filled a claim with PayPal and was denied because the vendor sent PayPal a defense that all the photos on the website showed it being used on smartphones, not a PC. Go figure.

I've heard french people saying what sounds like "baïlle baïlle" and I've heard similar use of 'bye' in other languages too. I know that Venetian 'ciao' is ubiquitous worldwide; do people in your language use "bye" too?

As many of you might be struggling with Language learning, I am also trying my best to conquer this Kraken called "Deutsch".

I hope my review helps.

From April 2023 0 -> B2 Dec 2024 while working a full time job and having a life

My partner is native and his family speaks only German, so I am in for a treat every coffee and dinner, so you understand my motivation is intertwined with desperation, I am also looking for a job here in Germany after immigrating from my Eastern European home and quitting my job and confort zone in the name of love.

My journey with Lingoda started in April 2023, I started with a Sprint, my advice: it's only worth it if you have the the certainty you can attend every f day.

Lingoda, itself, it's a great platform with very good teachers, serious classmates and thorough rules that kind of "motivate" you to stay disciplined.

What I wished I knew as a beginner in Apr 2024:

Orientation class is a waste of your credit because it basically just presents the platform, DM me and I will send you a summary of what happens there and save your actual learning credit.
If you like a teacher, you can go to the that teachers board and book their classes, I swear having a class with a teacher I liked made the biggest difference.(My German recommendations: Agnieska, Ozlem, Julia, Branislav, etc).
*hint: book from ahead of time and aim to have classes as early in the morning as possible since that s when you have the chances of being just you and the teacher or just 2 people and the teacher = more speaking time, basically a 1o1 class on sale.

3. Prepare for every class with the vocabulary and do the homework or exercises proposed as homework in the previous class.

4. Try to stay as chronological as possible with the classes because the level between Chapter 1-2-3 vs 11-12 is very different and it just smooths your learning curve.

5. You only need to do 45 classes/50 to get the certificate, my advice is to skip first orientation and some of the starting communication classes( even if you skip them you can book the class, download the material and cancel immediately using the 30 min after book free cancellation policy). NEVER skip in GRAMMAR classes because in my opinion are the most important.

As a comparison to Babbel Live, Lingoda offers more, the certificate is recognized and Lingoda has for B1 135 classes offer, while Babbel has only 36, focusing mainly on speaking.

If you are thinking about trying out Lingoda here is my referral link: https://referral.lingoda.com/6Dr9Cv

I dig monthly for discounts because I am a cheap as that can't pay full price so I got most of the months 20-30% discounts on plans for 20-40 classes so the price/class stayed in 7-8 eur range which is cheaper than a class in my home country.

No hidden truth: you get paid for recommending Lingoda, but what I would offer you is a free 30 mins presentation from my account of their possibilities and my honest B1.2 from 0 feedback after many errors I wish I knew better.

Hello, I've got some notes and exercises for overcoming plateau in language learning, would you want some? (Not selling, just curious)

Hello everyone, I just have a quick question, I've been looking on the Reddit for a little now and I see some people often are studying multiple different languages, I was wondering; how do you do so? Do you ever get confused when trying to speak one or the other? And any tips for someone looking to learn multiple languages? I have always loved languages but I've never taken the time to try and learn one, now I'm trying to learn Russian and it is very difficult, I want to try and learn a Germanic language along with Russian. I was thinking Spanish, Italian or French. Just wanted to hear whatever feedback I can get and any study tips anyone may have! Thank you all in advance God bless you all!

Hi, i recently started to study German, and i find hard time to do this. its my 3rd foreign language, however, i learned previous 2 when i was in school(talking about English and Russian) under supervision of my parents lol.

Here is the question, how u memorize new words? like i find it hard to memorize them while i can study other topics( for ex: economics and law).

I would like to share this certificate I got early this year. The certificate is written in Hawaiian . Issued by

Ke Kulanui o Hawaiʻi - University of Hawaii

Ke Kulanui Kaiāulu o Hawaiʻi - Hawaii community college

Considering your mother tongue what is the hardest language to learn for you? Have you tried learning it?

I find the teaching style in my country not really helpful in terms of helping students learn a foreign language. For me, the classes are too thereotical and the teacher teach us English like teaching maths ( I think he focuses to much on teaching students all the rules, which can be learnt more effectively through exposure to the language). They hardly spend time letting students speak and have some meaningful interactions with the language. That is why I do not think the public education system in my nation is teaching students foreign languages in an effective way.

I took a foreign language for 4 years in college but sadly have never had anyone to practice with since then. I started to pick it back up a few years ago (like 15 years after college) and was surprised by how much I remember. I started with Duolingo and transitioned to Babbel. I would say I have a pretty good grip on general vocabulary and can speak well enough to ask for directions, order at a restaurant, go shopping, share general things about myself, etc. My receptive skills are significantly stronger though where I can pretty much understand most conversations as long as no one is speaking too quickly. Would love recommendations on apps that could help me further my language development. Although Babbel was helpful, I feel like it got a little boring for me and it was almost like I plateaued. I can’t mention the language I’m referring to because my post gets removed unfortunately

Nowadays, English is THE language to pick up. No contest. Most of the Internet is in English, and it is the global lingua franca. But that could change. In the future, what languages do you think will become regional, if not global lingua francas? And what languages could lose their status and importance?

So i want to start Waschung movies/series in my TL but doing everything manually (stop the movie, Extract the word, translate it and so on) takes waay to much time for me.

So i wanted to ask you, if you have some nice Tools or Tricks that would fasten this?

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

•	Watching beginner-friendly channels with subtitles (both native and English).

•	Using YouTube’s transcript feature to read along and note down new words.

•	Following vloggers or creators who speak naturally to expose myself to conversational phrases.

Curious to hear what works for you—any favorite channels, methods, or hacks?

Don't double subtitles just make it harder to really aquire the language since you could just read the words and phrases in your NL the whole time? I don't have much experience using them but was wondering how and when they could be of good use. Is it better than watching something one time in TL with TL sub, then TL audio and NL sub, and then back to TL audio and TL sub?

Hello I want to get back into studying Japanese. I had previously studied it in university for 2 years, but life happens, plus I graduated so I lost that consistent learning.

I signed up for 2 italki trial sessions. Tomorrow is more of a practice talk session, the day after is more of an actual lesson type thing. I can hold basic casual convos, but I'm weak at it since I'm slow to form sentences and low confidence. So I figured both could be of use to me for different reasons and I'd try them out.

Anyway, I've never used italki so I was wondering what should I do to prepare? Especially for tomorrow's session. I'd assume actual lessons will be a bit more structured, but idk

Thanks~

I'm hoping to get input from people who actually know the field, and this sub seems like a great place to ask.

Could I become good enough in my TL to work as a translator or interpreter? For context, I would work in the US. English is my native language. It seems that translators often speak English as a second language, being natives in the TL. However, is this truly a necessity?

If I know that translating/interpreting is a viable career path, I can definitely get myself up to C2 fluency. But before I commit to that, I'd like to understand if being a non-native would always leave me at a disadvantage.

Hello everyone, today I'm learning 5 languages in 5 years. I've been around 4 months into the program learning Arabic for now and I'm doing okay. I want to speed up my learning. I'm doing this because I want it to look job on my college resume. Any advice/languages I should learn after I learn the Arabic. I'm also wondering if there are any programs that give you a certificate for being able to speak a language fluently. I've looked everywhere but I can't find kne

They’re all cool but here’s my order: Serbian 🇷🇸 /Croatian 🇭🇷 Bosnian 🇧🇦 Greece 🇬🇷 Romanian🇷🇴 Albanian🇦🇱 Macedonian🇲🇰 Slovenian🇸🇮 Bulgarian🇧🇬