learn 5 languages
Learning a little at a time!

So far, I have:

1. Mandarin Chinese – Native
2. English – Fluent
3. Cantonese Chinese – Conversational
4. German – Basic (Took classes for 1.5 years)
5. French – Taking classes now
6. Japanese – Self-Learning

Planning to focus on French from now on; take some serious classes starting 2010 and work on writing as well. French seems to have less complex grammar rules than German.

Hoping to go to Japan after graduation to learn Japanese. This one is not entirely functional anywhere other than in Japan, but it’d be really cool to know how to speak and write Japanese.

I know it’s not 5, but some people consider Mandarin and Cantonese both Chinese. I’d also consider learning Hindi, Arabic and Spanish to conquer the whole world…almost, anyway. :)

Cheers to all who aspire to learn as many languages as their tongues can handle.



Comments:

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you posted this a year ago? How are all those languages going?
I’m having a hard time keeping up Korean, Vietnamese and French >.<

It’s not easy, in between a whole load of classes and daily distractions. Sadly the learning is on the backburner, am really hoping to resume serious full-time learning next semester when I am not bogged down with work.

I admit, a lot of discipline is needed…and sometimes learning too many at a time is also a dilemma – which one should I focus on now?

In any case, kudos for setting a goal like this for yourself, and good luck with your learning!


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