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In which continent would you like to use your new language?

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Bonjour, hallo, ahoj, xin chao, witaj. That was hello is French, German, Czech, Vietnamese, Polish respectively. Languages can be fun and very interesting. But with so many languages out there, which one should you learn? This topic helps you trim the selection of foreign languages down by asking basic questions like which continent you'd like to use the language or are you planning on learning to read and write the language? Hunch will get you started on learning your next foreign language.

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  • 1.
    Spanish

    Spanish

    Spanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government ...

    mikewest
    Pros: Very useful in the American south/southwest, where the Mexican population is high. Shares roots with French ... Cons: I can't roll my R's.
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    Italian

    Italian

    Italian, is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people, primarily in Italy. In Switzerland, Italian is one of four official languages. It is also the official language of ...

    kelly
    Pros: very easy if you know Spanish already.
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    French

    French

    French, is today spoken around the world by 76 million people as a native language, and by about 280 million people as a second or third language, with significant speakers ...

    mikewest
    Pros: The language has a nice sound, and is relatively widely used. It shares roots with Spanish ... Cons: Lots of sounds (nasals, fricatives, etc) that are difficult for ...
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    Japanese

    Japanese

    Japanese is a language spoken by over 140 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities around the world. It is related to the Ryukyuan languages, but there is ...

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    ddtoronto
    Pros: Japan has a rich and interesting culture. Learning the language will make it come alive for ... Cons: Very different from English. Not as approachable as the Romance ...
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    American Sign Language

    American Sign Language

    American Sign Language (or ASL, Ameslan) is the dominant sign language of the Deaf community in the United States, in the English-speaking parts of Canada, and in some regions of ...

    simplyclaudia
    Pros: Is international and deaf people are every where.
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    Latin

    Latin

    Latin (lingua Latīna, is an ancient Indo-European language that was spoken in Ancient Rome. It was also the de facto international language of science and scholarship in mid and western ...

    tbettridge
    Pros: Good for scholars Cons: not practical (unless you live with a bunch of catholic ...
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    German

    German

    The German language is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. German is closely related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. Around the world ...

    kelly
    Pros: lots of great cities in Germany to practice the language in Cons: lots of irregular verbs. sentence construction can be complicated for ...
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    Russian

    Russian

    Russian is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe. Russian belongs to the family of ...

    julie_rdam
    Pros: More challenging than some other languages, a lot of fun involved. Beautiful sounds. Cons: Grammar can be a pain, as well as the 'learning ...
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    Arabic

    Arabic

    Arabic, in terms of the number of speakers, is the largest living member of the Semitic language family.

    ftabba
    Pros: It's one of the top 5 languages in terms of number of speakers. Good to learn ... Cons: It's not easy (and I'm a native speaker). Probably need ...
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    Welsh

    Welsh

    Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic spoken natively in Wales, in England by some along the Welsh border and in the Welsh immigrant colony in the ...

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