[RichardG]

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i'm taking a horizon study abroad which is where you can choose to go to either south korea, japan, or china for a year and do intensive study of the native language plus a beginners course in another asian language (i'll be doing korean + beginners mandarin chinese). i have to do introductory korean language lessons in my first two years of uni here in the uk so i can start at intermediate level in korea and it's going really well so far! i'll be very disappointed if it gets cancelled because a war breaks out!

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by RichardG

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i'm taking a horizon study abroad which is where you can choose to go to either south korea, japan, or china for a year and do intensive study of the native language plus a beginners course in another asian language (i'll be doing korean + beginners mandarin chinese). i have to do introductory korean language lessons in my first two years of uni here in the uk so i can start at intermediate level in korea and it's going really well so far! i'll be very disappointed if it gets cancelled because a war breaks out!

Oh well done. I was never very good with languages. Was useless at French despite having a cousin who is a French teacher. I always quite fancied something like German or Swedish, might give it a go someday. For some reason Russia intrigues me but I would have no hope of learning that - looks far too complicated.

Hat off to you for taking on Korean , not an easy choice.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Oh well done. I was never very good with languages. Was useless at French despite having a cousin who is a French teacher. I always quite fancied something like German or Swedish, might give it a go someday. For some reason Russia intrigues me but I would have no hope of learning that - looks far too complicated.

Hat off to you for taking on Korean , not an easy choice.

Russian isn't that bad apparently, it's a different alphabet so there's the issue of learning that, but the symbols aren't too elaborate (like Mandarin or Japanese) and the syntax and structure of the language itself aren't too bad.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Russian isn't that bad apparently, it's a different alphabet so there's the issue of learning that, but the symbols aren't too elaborate (like Mandarin or Japanese) and the syntax and structure of the language itself aren't too bad.

I don't know - maybe one day I'll be brave enough to take on Russian, it does look an interesting language.

Apparently learning a language is a good way of keeping your brain active when you get older and helps fend off dementia. As my mother was recently diagnosed with this it has really got me thinking.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

I don't know - maybe one day I'll be brave enough to take on Russian, it does look an interesting language.

Apparently learning a language is a good way of keeping your brain active when you get older and helps fend off dementia. As my mother was recently diagnosed with this it has really got me thinking.

The only language I'm really interested in learning is Japanese, but that really does seem too complex . I was OKish at high school level French but beyond that I'm definitely not a linguist.

My wife's first degree was French so she's fluent in that, functional in German and also has some Russian and Arabic. Some people just seem to pick it up so easily. It's not fair .

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The only language I'm really interested in learning is Japanese, but that really does seem too complex . I was OKish at high school level French but beyond that I'm definitely not a linguist.

My wife's first degree was French so she's fluent in that, functional in German and also has some Russian and Arabic. Some people just seem to pick it up so easily. It's not fair .

I'ts not. I'd love to be fluent in several languages - but it's just not meant to be.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Russian isn't that bad apparently, it's a different alphabet so there's the issue of learning that, but the symbols aren't too elaborate (like Mandarin or Japanese) and the syntax and structure of the language itself aren't too bad.

I used to work with a Russian.He taught me quite abit.The pronunciation is'nt so hard.
Can't remember much now.The alphabet etc would take a fair bit of studying i reckon.