Language Reviews
I first read language reviews in Barry Farbers book How To Learn Any Language. He gives his impressions of each language that he has had some exposure to - how hard or easy it is to learn, what to look out for as you're learning it, how useful the language is, his personal feelings about it etc.
So, why can't we do that? I think it's a great way to get some ideas about a language you are interested in learning. Read what other people are saying about a language you might be interested in, or try sharing your thoughts on a particular language or two.
Read language reviews from other visitors here. Looking for French? I've just built a new page to read or write a review of French! A few French reviews that were here have been moved to that page.
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Mr Weston
I am from Scotland, Glasgow, but moved to London in my 20s. I have become a strong believer in keeping our national language and promoting it much more, …
Learning Chinese
I am a native Chinese speaker, who have came to Canada during my teenage years and learned English, French, Japanese, Korean, and some Spanish. The most …
Arabic - It's Got to Be the Toughest Language on Earth
First, I'm pretty fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, I know some Italian, I've studied a little Greek, Turkish, Swahili, Persian, etc. But nothing prepared …
Chinese - Mandarin
I am a native English speaker and writer. I learned Mandarin as a second language and find it quite easy. The tones are hard at first, but after some practice, …
Cantonese
Well I am from Hong Kong and therefore I speak fluent Cantonese. I think one of the reasons why Cantonese is the hardest language to learn for foreigners …
How to learn Japanese
I have been learning (and still am learning) Japanese for over 7 years, just for fun, in my own time. And I would like to share my experiences here.
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On Learning a New Guinea Language
As an anthropologist, I have worked in New Guinea with several of the Papuan Languages. I am a reasonably good speaker of one of them, Tifal, which I …
easy Language
DO NOT learn a Language for the wrong Reasons.
DO NOT learn a language based on easy level.
Think of it this way - How many people speak English in the …
I really like Spanish
I really like Spanish. I have been studying Spanish since the seventh grade. The highest level I completed was Intermediate College Spanish. I have a friend …
Chinese-super hard
Chinese is super hard to learn, as I included some reasons in my other writing. The writing system takes forever to learn, think about writing thousands …
You should learn Italian
I really enjoy learning and speaking and hearing Italian. As Romance languages go, it is definitely my favorite. I learned Spanish in High School, but …
Spanish as a Second Language
I work at a Hispanic nonprofit organization in Pennsylvania. Everyone speaks Spanish except me! I took it in college and high school, and it is still …
To Learn Japanese
I have been an avid learner of the Japanese language for nearly half of a year. It is the most interesting language to learn. To start out, I figured that …
On Learning Spanish
I have been learning Spanish since I was in the seventh grade. I occasionally tutor high school Spanish one students now. I took Spanish through intermediate …
Spanish
Like all highschool students in the area, I am currently learning Spanish. I chose this language because I thought it would be the most useful (I already …
English is a Good Language
English is not my native language. I started learning when I went to high school. It was a bit difficult in start but sooner I realized it is very easy …
Spanish, a culture unto itself
Spanish is by far one of the most unique languages out there. The term is commonly misused, after all so many countries speak Spanish right? Yes and …
American Sign Language is Complex but Beautiful
For years hearing people or non native signers believed that sign language was not a real language. They believed it was either pantomime on the hands …
Only the Camel Knows...
I've been studying Arabic for three years now, and I have to admit, I love it. Spoken classical Arabic has a musical poetic quality that is not matched …
Review of Chinese Language
A foreign language popular in Asia - Chinese. I live in Philippines and if you don't know well there are a lot of Chinese living here. Well let's now go …
In Spanish Life Becomes a Siesta
I really enjoyed learning Spanish. It wasn't that it was easy (it is) or that it is similar to English (which it is, too), but my favorite thing would …
The German Language is a Very Fun Thing
Speaking German is very new to begin from scratch. The main easy parts of speech are decently easy to learn when it comes to speaking German. The teacher …
Japanese
After getting Rosetta stone with Japanese lessons i must say,that language confuses me. I find English much easier. Seems like if a certain word follows …
The Language of Spanish/Espanol
Spanish is a great language. It is spoken all over the world resulting in more and more Americans (or just human beings for that matter) are learning …
Colloquial Arabic, Not Just for the Street
I just love Arabic because it comes in so many different varieties. Specifically, I like the various colloquial versions--Levantine, Gulf, Northwest African, …
English, Gotta Like It
English has it's origins in French, German, and Latin, it is therefore a relatively young language, and so is generally easier to learn. English has become …
Malayalam, My Mothertongue
I am a native of Kerala which is located in South India. The language spoken there is Malayalam. There are around 22 official languages in India and Malayalam …
Learning Chinese Language
Learning a foreign language is always exciting, it is more so if it happens to be Chinese, which is credited as world’s most difficult one. It is so termed …
review of lithuanian
Of all of the languages that I have had any experience with the one that I love the most is Lithuanian.
Having lived in Lithuania for two years among …
Mandarin Chinese Review
Mandarin Chinese is not so difficult to learn as one might expect. It is a tonal language, unlike many world languages such as French, Arabic, and English. …
Spanish is Tricky
The Spanish language is a tricky one. Although I do enjoy listening to people speak the language, I am having a hard time speaking it.
In a middle …
German Difficult to Like
German can be a difficult language for an English speaker to learn, and it can be a difficult language to like.
The agglutinative tendency of the language …
Italian Review
Italian is one of the romance languages. "Romance" means "Romanic" or derived from the Roman/Latin language rather than relating to courtship, although …
Russian Language Review
I've never had much aptitude or interest in foreign languages, so I must have been crazy when I decided to take Russian in college.
Russian had a reputation …
Review of Mandarin Chinese
We took a vacation to China this past summer and over the preceeding year, I tried to learn as much Chinese as I could. Because the language is spoken …
