I've known for quite a while that I want to speak at least 2 other languages. I know I have the ability to retain lingual information well, so it's a doable task.
But I'm not sure where I want to start. I think the problem is because in Jr.-Sr. High I was bounced through 3 different language programs; Spanish in 7th grade, French in 8th grade; and Italian in high school. So I've got the basis for all of these so I'll obviously do one of them, most likely Italian, as I've retained a lot of that.
But I don't know what the other one will be... I'm thinking Standard Mandarin because that's seeming to be the "standard" in the upcoming business world... what with the US being owned by China now.
But at the same time I want to learn a Germanic/Scandinavian language, as that's an area I'd really like to live in the future.
If it's doable I'd really like to learn 3, so probably Italian, Standard Mandarin and Danish or Norwegian.
So Idk, should I learn Italian first, to full fluency, or work on the new language at the same time? I don't know could/should I even start working on the 3rd at the same time. I know the sooner I start learning the better, but I don't know how soon.
I don't speak Mandarin but I have spent a lot of time in China. Mandarin is one of the most common dialects spoken in China. Cantonese is another. There are, however, hundreds of different dialects from region to region. For example: Shanghai has its own dialect known as Shanghainese but almost everyone understands and speaks Mandarin as well.
My question:
So this is basically the Chinese version of North American English regional dialect? Creole, Deep South, etc.
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