Guten Tag! Hola! こんにちわ！
While the Holiday Forums were up we had a really cool thread about our efforts to become polyglots. I still remember a bit of my German from my high school days. I took it for four years, but working at a Lutheran church really put it into practice. As with most things, proficiency comes from a combination of study and application!
Which is why this thread exists. Some of us are native speakers looking to help those who want to learn, some of us just think we sound ridiculous while we try to learn. But actually, making the effort is a laudable goal!
And not just for cultural reasons! Knowing multiple languages can land you a real cool job in another country or at home, and looks awesome on a resume regardless!
I’ve started to learn Japanese this last year. With four kids in the house, I don’t have a lot of time to study! But I’ve always wanted to do this. Even knowing the hiragana and katakana feels good. I can watch Japanese shows or play Japanese games and know how to read (some of the) characters!
Please use this thread to practice, ask for help, encourage each other in our endeavors, and be a little closer to our worldly neighbors.
I’m sure we can get a Discord channel started to practice more regularly as well!
While the Holiday Forums were up we had a really cool thread about our efforts to become polyglots. I still remember a bit of my German from my high school days. I took it for four years, but working at a Lutheran church really put it into practice. As with most things, proficiency comes from a combination of study and application!
Which is why this thread exists. Some of us are native speakers looking to help those who want to learn, some of us just think we sound ridiculous while we try to learn. But actually, making the effort is a laudable goal!
And not just for cultural reasons! Knowing multiple languages can land you a real cool job in another country or at home, and looks awesome on a resume regardless!
I’ve started to learn Japanese this last year. With four kids in the house, I don’t have a lot of time to study! But I’ve always wanted to do this. Even knowing the hiragana and katakana feels good. I can watch Japanese shows or play Japanese games and know how to read (some of the) characters!
Please use this thread to practice, ask for help, encourage each other in our endeavors, and be a little closer to our worldly neighbors.
I’m sure we can get a Discord channel started to practice more regularly as well!