guilty.by.association Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I just started learning Italian i'm finding it rather easy since English is my first language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Oh nice, I really wanna learn Italian too. Wanted to for ages. Not sure when I'll ever get round to it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guilty.by.association Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Yeah it's not hard at all, pronunciation is easy and it uses the alphabet so there's no weird symbols or anything i'm trying to pick up the basics of a few languages cause i've decided to go to Europe next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rappo Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Learning one of the romance languages will significantly help you in understanding the rest, so that's a pretty good idea. Maybe not so much understanding it when it's spoken, but when in France and Canada I could understand most of the French signs and whatnot because I know Spanish. So Italian will surely help you out in more than just Italy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowJacket Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 (edited) Learning one of the romance languages will significantly help you in understanding the rest, so that's a pretty good idea. Maybe not so much understanding it when it's spoken, but when in France and Canada I could understand most of the French signs and whatnot because I know Spanish. So Italian will surely help you out in more than just Italy! You do know that Canadian French isn't real French, right? Edited October 19, 2008 by YellowJacket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas. Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 There are a few differences, it's like British English and American English. Some words in say Quebec won't be found in France and vice-versa. The word "Septante" (In France French it is "Soixante-Dix") isn't in the France French but it is in the Belgium French and the Switzerland French, same as "Nontante" (In France French it is "Quatre-Vingt Dix") and "Octante"(In France French it is "Quatre-Vingt"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rappo Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Yeah I know it's not the same, but I don't actually know French, so the differences between French (Canada) and French (France) really had no effect on the bits that I could understand from knowing Spanish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Only 3 - English, Hindi and Marathi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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