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[DeafTourette]

Obviously the question is a little ridiculous, but by best I mean most interesting, fun, and rewarding. I am asking this completely subjective question because I love hearing all the different opinions on the enjoyment they got out of their second language. Personal preference is obviously a factor as of course there isn't an objective best.

How about Chinese? It seems so handy to have, I would love to hear if people are happy with learning Mandarin.

Has learning some a smaller language with less speakers such as Finnish, Greek, Swedish, or Czech been fun to enjoy from home when you aren't traveling or is really more trouble than it's worth?

Just enriching content that makes you feel like you are in the language and cultural. It's hard to tell which languages will be the most enjoyable in the long run. I'd love to hear which languages people enjoyed the most.

Tell me about the interesting stuff you have enjoyed in your language learning experience and about.

American Sign Language

It's fun to learn and most Americans don't "speak" it... The cuss words are fun to sign with a friend or relative or romantic interest when you're out and about ...

I love it.

 

[Plies]

American Sign Language

It's fun to learn and most Americans don't "speak" it... The cuss words are fun to sign with a friend or relative or romantic interest when you're out and about ...

I love it.

Wait, what makes a sign language American?

Shouldn't it be universal?

 

[DeafTourette]

Wait, what makes a sign language American?

Shouldn't it be universal?

There is no universal sign language. There's British Sign language, Japanese Sign Language, AusLan (Australian Sign Language), Korean Sign Language, etc.

All of them are different. There are some signs that cross pollinate but mean completely different things. Especially in Japanese Sign Language and the like. There are many other country of origin sign languages.

American Sign Language even has accents (regional sign differences, like Birthday or sun)

 

[kpopSuperstar]

I want to learn Japanese so I can watch the Kurasawa films and understand them better. Subtitles don't convey context well enough.

Same with some Japanese games.