Hi, I'm a Multilingual trying to learn new languages!
So I was sitting here at 3am watching tons of different YouTube videos with people talking other langauges, learning other languages, traveling to countries speaking other languages or simply just talking about other languages and it kinda made me feel that feeling I always feel when I watch these kinds of videos.
It's a feeling that you can't really describe...kinda like wanderlust but different. It's the feeling that you want to learn a new language AND travel. NOW. IMMEDIATELY.
Honestly. I was watching these videos of people talking french and I instantly felt the urge to go to France again and improve my rusty french skills (and check up on the friends I made there two years ago). Also in another video they were talking spanish in Cuba. So obviously I felt the urge to go there and learn spanish properly.
Anyways, let's start from the top.
I am a Multilingual. That means that I speak multiple languages. Here's a list.
Spanish which I started learning this year is my new passion. Since I started learning it I've been watching Jane The Virgin (the first three seasons) and I fell in love with the word abuella :D
I have good grades which of course keeps me totally motivated. Like...literally five minutes before I started writing this blogpost I was stuck on a language learning app having a spanish lesson. Because I want to get ahead of class. Anyways. Now that you know my language history, we should start with the thing this blogpost is actually about.
Problems of being a language nerd trying to learn new languages!
Numéro 1: You want to learn EVERY language NOW
Literally. That app I was talking about? I have like 3 french courses, a japanese one, an Italian one and a spanish one. And no that is not enough. I have another app you should know. There I have an Italian one, a Japanese one, an Irish one, a Spanish one, a Russian one, a French one and a Portuguese one. So that's 7 languages. That I'd really love to speak fluently. But it's a pain in the ass to learn 7 languages at the same time. It takes up a lot of time of the day. Like school takes a long time, then homework, a workout, the daily Netflix session. Like no I can't do that every day even if I'd like to.
Numéro 2: You mix the languages in your head like shit.
Take French and Spanish for example. My dad was talking French on the Telephone last night and I listened. Then he was talking about me and I was so confused.
He said something like: "Elle était en France avec moi."
And I was like: "Wait. That's wrong."
I was confused about the french "Elle". He was talking about me and I'm a she. But I totally confused the french "Elle" with the Spanish "Él" which means he. So I was thinking about the 3rd person singular in French. Il. Elle. On. He was right. I was wrong.
Numéro 3: You want to travel to that country to learn the language properly and sound like a native.
Travelling is a wonderful thing. You get to know another country, its culture, it's language and (usually) a lot of nice people. But the problem is school...and money. Unfortunately you can't travel while writing finals or some other shitty tests. You also can't travel when you spend all your money on food and the bus to get to school. That's 30€/week for 17 kilometers! If I were able to save that money for two months, I would be able to travel to France...or Spain.
Advantages of being a language nerd trying to learn new languages!
Numéro 1: You make connections between the languages.
German has a few things in common with English. English has a few things in common with French. And when you know English and French you basically also know Spanish. Here's a list.
Numéro 2: You are passionate.
No need to explain that. The more languages you know, the easier it is to learn other languages.
Numéro 3: It's fun.
You get the hang of it quickly, so you are ahead of class. That makes it less stressful and you can actually chill and joke arround during class.
Numéro 4: It's woth it.
No matter what.
"You live a new life for every new language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once." - Czech proverb
It's a feeling that you can't really describe...kinda like wanderlust but different. It's the feeling that you want to learn a new language AND travel. NOW. IMMEDIATELY.
Honestly. I was watching these videos of people talking french and I instantly felt the urge to go to France again and improve my rusty french skills (and check up on the friends I made there two years ago). Also in another video they were talking spanish in Cuba. So obviously I felt the urge to go there and learn spanish properly.
Anyways, let's start from the top.
I am a Multilingual. That means that I speak multiple languages. Here's a list.
- German (since I'm able to speak)
- Czech (since I'm able to speak)
- English (since I was 9)
- French (since 7th grade/age 12 for four years)
- Spanish (started to learn it this schoolyear 2017/18)
- apple = Apfel
- bed = Bett
- bear = Bär
- knee = Knie
- storm = Sturm
- to have = haben
Spanish which I started learning this year is my new passion. Since I started learning it I've been watching Jane The Virgin (the first three seasons) and I fell in love with the word abuella :D
I have good grades which of course keeps me totally motivated. Like...literally five minutes before I started writing this blogpost I was stuck on a language learning app having a spanish lesson. Because I want to get ahead of class. Anyways. Now that you know my language history, we should start with the thing this blogpost is actually about.
Problems of being a language nerd trying to learn new languages!
Numéro 1: You want to learn EVERY language NOW
Literally. That app I was talking about? I have like 3 french courses, a japanese one, an Italian one and a spanish one. And no that is not enough. I have another app you should know. There I have an Italian one, a Japanese one, an Irish one, a Spanish one, a Russian one, a French one and a Portuguese one. So that's 7 languages. That I'd really love to speak fluently. But it's a pain in the ass to learn 7 languages at the same time. It takes up a lot of time of the day. Like school takes a long time, then homework, a workout, the daily Netflix session. Like no I can't do that every day even if I'd like to.
Numéro 2: You mix the languages in your head like shit.
Take French and Spanish for example. My dad was talking French on the Telephone last night and I listened. Then he was talking about me and I was so confused.
He said something like: "Elle était en France avec moi."
And I was like: "Wait. That's wrong."
I was confused about the french "Elle". He was talking about me and I'm a she. But I totally confused the french "Elle" with the Spanish "Él" which means he. So I was thinking about the 3rd person singular in French. Il. Elle. On. He was right. I was wrong.
Numéro 3: You want to travel to that country to learn the language properly and sound like a native.
Travelling is a wonderful thing. You get to know another country, its culture, it's language and (usually) a lot of nice people. But the problem is school...and money. Unfortunately you can't travel while writing finals or some other shitty tests. You also can't travel when you spend all your money on food and the bus to get to school. That's 30€/week for 17 kilometers! If I were able to save that money for two months, I would be able to travel to France...or Spain.
Advantages of being a language nerd trying to learn new languages!
Numéro 1: You make connections between the languages.
German has a few things in common with English. English has a few things in common with French. And when you know English and French you basically also know Spanish. Here's a list.
- levantarse = se lever
- el domingo = dimanche
- the table = la table
Numéro 2: You are passionate.
No need to explain that. The more languages you know, the easier it is to learn other languages.
Numéro 3: It's fun.
You get the hang of it quickly, so you are ahead of class. That makes it less stressful and you can actually chill and joke arround during class.
Numéro 4: It's woth it.
No matter what.
"You live a new life for every new language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once." - Czech proverb
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