my Native language is kurdish. my second language (that is spoken in my country is persian). i know english and turkish too. i want to learn spanish by myself. can i learn it? what is the best way to learn it?

i want to learn a second language and its Spanish i don't care if it is long or short im willing to really put my time into this i also don't care if i have to download it or not i just want a good program with lessons that are free i wanted to try Rosetta stone but it is WAY to much please give me a good free program that will help me thank you

i am 3/4 vietnamese and 1/4 white
currently starting high school
i know vietnamese and english
im not sure which one was my second
language but i am fluent in both
i am really interested in taking japanese
but in school right now im taking french
i think i have either 2-3 years of french left
that i HAVE to take or else i wouldn't be taking
french right now and i know bits of spanish
should i even consider taking japanese?
will it ever help me in life?
i really like the culture and stuff like that
but im not 100% sure that i will ever go
to japan because of my strict parents
should i even bother with trying to learn
it in collage or should i just keep to french?
if i do actually decide to learn japanese
i also want to learn korean too
i heard that the 2 go hand in hand / are close to each other [like how japanese and chinese are close to each other and if you learn one it's easy to learn the other but im not interested in chinese]

So what should i do? keep to french? learn japanese? learn korean? learn japanese and korean? don't learn anything? learn spanish? i don't know i give up i know im a crazy little teen

Background: I am Filipino. English is my second language I studied it since nursery.

I have been learning French for 4 years now and I think that's it's about time to start learning another one. I like all these languages. Mandarin I think will be a strong point for me in the future if I master this language but I dont have too much passion and interest for China. Probably just for the language and the tones. It's like a song to the ears. I know it's very difficult and so I must take it seriously. However, I have always wanted to learn another European language. I have a HUGE passion in Europe. Europe is my dream and I hope that I get to live there one day. France is my love. I think it would be an advantage to learn Spanish because it is widely spoken. However, German is also an advantage business-wise? What do you think? Im really torn. I want to choose the best one. My heart is with Europe (Spanish vs German) but I think it would be wise to learn Mandarin... So what is the next step? Help me please!

Spanish is my second language so it easy 4 me to learn so skys the limit
lookin for a lil bit more intimate thing

I would want to learn speaking spanish so I would speak in chat with gringos who speak spanish as second language. I love american men with latin origin.
Do you know where i can search it in the net?

My teacher in summer school d that English is the hardest language to learn. I have heard this again back in the 6th grade, I think. If the language is really hard to learn, please tell why. How come foreigners have to learn English but we can't learn their language?

The only good thing is that at least people here are trying to learn Spanish. In a way, we need to since there are plenty of Spanish-speaking people in California.
I don't know why teachers are telling us this. I never thought English is hard to learn since it is Philippines' second language.

First of all, I am a Filipino. I am aspiring to work on a cruise ship someday. If I would choose the Caribbean cruise, I was wondering what second language is best to study. Of course, If many passengers are European, I would study french or spanish. If many are Asian, I would perhaps study mandarin or Japanese. I'm wondering what type of foreign passengers would most occupy a Caribbean cruise.

We have a young baby (3 months), and we'd like to help him be bilingual. Spanish would probably be the most useful second language to pick up. I speak decent Spanish, his mother barely speaks any. There are a zillion CD/DVD series out there that all promise to help him learn, are any specific ones better than the rest targeted for children that aren't even speaking yet?

Spanish is my second language, but I would consider myself fluent (Spanish major, spent a year in Costa Rica studying abroad, girlfriend is a native speaker).

I know my potential to get a job will increase, but would my salary increase as well?

Just wondering whether German language is being studied nowadays by so many people , or most of people prefer choosing Spanish as their second language. And If so , why do people avoid learning German and go for Spanish ? Though Germany has a strong economy and being able to speak German can be a really great asset in contrary with Spanish as the person will only be able to communicate with Hispanics ; especially those who come from south America . Thereby , they won't be able to utilize from their Spanish in Business world .

What do you think ??

Thanks in advance .

Now before you freak out and say I am generalizing, I know I am. There are certain americans who do learn,speak other languages, but for the most part they don't.

I am a white American, and I notice other Americans, specifically WHITE americans look down upon or think its weird if a white American speaks another language.

For example, I can speak spanish, and alot of my friends ask me what, you are mexican now? or why do you speak spanish? or say rude things. they will put me down or think its weird.

SPECIFIC EXAMPLE: This white American guy I was dating asks me what are you all Mexican now? when i hadn't seen him in two years and he knew i had learned spanish because he saw lots of people speaking to me in spanish on my myspace.
about 2 weeks later we went together to a latin fried chicken fast food place, Pollo Campero, and the drive through worker started speaking in spanish, so i orded in spanish, and i became really embarassed because the guy i was with make his eyes so big like this O_O and like look at me like i was weird and rolled his eyes and laughed.

what is the big deal? i have deal with this from many other people too.
ATL, you look black, and by reading your post i know your american. i think its only americans that think as ignorant and close minded as you.

too bad i would get a better job than you for knowing a second language. ha
in many other countries alot of kids learn 2 languages.

also @ ATL, yes I guess I am trying to be different. I am trying to educate myself, unlike people like you. And guess what, I am different. And you never will be.

I need to learn a second language to get my masters in international business any recommendations. Ideally manderin would be the best, but I decided on spanish.

So what is the easiest way to speak and read and write in spanish?

I'm looking to learn a second language over the summer, either Spanish or Latin. I can't immerse myself in the language and I don't have anyone available to speak the language to. I've researched locally and there aren't any classes or anything of the sort to learn a new language. I would like something that doesn't just teach me how to speak the language but also teaches the mechanics of writing in the language. What are my options? I thought about Rosetta Stone, but I've been told it doesn't teach you to write in the language.

I have wanted to learn a foreign language for a while. I am only 14. I have wanted to learn German the most, but I don't know if I will ever actually need to speak it. I know Spanish is probably the most useful, as we are right next to Mexico, but I don't want to learn Spanish. Would German help me at all? In what ways can a second language be useful? Would it open up any future careers? Which language would be the best for me to learn?

I'm fluent in Spanish thanks to my parents and since it's my first language. I'm fluent in English as well since it's my second language which I learned at a young age from school, friends, etc. I only speak spanish at home or when the moment calls for. I speak English to and with all my friends at work so it is my main language. Would it be easier for me to learn Spanish to Italian or English to Italian? I'm referring to txt books and such. What do you all think??

Hi, I am a Filipino and I speak the native language of the Philippines (tagalog), and also English as my second language. Since 2008, I've been learning Hindi language by the help of Internet. A few months ago, I decided to learn Spanish also.

Can you give me some tips on how to learn quickly a foreign language?

hi, everyone,i'm from china and very curious about how the education system of U.S functions.in our mainland china every student must commands english very well(or if not) before you can get received by universities and i just wonder whether americans must master their second language (Spanish,German etc) when they are enrolled into universities? and thx

Is it really possible to have functional mastery of a second language through self taught computer software? Has anyone tried this, or any other program? Do you really LEARN the language or do you just learn how to imitate it for certain specifics situations, such as a restaurant or store etc...

i want to learn spanish over the summer cuz i think itd be nice. any tips?

also how do you relearn a language. sounds weird ik. but english is my second language i learned it when i was 5 and then dropped my other language. i still understand the other one but its hard for me to talk because i just can't remeber the words (yet i understand them perfectly) and i have a horrible accent

thnx!

I heard him verbatim today on news. I mean, what's with that?! Sure, it is definitely good to learn SECOND language by CHOICE! But I have to wonder, if it were the Iranians or perhaps any other country crossing our border in droves, would he expect us to learn that language as well?

I THOUGHT IT WAS "OUT OF MANY.... ONE?"
Doesn't he understand that a nations LANGUAGE is VITAL to a nation's communication, cohesion, and identify?

And for believers, it was God who instituted languages which He did for a reason.

Please, before you comment, see link below.

http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed080207e.cfm?RenderforPrint=1

Hiyah Vince,
I used to be a teacher; LOL! Don't fee that line of crap!
WDPLM?2: So true. I used to be a teacher public schools. In order to conference with my spanish-speaking students' parents, my students had to interpret (how lame is that)?

Now I am employed at a hospital and the Ukranians and Russians coming are excelling in English and making tremendous effort to assimilate.

With all this illegal amnesty crap it seems learning English might of been a bad move. What do you think? And yes I'm being ironic.
great its good to see everyone is a freakin grammar coach on this thing, and oh yeah english is a second language to me. and it was a royal pain to learn.
ok, to those that cant read, I LEARNED ENGLISH BEFORE I GOT TO AMERICA! ok =)

Ok, no language is easy, admittedly, but I have to say out of all the languages one could learn, Spanish certainly is not the easiest. It's grammatical structure while resonably regular is significantly different to English - people say Spanish is a very regular language but it has enough irregular verbs, werid conjugations, general irregularities to drive someone round the bend.

The main positive things for an second language learner is that Spanish has a relatively easy pronouncation system (although not always), and is resonably phoenetic.

However, in my opinion, it is by no means the easiest language to learn for an English speaker. If you were looking for the easiest language to learn, then I feel that would be the main Germanic Scandinavian languages of Norwegian, Swedish and Danish. Those languages have a grammar strecture that is extremely close to English, the verbs don't generally conjugate and there are far less irregularities than Spanish.

I've never understood this myth about Spanish being easy, in my opinion, it's a complex language riddled with irregularities and annoyances for the second language speaker. It's a beautiful language once you learn it, but it's certainly a bumpy ride to get there, there are easier languages you could pick, in my opinion.

I've read some of the answers about latin people and spanish language in the usa and I wouldn't have imagined how some people there are so racist. The USA is an empire, like it or not, and you want everyone and everything to revolve around you. Why would you learn Spanish, French or German since in Spain, France or Germany you will speak English and natives will answer you in English. Of course, in the USA you must speak English and English is widely spoken everywhere
but, what's wrong with learn another different language and use it? Learning another language helps you to understand another cultures and be more open-minded. Don't expect immigrant to learn English immediately and forget their own roots. Nobody is forcing you to speak Spanish but you should know that speak the second language spoken in the USA could help you a lot. Do you want English to be the language of mankind? The world has learned English; although the truth is that in 2050 the USA will be the most Spanish-speaking country in the world.

PD: know that many us americans are open-minded and tolerant
Do not bother to write offensive and racist comments
To Whitney:
Please, express yourself I didn't mean that. It's just I don't wanna people to write offensive comments against latins or immigrants.
sorry!! please tell me what you think about this issue, I'm really interested in this
To mysterious maddness:
Don't be mad for that because in all of countries of the world is the same. You need English of course, but if you know another language much better. In Europe most people is bilingual, so it's almost obligatory to speak English and we aren't mad for that
To Bret:
I think you misunderstood me. I totally agree with you- latins must speak English and I don't think that everybody in USA should speak Spanish. I don't know what happens in Quebec but in Europe, American and English people always speak in English and if someone tell them something in the native language of the country, they get angry; believe me, it's that, I'm not wrong, English-speaking countries want the world to communicate in English
To safety pin:
Worldwide nowadays the term Latin refers to the inhabitants of Latin Europe, which draws from the culture left there by the Roman Empire, thus including the use of a Romance language, and Roman Catholicism. The term "Latin" may refer to the inhabitants of Latin America, which was colonized by different Latin European countries. Much of the population of Latin America are descendants of "Latin" peoples of Europe, and are either of pure or mixed ancestry

I wanna take up a second language... about how long will it take me to learn in and what is the fastest method of learning this language?