Anyone here know another language?

[Rigjockey]

Anyone here learned a second language?

If so, how did you learn?

By lessons?
By watching T.V.
By watching T.V. with subtitles

What do you think is the best way to learn a new language?

 

[Duck]

I know how to insult one's mother in Spanish, German and Russian. Does that count for anything?

 

[Electric Chicken]

I took Spanish most in high school but one year each of German and Russian. The latter two were more like kindergarten for 17 year olds so I learned basically nothing.

Never really used any of it much after that so it's pretty much all dead in me.

 

[Duck]

I learned a little bit of German from playing Call of Duty and Medal of Honor video games.

 

[Mike]

Immersion is probably the best. It’s how we learn to speak our native language.

I picked up more Spanish from spending several days in Mexico than I have from anywhere else.

So yeah, TV with and without subtitles is a great option. Add in radio once you are picking up on things from TV.

Or play Call Of Duty, lol

 

[Duck]

Immersion is probably the best. It’s how we learn to swim.

Fixed

 

[Phantom Trucker]

I should probably know more of the French language than I do. (School taught it, used to truck lots to Quebec, and my ex grew up in a French/English town).


I learned more of the language from my ex than I did in school. - Not saying this is the best way to learn; as I didn’t learn how to spell any of it. (Just verbal lessons).