why is it importent to kown a forgen language?

Question

i kown i spelled it wrong plz stop telling me about it

Answer 1

Goethe put it best: "Wer keine fremde Sprache spricht, kennt seine Muttersprache nicht" (whoever doesn't speak a foreign language doesn't know his own). What he meant by that--and what I've learned through my own studies of German--is that when you learn a foreign language, it helps you see how words function in your native language.

For example, German has four grammatical cases: nominative (indicating nouns in their "pure" form), dative (indicating indirect object), accusative (indicating direct object) and genitive (indicating possession). If we were to say, "The book is on the table," in German it would be written, "Das Buch ist auf dem Tisch." The masculine, feminine and neuter forms of the German word for "the" are der, die and das respectively for the nominative case and dem, der and dem respectively for the dative case. "Tisch" is a masculine noun, and in a construction such as "Das Buch ist auf dem Tisch" it takes the dative case.

On the other hand, if we were to say, "I put the book on the table," it could be translated, "Ich setze das Buch auf DEN Tisch" ("den" being the accusative masculine form). This is because accusative forms also imply motion toward an object. In other words, for dative forms we would think in terms of "on", for example, and for accusative forms we would think in terms of "onto".

We tend to take the grammatical structure of our native languages so much for granted. I have a feeling that's why a lot of high school students aren't crazy about taking English grammar in school (at least in my experience)--they generally know how words function without having to learn the technical terms for the functions. But learning a foreign language really opens up your eyes in that regard--not only does it help you see how your native language works, but it helps you organize your thoughts thereof in order to help you more easily learn the foreign language you're studying.

Another major reason--and perhaps *the* most important one--is that knowing a foreign language opens up a whole new world for you. If you know German, for example, you can converse with most people in Europe--right now German is the number one second language in Europe. If you know French, you can communicate with people in France, Quebec, and some African countries where French is the dominant language. And being able to communicate with people from other countries allows you to participate in their dealings with the world in general--examples include foreign policy, participation in the UN (where applicable), cultural exchange and so forth.

Answer 2

basically just so you can communicate with people who speak foreign languages. i mean wouldnt you want to know spanish if you seen a fine female that you wanted to holla at an she only knew spanish? but not just for picking up people it will come in very good use because there are more and more people coming from different countries to the u.s. and it will really help you communicate better. and it could help you get a really good job.

Answer 3

It's "why is it important to know a foreign language?" just for correction. But it is important to learn a language in case you will be talking to a person that speaks that language, or if you are going to a place where people speak that language.

Answer 4

I think it is more important to learn your own language first. You wrote one sentence and made 3 spelling mistakes. Even though this forum offers a spell checker.

Answer 5

There is not a day that goes by when I wish I knew Spanish, that is for sure...it would make things much easier in life. You can never lose by know more and more, and one of the things to know is Spanish in today's world. Good luck

Answer 6

Because our cultures are getting more diverse all the time. Plus it would be neat to understand all that blah blah blah you hear at the mall - in another language and actually understand what people are discussing.

Answer 7

Latin and Greek, a large amount of other languages steal from those two. Learn them both and you control them all!

Besides the fact that they are excessivly used in science and medicine.

Answer 8

see if i wouldnt know english i wouldnt know all the people i know now, some people who've become really important to me

i couldnt imagine life without them

thats why u need languages, to meet new people

if i would only know my native language i wouldnt even understand your question

Answer 9

Well so you can be well rounded and Latinos are going to be taking over in about a decade so they will no longer be a minority so your gonna have to know Spanish. Latinos rock!

Answer 10

forgin u mean, well its imporant for when ur older, or if u older, in ur life so that u would broaden your experiance, get better jobs, communicate with alot more people i no 3 languages myself and its just great!