Learning multiple languages?

Question

I want to learn all the languages I can, and be as fluent in them as I can be. Can anyone give me the name of some good websites and/or books? Also, can anyone tell me what languages are the "easiest" to learn? All I currently know is English, as well as a few words in Spanish and Mandarin. By the way, I'm doing this on a very limited budget so please reffer me to free websites and books that I could find in my library.

Answer 1

Designed to be learned easily, Esperanto is the gateway to many other languages and cultures. Check the site below for information on Esperantos' value in learning other languages.

I frequently make this next statement, and I live by it.

"If you can't learn Esperanto, you can't learn any language."

At the very least, if you learn Esperanto, which by the way can lead to the enjoyment of meeting new friends and travelling to new places, you'll at least have that under your belt regardless of how far you decide to take any other languages.
It's not uncommon for a student of Esperanto to become fluent inside of a month, maybe less, if you've the desire.

The most depressing aspect of dealing with Esperanto is the constant unsupported claims that it has no value. As with anything else, it's use is dependant on how you decide to use it. With over 2,000,000 speakers in the world, there aren't too many places where you won't find it, you just need to look. The Internet is the best place to start. The sites below are the best initial places to investigate the language and it's history. (Yes, it has a history (119 years) and a culture.)

Research and make your own conclusions.

Ĝis!

Answer 2

That's a great goal! Go for it.

I speak English and Esperanto fluently, Spanish and German conversationally, and have studied Polish and Mandarin.

I learned Esperanto as my second language, Esperanto was far easier to learn than any of the others, and it opened the world to me. I've had conversations with people from every continent, and every country, and I only had to learn the easiest language on earth to do so.

Jagg has already given you really good Esperanto advice, so I won't give you any more.

If you want to learn German, here's a really good site from Radio Deutsche Welle

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,1595,2548,00.html

It's a site with High Quality MP3 recordings and PDF documents of written work to learn the written language. There are several levels from Beginner to Professional. The courses are far from boring, being based around a cute story about a man who's constant companion is an invisible imp. And best of all, it's free.

If you want to learn Mandarin, http://www.chinesepod.com is an online mandarin course for English speakers.

Answer 3

There are quite a few benefits in learning more than a few languages. For one, learning certain languages makes it easier to pick up others (Spanish, Italian and French are like that, they're very similar languages) and that can lead to learning others. Not only the obvious benefits, but you can also make decent money on the side as a translator. My cousin Angel has so far picked up at least 10 languages in the army as a translator, so it does have its perks. Hang in there!

Answer 4

I know a website that offers lessons in Spanish, English, Mandarin, Russian, and Latvian. Japanese and French are to come. The website is:

http://www.learningwell.en101.com

This program contains comprehensive Spanish and English lessons from pronounciation, conversation, to sophisticated Business Presentation. It also offers Beginner's lessons in Mandarin, Russian, and Latvian. There are interactive audio lessons and tests to help you learn Spanish progressively. This website does charge a very minimal cost. It's $129 for 3 languages and $299 for all languages. I think It's all worth it. Press the enroll tab to enroll and start learning.

Answer 5

For English speakers the easiest languages to learn are the Romance languages: French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian (sometimes spelled Rumanian). If you're looking to learn as many languages as you can, you must understand that studying multiple languages at the same time (if you plan on doing it that way) takes a great deal of talent. Here are two sites I recommend using for your studies:

http://www.omniglot.com/
An online reference to 300+ languages of the world. My favorite site.
http://www.schoenhofs.com/
The largest retail store of foreign language books in the US (that I know of). They have a multitude of categories: News, Periodicals, Language Learning, Novels, etc. A great site for acquiring reference/study materials.

I hope this helps

Answer 6

If you determined in learning to talk Chinese then you must now that the very best choice is a Program for Mandarin.

Answer 7

Try this free Spanish course

http://www.mansionspanish.com
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