i want a new language to learn?

Question

I learn French at school, and I'm pretty much fluent in Shona.
I want like, a new challenge, but I don't know which language I should learn. I don't want anything too obvious, like Spanish etc, and I don't want to have to buy those wee keyboard stickers.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

First brush up your French, it will be useful for you future and you could even make a living out of it.
Both English and French are spoken everywhere all over the world.
this said, choosing another language depends on what you're interested in.
Is it for tourism? Pleasure? for business? History?

Here are a few suggestions:

European languages: Russian (very useful in all fields of interests) Finnish (hard and related to Hungarian and maybe Japanese!) Bulgarian (the closest language to Russian)

American language: Quechua (South America, Indian language not related with Spanish at all)

African languages: Amharic (official language of Ethiopia)
Arabic (spread from Mauritania to Oman) Kabyle (Berber language spoken in Algeria) Wolof (native language of Senegal but not official) Swahili (East Africa) Hausa (spoken in Nigeria)

Asian languages: Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, Farsi, Turkish, Tagalog (in The Philippines) Indonesian,Vietnamese.

The languages using the Latin alphabet are:

Finnish,Quechua,Kabyle,Wolof,Swahili,Turkish,Tagalog,Indonesian, Vietnamese.

Answer 2

How about Welsh? It's a well used language in Wales (and it even has speakers in Patgonia), but enough of a minority language that people will still be very impressed; it's the most used of all the Celtic languages, and useful for getting jobs in Wales; as an insular Celtic language, its structure differs considerably from other Indo-European languages; it has interesting sounds (like an unvoiced lateral fricative); there is a wealth of learning resources available; and it uses the Latin alphabet! Bargain!

Answer 3

Welsh, the language of heaven...come to North Wales with your attitude and you wll be warmly welcomed.
Garik has raised some relevant points...you could get some well paid jobs in Welsh Wales if you can learn the language.

Dowch i ddysgu Cymraeg.

Answer 4

well, I'm fluent in almost every language, so here are some suggestions:
Russian- it can be pretty challenging, but once you get the hang of it, it's a lot nicer!
German- Totally unlike Shona or French. When I was learning it, I thought it was the funnest language ever!
Japanese- I made it my business to learn it! You might want to make it yours!
Chinese- A little weird, but whatever!
Welsh- sooo challenging! I totally recommend it!

Answer 5

Norwegian, 'cause it's my language :P
Nah, it's not that cool, but I think Icelandic, Russian or Japanese is very interesting languages. I'm learning Persian right now, and the persian/arabic alphabet is so inspiring. I recommend that as well :)

Answer 6

Since I'm a native Persian speaker, I'd like to suggest you persian. Although persian is harder than latin languages for you, but persian is a very beautiful language and is language of wisdom. You'll find persian people very interesting, too.

Answer 7

Latvian is a good one. Try your local library for some good self learning books/cassettes etc. More and more Latvians are coming over and there are more and more business opportunities opening up in Latvian. Get ahead. I will help you via YA. Good luck.

Answer 8

I've studied several languages, I enjoyed russian, that was fun, and Arabic was fun but challenging.
where do you want to travel to one day?
where would you be interested in being a foreign exchange student.
Spanish is easy.
Good for you! enjoy your studies.

Answer 9

How about trying Japanese it is a good language to learn

Answer 10

Chinese is definitely not the easiest to learn, but it must be the most necessary for us to learn. We in the West need to make more of an effort to understand China - after all, we’re surrounded by stuff that’s made there! Check this site to learn Chinese http://www.hellomandarin.com