English
To be honest, learning English wasn't my choice. It's just a school program. In almost all (although I think in all) schools in Ukraine we study English as a foreign language. Sometimes French, Spanish, German or others are also included in the school program. After school, since I passed the English exam well and felt that learning languages was interesting to me, I continued my way in learning it. I am currently studying at the Faculty of Foreign Languages and am writing this blog as an assignment from one of the subjects, but feel that I enjoy it, as I can do it not in my native language, but still without much effort.
Spanish
At the university there was a choice to study another language between Spanish, German and French. Before that I really wanted to learn French, but at the last moment I changed my mind and chose Spanish. It is the second most spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese. A lot of people said that it is relatively easy to learn it. Also it sounds ineffably beautiful. I didn't know much about Spanish culture, but learning the language gives me the opportunity to discover it for myself. Moreover, have you seen "La Casa de Papel"😍? I really like it, so it was also one of the crazy reasons why I need to learn Spanish.
Korean
My reasons seem a bit funny and absurd, but those who share the same interests will understand me. I am heavily interested in almost everything about Korean culture. I, whenever I have time, like watching Korean Dramas and listening to K-pop😄and it would be nice to not have to use subtitles most of the time. One will wonder why to learn a language to understand a song. But I can't connect completely with a song or the person’s feelings until I totally understand what they are trying to say and convey, what is the back story and thoughts. I also like how the Korean language looks and sounds. I think Hangul is one of the coolest and cleverest alphabet ever created. For me, it's not just some "ching-chong" language that many Westerners think it is.
Chinese
After school, when I was choosing which speciality to enter, I seriously considered Chinese philology. I had no idea what I would do there, but I wanted to. When the university offered to choose one more language, I was very happy that I would have the opportunity to learn Chinese, but then came the sad news that there would not be. I decided to not cry over spilt milk, but in April of this year, I accidentally came across a free one-month Chinese course. Of course I took part in it. A month later I came across a school that was starting a new course for beginners and as you can see, I have already been their student for 5 months. After 4 months we've passed HSK2 😏 (Chinese Level Test that is broken into 6 different levels). I was gobsmacked, as I didn't expect such a result in such a short time. Chinese culture, history, language is something completely different from European and that is why it is so interesting for me to learn it. Although I want to devote more time to learning Korean, I cannot leave Chinese after starting this uneasy journey.
Other languages
In school I've been learning German for two years, but I don't remember anything. And now I'm thinking about learning it. The only thing I need - time.
In university we were learning Latin for a year. It was quite a good experience, but at least now, I don't have a desire to proceed learning it on my own.
Lately I've been interested in the Polish language and I would like to learn it too.
I hope that I've managed to inspire someone with my story and that you'll soon make the breakthrough and start your journey in learning a new language. On the off-chance you have any questions, write me in the comments.
Good luck 💗
as I can do it not in my native language, but still without much effort. - that's awesome!
ReplyDeleteIt feels like having a super power
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