Linglot

This can be a tough decision for people. There are so many awesome languages out there, and the decision-making process can be overwhelming. I guess that a good thing to do if you’re starting out is to choose a language fairly close to your own, and one that would be useful for your job or future. For example, if you live in the United States, Spanish could be a starting point.

Spanish is so similar to English it’s crazy. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of words that are the exact same in Spanish, if it weren’t for a letter or accent character. Since English is derived partially from Latin, it shares a common history with Spanish and the other Romance languages. Although, I think Spanish is the closest to English than say, French.

And of course, there’s no reason why you can’t learn more than one language at a time. If you could set aside 1 hour a day, for example, and dedicate 20 minutes to each language, you could study three languages at a time. I do this, currently studying Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, and Arabic.

I tend to spend more time on the other two, though, because I’m at the advanced level in Spanish and am running out lessons and things to study. I often have Spanish radio or TV (Univisión) running in the background during the day, so I guess that could be considered study time.

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