I 🤍 Foreign Languages

"As many languages you know, as many times you are a human being"

Czech proverb

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Here are some foreign languages I am aspiring to learn:

• English: the most widely spoken language in the world, used as a first or second language by over 1.5 billion people. The English language boasts one of the largest vocabularies of any language, with estimates ranging from 170,000 to over 1 million words. New words are constantly added to the dictionary each year to keep up with cultural, technological, and scientific changes.


• German: often referred to as "Deutsch," is a West Germanic language that is the official language of Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein, and is one of the official languages of Switzerland and Luxembourg. German is known for its grammatical complexity, particularly its use of grammatical cases, gendered nouns, and compound words. It has a rich literary and cultural heritage, with influential works of literature, philosophy, and science written in German.


• French : known as "français," is a Romance language that traces its origins back to the Latin spoken in ancient Rome. It is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world and is the official language of numerous countries, including France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, and many countries in Africa and the Caribbean. French was the language of the European aristocracy for centuries and played a significant role in international diplomacy until the 20th century. French is often considered the language of diplomacy, as it is widely used in international organizations like the United Nations and the European Union.


• Japanese : known as "日本語" (Nihongo) in Japanese, is an East Asian language spoken primarily in Japan.Japanese has a unique writing system that combines three scripts: kanji (Chinese characters), hiragana, and katakana.Kanji are logographic characters borrowed from Chinese and represent complex words or concepts. Hiragana and katakana are syllabic scripts used for native Japanese words and foreign loanwords, respectively. Japanese places great importance on politeness and social hierarchy.


• Mandarin : often referred to simply as "Chinese," is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is the official language of China and Taiwan and is one of the four official languages of Singapore. Due to China's economic growth and global reach, Mandarin is increasingly becoming a valuable language for business, trade, and cultural exchange. Pinyin is the official Romanization system used to represent Mandarin sounds using the Latin alphabet. It helps learners and non-native speakers pronounce Mandarin accurately.

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