Thanks Glenstorm the Great , Rosetta Stone I knew was pricey, but I guess if you get what you pay for thats what matters.

Btw, why don't you find Spanish appealing?

To me it just doesn’t have a sound that flows, I'm not sure if I'm wording it right, it just doesn’t sound as smooth to me as say French does.
I think another reason I don't care to learn it, is because a lot of commercials and around the area near were we live there is a lot of Spanish going on. I don't hate it though, my dad is Mexican and can speak it perfectly, along with his side of the family, I guess the best way of putting it is I'm just tried of hearing it everywhere it’s very familiar to me even though I don’t actually speak it, I would like to try something new, which is why I want to learn French. I hope all of this makes sense, I think what I should have said is that I don't find Spanish appealing to learn. I’m not always the greatest at explaining things.

I speak English and Japanese fluently, having grown up here all my life. And yes, at my school, most people are bilingual and we tend to basically speak a mix of both languages permanently, and I usually have to catch myself when talking to people that don't understand both. I been known to wake up and while half asleep speak English for a good 5 minutes to my Japanese friend before catching myself and realizing what I was doing.
I love Japanese. Although the Chinese characters are a pain to learn.. I'm afraid I'm going to start losing my fluency once I leave Japan.

I also learnt French and German back in 6th grade. However, my current school doesn't offer any languages outside of English and Japanese. I tried to keep up German, but in the end just gave up, because I couldn't find time/be motivated to do it by myself.

I can read Hangul (Korean) because my friend taught me, plus it's a really easy script to learn, but I can't understand much more than a few words in the actual language. So I basically just read aloud stuff that makes no sense to me all the time. If that makes any sense.

I took spanish in school..and I know a little bit but not a lot. I know how to read Arabic, but not speak it!

I took several years of German in high school and university, but that was a long time ago. I still enjoy trying to translate the language when I see it in written media (I have a copy of Martin Luther's German language New Testament that's fun to look at) or when I hear it spoken in movies. Admittedly, I've lost a lot of it.

I've picked up a smattering of a variety of other languages (French, Spanish, and Chinese come to mind) but nothing to write home about.

Spanish is my first language.

I have learned English since Kindergarten.

Took French from 7th till 12th grade.

And took 2 semesters of German at a local community college.

Can speak bits and pieces of Italian due to learning it through language CDs.

I've been taking French for four years (3 years in high school and 2 semesters of college). I've always been at the top of my class, but I wouldn't consider myself fluent; I think fluency requires the ability to understand basically everything and respond easily, without having to think about what to say, and I don't think a few years of instruction can bring that without extra help. I'm going to study French in France for six weeks this summer while living with a host family, so hopefully I'll improve.

Well, obviously I am fluent in English, otherwise I wouldn't be writing this! I am taking Latin this year (I just took the NLE and I think that I aced it!), and I know some Spanish- not enough to hold conversation, but enough to understand TV ads in Spanish! However, I've never attended a class. Vale enim nunc, amicos!
By the way, I agree with Lucy P. in that Latin is a dead language, so it is harder to practice because no one else knows it. I also agree with everything else that she said... I don't know how to quote her. But I have started corresponding (via email) with another person in my class in Latin! So maybe it isn't a dead language entirely!

Spanish is my first language.

I have learned English since Kindergarten.

Took French from 7th till 12th grade.

And took 2 semesters of German at a local community college.

Can speak bits and pieces of Italian due to learning it through language CDs.

Spanish is your first language? Awesome! And knowing those other languages must be cool. It would be easy for you to learn Latin, with your knowledge of Spanish (compare Spanish "amigo" or "amiga" with Latin "amicus" or "amica").

I took two years of Spanish in high school but I have difficulty with languages and it never took. When I went into the military they naturally sent me to mostly Spanish-speaking countries. Isn't it ironic? Don't ya think?

The only other language I got any of was just the tiniest touch of Swahili. I ended up going to Kenya twice and you can pick some up after a while. I've been to many countries and met lots of people, but by far the kindest, most generous peoples I've come across were the Kenyans...I don't know that I ever came across a belligerent one. I'd go back in a heartbeat.

The only other language I got any of was just the tiniest touch of Swahili. I ended up going to Kenya twice and you can pick some up after a while. I've been to many countries and met lots of people, but by far the kindest, most generous peoples I've come across were the Kenyans...I don't know that I ever came across a belligerent one. I'd go back in a heartbeat.

How neat! Jambo! Habari yako? Mimi ninafurahi kuona mwingine ambaye ni ukoo kwa Kiswahili! =]
Ditto, I feel at most home with Kenyans out of the other cultures I've been most familiar around.

7chronicles: I see. Just wondering. I do think French sounds better spoken then Spanish, but I still love it. Plus it's really useful.

Spanish was actually my first language, even though I'm not as fluent now as I was when I was younger. I'm around alot more English-speaking people . So now I speak English better than Spanish.

I only speak English fluently, but I've been studying Italian for almost two years. My love for Italian originates mostly from the fact that I'm 1/4 Italian (Which is more than I can say for any of the other numerous nationalities mingled in my blood), and I've always thought that the Italian language sounds amazing.

Ciao!

How neat! Jambo! Habari yako? Mimi ninafurahi kuona mwingine ambaye ni ukoo kwa Kiswahili! =]
Ditto, I feel at most home with Kenyans out of the other cultures I've been most familiar around.

A-ha! I am soooooo rusty, it's been 15 years since I tried to speak any and I only knew about 30 words or so that the Kenyans taught me.

"Jambo" is hello...I think "habari yako" is 'how are you' (I could be miles off here ). Mimi is "I" if I recall...*strains to make out the rest*...some of the words look familiar but as I said it's just been soooo loooooong.

My friends and I learned key words with not so much emphasis on syntax. My buddy Bueller (his last name was Ferris...you do the math ) managed to learn enough so that he could sing a goodly portion of the song "Lady" by Kenny Rogers. All I remember is "wannamuke" and "mimi acupenda" (sp?). Simba is "lion"...the Lion King was only a few years old and we were surprised to learn that a few of the names in the movie had direct Swahili translations.

Did you see the Massai people? They were great!

I'm taking German 1, but my teacher has a combined German 1 and 2 class, so I'm learning some German 2 grammatics, too. The only people I know who speak German are the people in my class, my teacher, my dad (I already know more than he remembers), and my aunt who lives... aways away from me. Why am I learning it? Because I want to, of course! But I do get practice time every week outside of class. It's alot of fun.

Well, English is my native language and I've been taking Spanish for 5 or six years now. I believe my current spanish course is equivalent to a level 2 college course. I personally believe spanish is much more poetic and beautiful that english, but english verbs are easier to conjugate.

I no this probably wasn't what was on your guys' mind but I'm also studying animal communication on my own free time. Meerkat and Wolf body/ vocal language is fascinating. And me and Patchy have mastered the art of multispecies communication.

A-ha! I am soooooo rusty, it's been 15 years since I tried to speak any and I only knew about 30 words or so that the Kenyans taught me.

"Jambo" is hello...I think "habari yako" is 'how are you' (I could be miles off here ). Mimi is "I" if I recall...*strains to make out the rest*...some of the words look familiar but as I said it's just been soooo loooooong.

My friends and I learned key words with not so much emphasis on syntax. My buddy Bueller (his last name was Ferris...you do the math ) managed to learn enough so that he could sing a goodly portion of the song "Lady" by Kenny Rogers. All I remember is "wannamuke" and "mimi acupenda" (sp?). Simba is "lion"...the Lion King was only a few years old and we were surprised to learn that a few of the names in the movie had direct Swahili translations.

Did you see the Massai people? They were great!

Naw, you're not that rusty. A lot of people think "Jambo" is referring to an elephant in Dumbo, so...

Exactly right on those! The rest was something along the lines of, "I am glad to see someone who is familiar with Swahili."

LOL! I think I might know the song, but I'm not sure. Let's see- "wanamke" = lady and "Mimi akupenda"= Me, I love. Ah, yes, The Lion King! We watched that in Africa and started squealing at the Swahili names. Along with Simba, there's the baboon/monkey/primate called "rafiki" which means "friend."

Ditto, the Massai are amazing! We would go to a national park place called Massai Mara, and in the evening they would come and perform a traditional dance. We have this maraca-thing from the dance. The ones we encountered were so friendly and lively!
*is excited to see another forum member familiar with Kenyan things!*

english verbs are easier to conjugate.

So true. I think I'm satisfied speaking in the present tense for now until I learn more Spanish...