Active Users:688 Time:24/03/2026 10:44:33 AM
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules
A lot more to Dutch than to German. Legolas Send a noteboard - 21/12/2009 02:57:26 PM

That said, German could be fun. I also spent some time in South Africa, and learned some Afrikans, which I'm told is closely related to German.


Though as I understand there is also a decent number of South-Africans with actually German roots, and a couple of them might still speak it. But Afrikaans is largely mutually intelligible with Dutch, and not really with German.
Reply to message
OK linguaphiles and intelligentsia of RAFO, which language should I learn? Ouranid - 20/12/2009 05:25:54 PM 1261 Views
Learn Spanish Camilla - 20/12/2009 05:27:54 PM 873 Views
Spanish Larry - 20/12/2009 05:51:56 PM 849 Views
Predicted that from both of you Ouranid - 20/12/2009 05:54:49 PM 987 Views
French. Werthead - 20/12/2009 05:58:00 PM 832 Views
Spanish Palatine - 20/12/2009 06:06:11 PM 858 Views
Sorry Ouranid - 20/12/2009 09:19:40 PM 931 Views
Ah, so you're Norwegian? Palatine - 21/12/2009 05:36:29 PM 915 Views
If you learn Spanish, it won't be that hard to learn Portugese and Italian *NM* Matrimony Cauthon - 20/12/2009 08:18:11 PM 449 Views
German or Spanish, of course. jh - 20/12/2009 09:12:27 PM 810 Views
Yeah, Ouranid - 20/12/2009 09:22:44 PM 1005 Views
Um, where do you live? everynametaken - 21/12/2009 01:18:05 AM 1028 Views
I vote German. It's the closest that I I come to "speaking" another language. Erith - 21/12/2009 03:15:42 AM 945 Views
No, man... Ouranid - 21/12/2009 11:42:58 AM 941 Views
LOL - you could be right Erith - 22/12/2009 02:41:57 AM 994 Views
German, for the Philosophy. Dan - 21/12/2009 04:38:10 AM 978 Views
By that I hope you mean Ouranid - 21/12/2009 11:35:56 AM 851 Views
I'd suggest Spanish. Phelix - 21/12/2009 07:30:26 AM 930 Views
Never thought of Spanish as a gateway language Ouranid - 21/12/2009 11:45:56 AM 938 Views
The first hit's free, but after that you gotta pay. *NM* Phelix - 21/12/2009 05:24:48 PM 393 Views
A lot more to Dutch than to German. Legolas - 21/12/2009 02:57:26 PM 903 Views
I guess I should rephrase... Phelix - 21/12/2009 05:24:01 PM 894 Views
I'm neither of those things in your title, but I'll put in another vote for Spanish. Aemon - 21/12/2009 02:08:09 PM 859 Views
We all have our own prejudices for suggesting languages. Of the three, I suggest French. Tom - 21/12/2009 02:32:45 PM 1048 Views
Spanish, unless you actually plan on travelling to Africa a lot LadyLorraine - 21/12/2009 05:29:13 PM 862 Views
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules

Reply to Message

Block Quote Paragraph Quote
Formatting
Smiley Codes