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Post by jupiterlightning on Aug 16, 2006 23:02:33 GMT -5
I used to have a passion for Spanish, but I think after 8th grade. I lost interest and then I still took it when I was a Freshmen and I probably shouldn't have. I got a C which was a first for me in Spanish, but I bouced back and finished the year off with a B and I decided not to take it this year.
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Post by Mira on Aug 16, 2006 23:04:50 GMT -5
It took me a while before I developed a love for Spanish. I've been studying it technically since I was in fourth grade (they offered short Spanish classes), but I really dedicated myself toward the end of my sophomore year of high school. I have a Mexican penpal now, and it's really fun to write back and forth through e-mail.
Maybe, though, if Spanish didn't interest you, you should take Japanese. Do they offer courses at your school?
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Post by jupiterlightning on Aug 16, 2006 23:11:53 GMT -5
No. They only offer German, Spanish, Latin, and French. It's kind of odd, though. They have Chinese Exchange Students that come to our school sometimes... Right now, I'm just learning from the dictionary I got for Christmas last year.
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Post by Mira on Aug 16, 2006 23:18:38 GMT -5
Oh, that's too bad (though I'm surprised your school offers Latin and not Japanese). I know my high school dropped its Japanese program because it wasn't all that popular. With everyone watching anime now, though, it seems a lot more people are getting interested in learning Japanese as a second language. I guess a using a dictionary is a good place to start.
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Post by jupiterlightning on Aug 16, 2006 23:25:11 GMT -5
Yeah. I have a cousin, who unfortunately lives out of state, has a friend who is from Japan. It would be so nice to have a friend like that heh heh.
Anime and Manga is getting extremely popular, so probably in a couple of years schools will probably try to get a program started, but it just depends on a lot of things..
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Post by Tiki-Torch on Aug 16, 2006 23:26:38 GMT -5
I have a handy French-English dictionary that I occasionally consult.
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Post by jupiterlightning on Aug 16, 2006 23:27:53 GMT -5
Those things certainly come in handy at times
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Post by Mira on Aug 17, 2006 16:10:14 GMT -5
I've got a Franklin translator which switches cards for different languages. It wasn't too expensive either. Then again, it's super difficult to use when you're actually having a conversation. I use it mostly when I'm writing.
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Post by Tiki-Torch on Aug 17, 2006 17:16:38 GMT -5
Babelfish.com can also be useful. This is very similar and just as useful. And, as a third option, you can go here. This site is also a site of interest.
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Post by damarshmallow on Aug 17, 2006 17:50:45 GMT -5
I always use Babelfish for my online translating needs, as well as my Spanish-English dictionary that I take to school; although it's not in very good condition...
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Post by jupiterlightning on Aug 17, 2006 22:07:10 GMT -5
And you never told me about Babelfish because.....?
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Post by Nova Flame on Aug 17, 2006 22:13:02 GMT -5
I've taken a year of Spanish, but only a few from our class was bold enough to take the second year. I have a Japanese to English dictionary, but other than English I don't know anything else.
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Post by jupiterlightning on Aug 17, 2006 22:16:14 GMT -5
I was bold enough to take Spanish for a second year and I'm certainly glad it's over with.
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Post by blondie91 on Aug 18, 2006 11:41:00 GMT -5
I despise online translators. They're not very accurate from my experiences. I think if I wanted to learn a third language then I'd want to learn German or Japanese...
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Post by jupiterlightning on Aug 18, 2006 15:07:28 GMT -5
I would like to learn German, too. I've come to learn as well that online translators aren't very helpful.
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