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  • Hey, I live in Canada and English is my native language and I have known how to speak French for 8 years (since grade 1) so I consider my self quite fluent in it (I have also been in French schools since grade 1 so I am totally immersed in the language) and I would like to learn a third language, one of the big problems is I don't know which language to learn, here are the ones I'm considering learning (but I am open to suggestions that aren't on this list) : - Italian, because I love the culture and the way that it sounds when it's spoken, it's also a romance language so it should be easier to learn (because i know French) -Latin, even though it's considered a dead language, it's the first (I think) romance language, and almost all European languages are based on it (from what I hear) so if I want to learn another language later on theoretically it should be easier -Greek, I love Greek mythology and have also heard that a lot of languages are based off of it, the one thing holding me back is that I will have to learn a totally different alphabet -Turkish, I am a big fan of the history of the Mediterranean and like the history of Turkey My school doesn't offer any language classes so i am also looking for a language that has lots of material on it (either online or literature) for example I am having a hard time finding anything for learning Greek. P.S. I am learning a third language for fun, and am not planing on using it for any type of work that I might have later on in life Thanks for reading

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    You should choose the one you find more interesting. I know from personal experience that learning something you're interested in makes the whole learning process easier. If you have no preference, I suggest Greek, it's a beautiful language! Don't let the different alphabet hold you back, learning it would be a piece of cake. I am Greek and I've managed to learn the Arabic alphabet online, which is much harder than then Greek one - in my opinion at least. Since you said you are having a hard time finding Greek material online, I'll suggest a website. You can simply take a look before you make your decision or if you decide to go for Greek you can actually learn some things. Good luck :)

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You should choose the one you find more interesting. I know from personal experience that learning something you're interested in makes the whole learning process easier. If you have no preference, I suggest Greek, it's a beautiful language! Don't let the different alphabet hold you back, learning it would be a piece of cake. I am Greek and I've managed to learn the Arabic alphabet online, which is much harder than then Greek one - in my opinion at least. Since you said you are having a hard time finding Greek material online, I'll suggest a website. You can simply take a look before you make your decision or if you decide to go for Greek you can actually learn some things. Good luck :)

Vanessa

Try learning Russian, it sounds really cool, and it's fun learning a new alphabet that really isn't hard at all, once you can read Cyrillic it gets much easier.

Daniel

The best way to learn something is to love it. You will not succeed otherwise. Keep that in mind :) Now, between Turkish, Latin/Italian and Greek I suggest Greek. I'm Greek and of course I'm supporting them but by knowing Greek you truly have many advantages, like: - Many words of half of the European languages - Some Latin. (But if you learn Latin you don't know Greek) - Italian (via Latin via Greek) If you want read this: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ap170oEvOjT2ma7NW1rbJXHty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20120323234242AAai4Lu - You'll understand better the medical, astronomy etc Greek terms which English language includes. I don't have any info about Turkish and since Greece and Turkey have their differences I keep them behind. Sorry about that.

elcoun

If it's just for fun or you want easy, I recommend Esperanto. It's also a great preparation for learning other languages. http://www.lernu.net Latin is not the basis for "almost all european languages", just the romance ones (portuguese, spanish, catalan, occitano, french, italian, romanian, romansch, calabro-sicilian, corsican, galego). I think modern greek is the only living descendant of ancient greek. I think turkish would be a great choice. There's a lot of people who speak it, and several millions more who understand it (in several former soviet republics, or so I'm told)

zirp

If it's just for fun or you want easy, I recommend Esperanto. It's also a great preparation for learning other languages. http://www.lernu.net Latin is not the basis for "almost all european languages", just the romance ones (portuguese, spanish, catalan, occitano, french, italian, romanian, romansch, calabro-sicilian, corsican, galego). I think modern greek is the only living descendant of ancient greek. I think turkish would be a great choice. There's a lot of people who speak it, and several millions more who understand it (in several former soviet republics, or so I'm told)

zirp

The best way to learn something is to love it. You will not succeed otherwise. Keep that in mind :) Now, between Turkish, Latin/Italian and Greek I suggest Greek. I'm Greek and of course I'm supporting them but by knowing Greek you truly have many advantages, like: - Many words of half of the European languages - Some Latin. (But if you learn Latin you don't know Greek) - Italian (via Latin via Greek) If you want read this: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ap170oEvOjT2ma7NW1rbJXHty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20120323234242AAai4Lu - You'll understand better the medical, astronomy etc Greek terms which English language includes. I don't have any info about Turkish and since Greece and Turkey have their differences I keep them behind. Sorry about that.

elcoun

Try learning Russian, it sounds really cool, and it's fun learning a new alphabet that really isn't hard at all, once you can read Cyrillic it gets much easier.

Daniel

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