How quick one can learn is not the point but even if it was the best is to choose to learn a language because you love and are passionate about a combination of some of the bellow
the sound of it,
the people who speak it,
the places it is spoken,
the related cultures such as food, music and history
and practical reasons like a job or you live where it is spoken or your partners family speak it.

How quick one can learn is not the point but even if it was the best is to choose to learn a language because you love and are passionate about a combination of some of the bellow
the sound of it,
the people who speak it,
the places it is spoken,
the related cultures such as food, music and history
and practical reasons like a job or you live where it is spoken or your partners family speak it.

M.

I agree with Lauren Muney in that it is rather dense for most “ordinary” people. The reality of it is: many people are just too busy to work these things out and are already more motivated and excited if they can speak a few words here and there.

Having said that, I do like to see more of your insight on this though.

A couple years back I branched out from English and Spanish to Korean, which has tons of different tenses and levels of formality, and they form their sentences in an entirely different way. But, I wanted to spend lots of time in Seoul, and I had Korean friends back home, so it still made sense to invest the necessary time. Sure, perhaps it took longer, but most importantly, I had a REASON to learn it. I think that is just as important in your selection. I believe Tim touches on this in another language post of his as well.

Just make sure you’re picking a language that fits your situation and that will be useful. You will have your stumbling points, and it’s easier to remind yourself why you started learning it if you have something beyond “it was the easiest jump for me.”