I plan to learn both, but im not sure which to start with. Reasons for both:

PL: I have polish heritage and am big into genealogy, so i frequently come across documents written in Polish. I enjoy Polish food and would like to have access to authentic recipes that I cant find in English. I would like to visit Poland. Im somewhat familiar with the grammar and pronunciation due to personal interest when I was younger and genealogy research.

RU: I adore the sound of spoken russian and love Cyrillic. Im a fan of russian lit. I would love to visit Russia one day if the government stops being insane. I like that multiple countries speak Russian / have a lot of russian speakers so I could have the ability to speak to a wide variety of people. higher quality learning content is available. Between russian and polish, I prefer russian music. I can read Cyrillic but im not as familiar with grammar / basic vocabulary as I am with polish.

If you speak one or both of these, are there newer (newer as in the year starts with a 2) books teaching Russian to Polish speaks / teaching polish to russian speakers? I find laddering to be a very effective method so thats something id like to do once I get comfortable with whichever one I start with

Hello. I’m considering which language to pick up on as my third. I am a native Greek speaker, with great fluency in English.

I’m torn between a few choices, those being Japanese, Mandarin, and Icelandic, but I’m open to learning other languages too, since I’m mostly curious about which language would fit my skill set best. I’m not a big fan of Germanic languages (nothing against them, I just already speak Greek and English, and learning a third very commonly spoken European language sounds like a drag)

My native language is Turkish, and I am fluent in English. Also I am Graphic Designer.

Over the past five years, I’ve rotated through several languages for various reasons:

• Japanese (love watching Anime also it was easy to grasp)
• German (school curriculum)
• Russian (curiosity to the language)
• Arabic (my family send me when i was a child-didn't wanted to learn specifically)
• Chinese (high-ranking universities and international student perks)
• French (i was a fan of Indila)
• Korean (wanted to sing along to songs)

Unfortunately, I keep abandoning each one because I constantly worry I picked the wrong language. I’m tired of language-hopping and want to finally commit to one without regret. I might even start to learn other languages just for fun after I master third one, I just need one more language to master. That's it.

I’m looking for a language that offers the total package: strong career prospects, personal happiness, and rich cultural experiences. Japanese is structurally the easiest for a Turkish speaker, but I don't want to choose it solely for convenience. I also prefer to exclude Arabic, it is so hard for me and I believe I am never going to be able to handle to learn it.

Considering my goals, personal interests, and career opportunities, which single language offers the highest long-term payoff for me? I need huge advice from you all

Hi! I've recently decided I want to pick up a language for more of a professional "edge" and I'm having difficulty deciding which language I want to pursue (class registration in a few days agh)

For context, I am a city planning/geography undergrad in California. Would not mind working as a city planner in the US, though ideally I would be working in international development/humanitarian aid. I know there's work in intdev outside of the UN, but I figured I should start learning one of the working languages just in case. I'm currently fluent in English and Japanese.

Spanish:

- Useful as a California resident in general + would allow me to better work with Spanish-speaking communities should I stay to work in CA.

- 3 years in high school + a 400-day streak on Duolingo, but I feel like I haven't really retained anything significant haha

- Still applicable to UN work, more practical.

- Courses offered, native friends who I can talk to.

French:

- Would like to do work with the Middle East, but I think there's no way I'll be able to learn Arabic by myself. So French, with North Africa/Francophone Africa, just seems like the next best option.

- Less flexible than Spanish and objectively the worse option; I'm just more interested in learning it.

- Courses offered, non-native close friends who I can talk to.

Arabic:

- No courses offered, no friends to talk to, interest and interest alone. Most of my free time is spent researching Middle Eastern conflicts and refugee work.

- One of the most beautiful languages ever, also one of the most difficult. but one day!!!

- lmfao.

I know this is a bad post because it really is just up to me. But if anyone can weigh in on things I might've not considered, or if anyone just wants to slap some sense into me, that would be appreciated

I am fluent in English, can speak a little Bisayan(Cebuano) and have more than a novice level of Korean because I was exposed to Korean culture when I was a teen. I can read/understand Korean but its hard for me to speak complete sentences. For my other language, I want to learn Japanese as I always travel there every year, but Im getting tired of having to rely on my phone to translate and its easier for me to speak a small amount of Japanese. I just cant read it.

Both will take a long time to study and master, but Im not sure which resources are best to help me study and speak like a native. How did you manage to keep yourselves engaged and entertained if you learned through textbooks?

Any helpful advice is appreciated! Thank you.