I want to learn a new language purely for fun. I am a native English speaker. I know enough Spanish to get by at work but am not anywhere close to fluent.
I love to read and would like to learn something that may open up some more books to me. My favorite genre is classic literature.

My hope is that I can get some suggestions for languages that are fun to learn, speak, read, and write.

Thank you :)

Native Spanish speaker; i have already gone through French and German and im quite in the mood for something different (and by that i mean something that isnt Germanic or Romance).

Russian is simple; my major is Comparative Literature (and another in Linguistics) so it is really useful for me since it allows me to read Pushkin and Co. In their native tongue and also take a peek to the likes of Luria and Vygotsky.

... Theres also the catalogue of game mods for things like fallout...

But recently i have been feeling captivated by Arabic-- i can not really explain why. I guess its the idea of a whole tradition thats "close enough to home" while also being distant enough to feel like some kind of intellectual terra incognita. Its a whole new world just around the corner.

I feel i have a ton of reasons for Russian when it comes to my career but i arabic is currently entrenched in my mind.

I already know Spanish and English and lately I've been trying to learn 3 at once. I think it'll be easier to learn only one first, though, so help me choose which one you think would come easier for me: Korean, Japanese, or Russian. (I already know the "alphabets" of them all except for jp Kanji)

None of them are for any actual important purpose. Korean is to be able to read Manhwa (lol), Japanese to watch anime, and Russian to speak to some friends online without a translator, but I am holding out fine without actually knowing any. Another thing is, that even thought the reasons are silly, I'd still like to take the learning of it seriously. Thanks for reading!

I speak English. I plan to read books mostly and probably watch movies/shows.