Good for you Darlo, one of my biggest regrets is not learning a foreign language properly when I was younger.

I did study Greek at evening class for a couple of years about 20 years ago but I've forgotten most of it now like the French I did at school

Thanks and that's a shame Veggie! Luckily we use a lot of good websites which drum the information in so we can't forget or the tutor would not be pleased.

Wanted to do Italian though, given up on that.

I studied German GCSE a couple of years ago and this year I'm doing basic Latin   in fact I sat an exam yesterday and am waiting for my results which I'll get next week 

Good for you , darlo and as you say something else for your CV. Is it easy to learn? I have only learnt French, and not all that well. When i went to Paris, and tried it out i got blank looks, although it may have been them, they werent the friendliest of people

Good luck Pengy

Ooh, good luck Pengy. Luckily I don't have to do an exam, would fail but i've been practising words and have had to do speaking and listening whilst putting a portfolio together for the exam board to pass me off hopefully.

Good for you, Darlo. I did French and German at school, and can still understand quite a lot of French but am not so good at speaking it any more. My German was never great, so I've forgotten most of it.

Mr Yogi reckons we should both go to nightschool and learn Spanish when he retires (he likes to plan ahead).

I think he only wants me to go with him, so he can copy my homework.

Good luck Pengy. I only did Latin for one year and couldn't get the hang of it, so well done you.

That's good Yogi.

I didn't get to do French at secondary school, they decided only the top 2 sets could do it so as I was in the third set we had to do Key Skills instead.

I'll bet your Key Skills have come in handy though?

It was, we did lots of work on topics such as sex, drugs, alcohol etc and were educated on crime such as the Christie murdering spree and the ''Let him ave it'' case.

I want to learn Arabic, but I keep not getting round to it, plus the courses are expensive I think the problem sometimes with learning languages is that if you're not using them regularly you tend to forget them

Good Luck Pengy! Latin is a brilliant foundation for lots of other languages (all that nominative, dative, genitive stuff). I found it even helped me with my sesquipedalian English too.

Good luck with that Saz, you'll need it.

Did French at school, but am now continuously attempting to learn more German. Very difficult at my age.

I know Spanish should be useful, loads of countries speak Spanish

I spent a week there on holiday and pretty much all I managed to learn was 'apple juice' oh and 'tea with milk please' - thats an essential in any language, I can say that in Arabic already  

I had to google what that meant!!

i already speak so many languages  -  english, scottish, irish, australian, american some canadian...............................

So did I when I first saw/heard it  It's Latin though, so it kinda fits.

I'm hopeless at learning other languages, but my grandfather did learn some Tibetan so that he could write to one of the Tibetan lamas (not the Dalai Lama, but one of the other ones, possibly Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa Lama). My grandfather gave him assistance in fleeing Tibet when the Chinese invaded.

What a fascinating story to have in your family history, El.

My grandfather was a philatelist (stamp collector) and it was through that connection he knew the Lama. He was sufficiently well known in the world of stamps that if the Royal Mail received a letter from somewhere in the world addressed to his surname, England they knew it was for him.(No, it wasn't Gibbons as in Stanley Gibbons )

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I did French, Spanish and German at school - got O grades in them.

¿Habla usted Español?

Started learning French at junior school but gave it up by the time I was 14.

That said, I still veer into a random French word when I'm trying to speak Spanish or Italian. Yeah, work that one out 

Learnt German for about 6 weeks at senior school. Got booted out - end of German lessons

Am trying to learn Spanish and so far it's going ok.  Put it this way, I've never gone hungry or thirsty so I must be on the right track Really though, I should hang my head in shame because my gt grandmother was Spanish.

What's O grade? Ordinary or outstanding?

Cosmo, I was learning French, Spanish and German at the same time (but at different levels). In the French class I could remember the German or Spanish, in the German class I could remember the Spanish or French and in the Spanish class I could remember the French or German.

Not always like that, but frequently enough to be annoying, so I know perfectly what you mean.

Ordinary.

In Scotland we have 'O' grade, 'H' Grade and SYS or did when I was at school.

Approximately equivalent to 'O' Levels, 'A' Levels in England and an 'SYS'  (Sixth Year Study) took you part way into first year at University.

You covered a lot of language then Fluffy. I only did Latin and French at GCSE (O'level). 

Yay..!  I'm glad someone does.

I remember being told that German was much more like English and therefore should be a doddle to learn (in comparison to French).  I couldn't grasp German at all. 

I struggle with English as it is

El Loro's grandfather takes the prize - Tibetan!!!

Hmm.... Yes well, English is what they call a Germanic Language because most of it is derived from the same roots as German while French, Spanish and Italian are classed Latin languages, as their roots are similar. If I was to class a language as 'a doddle' it would be Spanish, though it may have seemed easier because I had already been doing French for four years. I think that grounding also helped with the German, but I would not have classed it anywhere close to a doddle, even though I did four years worth of German in just one year!

Done French, Spanish & German... I struggle with German but im fine with the other two. Currently learning Danish as half my family are from there.

I'm (trying to) learn Italian!

Like you, I have no idea why German should be considered a doddle but kudos for learning 4 yrs worth in 12 months, Fluffy

I could sit and listen to a nice Italian in full flow any time 

I'm still learning the Geordie language.  I heard someone being described as being 'deed micey' not so long ago and had to ask what on earth it meant.  Apparently it means someone that is always looking for trouble and a bit mental to boot. 

Good luck with the Spanish Darlo.  I did Spanish classes years ago, all I remember off the top of my head now is 'mi nombre es Cinds', although when I am in Spain much more does come back to me.

Same here, I've never been able to get the hang of German, did French GCSE and found that fine

Good for you DB.  So many brits can't speak another language....  well done!