New Year Resolution

[doravg]

So, I would like to learn a language next year. Italian was too much for me because it had so many forms, but I was thinking that a Germanic language would be easier, since I didn't have that much trouble with German, as opposed to Italian. So, what do you think I could learn?

Dutch
Norwegian
Danish
Swedish

My goal is to learn the language well enough to go on a vacation in the country. See new things, that sort of thing. I will be using Duolingo, since nothing else works for me. Also, I will be putting fort 1 hour a day in two 30 minutes blocks towards learning the language. Plus, I will do the Paul Noble courses for that language. I know it will probably take me more than a year, but my goal is to get in the flow of the learning process and build up a daily 1-hour learning habit.

(And I really want to make runes with an existing language. My readers liked that when I did it with Italian. But this time I don't want to use a translator for it.)

 

[RepresentingEnvy]

Norwegian

 

[georgelee5786]

Dutch

 

[doravg]

Norwegian

Can you please give me a couple of pros and cons?

Dutch

Can you please give me a couple of pros and cons?

 

[RepresentingEnvy]

Can you please give me a couple of pros and cons?

I don't have any pros or cons. It is a beautiful country and the native language of one of my dearest friends. Though, I do like how it sounds.

 

[doravg]

I don't have any pros or cons. It is a beautiful country and the native language of one of my dearest friends. Though, I do like how it sounds.

Has it retained its viking vibes?

 

[RepresentingEnvy]

Has it retained its viking vibes?

 

[OatMush]

SWEDEN! SWEDEN! SWEDEN! SWEDEN! SWEDEN! SWEDEN! SWEDEN! SWEDEN!

 

[Generic.Archdemon]

English.

 

[doravg]

English.

...

It is so similar to German, yet so simpler! I am sold on Swedish!

No dative, hell yeah!

 

[OatMush]

My mother will be so proud

 

[doravg]

My mother will be so proud

Perhaps we can speak in Swedish one day. But, hey, I can ask for bread and water, drumroll:

Bröd och vatten, tack!

 

[Lorelliad]

Dutch so you can say the universe is singing to you

 

[doravg]

Dutch so you can say the universe is singing to you

I already started learning Swedish. But thank you for your input.

 

[MatchaChocolate69]

For practicality, I advise you to skip Italian and Scandinavian languages. If you don't already know them, I recommend Spanish, Chinese, French, and Russian. These are the most important languages to learn along with English and German (which you already know).

 

[doravg]

For practicality, I advise you to skip Italian and Scandinavian languages. If you don't already know them, I recommend Spanish, Chinese, French, and Russian. These are the most important languages to learn along with English and German (which you already know).

All those languages you mentioned are languages I failed at already. And, honestly, I just want a language I can pass off as a magical rune language. Swedish sounds cool.