Originally from the Dutch speaking part of Belgium, we learned French, English and German in school. Later on, I loved the songs of an Italian singer-songwriter and learned Italian from a book. After that I gave Spanish I try, but never got fluent in it. For some reason the sound of it does not appeal to me.
I later tried to learn some Spanish before visiting a friend in Spain, Russian for Cyrillic alphabet before visiting the former Soviet Union, Mandarin quick course at night school, then Japanese when living there. No proficiency in any.
Last year I tried the Cyrillic alphabet because there are so many Russian documentaries on the Tube. I wanted to at least be able to read their names. But I think my head is full LOL. You certainly did not chose the easiest languages ! I knew a woman in Belgium who studied Mandarin for 5 years and said she only got the basics. I can read a bit of Greek but it still stays Greek to me - I don't understand what I am reading.
I thank God for google translate ! got quite a few of Arabic cooking shows and handicraft Tubes. They are great at both. A friend dated an Arabic man for a while and said that Arabic is not hard at all... some people are just geniuses.
Originally from the Dutch speaking part of Belgium, we learned French, English and German in school. Later on, I loved the songs of an Italian singer-songwriter and learned Italian from a book. After that I gave Spanish I try, but never got fluent in it. For some reason the sound of it does not appeal to me.
I later tried to learn some Spanish before visiting a friend in Spain, Russian for Cyrillic alphabet before visiting the former Soviet Union, Mandarin quick course at night school, then Japanese when living there. No proficiency in any.
Last year I tried the Cyrillic alphabet because there are so many Russian documentaries on the Tube. I wanted to at least be able to read their names. But I think my head is full LOL. You certainly did not chose the easiest languages ! I knew a woman in Belgium who studied Mandarin for 5 years and said she only got the basics. I can read a bit of Greek but it still stays Greek to me - I don't understand what I am reading.
I have a criminal lawyer friend who taught herself Arabic when sent to Gaza by the UN.
I thank God for google translate ! got quite a few of Arabic cooking shows and handicraft Tubes. They are great at both. A friend dated an Arabic man for a while and said that Arabic is not hard at all... some people are just geniuses.