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Many never consider American Sign Language. It is extremely useful.So many need interpreters.
sighmeupforthat · 46-50, M
and braille.
which i should consider.
which i should consider.
hiddenkitty · 26-30, F
That's a good point. I met a few college friends who were taking ASL classes. I'll consider that.
Serenitree · F
Yes. I feel that ASL should be taught to every child, starting in kindergarten, and it would take only one generation for everybody to know it. Done properly, it could be a universal language, at least, on the North American continent.
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hiddenkitty · 26-30, F
I'd say it's useful because many people speak it and I can reach out to more people who only speak Spanish and not English. I see your point though. I'll think about it.
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hiddenkitty · 26-30, F
Okay, I understand. With that said, I still plan to improve my Spanish a little more, and from the replies so far, I think I will try to start attempting to learn the basics of Mandarin.
Serenitree · F
It makes no difference. The US is so multicultural that any language you choose will be useful, especially if you want to be an interpreter, in any capacity.
Dec. 30/16
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hiddenkitty · 26-30, F
That's a god point. And I'm not trying to be a professional interpreter. I just think it'll be useful so I can speak to more people and gain more professional connections or talk to more customers if need be.
I suppose it depends on what part where you want to live/work in. But for a general WAG, Chinese would be high on the list I suppose.
hiddenkitty · 26-30, F
Great suggestion! What is WAG? I'm not familiar with that acronym and Google isn't helping.
@hiddenkitty: wild a$$ed guess....
hiddenkitty · 26-30, F
@VeronicaJane: oh lol
Shade70 · 51-55, M
It might depend on where you live. If there's a specific ethnic community or history, that would be a good one to learn.Globally, definitely would say mandarin.
hiddenkitty · 26-30, F
Okay, that's good to know. Thank you for the suggestion.
Transformedandevolved · 26-30, M
Arabic is most useful wherever you go. Learn some verses Quran if possible. Life saver, really.
hiddenkitty · 26-30, F
Arabic sounds interesting. And I can see how learning a bit about the Quran can be useful. I'll think about it.
SW-User
What other guy said. Mandarin, Arabic, or Indian lol
hiddenkitty · 26-30, F
Okay. And by Indian, do you mean Hindi, the language spoken in India?
SW-User
@hiddenkitty: Yeah that. I keep forgetting the name for it lol
xRedx · M
French is good. I'm trilingual and I'm thinking of learning French
hiddenkitty · 26-30, F
My friend actually just took a French class this year, and he seemed to like it. I'll think about it.
xRedx · M
I belive French is the third most common language in the US.
mysoulsays · 36-40, M
Sanskrit.. especially if you are from the IT world
hiddenkitty · 26-30, F
I just googled that. I don't think I've heard of Sanskrit before. I might just read up about it later. Thanks for the suggestion.
mysoulsays · 36-40, M
You're welcome. Please do research and read.. its the future!
katielass · F
Togalog (sp?)
hiddenkitty · 26-30, F
Oh, okay. I would have never thought of that, but I'll think about it. Thank you for the suggestion!
katielass · F
@hiddenkitty: Filipinos speak that. But they're pretty good with Spanish as well.
hiddenkitty · 26-30, F
Okay. I have a few facebook friends who know Tagalog. I just didn't realize how common it was here.
tenente · 100+, M
mandarin
hiddenkitty · 26-30, F
Mandarin? Interesting. I'll keep that in mind.