8 Responses to Romanic languages

1. Tanja Cilia says:

   2012-03-14 at 14:40

   The solution is easy, obvious, and natural. Learn a language that is part Romance and part Semitic – Maltese.

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   • Andreas Moser says:

     2012-03-14 at 14:58

     I was afraid that someone would suggest that.
     But Maltese sounds and looks complicated, is not spoken by too many people and because almost all of them are fluent in English, the incentive to learn Maltese is very low, unfortunately.
2. bitdrain says:

   2012-03-14 at 16:32

   Spanish is easy to read. Spanish culture, history and literature is very rich and universal. Spanish is the language with more potential after Chinese. Spanish is the language with more grow in the internet and more important, How many countries in the world speak natively Spanish? Spanish gives you access to South America and also to US.

   And as you say, being a Spanish speaker makes you to understand a little bit of Italian, French, Portuguese (not much) and Catalan.

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3. Andrea says:

   2012-03-16 at 04:09

   Join me & learn BSL – British Sign Language :) I am not deaf; just have genuine interest in different types of communication (and Communication generally speaking is rather fascinating when you think about it)…I also believe, that learning sign language should be a part of curriculum in any education, or at least some basic form…:)

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   • Andreas Moser says:

     2012-03-16 at 06:52

     How close is British Sign Language to say Indian Sign Language?
     Because I won’t stay in Britain forever, I would be hesitant to learn something that is of limited use in other parts of the world.

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5. Tanja Cilia says:

   2012-04-01 at 07:01

   “Afraid”? You make it sound as if Maltese is akin to Klingon. The reasons you gave for not learning Maltese are the reasons why you should learn it – you’d be part of an elite. You do not learn a language because zillions of people speak it. You learn a language such as Maltese because it is the vocal part of a rich history; of an island people who built an upright, free-standing structure well before the Pyramids and Stonehenge… a language that is unique because it is part Romance and part Semitic.

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6. Tanja Cilia says:

   2019-05-15 at 07:59

   … I must have persuaded you to learn Maltese, because m’għedt xejn iżjed – la iva u anqas le.

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