Yet another language I want to learn...

[seishonagon]

And this time it's even one that would have an immediate use within my family: Hawai'ian.

Comments

[q10]

why Hawai'ian in particular? there are a lot of good reasons - i'm just wondering which one in particular is the main draw for you.

[seishonagon]

My stepmother is Hawai'ian, and is very involved with the local halau, and is really working on reintegrating her heritage into her everyday life. The more I encounter both the language and the culture, the more delighted and curious I get.

[eredien]

That is pretty awesome all around.

[tiamat360]

Then you should learn Irish, so you can retain the proper vowel:consonant ratio in your languages :P.

[seishonagon]

I like the way you think. ;)

I'm always in favor of any argument that means I should learn more languages...

[skaly2]

How many languages do you know besides English and Latin?

[seishonagon]

Fluently? Only French.

Enough to get by in some conversations (I can discuss movies and similar things that I like, make plans with someone, describe things in somewhat basic terms, talk about my family and ask about someone else's, things like that)? Add Japanese and American Sign Language.

Just a little bit (counting, getting directions, shopping, introducing myself, and that's about it)? Add Greek, Spanish, and German.

I am not satisfied with these numbers.

[skaly2]

My wish list is Japanese, Spanish, and French. Oh, and I might as well throw in some Latin so I can fit in with this crowd.

My office actually has some language CDs that I can check out.