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In reply to the discussion: What forgeign language would you like to learn? Why? [View all]electric_blue68
(14,978 posts)I was in the advanced classes in grade school. We had a French teacher. Unfortunately I didn't like her much so she kind of turned me off of French for a long time.
Then in 9th grade ('67) we were offered French, Spanish, or...
Russian!
I suppose it was a way of possibly getting Russian speakers for The U.N., American Embassy, ?future trade, some science stuff, or C.I.A. (😮 ) ! There were only 4 JHSs in NYC that offered it!
I decided to take it so I could talk to my dad. Oh, English was probably his first language; but he (2nd Gen) spoke Ukrainian to his parents, and a few family friends. I thought it would cool to converse a bit since I understood they could often understand each other (Ukrainians, and Russians).
I didn't know completely yet how much friction there could be between them.
I took a year, and I got an 85! You had to learn a whole new alphabet, and thethree what ever you call - masculine, feminime, and ?nuetral designations. I was going to the specialized Art & Music HS, and they didn't offer it. Only my local HS did.
So I struggled through Spanish for ?2 more years. 😑
What I'd like to learn, and I actually have to finish the on line class I have - is some Arabic Calligraphy. It's so beautiful!