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What was the first language you got interested in and why? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Darthjaffacake@lemmy.world to c/languages@lemmy.world

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For me it was Hebrew and it's cool writing system, then ithkuil and how alien it seems. It lead me down a deep rabbithole to where i now make writing systems.

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[–] SealeWithIt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

French, because it was the only language offered at my school as a second additional language (English is my native language, and Afrikaans was my first additional language).

This year, though, Ukrainian was my main focus. I finished the Duolingo course and I've been listening to Ukrainian podcasts and reading articles.

[–] Darthjaffacake@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ukrainian and Afrikaans are really interesting! I didn't know there was a duo course for it so that's really good.

[–] SealeWithIt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The course is really short :( I'm going through the French one now and it has so many more activities and lessons.

It took me a long time to wrap my head around the "case" system for Ukrainian, and I still really struggle to pronounce "И" 🤣

[–] Darthjaffacake@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah as an English speaker cases can be super difficult