Anyone currently Learning a second language?

     I'm just starting my journey towards fluency in my first non native language, Mandarin Chinese. I'm using Rosetta Stone, which in my opinion is a great program, but some people disagree so I won't go too much into it. I know people that have done very well using the Pimsleur method, Fluenz, and other online software as well as book and audio tape programs. I've committed myself to doing two lessons every day until I'm finished with Rosetta, which will take about 250 days total. Today is day 24 of my study and I'm really enjoying myself. 
      I'm not sure I really understand how long the whole process will take though. I've heard that it takes at least 3 to 4 years of focused daily self study to become conversational in the more difficult languages (Chinese, Arabic, Russian etc.) and about 2 to 3 years for the Latin based languages (Spanish, French, Italian etc.) 
     Who else on Giant Bomb is with me? I honestly think that learning a second language is the best thing you can do for your future.  If anyone has questions concerning the different methods I'll be sure to answer them as best I can.

Mandarin is a good choice for when the chinese take over the world. you'll be able to host a poker game.

Yeah. Im egyptian but I've never been fluent in arabic, nor could i read or write. Im currently taking it in my university. They say you need to take arabic for three years and you become fluent. I agree with you, its really fun and totally worth the effort.

Currently attempting to learn Japanese, only the Kanji characters at the moment, waiting for my Windows PC to finish being built before learning the speaking part through Rosetta Stone.

"  I honestly think that learning a second language is the best thing you can do for your future.  "

I've been learning Spanish for the past couple years, I'm in Spanish 3 right now.

" @DriveupLife said:

"  I honestly think that learning a second language is the best thing you can do for your future.  "

I think that's a bit silly. Being somewhat proficient in Japanese after living in Japan for years, I can say from experience that learning a second language has not enriched my life in any way.   But, I'm glad that others aren't as pessimistic about the whole thing as I am. Keep at it, and good luck in your endeavor. "

Yup, currently studying english. Sure I have been pretty fluent in it for a few years now, I just need to get the actual grades.

I took 4 years of Latin in high school.  Does that count?  :P

I'm learning Japanese for work.

yupp, English.

no but i'd like to. it's just hard to justify what i'd want to learn over something actually useful like spanish would be.

I'm currently 2 years deep in Japanese at college. Wasn't hard at all at the start, but now all that fun stuff is really starting up, and its kicking me in the face. Bad study habits and what have you don't help either...hehehe?

no, i never learned a second language. my father is using redostone on Italian . i don't think that it is working.

" no but i'd like to. it's just hard to justify what i'd want to learn over something actually useful like spanish would be. "

 
Im currently learning German.
 
On German 4!!!

English is my second, Currently learning german in school as my third, i hate it actually, not the language, more the teachers i've had

I'm currently learning French :D

你好， muthafucka!

Still need more practice with my first language.
 
I'm much better with my second language.
 
<-Immigrant at grade 1.

English is my second language, learning German and Finnish right now.

I study Arabic and French at uni

I'd like to know Japanese, know a bit of French, speak and speak English fluently. That's four languages when you count my native language. (Yes, I milk this thing for all it's worth.)

In b4 the disproportionate number of white otaku learning Japanese.

I don't really like Rosetta Stone's method because it teaches grammar fairly late in the game but use what works for you. 
 
Congrats on sticking this far with it, Mandarin Chinese is one I definitely want to learn, just don't have time for it right now. Probably after undergrad.

Currently in my third year of Spanish in High School. Can't say I can fluently speak it, though. Far from it, to be honest. I have an easier time translating than speaking. Thinking about taking a fourth and final year for my senior schedule, but as of right now, I'm not going to.

I'm in my first semester of Spanish.  I'm doing well in the class, but I don't think I'll ever be fluent, I've never been good with languages (I took 4 years of German in high school and know almost nothing).

In my 3rd year of french class, although its not very hard if you know spanish....or english really,

I can speak english and irish and im learning french.

The best and really only way to learn a language is to go to that language's native country. Live with a foreign family or something.

Si

English.
 
But French is my third language.

Yes, French.

French, but not because I want to.

I was in French I last year, and I plan to take 2 more years for the purpose of planning for college.

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I can speak english and irish and im learning french.

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took 4 years of Japanese in high school (now in the process of forgetting all of it) and now studying Mandarin, but i wanna take Korean more than anything, it's just not available at any of the schools i've been to

Anyway i'm currently taking Mandarin but I think I might want to switch to Japanese because I have more interest in the culture and visiting the country. 
 
Plus I'd probably enjoy learning it more, which would make me learn it a lot quicker. I'd  also slowly get used to watching anime without subtitles and would be more engrossed in learning.

I took spanish for three years in high school and then switched to German senior year for an easy B. German is easy enough but it sounds so god damn ugly that I think I'll go back to Spanish in college. 

Dont know, im native a swedish speaker but i can also have conversations in english and japanese without any bigger problems. As a swede i also understand quite abit of danish and norwegian too. So yeah, i can have conversations in 5 languages and i use 3 of them daily. Planning to learn mandarin chinese from next month since i have a couple of chinese classmates who can help me with it.
 
Learning new languages are great, but the problem is that if you don't use it for a year, you'll forget it. I studied german for 2 years i high school and now, 2 years later, i can barely introduce myself in it anymore

American Sign Language. It's a bitch. It is completely different than english. It a completely different culture as well.

" I can hold my own in a German conversation, but I'm definately not fluent. "

" I'm learning Japanese for work. "

I'm learning Spanish because it's mandatory in my school.

I learned more German in my one (Freshman even) year of it than I did from 2 years of Spanish...
 
And I'm half Mexican. Used to be pretty fluent in Spanish until I somehow stopped/forgot.
 
I still know random words here and there, but nothing major. German was a pretty fun language to learn.

" @DriveupLife said:

"  I honestly think that learning a second language is the best thing you can do for your future.  "

I think that's a bit silly. Being somewhat proficient in Japanese after living in Japan for years, I can say from experience that learning a second language has not enriched my life in any way.   But, I'm glad that others aren't as pessimistic about the whole thing as I am. Keep at it, and good luck in your endeavor. " 

I am living in Japan for about four years now, working, not studying, and having knowledge on the basic stuff, katakana, hiragana and some kanjis, but far from fluent. 
 
My primary language is portuguese (Brazil), and I (think) can express myself decently in english, as a secondary language.
 
Also I can read and speak some spanish, and slightly understand other languages that borrow similarities with portuguese.

我去你妈!  Thats something they don't teach you in rosetta stone

" Currently teaching myself Italian with the help of Rosetta Stone too.
 
@WoolyAbyss said:

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I can speak english and irish and im learning french.

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Is fuath liom Gaeilge. "