What is your favorite language? I know a lot of people are going to say the first language they learned, but my favorite is Chinese and I first spoke English. I think Chinese sounds cool.
Mine was the first one I've learned which was sign language but it's not because it's my first language, it's because it's the only way I can talk to my deaf mom, other than writing on a paper.
I'v always been interested in German. To the untrained ear, everything in German tends to sound like you're saying it in an angry tone of voice. German is also extremely similar to english, so even though I haven't learned much I can kind of get a sense of what they're talking about.
My favorite language, well based on the sound I think french or one of the other Romance Languages (Spanish, English, Italian and French). Based on usefulness I would say, hands down, Mandarin. This is based on the fact that America does so much trade with China and it has so many speakers. Based on flexibility, I would say English; because there is so much you can do with it in writing and speaking. Though, that is the thing that makes it such a pain for people to learn.
Adolf Hitler gives German a bad reputation. Beethovens 9th symphony with the choir in the last movement, the Ode to Joy, might redress the balance, or Lili Marlene or Mack the Knife sung in German.
Malay is the best becos it is lingua Franca, 2nd come Iban, 3rd kadazandusun, follow my Melanau Penan Indonesia.... a lot more and finally the English and Chinese
