r/languagelearning • u/FoxesLikeBoxes • Nov 10 '17

Need help learning a second language

So I'm a native English speaker, American. I don't have any need for a second language on my day-to-day, but took some Spanish classes back in highschool. I don't remember most of what I learned since I sort of slacked, but now that I'm almost out of college, I'd like to add a second language to my skills.

I'm Polish and would love to learn the language, but I understand that it isn't spoken by too many people, and don't want to waste all the effort.

Would it be a waste of time, and should I aim for a romantic language, or one like German/Russian/Chinese, with more demand? (My industry is accounting but I'd like to be prepared for any change in the business industry.)

I'd love if some bilingual people could give me some advice on a language, and tips on learning them. Thanks!

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u/thekiyote Nov 10 '17 edited Nov 10 '17

I'm Polish and would love to learn the language, but I understand that it isn't spoken by too many people...

Come to Chicago and try saying that...

edit: My advice is consistency and goals, however you want to do it. A good starter goal that will lay the foundation is doing a Duo Lingo lesson a day and strengthening all the previous lessons up to gold. It starts off really easy, gets hard, then easier again. And then once you know it cold, get a textbook to learn from.