Other languages I've learned bits of: Latin, Turkish, Hungarian, Korean, Icelandic
In preparation for a trip to Budapest I learnt a bit of Hungarian using a Berlitz phrase book and by listening to Hungarian radio on the internet. In Budapest my limited knowledge of Hungarian was useful, as was my knowledge of German because many older Hungarians speak some German.
Hungarian language learning materials
During my year off between school and university I had a vague notion of trying to find a job in Iceland. Why Iceland? Well it seemed like a good idea at the time. I bought a Linguaphone Icelandic course and had a go at learning the language. After struggling with a few lessons I gave up and haven't summoned the courage to have another go since. One of the main reasons for my lack of success was the labyrinthine complexity of Icelandic grammar, which makes German grammar look easy in comparison. I didn't go to Iceland in the end but would like to one of these days.
While I was studying Chinese in Taipei a Korean classmate tried to teach me some Korean. From him I learnt the Korean alphabet and a few words and phrases then the next semester we were in different classes and lost contact. Since then I haven't learnt any more Korean.
Korean language learning materials
I first encountered Latin in the Asterix books and also while studying Roman history at school. Ever since I've been very interested in the Romans and particularly enjoy detective novels set during the Roman period. Eventually I thought I should try to learn some Latin. To date I have worked my way through only the first few lessons in Peter Jones' excellent book Learn Latin and hope to learn more eventually.
Latin language learning materials
I taught myself a bit of Turkish in preparation for a trip to Turkey in 2001. I used a Collins phrase book, which comes with cassette featuring a pronunciation guide and some useful words and phrases. In Turkey I found the little Turkish I knew very useful and will try to learn more if I ever go back there.
Turkish language learning materials
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