Having lived in three different nations,visited other countries,having friends from around the world and speaking three languages more than three languages fluently i just have to admit that i love the idea of being able to speak and hear other people communicate in different language.They are some languages that i can understand but cannot speak.I learned most of the languages by first being able to understand them then was able to speak and then writing comes last.
It only depends on who you are talking to.It made me realize how blessed i am because i can speak to so many different people some of whom i couldn't talk to if i did not understand their language.
Some languages are so poetic than others and others so rich than others.Yet others so hard and others so easy.You can only notice this when you try to translate word for word from one language to another.for example green( the color)is kijani in kiswahili language and kijani literary means leaf or a leaf.I think that is so unique because leave are green anyways.In french you may say chocolate(sho co la)instaed of brown which also makes sense because chocolate is mostly brown.
By the way
Kiswahili is spoken in some countries of East and Central Africa.It is originated from Arab and Bantu languages.Enough about swahili.
Another thing about language you have to speak so often to be able to master it.I also think the use of different word differ from language to language depending on the culture, environment for example in many
African countries Dogs are not pets as such they are more of guards and they don't usually live in the house with human beings.They have cages outside.And they go eating anything they can find around their vicinity.They are also know to bite people they are not used to.They are dangerous creatures in that part of the world while here in the states they are people's best friends,companions etc.
So when people want to insult you,they call a dog,and it is considered very degrading.
Also there are some words that don't really exist in some languages,i don't know if that particular thing don't exist or if they other ways of saying it e.g in Kinyarwanda which is the native language of Rwanda(central Africa) the word sorry doesn't exist,instead they use "forgive me."Other words like excuse me don't exist also they say move or push you slightly.
I heard that in some languages instead of saying water the say fluid.I can't imagine saying,"can i please have some fluid"
Some words in some languages cannot even be explained in a different language,i think that's beautiful,The fact that you have to know that language to understand their jokes or stuff like that.
They are so many other different things that i always laugh about when i try to translate directly from one language to another but i cant remember all of them.I will update this blog when i remember.
