Language

[MarkusL1]

I think German is the right way to go. Not just are there many Germans travelling to the DR (and everywhere else in the world - Germans are the leader when it comes to travelling, most of them have 4-6 weeks paid vacation a year) but they are also VERY appreciative when somebody abroad speaks to them in their own language. Just don't do it when they try to practice their spanish on you. It might shy and confuse them.....
I know how Germans feel (as far as you can say that about one nationality), because I was born,raised and educated in Germany.


Good luck!

Markus

[Voyager]

I can not help smiling at this thread, with Gimabella's very commendable ambition to learn languages and other posts with talk about German, Italian, French and even touching on some dialects of Chinese languages.

I have participated in several posts where I have been hanged, drawn and quartered by people aggressively telling me that DR is a Spanish speaking country, been advised to "do in Rome what Romans do", been ridiculed over wanting to read a newspaper in English etc etc.

On the other hand, it is of course a difference if you go to DR as a tourist for a couple of weeks or go there to live for the rest of your life. However, some of the people attacking me in the past seem not to have seen it that way.

Well, this is not to open a can of worms (Spanish speaking ones?). I just thought it was a bit funny to find a thread like this one. But I like it! Of course I like it!

Being Swedish, I never expect any visitor to Sweden to speak my native language. And indeed "everybody" in Sweden speak at least one foreign language.

So kudos to Gimabella! Go girl, go!


PS. Here is a Swedish joke for you!

Two farmers are leaning on a fence by a road, watching the potatoes grow.

A foreigner stops his car in front of them and asks for driving directions. He speaks English. The farmers shook their heads, not understanding the question. So the foreigner repeats the question in German. The farmers don't understand. The foreigner desperately tries French, Italian and some more languages. No success. So he gives up and drives on.

After a while, one of the farmers says to the other, that maybe it would be a good idea to learn a foreign language? His friend replies that this is a useless idea. Just look at the foreigner, He spoke a lot of languages, but what good did it do him?

[Gimabella]

hey people..

much thanks to those who have responded...

i think i'll start out with Italian since its very simalar to spanish, then wither go with French or German they both seem very difficult..

i know Spanish because i was brought up in a Spanish home and have no idea how or when i learned English..
i just beleive i was born with full access to both languages...jejje.

thanks, Gimabella

[planner]

My first question is whyy do you want to learn? You say you will move here to live and work. Well, what do you want do do? Do you want to work in tourism? Do you want to be a lawyer here? Will you work in sales of ??? If you narrow it down then it is easier to give advice.

I would say that if you want to work in tourism then either french or german would work. My sense is italian wouldn't be necessary as it is close to spanish and you can communicate with italians anyway most likely.

French tourists are flocking here currently both from europe and canada.

My 2 pesos worth.