Herta Muller Quotes

It's important to me to work in my own language now and then. I love English, but you can never learn to master a foreign language if you're not brought up with it.

English, for me, is an acquired language. I started with English at the age of 10. At the time, it was my third language.

It is not easy, but young people have to learn languages.

I'd love to master another language properly.

If something interesting comes up, I would love to do something in Bangla in future, especially since I can speak Bangali fluently.

My mom taught me German before I knew English. And I went to French immersion school.

I have never been particularly good with languages. Despite a dozen years of Hebrew school and a lifetime of praying in the language, I'm ashamed to admit that I still can't read an Israeli newspaper. Besides English, the only language I speak with any degree of fluency is Spanish.

I speak as much Spanish as anyone who has grown up in Southern California or Texas or Arizona. I had my three years of high-school Spanish and a couple of semesters in college.

It is no secret that the fruits of language study are in no sort of relation to the labour spent on teaching and learning them.

I write in English because I was raised in the States and educated in this language.

Henceforth, language studies were no longer directed merely towards correcting grammar.

I have a one-question language test that people who have lived abroad do better on than those who studied in a classroom. Try my test yourself: In a foreign language you've studied, how do you say 'doorknob'?

French is a foreign language, but I've been speaking it since I was 18 so it's second nature to me.

When I started writing, the first thing that came out was in English. I liked a few French things, but they were very overwhelming.

When I was in Mexico and started to dream in Spanish, I knew that was a good sign that I was learning the language. It was cool.

All the kids are learning different languages. I asked them what languages they wanted to learn, and Shi is learning Khmai, which is a Cambodian language; Pax is focusing on Vietnamese, Mad has taken to German and Russian, Z is speaking French, Vivienne really wanted to learn Arabic, and Knox is learning sign language.

Fluency in even one other language would be fantastic.

I've studied Spanish, but I need to improve. I'll probably improve when I work in the country one day. For most people, when they travel to a country, their language becomes better.

It took me just three months to pick up Hindi. I guess I'm a fast learner when it comes to languages.

I learned English, French, Italian.

A man who is ignorant of foreign languages is also ignorant of his own language.

I could teach you how to speak my language, Rosetta Stone.

I don't speak anything fluently, but I love picking up languages and I do this Duolingo app. I started when I moved to Sweden, when I was about 19, 20. I really loved the language; it was super melodic and really sexy.

I want to learn how to speak Italian. For years, I'd wished I could speak Italian--a language I find more beautiful than roses :)

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language.