|Assalamualaikum dear brothers and sisters ---|

Hope you all are doing well and good and enjoying the best days of your life. This is me @shahid2030 from Pakistan and you are here reading my post. You all are welcome here from the core of my heart. |Introduction to the topic | | - | ![20230617_104224_0000.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXXumbTRp8ocidawBa8aEmWBYmCwEfaMX9t6o9BCHwKbE/20230617_104224_0000.png) ^{[Source](https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/language-word-concept-with-flat-design_2581416.htm#query=Language&position=4&from_view=search&track=sph) Download from. Designed with Canva app} This is my participation in a contest [SEC - S10W2 | My Languages](https://steemit.com/hive-181136/@hive-181136/esp-eng-sec-s10w1-or-mis-idiomas-my-languages) organized in [Scouts and their Friends community](https://steemit.com/trending/hive-181136) by @hive-181136 . In this blog, I am going to tell you about my native language "Pashto". Pashto is my mother tongue. I will cover all the aspects of it; including it's history, how many native speakers it has,in which parts of the world people speak it, and many more. I will introduce you to the different dialects in it. Besides that I will tell you how many other languages I can speak, and what are the languages I wish to learn it. You will find all these things in the main body of my blog. So let's move toward our blog without wasting any time. |Questioner Body ---| >How many languages do you speak? Which of them is the native and which ones have you studied? >What methods have you used to learn other languages? >In addition to the ones you already speak, what other language would you like to learn? >What do you consider to be the most difficult thing about learning another language? >Why do you think it is important to master several languages? | Main body of the Blog | | - | This is the main body of the blog. here you will get a brief answers of the above asked questions. let me answer them one by one. Let's move toward the answers here. |

How many languages do you speak? Which of them is the native and which ones have you studied?

| | --------| ![20230617_104826.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmY5xhcE9XxzsfNy9niEGfnUKqtk6L3qTSRGzZPhMfbmsi/20230617_104826.jpg) [Source](https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/learning-foreign-languages_10672323.htm#query=Language&position=21&from_view=search&track=sph) I can speak approx 4 languages. Let me mention their names: Pashto, Urdu, Punjabi, and English. Pashto is my mother tongue. Urdu is our national language. So I put these two languages in the native category, as I have acquired them. Acquired language are also called first language. Punjabi is the language of majority number of people in our country. I used to be in Punjab during my college days. I have learned Punjabi there. English is an academic, and official language in Pakistan. I have learned it in my schooling career. These both languages are unacquired for me, I have learned it from people, so these are called to be my second languages. ### Difference between First language and Second Language |First Language| Second Language| |-|-| It is an acquired language| It is a learned language. It is an unconscious process| It is a conscious process. You acquired it unconsciously from the society| You learn it in the schools or other proper settings. |

What methods have you used to learn other languages?

| | --------| ![20230617_105140.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZksdag42BAXHbHH4G4BYj3mbQSgTaRnBKirkRgN4i2JL/20230617_105140.jpg) [Source](https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/different-language-speech-bubble-hello-concept_17138860.htm#query=Language&position=11&from_view=search&track=sph) As I have mentioned above, I know four languages. Two of them are acquired, and two are learned. The learned languages are English, and Punjabi. Let me take you through my learning process of these two languages. Let's talk about English first. I have learned it in my academic career. All of our books are in english. It is the official language of Pakistan. The major thing is, I am doing my bachelor study in english. So all these factors contribute in my learning of this language. Punjabi is the second language I have learned. I learned it in quite later stages of my life. Maybe six or seven years before. I learned it from my hostelmates, and college class fellows. In the beginning I used to tell them to teach me ten words perday. It continue for one month. Then I told them to teach me five new sentences perday, and then after one month they used to teach me 10 new sentences perday. After three months I was able to do little communication with them in Punjabi. The rest I learned by practicing it. Almost in an year I was able to speak fluent Punjabi. |

In addition to the ones you already speak, what other language would you like to learn?

| | --------| ![20230617_105333.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZo3xKJPF6rJALPdP9mdJH4pUjHrs21yDQZHPv7jK1yNk/20230617_105333.jpg) [Source](https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/language-communication-message-written_17433600.htm#query=Language&position=20&from_view=search&track=sph) I will go with the option of Arabic. It's my greatest desire to learn this language. I have future goal for learning it, and InshAllah a day will come I will be speaking fluent Arabic. I have tried some times before to learn it, but unfortunately I couldn't continue it. I used to watch YouTube videos, and bought some books. Arabic language has great importance in our religion. Quran is in Arabic language, all the major Hadees books are in Arabic, that's why I want to learn it. It is considered to be one of the most ancient languages of the world. Too much rich with Literature, and Art. If I ever get a chance of learning other language I will go for Turkish. It's a too beautiful language. I like it's ascent. They have very beautiful proverbs, and idioms in their language. This language is also very rich. |

What do you consider to be the most difficult thing about learning another language?

| | --------| ![20230617_105706.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmY3MFJaL1iFNKWtubHGduiZnPPHo1FtbiuWF788AAnJ8U/20230617_105706.jpg) [Source](https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/online-language-courses-isometric-composition-with-with-woman-choosing-chinese-app-tablet-screen_14658301.htm#query=Language&position=26&from_view=search&track=sph) For me learning language is an interesting art. I love learning new languages. The most difficult thing in learning new language is, when you don't get a proper environment. Environment is one of the major factors in learning language. If you have a proper environment you can learn very easily, no matter how hard it is. The approximate time for learning a new language is 6 months, but ofcourse it depends on the environment, and the IQ level of the learner. From my experience I can guess I was able to speak 70% Punjabi after 6 months. The most important thing about learning new language is you have to develop your own interest in it. If you take it as a burden for you then you can't learn it even in 6 years. Take English as an example: we study English since our class first. We reach to class 10, but we can't speak fluent english, Why? It is because our interest is not developed in this language. |

Why do you think it is important to master several languages?

| | --------| ![20230617_110035.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTE8EBk55uFu2PcoRzo8dGcTgJ4jGXoUNzi9D4ZFMXFiD/20230617_110035.jpg) [Source](https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/pack-multicultural-young-people_6143584.htm#query=Importance%20of%20language&position=6&from_view=search&track=ais) This world is a global village now. You may face different people, from different countries, with different languages in your life. So Inorder to communicate with them you must know their language, otherwise you can't. I think for today's men, learning all the major languages of the world is too much important. It will help him/her throughout his/her life. Let's me share some Importance of being a multi-langual person. • Many jobs opportunity. • You can trade worldwide. • No language barrier. Easy to communicate. • Gaining of knowledge. • Travel and exploration. • Knowing others culture. • Self improvement and development. ![32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErVNyhfUxJXANReLQcGZubcoK95G1BUnrcLoPNBvaGjJJYKSeLEVswi7znKQERj9Ln3F7AMNWNoAa9KnMmcssSncowrxyyLRVypa.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQR2bm4oERZzF3kYPataECSVhWxmfuADMNo2KVfREE7ft/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErVNyhfUxJXANReLQcGZubcoK95G1BUnrcLoPNBvaGjJJYKSeLEVswi7znKQERj9Ln3F7AMNWNoAa9KnMmcssSncowrxyyLRVypa.png) This is all about my blog for today. I have shared my understanding about languages. Also told you how many languages I know, and how I have learned them. hope you guys have liked it. See you soon with a new amazing and interesting topic, till take care. I would like to invite some of my steemian best friends to participate in this Contest and enlighten us with your precious knowledge. Their names : @goodybest @nafeela @cryptokannon @suboohi @irlandakarina @sairazerin Your presence here means alot Thanks for being here ## Regard [shahid2030](https://steemit.com/@shahid2030/posts)

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