Five Languages You Wish You Were Fluent In

*laughs* Since I am ONLY fluent in English, this is a pretty easy challenge!

Spanish
It would be so much easier to land a job if I spoke Spanish! Being in a social service, most of the job descriptions say "bilingual preferred" or something along those lines. I'm not. How many employers have passed me by because of that?

Chinese
I know a few phrases, and that always leads to questions and I have to admit that I only know enough to be polite. ni hao. zai jian. xie xie. bu ke qi. That's about it. This, from the most commonly spoken language in the world. *sigh* Besides, most of the highly emotional expressions in FireFly come from Chinese.

German
There isn't really a popular reason for wanting to speak German, but since I spend time on Brettspielwelt, it would be handy on occasion.

French
This is the only language I ever took an actual class in. Unfortunately, the instructor was a RUSSIAN who had lived in SWITZERLAND. The resulting accent was completely unrecognizable. I squeaked by with a C- and was grateful that I was earning a science degree! Still...I wouldn't mind being fluent.

Português
Porque aparentemente eu tenho um admirador internacional e eu acho que seria fantástico para conhecer essa pessoa. *sorrisos* Como é, o Google Translate é uma grande assistência!

Legalese
For those who don't count Portuguese, I worked in politics...reading though bills and laws is a serious pain in the ass! If I were fluent in the language of legal documents, such work wouldn't be such a chore! oiy!