Learning new language?

[Adri Eranya]

Hello, everybody!

Is anyone learning languages to increase their share in the ministry?

My Primary Language: English, Tagalog

Other Languages: Spanish, Ilokano

Languages I am Learning: Dutch (Nederlands), Papiamentu (Portuguese creole) 

If you speak any of the non-English languages above, I would love a reply in that language! <3

[Arauna]

I speak German and a form of Dutch.  Most Germans and Dutch persons are multi-linguists... so I think it is better to learn one of the more rare languages so that one can assist those with little access to our literature.  I am meeting many Kurds in the field (which is a very distant cousin of Persian).   I discovered there is only one translation of the new testament in Kurdish and it is not a very good one.... so I have been looking forward to getting one from our organization.  

[Matt H]

I'm hoping to start learning Spanish this year.  If anyone has been successful with this and can recommend any tools feel free to reply  : )

[TealeMireille]

I do love languages! I'm French, living in the UK. I have just started a "study" with a Romanian lady in Italian! I also speak school level Spanish.... It allowed me to witness to a man on a beach in Cuba, leading to meeting the brothers and sisters in Guardalavaca! I also speak a "very tiny bit" of Arabic, just enough to break the ice in the ministry! The JW language app is SO amazing, allowing you to learn theocratic expressions you could not learn otherwise! I am having fun witnessing in different languages!

Jehovah can use our abilities... I am so glad He is using me and my love of languages!

[Madinah Arabic]

learning new language is a good thing for increase knowledge. sometime people think that is very lengthy process to learn new language, but i have epic experience to learn new language. recently i am trying to learn Arabic language from MadinahArabicTuitionCenter and i found they are providing really awesome service in the online.

[io.porog]

Kia ora teina, ko Epi toku ingoa. No Aotearoa ahau. Kei te ako ahau ki te korero Maori

Translation: Hi sister. My name is Epi. I'm from New Zealand. I'm learning to speak Maori..

Maori is the indigenous language of the Maori people of New Zealand. It is a dying language with only about

150, 000 speakers out of 600,000 Maori. Many can say the words but not necessarily understand them.

Although there are many Maori JWs there are yet to be any Maori speaking congregations. Some publications are available in Maori which is great. Maybe one day it will become possible for a Maori speaking congregation!