Have you ever sighed as you looked at the list of New Year’s resolutions, wondering if this year will be the one where we can finally learn a new language and feel different in our everyday lives?
However, as January draws to a close, the Duolingo owl continues to get more passive-aggressive. I didn’t want to put any pressure on you, but I wanted to remind you of the benefits of learning a new language: your brain will love it, and you could even find the initial pronunciations amusing! We do it for the bragging rights, but, let’s face it.
1. Learning a new language supercharges your brain (and kinda makes you cool at parties)
Your brain enjoys learning new languages. Learning a second or third language enhances one’s capacity for multitasking, memory, and problem-solving. It may also postpone the aging-related deterioration in cognitive function. You’ll be exercising your brain’s neuroplasticity—the capacity of the brain to alter and adapt in response to novel experiences—while your buddies are having trouble remembering their Netflix passwords.
It can alter the structure of your brain, increasing the auditory cortex’s size and gray matter density. Just kidding, but as a multilingual person, I give way under the weight of my hippocampus—a fancy term for the area of the brain that aids in memory, learning, and emotion. Additionally, it engages additional brain regions and creates new connections between neurons.
But really, picture this: Jenny mentions her trip to Paris in passing, once again *eye roll*, and you react with ease, “Oh, la vie est bellethere,” isn’t it? Boom. owned the conversation.Jenny 0 You 1.
2. Travel becomes less stressful
Stop relying so heavily on Google Translate! Well, it might be a wonderful way to recommend sushi in a new place, but you gain street cred if you know the language. Who wouldn’t want to stay away from tourist traps?
Imagine laughing with Italian shopkeepers when they say something humorous or asking for directions in perfect German on a Berlin train. It becomes more about experiencing when you travel.You’ll return with more than simply selfies; you’ll have better stories.
3. You ll level up in your career
The workplace is booming with multilingual employees. Have you heard the news? Your résumé needs a makeover like this. Candidates who can communicate with multinational teams or consumers are often sought after by employers.
Learning a language opens up possibilities you were unaware of. You might be the ideal candidate for a recently launched project in a European or Asian city.
4. It boosts your confidence
Alright, speaking a new language will make you feel fantastic. But it’s also my responsibility to give you the whole story. There may be awkward situations where you refer to someone’s aunt as a monster rather than lovely, but I’m sure they’d understand and perhaps even laugh. The idea is that if you give it your all, your brain will feel as though it just completed 100 pushups.
Hold on. Pure magic is also experienced when someone truly gets what you’re expressing.
5. It brings people and cultures closer
Languages allow you to experience the goodness of humanity and open up cultures. Learning grammar is only one aspect of it; another is applying a linguistic perspective to a culture.
You can fall in love with art from all over the world by binge-watching shows without subtitles, reading authors in their native tongue, and dancing to catchy music.
Final thought
People may spend hours wallowing on social media apps in a year when the Oxford Word of the Year was brain rot. Let’s schedule a short period of time to practice a new language.Which language will you focus on in 2025, then? French? Spanish? Or Icelandic, something cool and unexpected? I just want you to know that every hello (hallo, hola, bonjour) is an experience you won’t regret going on, no matter where you choose to go!
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