#uTalkChallenge 2016: which language will you learn?

The uTalk Challenge is almost here!

From January 1st, start a new language for free, and learn as much as you can with our uTalk app by January 31st.

The uTalk challenge is open to everyone and totally free, so if you’d like to join in, you can find more details and sign up to the challenge here: eurotalk.com/utalkchallenge

With 130 languages to choose from (we’ve just added Greenlandic and Indian English to the app, so there’s now even more choice!), there’s something for everyone – and we’re certainly covering a variety of languages here in the EuroTalk office, where competition is bound to be fierce…

Safia – Mandarin Chinese

My mum and little sister despair at my lack of ability to speak any Mandarin so it’s probably about time to rectify the situation. And then they can’t gang up on me anymore when we play Mahjong!

Alex – Turkish

My best friend and her twin sister at uni are Turkish Cypriot, and they always speak Turkish between the two of them when they’re with us, so I want to be able to understand who or what they’re talking about.

Nat – Welsh

I always intended to move to Wales one day so thought I should learn a bit of the language – plus I’m interested to see how much my (limited) Cornish will help with Welsh!

Ioana – Argentinian Spanish

I want to be able to chat with the lovely non-English speaking relatives of my boyfriend, and also to unexpectedly add Spanish words to our daily conversations.

Adi – Arabic

I lived in Dubai for six years, and I hardly know any Arabic, so it’s high time.

Liz – Welsh

No particular reason, if I’m honest; I just fancy a challenge! I think trying to say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch whet my appetite…

Steve – Scots Gaelic

Scotland is one of my favourite places in the UK and I’d like to learn a Celtic language which is still spoken there.

Simon – Polish

It’s the second most common language spoken in the UK. It’s very different from anything I’ve learnt before, and would be interested to try and pick up a few words and sentences and then try and see if I can hear them in real life!

Brett – Arabic

I have been to the UAE on a couple of occasions this year. I am going again next year to meet some schools who need a solution to help get their English-speaking students to speak Arabic. If I’m trying to help them, then I should really learn it too.

Pablo – Romanian

My girlfriend is from Romania. I’ll try to be able to say something else other than her name and ‘da’.

Which language will you learn?

PS No EuroTalkers were harmed in the making of this blog post.