If you could instantly wake up fluent in any language without having to study it, which one would you pick? It would feel like an instant level up for your skills and opportunities, almost as if you had pressed an instant level up button in real life.
For me, it’s a toss-up:
- Dutch: To talk with my Dutch family without relying on translation apps. Learning Dutch overnight would be the ultimate instant level up for connecting with relatives. I can understand far more than I can speak, but actually using it day-to-day isn’t easy. I need to practice!
- Welsh: For the homeland. I got a GCSE grade E in school, but I actually picked up a lot more when I was living near Llanrwst—just hearing it in passing in a proper Welsh-speaking area made a huge difference.
- Russian: Strictly for the dream factor. It’s supposed to be notoriously hard to learn and would be of absolutely no practical use to me whatsoever, but I just find it fascinating to read and listen to. Instantly getting fluent in Russian would feel like the biggest instant level up imaginable!
(Honourable mention to French, where I somehow managed a C at GCSE despite it not being a priority at the time.)
What about you? What language would you download into your brain instantly if you could? Choosing one could be your own instant level up.
