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2017: Language

For this year, I embarked on 12 months of trying to learn bits of different languages. I started off really ambitious, but it became busier than I expected, so I ended up reshaping my goal to simply learning the following in each language:

- How to count from 1-10

- How to say "hello"

- How to say "thank you"

- ... And anything else I learned was a bonus. :)

I've always loved languages, and I love learning new things. Especially when they might come in handy one day! Who knows where I'll end up traveling, or who I'll meet along the way.

January: Italian

1 = uno

2 = due

3 = tre

4 = quattro

5 = cinque

6 = sei

7 = sette

8 = otto

9 = nove

10 = dieci

Hello = ciao

Thank you = grazie

February: Spanish

1 = uno

2 = dos

3 = tres

4 = cuatro

5 = cinco

6 = seis

7 = siete

8 = ocho

9 = nueve

10 = diez

Hello = hola

Thank you = gracias

March: Japanese

1 = ichi

2 = ni

3 = san

4 = shi, yon

5 = go

6 = roku

7 = sichi, nana

8 = hachi

9 = ku, kyuu

10 = juu

Hello = kon'nichiwa

Thank you = arigatōgozaimashita

April: Arabic

1 = wahid

2 = itnan

3 = talata

4 = arba'a

5 = hamsa

6 = sitta

7 = sab'a

8 = tamaniya

9 = tis'a

10 = ashra

Hello = marhabaan

Thank you = shukraan jazilaan

May: Korean

1 = hana

2 = du

3 = se

4 = ne

5 = daseot

6 = yug

7 = ilgob

8 = yeodeolb

9 = ahob

10 = yeol

Hello = annyeonghaseyo

Thank you = gamsahamnida

June: Greek

1 = ena

2 = dio

3 = tria

4 = tessera

5 = pente

6 = exi

7 = efta

8 = octo

9 = ennea

10 = deka

Hello = ya su / ya sas

Thank you = efcharisto

July: Icelandic

1 = einn

2 = tveir

3 = þrjú

4 = fjögur

5 = fimm

6 = sex

7 = sjö

8 = átta

9 = níu

10 = tíu

Hello = halló

Thank you = takk

August: Latin

1 = unus

2 = duo

3 = tres

4 = quattuor

5 = quinque

6 = sex

7 = septem

8 = octo

9 = novem

10 = decem

Hello = salve

Thank you = gratias tibi

September: Swedish

1 = ett

2 = två

3 = tre

4 = fyra

5 = fem

6 = sex

7 = sju

8 = åtta

9 = nio

10 = tio

Hello = hej

Thank you = tack

October: Portuguese

1 = um

2 = dois

3 = três

4 = quatro

5 = cinco

6 = seis

7 = sete

8 = oito

9 = nove

10 = dez

Hello = olá / bom dia

Thank you = obrigado

November: Swahili

1 = moji

2 = mbili

3 = tatu

4 = nne

5 = tano

6 = sita

7 = saba

8 = nane

9 = tisa

10 = kumi

Hello = habari / jambo

Thank you = asante

December: American Sign Language

Okay, so I thought I would automatically have the numbers down on this one, but it's actually different than what's intuitive! [reference YouTube or Google]