If you could wake up speaking another language, what would that language be?

Question

In 2015, Australian Ben McMahon became the subject of global fascination. Ben was a passenger in a car that was struck by a truck. He was in a coma for 2 weeks, and when he finally woke up, he spoke fluent Mandarin Chinese.

Let's say you go to sleep and sometime during the night magic happens. When you wake up in the morning, you are speaking another language.

What would you want that language to be?

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So many languages in responses:
5 - French
4 - Mandarin Chinese
3 - Spanish
2 - Japanese
1 - Icelandic, Sign, Alligator, Portuguese, Swedish, English, Huttese, Arabic, Hebrew, German, Elvish

7Phoenix7 · Accepted Answer

I’d pick Spanish…

Living in California, I’ve met and befriended so many Spanish speaking people over the years, and I think it would be really meaningful to be able to connect with them in their native language instead of always expecting them to meet me in mine lol.

Plus… Spanish just sounds so beautiful to me. Warm, expressive, romantic, and full of feeling.

midnightmoon05 · Accepted Answer

I speak English and 3 Chinese dialects. I wouldn’t mind just wake up knowing french. We have a lot of French encounters.  I am jealous that my 4 yr old baby nephew speaks all 3 languages fluently.

LC75LC71 · Accepted Answer

Au Francais. Je parle comme ci comme ca.. In other words I took it in Jr. High for a year and then dropped the elective in 10th grade because the "madame" came in speaking fluent French! Oh and something else from that time..

Static_In_The_Attic · Accepted Answer

Speaking Alligator would be awesome & where I live I have a pond in my back yard with a few alligators & being able to speak to them would be something.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

Ironically, I would also want to speak Mandarin. My wife is Chinese and that is her native language.

Shiprex · Answer

15 years ago it would have been Cantonese and I would have LOVED it. 10 years ago Swedish then I wouldn't be here now and want Portuguese. At least now I will fit in more with my linguaphobia as it's Texas in two months, but the cultural difference may be a challenge.

msc545 · Answer

I think it would be Spanish. That is the language I have the most everyday use for, and I'd certainly like to be able to learn it, but unfortunately I think the part of my brain that can learn another language is broken. I lived in Mexico City for a couple of years, and even when I lived there, I did not learn to speak Spanish.

purplepoppy · Answer

Waking up with a different accent is well documented but I'm skeptical anyone has ever magically mastered another language. Assuming I can still speak my own I'd like to wake up speaking Japanese.

exitseven · Answer

French. I had 4 years of high school French and the only thing I learned was Soup DuJour.

_Jenny_ · Answer

@aviatortom Tom, first of all I don’t believe that story. But if I could speak another language it would be Bonjour mon ami, I always loved the French language.

HawkPerception · Answer

Spanish hands down. So many attractive, wifey material girls in South America.

4ngelic · Answer

probably also Chinese, will be useful in the future

Kayla45 · Answer

Mandarin Chinese, lots of speakers, most useful to learn.

Massageman · Answer

ASL, Spanish (know some), French (need to learn more)

LiamJHayden · Answer

Also Mandarin. I can speak English and Spanish, and get by in Greek.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Icelandic.

AlperHan · Answer

For me, language means nothing; people of character can understand each other without speaking.

scott04sa22 · Answer

My language went from insecure language to secure language.  Secure: ugh... I still have the morning fogs and a cup of normal coffee unstarbucks edition sounds. Insecure: ugh... I'm a zombie.

Iron_Man · Answer

Swedish but I don’t wanna lose my English language

Phoenix98 · Answer

Latin.

sage2021 · Answer

Sign language

DryGermanGuy · Answer

Japanese.

objective_calendar · Answer

English

MrChinaski · Answer

Zøbftańlik

KostasKouvalis · Answer

All dialects of French

loveyouoak · Answer

Arabic or hebrew

Cidknee · Answer

Deutsch

Paige2006 · Answer

Spanish

FrodoSkywalker007 · Answer

Huttese

Anonymous · Answer

Elvish

CubaPirate · Answer

Spanish please

Pieter_Rabbit · Answer

Spanish

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