I'm jealous now.I want to speak another language now.
I know the feeling. If you want to speak one now, as in soon, I'd strongly suggest something other than Japanese. Japanese is slow and painful to learn in many ways. But, it is worth it.
If you know a bit don't be shy. I won't make fun of you. Not too much anyway, and only if you actually say something that's funny.
An example from my own study experience.
In my college Japanese class, my professor was a very fine looking single lady. I had entered College at the age of 24, so I was a 27 year old senior at the time, she was just my age.
One term we had an interview test. We had been studying the progressive form Japanese. nani nani wo siteiru. (なになにをしている）
During the interview, she asked us some questions, then we were required to ask her some questions using the expressions. I had the bright idea to ask her if she was married.
Well, I will gladly admit that I fall onto the stupid side of the scale alot of the time anyway, but I topped it.
Instead of "kekkon siteimasuka?" (結婚していますか) I messed up my grammar and asked "kekkon site kudasai" (結婚してください).
In other words, I asked my single and attractive Japanese professor, who happened to be just my age, to marry me. She laughed. It was almost the spray someone with your coffee laugh. I don't blame her, once I figured out what had happened, I was embarrassed. But I got over it and a couple days later I had a funny story to tell. I tell it all the time to my students here, hoping they'll get over the fear of making mistakes.
I realized immediately what I'd done wrong and corrected myself, but that was still one of my more embarrassing encounters.
