What language do you prefer between italian, french and spanish?
Wow you're English is pretty good! Anyway, I love Spanish because it is my second language and Spain is my home, I lived there for a few months as a kid, and we go there every year, but I REALLYYYY want to learn Italian!! it's such a musical language, and to me it's like a softer, more Latin-sounding version od Spanish.. As for French... NO! Sorry, not meaning to offend anyone, but every French person I've met was a complete stuck up arrogant arsehole... and the accent annoys me. Nonetheless, France is beautiful, I've only been there once but I'd like to go back, but I don't think I'd like to learn the language, I'd be a typical 'ignorant' English person who goes to the touristy areas where everyone speaks English anyway lol. :) Hope I helped you :)
Should I learn Spanish or Italian?
I am fascinated by languages, English is my first language and in high school I am studying French. I have been noticing that I'm only a sophomore and only have only been studying French for 2 and a half years but I can understand and translate a lot, so I know a lot of French and enjoy speaking it. I also really like Russian, and have been studying it on and off on the side with Rosetta Stone and a few books. Rosetta Stone has been very helpful. I only have the first level of Russian and I'm almost done with it and it's helped me immensely with learning vocabulary. I really like the case system in Russian and how the grammar fits together. I am interested in learning another Romance language because it is easier and I will be able to learn it quicker. I know I probably sound like I'm starting a lot of projects and not finishing them, but I just like to constantly becoming more cultural and I feel as if Italian or Spanish would be very easy to master. I have heard that Italian and French are very similar and a lot of people say that French is harder than Spanish/Italian, and I am finding French to be very easy and fun. I like the way Italian sounds and I love the Italian culture, but I don't think it is as practical as Spanish because more people speak Spanish. Whatever I decide, I think that I will get the full 5 levels of Rosetta Stone for that language and work through them and hopefully be fluent or mostly fluent by the end of them. What do you think of all this? Could I be fluent in Spanish or Italian, given my language background, if I studied intensely with Rosetta Stone everyday as well as other more minor sources?
Should I learn Spanish, Italian, or French?
I take French and it's quite good and the most useful of all the languages. It's the most widely used language and is best recognised by universities on students' CVs. I also take Latin and its closest 'relative' language-wise is English, followed by French. I often notice similarities in French lessons to Latin words, and vice versa. Anyway I think you should take French because it is more beneficial as you say, and don't be swayed by what your grandmother wants you to take - HOWEVER, if you think that she would be able to help you a lot with your Spanish, and you feel that you already know a bit of Spanish because of her, then I would go with Spanish because you'll do better at it than French or Italian, and it will please your grandmother at the same time. If your family derives from Spain, then Spanish may end up more useful for you PERSONALLY. It's entirely up to you - do what you feel would be more useful FOR YOU, and choose the language that you would most want to learn.
If I’m already learning Spanish and I know around 1,300 words, and if I start learning French now, will I get mixed up? Should I wait till I can speak Spanish properly?
Can you do some grammar-related things, for example, know some conjugation patterns, understand gender, noun-adjective agreement, two verbs in a row, do you know what an infinitive is, can you make questions?If all you know is a list of vocabulary, no matter how impressive it may be, you will have trouble. If you can do some of the above things, even imperfectly, it will be a lot easier for you because you will see similarities and differences between the languages and be able to apply your learning skills.I have been studying French for 40 years. I try to learn a new thing every few days. I had one year of Spanish in high school before I started French in college. The little bit I had learned in Spanish gave me a framework to start French and I took off like a rocket. When I returned to Spanish at age 24, it fell readily into place because I knew well how to learn a foreign language.Despite what you may have been told, I find Spanish harder than French because it is grammatically more complex and there are far fewer cognates. It is easier to spell and easier for anglophones to pronounce, but also easier to fool oneself that one’s pronunciation is correct.If you can perform some functions, have a little conversation, read and write even a little bit in sentences, I say “Go for it!” Allez-y!
Which two languages should I learn out of French, Italian, Latin, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese?
Spanish and Swedish. Latin is great for making up silly slogans that no Roman would ever say: "Semper ubi sub ubi!" (That's on my family's coat-of-arms... okay not really)... and it is the 'base language' that makes other Romance languages easier to figure out. But unless you are planning a career in Classics, Philology, Archaeology, or Ancient History, no.Portuguese lets you make inappropriate advances to women on some of the best beaches in the world, and it is the fourth-best language for singing, (after Swahili, Hawaiian/Polynesian, and Italian). (solely my opinion...no citations, sorry Quora).French literature can't be beaten, and I always like to read originals. (They really are always better than being spoon-fed a translation). And since you don't have Swahili or Hawaiian on your list, Italian is your best bet if you are a singer. Puccini, Rossini and all the other 'inis' are the best.Now... why my answer?Spanish is more widely spoken than any of the others and thus is more practical if you want to communicate all over the world. You can't learn a language without learning the culture and Spanish Literature, Poetry, and History are rich and diverse. You can't qualify one culture over another except as a matter of opinion. So go for the broadest experience you can. On that basis...Swedish is from a different language group and will make it easier for you to branch out to German, Dutch, Norsk, and Danish. Just as Spanish will make it easier to subsequently learn Portuguese, French and Italian. Hopefully, when you are done, you will have access to all of those cultures.
Which language can I learn the fastest, Given the Fact the I already know French, spanish, english, Portuguese and German?
I agree with most of the suggestions, (possibly adding Yiddish because it so rich in expressions) but there is something else to consider, which is language interference. As I am sure you have seen already, closely related languages mean you can understand quickly, but bring the cousin languages into play inadvertently when you try and speak. My question to you is why do you want to learn a language? Is there an author you would love to read in his native tongue (Herman Hesse for me), a particular type of culture that attracts you (Brazilian music for me), or are you looking to stretch your brain cells? If the latter, I recommend a non-related language like Chinese or Japanese (Very different from each other, but historically sharing the ideograms for meaning). Ultimately it is a lot of work to learn a new language, try and find a fun or interesting reason to learn it and it will be easier and you will go farther. Obviously if you can visit or live in the country or culture that speaks it, it is a huge plus. I have a friend who is learning Balinese just because she loves the culture and being there.