Should I learn Spanish or German?
It depends if you plan to go anywhere inhabited by people that speak either of those languages. Spanish is easier to learn than German and it is spoken widely. I’m a bit biased towards German though as I learned it to speak to my family at a young age
Sounds like a broken record around here but here we go. It's relative, but at the same time it can be objective. I am assuming your native is English, and if you're lucky, American. Spanish, English, and German are all Indo-European languages, meaning that they are decently related. Spanish came from Latin, so it is a Romance language. English and German are in a different branch as they are Germanic. So does that mean German is easier to learn if your native is English? Look at it like this.So sure they're related, English and German, but they're also pretty foreign. German also has several difficult aspects about it. Spanish, on the other hand, while not as related to English, still has plenty cognates (words that look the same and mean the same thing in two different languages)and a much easier grammar.But then again it's relative to what languages you already know. If you already knew Dutch or Frisian, for example, German would come quite easily. Still, Spanish is technically easier than German as according to:
Should i learn german or spanish?
German is very good in Europe.Spanish except for Spain is best in the Americas.Yes English might be somewhat closer to German except for words derived from Latin.Compare Fernsprecher and teléfono.A little Spanish can be learned easy but Spanish is rather difficult.German writing and speaking are closer than Spanish.Unlike in Spanish German words are pronounced more distinctly without dropping letters and sylables in fast speech which is so very common in Spanish.Believe me I know a lot of both languages.
Wait a minute. So people are saying that I could learn Spanish, German & Japanese if I wanted to?
I don't know about you, but I have learned Spanish, German, Latin and Greek, besides my native English. I understand that it is much easier to speak and understand spoken Japanese, than to write or read it. Greek requires learning another alphabet, but it is related to our Roman alphabet, and at least it is largely phonetic. Unlike Japanese and Chinese. And it goes from left to right like English and other European languages do. Not like Arabic and Hebrew which go from right to left.
Would it be hard to learn German after Spanish? Or French?
Yes, it would be easier to learn another romance langauge, because of the similar vocabulary. However, it is also much, much easier to start mixing the languages. And definitely don't take all three at once. But with the fact that German is essentially Old English, it won't be much difference in difficulty either way. That said, what your teacher meant is that learning a language teaches you linguistics and how a language functions-- how to learn it, per se. How to view a language and compare it to your own. Since you only have to do that once, any language after your second is much less difficult. (unless you happen to have been raised bilingual in which case it will be your third) Get it? Erm, also, I suggest you get through Spanish II before making any final decisions. Spanish I is almost all noun vocab. Spanish II is verbs and common conjugations, including the preterite tense, which is horribly inconsistent and possibly the hardest part of the language. Spanish III is complex verb conjugations, (things like "If elephants could fly, would you still think of them as if they were heavy?") lots of adjectives and adverbs, and putting it all together. Spanish IV is practice and fluency, you're reading novels by this point. Spanish V is a cultural class that happens to be taught in Spanish.
German:Go for German if you are aiming for a career in automotive or mechanical as we know the all automotive giants are mostly from Germany-Europe. You can opt for translation jobs too which yields high pay. According to my belief the French people are themselves learning English now so its no use learning unless you love the language.Spanish:Some more idea I would like to say about Spanish. Its most widely spoken language and popular among Hispanic countries, not to forget major parts of USA. As the technology and automation is speeding up in these countries like Spain or South America, I would say Spanish has a great demand. Similar to German one can opt for translation jobs which definitely pay much higher. Of course its on you how you handle your career in coming future.Spanish, the official language in twenty-one countries, is the third most widely-spoken language in the world, after English and Mandarin.More than 400 million people speak Spanish worldwide.Experts predict that by the year 2050, there will be 530 million Spanish speakers, of which 100 million will be living in the United States.The key point is to keep yourself updating.
It is totally dependent on what you want to pursue in life and where your interest lies dear.I know German and can speak and understand intermediate Spanish. I learnt German first, because of the popularity, career aspects and its familiarity to Sanskrit grammar, since I had learnt Sanskrit in school. German is also one of most used languages in the corporate sector and also has a close connection to History which is my favourite subject.I would recommend you to learn Spanish if you want to learn a language that is widely spoken around the world and love travelling. Spanish is the official language in about 23 countries and spoken widely in 27 countries, so it will be very useful while travelling. Also it is one of the romantic languages. If you love delving deep into tenses and playing with words, go for Spanish, if you are a grammar buff and want to know the other side of life in Europe, German is the best.Also career wise, if you are an engineer, hands down go for German, job opportunities will also be more. If you are planning to go to USA for higher studies and work there, then Spanish is the best as it is a second language in USA.Hope you can make your decision. :)
Which language is more useful to learn: German or Spanish?
The Spanish language is spoken by more of 400 millions of people all over the world, being the second most spoken language in the world. Spanish is the second most studied language in the world with at least 17,8 millions of students. You’ll be able to better understand the Spanish and Latin American culture and their different contributions to literature (Cervantes, García Márquez, Lorca), the cinema (Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Guillermo del Toro), the art (Dalí, Picasso, Goya, Velázquez), the architecture (Santiago Calatrava) and of course the music (Shakira, Thalia, Juanes, Ricky Martín or Chayanne). In order to get a better job and business opportunities. There is no doubt that knowing a second language has very positive results on your CV. Moreover, speaking Spanish will make easier to make businesses in Spain and all America, both in the South and in the North (there are 30 millions of Hispanics in the US and the figure keeps growing). In order to travel all over the world and visit fantastic places. It is true that English as an international language is widely spoken all over the world. However, wouldn’t it be wonderful to arrive in Mexico, Chile, Argentina or Spain and be able to talk to the people in Spanish? Imagine yourself with your group of friends visiting the Canary Islands and talking in Spanish to the hotel receptionist … you’d impress your friends and then they’d ask what did s/he say? Also notice that not everybody will speak English or your native language, there are many people that will only speak Spanish and who with will be almost impossible to communicate in other language.