Should I learn Spanish, French, or Russian as a second language and why?
If you are a younger person and want a professionally useful 2nd language, I would also consider Mandarin Chinese. Phonetically, it is not that difficult (Irish and Americans sound great in Mandarin) and grammatically, it is very simple. Only the pictographic writing system is difficult but there is a phonetically transcribed version called Pinyin.My contemporaries, upon returning from the Far East, see how European youth seem discouraged about prospects compared to the almost overnight development of cities, high speed trains etc. in the East. China now has the world’s most extensive high speed train network. There are jobs for foreigners, especially if they have some grasp of Mandarin.
Is Spanish or Russian an easier language to learn?
Do you only speak English? If you speak only English, then Spanish is by far easier for almost all people. The sentence structure is usually (almost always) the same, the words are close to French and/or Latin which English borrows heavily from and the cultures are fairly similar. If you speak one of India's many languages as well, then the story may be different, but it's unlikely. Russian has some weird complexities to it, somewhat difficult pronunciation, a new script and a fairly seperate culture from both India and all the other large English speaking countries I can think of. Unless you're able to speak a Slavic language or something that is notably more similar to Russian than Spanish, then Spanish should be easier and is probably easier objectively (though does have the subjunctive and some other somewhat difficult aspects).
Which is the best language to learn: Spanish, German, Russian, or Japanese?
In terms of number of speakers, it would be most useful to learn Spanish since there are approximately 400 million people who know the language. Variations of it are spoken in Spain, Mexico, parts of South America, and the USA. It is relatively easy to learn with English as a base, and in turn will help you learn Portugese. Resources are plentiful, whether you are teaching yourself, or getting professional coaching.For business, especially in engineering and technology, German is a good idea. It is spoken by around 200 million people in a multitude of European countries, and will help you pick up other regional languages like Dutch, if you are so inclined. You can refer to this answer for a comparison between Spanish and German:What is easier to learn: Spanish or German?Coming to Japanese; I am partial to this one, though it may not be the most useful language to learn, per se. It is spoken almost exclusively in Japan, with a little over 100 million speakers. Japanese is a difficult language to learn - there are three different scripts, for different purposes (one of which consists of thousands of Chinese characters). While speaking Japanese is easier than Mandarin, the grammar is demanding. That being said, I find it an intensely fun language to learn, and it helps that the Japanese will need the labour of us young people to fuel their economic growth! It is good to learn if you're in the fields of finance/banking and technology. Though as of now I'm using it as an excuse to watch a lot more Anime.Russian is an interesting choice, and not one I evaluated whilst making my decision to learn a new language. With its 250 million strong speaker base, and compatibility with several of its neighboring Eastern European nations, it's a useful language to learn if you intend to live in that area. Great literary masterpiece have been written in Russian, and being able to read them in their original form would be a big positive for learning Russian. This answer explores it's pros and cons in much better detail than I could ever hope to:What are benefits of learning the Russian language?がんばって! (Ganbatte is a word of encouragement in Japanese. Loosely translated, it means do your best or good luck)
Which language should I learn by myself first: Russian or Spanish?
It depends on what you hope to achieve and what your tastes are.Russian is a complex language that, no matter how talented a language learner you are, will take you some time to feel fully comfortable with. You have to learn a new alphabet and I find that very cool but it does mean that it will take some time before you actually can read a book from beginning to end. However, it is a very fascinating language and culture.If you have friends that are Russian or you think you might be going there anytime in the future, by all means, you should definitely learn Russian. There are so many good reasons to learn it, the culture, the people, how useful it can be to find a job.Spanish is just as fascinating, culture wise. It does give an advantage in the working world. And it might be easier to learn, but only compared to Russian.Make your choice depending on your personality ! Spanish and Russian are both very good choices and both have their pros and cons so what could make a difference is if you feel closer to Spanish culture or Russian culture.So, expose yourself to both for a while and see which inspires you more and then go with the one you feel most drawn to. Because the most important thing in learning a language are motivation and inspiration.
Should I learn Russian Or Spanish ?
Both languages are rich, but Spanish is more commonly used. Spanish, to me, sounds more beautiful, and has some of the greatest literature. Spanish will be a breeze since you already know a French and English. But Russian, you'll have to learn a new alphabet, so it would be harder.
Which language should i learn French or Russian?
I'm not sure which language i should learn, I live in California and wish to learn a language on which is easier to learn and also more useful from where i live, I can speak Spanish so i think French would be more easier to learn, but i know more people that speak russian and its something new which should i learn??
Which language should I learn, Russian, Korean or Turkish?
i suppose it depends on which your most likely to use. i am fluent in spanish. i enjoyed learning as i was living in spain and my girlfriend at the time was spanish (we didnt understand each other. just fancied each other. she taught me and i taught her lol) as well as my mum speaking spanish and my step dad is spanish. i would love to learn russian and korean but thats just me. my best and only advice is to learn what you will need. it will be more fun when your actualy trying to speak to someone of that language. when i was learning spanish my step dad didnt speak english so we got a bottle rum and an english, spanish dictionary. we had a good laugh (and drunkness) it was really funny. have fun x x hope this helps:)
Which language is easiest to learn, French, Spanish, Russian, German, or Italian?
According to the FSI (Foreign Services Institute, for military and diplomatic purposes) in America, French, Spanish and Italian are the easiest for English speakers to learn - based on how many hours are needed to gain “fluency”. For these, it’s 600 hours. That’s followed by German which needs 750 hours. Russian is in the bulk of other languages that they’ve assessed - taking about 1100 hours. (After the hardest group includes the East Asian languages and Arabic)
Is russian or spanish a more useful language, and which one will be in the future?
Spanish. It has the 3rd most speakers in the world, behind Mandarin Chinese and English, and is spoken in 20(official languages?) countries. Historically, the spread of Russian began during the cold war, by imperialism of the Soviet Union throughtout Asia and Europe. It is spoken in 16 countries, most of them formerly part of the USSR.
Why is Russian easier to learn than Spanish?
This is a joke question. Russian is a notoriously difficult language to learn. You need to learn a new alphabet, a new form of writing and a grammar that has 6 ending cases. German which I learnt, has 3 cases and it is hard enough as is. Spanish isn’t as hard by any means (Portuguese is my first language so it is easier to begin with since it’s a romance language, with similarities), but to an American it is a little complex because unlike English you have masculine and feminine for each noun. So you’d have to learn and memorize all of that.I started Russian the other day just on the alphabet alone. With all the cyber security issues on the rise, it would be useful to understand any metadata and syntax you might come across. That road, however, is a long way from Dostoyevsky. In order to be able to read a language at its highest form, it takes a lot of work. Learning languages, especially a language like Russian, is many things, easy is not one of them.I can’t imagine how long it would take to learn Russian well enough in order to read Russian literature, a long time. And even if that were my only learning focus (not the priority right now,) it would take at least 18 months. Language learning has “familiarity circles” you gradually move through, which is how you start out knowing NOTHING until words, verb conjugations and tenses, and then idiomatic expressions become slowly familiar. This is a slow process. It is a lot to handle at first.Russian is probably easier to learn to a westerner than say, Chinese:) . But I don’t know Chinese. It’s another writing system altogether. I’d rank it on that level.