want to learn a new language. Which one shoul I learn?

[Emperor Pan I]

I speak English and I plan on studying a new one.

I can choose between: German, Spanish, French, Italian, Arab and Chinese.

Italian - No one speaks it, so a big no no to me.
Spanish - It is just too much like portuguese, except much uglier.
Arab - I dont plan on meeting any sand . So no.
Chinese - I hate asian people, so another Nein.

Now remains German and French. Both languages I could use to study abroad in a not so far future. Both languages has its "coolness ++" stats (imho).

I am thinking on going to the most easy to learn, or the one that has more females students.


So... which language should I go after, BF people?

[Gimmi]

German.
I am learning it, and it doesnt seem terribly useful, but college is free in germany, so if I decide to move there im sure it would help.
also it is VERY similar to english. moreso than french.
also, in my experience german is FAR easier to learn.

[shimshimheyxD]

French is extremely hard. Spanish on your list, is far most the easiest. German is ok.

[AP]

chinese..... its the hardest but 1 out of 4 people understand one version of it

[x42bn6]

French is the easiest out of your list there, but tedious.

Spanish and German will get you more places. Spanish allows you to visit Latin America if you want to in the future. German allows you to pick up busty German ladies.*

[Emperor Pan I]

I like german women. Rawr!

[Induhvidual_1]

i'd suggest chinese (definitely the most useful), but if you really dont want to learn an asian language, i'd choose french over german (that's just what i would do)

[Emperor Pan I]

there is Mandirin and Cantonese, be more specific

[Venice_native]

WELL YOU SAID NEIN SO YOU OBIVOUSLY ALREADY SPEAK GERMAN LET'S JUST GO WITH FRENCH.

[Gimmi]

Manderin is the most ocmmon language in teh world.
however french is spoken in most countries (alot in africa so not very useful)
German is the easiest IMHO and its easier once you know english, which you seem to

Originally Posted by Asylum Patient

chinese..... its the hardest but 1 out of 4 people understand one version of it

yeah, id take your advice. also he said he wants an easy language, and he said nothign about how many asains he wants to talk to.

Go german!

[Jimbo]

French is.. hard and easy at the same time, and as xb said, tedious.Though, i am learnign it in school,and it's fun.

Go with french.

[Induhvidual_1]

Originally Posted by pan

there is Mandirin and Cantonese, be more specific

definitely mandarin and plus, if you knew mandarin, you'll probably understand some cantonese as well

Originally Posted by Venice_native

WELL YOU SAID NEIN SO YOU OBIVOUSLY ALREADY SPEAK GERMAN LET'S JUST GO WITH FRENCH.

well said

[TrongaMonga]

Originally Posted by pan

Spanish - It is just too much like portuguese, except much uglier.

That be truth, rawr. Ya, I know why you posted that too

But you can't follow Portuguese?

Anyway, from both French and German, I would go with French. It's a latinic language, not a germanic language. It would make it easier to you to understand other languages, because you would be fluent in two branches.

[Master.America]

I'd go French, too. I'd be taking it this semester, but the school is limited on French teachers and they can only teach one class at a time (thus, this semester, they're teaching French II). If you were a music major (like myself), however, I'd suggest Italian. I've always had a personal desire to learn Italian, so I consider you an idiot for passing it up simply for the fact that not every school teaches it. But... that's just me.

[Гражданин СССР]

Learn Russian, best language of all time. If you speak Russian you are entittled to lifetime supply of vodka and salted pickles and then you die you go to heaven and there'll be 1001 virgins waiting for you. For reals.

[Master.America]

Yeah, but Russian requires learning a new alphabet, too. Same with Chinese, but Chinese isn't even remotely similar to any Latin languages.

[Gimmi]

Originally Posted by Гражданин СССР

Learn Russian, best language of all time. If you speak Russian you are entittled to lifetime supply of vodka and salted pickles and then you die you go to heaven and there'll be 1001 virgins waiting for you. For reals.

yeah, learn russian so you can say "i pissed years off my life learnign this shit language"
я пьяный отстоящий 4 год предлог родительного падежа мой жизнь учение этот язык

[Auron]

Go with French since you're Canadian.

[Krovvy]

Go with German. Only a few new letters in that one .

[Kitty]

Because you live in Canada, I'd pick French. People love that kind of thing on your resume. That's the reason I'm suffering from two more years of it.