2006-06-29 16:31:54 · 25 answers · asked by Tim43 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Spanish. Linguistic studies show that French deviates most from the other Romance languages. Plus, Italian pronunciation is a lot easier.
So Spanish, Italian, and then French.
As for German, it's a bit trickier to learn than Romance languages (for native English speakers that is). You have to deal with irregular plurals and declensions. Not fun.... but no big headaches with the subjunctive at least!
2006-06-29 17:43:59 · answer #1 · answered by Lao Polyglot 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I speak French and Spanish and also know some German and Italian.
I feel that Spanish was the easiest to learn. And, once you know Spanish, you can easily learn Italian, as they are very similar.
Out of the 4, German would be the hardest. It has more difficult grammar than the romance languages.
2006-06-29 17:07:07 · answer #2 · answered by revjeffpsychic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on what your background is. I am Mexican (duh) and speak Spanish and I have learned Italian. It is very, very similar! Some French words are like Spanish ones but Italian is more similar. I think the French accent is more difficult to master. One thing I hope you find helpful is this: my first language was English but reading in Spanish really helped me learn it better. The way it is spelled, is the way it is pronounced (of course there are a few exceptions). As for German, I have no clue! Good luck in expanding your horizons!
2006-06-30 13:46:46 · answer #3 · answered by Le Grand Reveur 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
italian & spanish (HOTTEST LANGUAGES), french then german. Once u learn 1 of the first 3 languages u can pick up words from the other languages, I know cause i do french & italian at school & I'm albanian (love to learn spanish, know a few words). German is so off.
2006-06-30 01:48:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spanish, French, Italian, then German. Of course the question of whether it is really "easier" is by opinion, because someone else may think that the order is different, but from my experience and friends' experiences put together, that's what I've expected to be the order.
2006-06-29 16:40:52 · answer #5 · answered by geminichild1020 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spanish, then french, then italian, then german. French builds off of spanish and so does italian, german is in a league of it's own.
2006-06-29 16:34:52 · answer #6 · answered by Davey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spanish First and Second is Italian
2006-06-30 19:27:32 · answer #7 · answered by Sabyasachi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truthfully, German is actually very easy to learn because many words are just like they are in English. Plus, it's easy to read, because all the nouns in a sentence are capitalized.
French, Spanish, and Italian are all based on Latin and are very closely related. Even if you speak only a bit of one, odds are good that you could decipher something written in one of the others.
2006-06-29 19:32:28 · answer #8 · answered by Bored 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spanish!
2006-06-29 16:34:06 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I've taken French, Italian, and German, so my guess would be Spanish.
2006-06-29 19:29:08 · answer #10 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋