Which language is easier to learn-- German or Portuguese? My background is Asian.?

Answer 1

both but German is relatively much easier to understand and Portuguese is not much in use as German is

Answer 2

Someone with an Asian background would probably have an easier time learning Portuguese, whereas native English speakers would have an easier time with German. Both of these are still hard; all languages can be a bit tricky.

Answer 3

Mark Twain said that eternity was invented so that you can learn the German language. Well, he was being ironical, German is a beautiful language, just like Portuguese, but I believe German grammar makes it less accessible to foreign speakers.
Portuguese would be easier for me to learn because it's a Latin language just like Romanian (my native).
However, you should not just consider grammar when learning a language. Look at the fact that Germany is a very powerful economy and has a great influence in the world, with fast moving multi-national, German-based businesses. So if you want to be pragmatic, go for German. If it's something you want to do for pleasure, your choice, it depends on your preference for that particular culture, literature, movies. Good luck!

Answer 4

Hard to say.
German is a Germanic language (so is English) while Portuguese is a Romance language (like French & Italian).
Personally, I preferred learning German. I don't really like Romance languages...

Unless the language you want to learn has had some influence or is from the same group of languages as your regularly spoken/written languages, your background shouldn't matter so much.

Answer 5

I would go with Portuguese. The person above me is right... there are many Portuguese speaking people of Asian decent living all around the world. And plus it's the sexier language of the two ;)

Answer 6

Speaking Portuguese & Loving Brazilian Culture!

Answer 7

I actual have spend a protracted time attempting to benefit a language different than English, 2 years of French, waste of time, a twelve months of yank sign Language and that i do no longer understand the sign for "sign language", a twelve months of jap, I did nicely, however the minute you supply up gaining wisdom of for a week all of it starts off to vanish. i attempted Hebrew, German, Polish, and have had a twelve months of Latin and Greek. yet these days I actual have been giving German yet another circulate around, utilising a device stated aschronic & learn German, with the aid of Berlitz. I actual have made great progression and that i an confident that i visit ultimately learn a language, it in basic terms took me 50 years!!! German has the main cognates (comparable words) to English. English IS a Germanic language in spite of each thing.

Answer 8

English, has germanic and romantic roots, so really learning either will probably be equal in difficulty. (unless you have a native speaker of either that can help you).

But in usefulness, I'd suggest Portuguese, Most Germans speak english, so you'll already be able to communicate with them, I don't know about Brazilians, but I've been to Portugal, and really very few understand english.

Answer 9

Depends on from where in Asia you are and what your mother language is.
For Indonesian and Tagalog speakers I would recommend Portuguese, because the sounds are much closer to the ones in you own language. You will also recognize some words, like Indonesian "mentega" (butter), "jendela" (window) and "bendera" (flag), that came from the Portuguese.
But even for people who speak a "tonal" language, like Chinese and Vietnamese, my guess is that Portuguese will come easier.

Answer 10

Hard to say.

German grammer is pretty wierd. The romance languages grammer is easier and more striaght forward. Also German pronuncuation is very difficult.

I would say Portuguese