Is it hard to speak japanese, french, or/and latin?

Question

I'm young. really young. but people say im mature/smart for my age. so i decided maybe il try learning a new language. i would absolutely LOVE to speak another language rather than the three boring ones I know now. is it hard to learn japanese? or french? or even latin?

Answer 1

Latin is the easiest, because it has the same alphabet, and you don't have spelling rules, usually, you read exactly like you wrote.
French has the same alphabet, but there are other reading rules that might give you some head aches.
Japanese has a totally different alphabet, as for i know, but the pronunciation is not so hard, once you get it.
I don't want to discourage you, but they all have a very very nasty grammar. But, if you are smart, you cand do it.
Why do you want to learn latin? Don't tell me you're working in the Vatican City?

Answer 2

I'm Japanese. Here are some pros and cons of each language, trust me.
Latin:
Pros
-Most European languages derive from Latin, so master that, and Hell, you could master 2 more languages or so!
-It'll help your vocabulary.

Cons
-When was the last time you met a person who spoke Latin as a native language?
-There are more than 10 tenses used in Latin (like were, was, etc.)


French:
Pros
-Useful language to know.

Cons
-Most French speakers know English, so there's not much use of it except for in the Countryside of France.
-Most French are annoyed when Foreigners (especially Americans) try to speak their language, and then, instead of answering in French, they'll answer in English to show you "HEY! I can speak your language too, buddy!


Japanese:
Pros
-Most Japanese have a limited English vocabulary, but it would be incredibly useful.
-To get around in Japan (especially Tokyo), you're going to have a lot of trouble using the subways if you don't speak Japanese.
-An Asian language is always good to try out.

Cons:
-Kanji and characters. You're going to go through Hell to know all those.
-Japanese is probably the language where English speakers have the heaviest accent, which we often find offending and as a stereotypical insult.

Answer 3

Japanese is difficult, especially because they don't use the alphabet, but ideograms. So you first have to learn all those signs. And in Japanese the pronunciation is very important, the same word pronounce different ways can mean different things.

Latin is a dead language. It could be useful to you if you want to be a doctor, but I think it's better to learn a language you can actually talk.

French, well, I'm French, so I can't tell you if it's difficult or not... But I heard that the grammar is difficult for a foreign person...

I speak french and english, and now I'm learning spanish, which is a beautiful language and can be very useful because I love to travel.

I'd like to learn arabic too, I think the way they write is beautiful, but I think it's difficult.

Russian is a cool language too. And once you learn their alphabet, it's quite easy (or so my uncle told me)

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Just one thing about what Albert said :
"-Most French are annoyed when Foreigners (especially americans) try to speak their language, and then, instead of answering in French, they'll answer in English to show you "HEY! I can speak your language too, buddy!"

That's not true, French people like when foreign people try to speak french in France, at least a few words, because it proves that they're interesting in our country and culture.
If I often answer in English, it's only because I love speaking english, and can do it only with foreign people who are visiting France.

And French can be used in France, Swiss, Belgium, Canada.. If you like to travel, that's cool too.
But I still think Spanish could be more useful.

Answer 4

French is easier, Japanese and Latin are challenging.
It's good of you to want to learn different languages, and the fact that you're young will help you retain them better.

Good luck!

Answer 5

I would start with Spanish....it is very common in the US (if you are in the US, that is), then move on to French, which is similar to Spanish. Once you have mastered these two, I would move on to Chinese before Japanese. Latin would not even be a choice, unless I was planning on being a doctor...it is rather obscure with little necessity.

I rather wish I had learned Spanish...it would come in handy here in the South...smiling.

Answer 6

It is hard to learn Japanese ,of course, the Latin has a tough grammer as to the French it's relatively easier to aquire a good knowledge! Good luck!

Answer 7

i'm young also, just entering high school, and i'm taking Latin this upcoming school year. i've been doing a little research on Latin and yes, it is hard, but that's what i thought about Spanish at first too.
it's better to have someone who KNOWS the language teaching you rather than learning from a book or computer document.

Answer 8

Margaret Cho? Lucy Lu? Dudley Moore?

Answer 9

It's not really that hard to speak in japanese but I think french is hard...In japanese you just have to memorize words and rules.Latin is also easy if you are determined.

Answer 10

i think french would be the easiest/ most useful since japanese have a whole other alphabet and latin is not used anymore.