Italian or French which one is grammatically simpler and why?

Question

Which one do you recommend to learn?

Answer 1

I disagree that French is easier to be learnt GRAMMATICALLY!
As one of the people have already said, the root of both languages is Latin, and they have the same construction more or less, But modern French still uses ancient grammatical forms, like they have the past the recent past the ancient past all these are 3 diffrent past tenses!!!On the other hand, In Italian you read what is written exactly, whilst in french you miss out on alot of what's written.

Answer 2

I would have to say Italian. I'm on my third year of Italian right now, and I can honestly say I love it. Of course, you will have to learn singular and plural, masculine and feminine, but that's to be expected from both languages. The nice thing about Italian is that it's slightly closer to Spanish than French in some aspects. For example, "si" and "no" are self-explanatory, but the Italian "perché" is strikingly close to the Spanish "por que," or however you spell it. Perche means "why" and "because." There's also per favore, comes stai, etc., which have many similarities with the common, everyday Spanish you sometimes hear on the street.

The verb tenses are easier to learn, as well as the pronunciation of the words. Unlike English, every letter has a distinct sound. Also, Italian borrows many English words, so if you wanted to say "weekend," you could either say "la fine della settimana," which means "the end of the week," or the simpler, "il weekend." Poster, thriller, status, etc., are all incorporated into their language, and if you go over to Italy knowing little to no Italian, they won't ignore you or belittle you because you don't speak French. France has ousted all of it's English words in an effort to keep the language pure, and some won't even give you the time of day if you don't speak French well or at all--my Italian teacher, who majored in French, went over there recently and experienced this first hand--even though she spoke the language! I went to Italy this past summer, and they were nothing but kind to me and the rest of the tour group...except in Venice, but we were warned about that...

So basically, I recommend Italian, but I must admit, French is much more common and spoken throughout much of the world, whereas Italian is limited to Italy and Italian communities in America and Canada--and other countries, I'm sure.

Good luck with whichever one you choose!

Answer 3

Both are very similar in many ways. But if I were you, I would choose French 'cause it's more interesting and I believe more easier. Italian on the other hand might seem easier in the first year of learning, but eventually it becomes just too boring 'cause there are so many rules and difficult tenses in it. You'll start feeling like there's no way out, and you'll probably regret ever having learned it. I learned both languages for four years. I still remember many of the French words and its grammar, while in Italian the only thing that's left are a few phrases, several verbs in present tense and a really bad pronunciation.

Answer 4

I'm Italian and i studied french and English ... nothing is so simple as English, Italian and french and Spanish are based on latin language, so main grammar is the same, you must learn fem and masc, singular and plural, conjugation of verbs... BUT the thing i hated in french were accents: there are 3 kind of accents and you must learn where put it, the sound, etc.. in Italian there is 1 kind (always at the end of the word) ...
so, grammatically are similar, choose the one you like more..
you can compare in these :
http://laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_grammar

Answer 5

Solo,

Hunter has given you an accurate description
of the differences, and thus, to your answer.
If it is easy you're after (nothing wrong meant
by this) then go for Italian. Once you've grasped
Italian, Spanish will be a breeze. French is used
by less and less and less people.......
Think future investment, if still unsure,
go for Spanish, or Chinese!

Happy Learning!

Answer 6

both languages are based on latin roots, and both have masculine and feminine gender nouns, and verb additives etc. it's really based on where your interest lies, and what is your intended usage once you learn the language. a good thing to keep in mind is whether the language has potential later on for works skills, business skills and how widely it is spoken throughout the world.

Answer 7

I think it's French, it's more a native one than that of Italian whose roots were Latinos

Answer 8

French

(But Polish is easier!!!)

Answer 9

obviously french dear....

as it widly accepted n u find its material easily to learn rather than italian.....he he he....

lolz....

Answer 10

French.coz it easy.and u can learn it online.