What would be the best language to take: French, Spanish, German or Latin?

Question

i took french

Answer 1

i would say english since most of the people in the US now speak spanish.

Answer 2

I am partial to French since I am French, but I would advise taking Latin. After Latin, everything else is really, really easy. All the Romance languages (Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian, & Portugese) are all derived from it, and over 60% of English words have their roots in Latin. And on top of that, you can tell people you speak Latin and then they think you're super smart and cool. It works for me:)

I would council against Spanish only because it's very likely you'll learn Castelian Spanish (Spain Spanish) and the Spanish they speak in the Americas is bastardized-- it's quite different; much as Canadian/Australian/American English differs from British English, and Carribbean/Polyneisian/African French differs from France French.

Answer 3

As many other people have said, it really depends on what you're hoping to achieve by taking a language. If you're just trying to get your language requirement out of the way, take the one you most enjoy. I took Latin with no intention of enjoying it, but I ended up loving it and it helped with so many other things in high school. My SAT verbal and writing scores reflected my Latin background, and, even though it's a dead language, Latin helped in all of my English classes and makes learning Spanish and French later ridiculously easy. It'll also make learning Italian, Romanian and Portuguese easy as well. German, I'd have to say, would only be useful if you were planning on going to Germany soon, or as a supplement to Latin, since English is 60% Latin based and 40% German based. In college, you can decide to take Spanish, French, German, Russian, Chinese...all sorts of things. But, for high school, if you have the opportunity to take Latin, I would do it, it's a rare language in high schools usually, and helps with vocab, definitions, roots, plant names, other romance languages and all sorts of things.

Answer 4

Latin Languages are: Spanish, French, Armenian, Italian and Portuguese.

Spanish is the most Important

Answer 5

I believe it depends on your long-term goals, whether you want to travel internationally, and your career field...
If you want a career working with the Spanish-speaking population here in the US or abroad then focus on Spanish. Spanish is spoken by about 400 million people; is one of six official working languages of the United Nations and one of the most used global languages, along with English. It is spoken on all continents.
French is the official language in 30 countries, mostly European and African countries and of course in Canada, it is also an official language of the UN.
Latin could be a great start, because many languages including Italian, French, and Spanish are daughter languages of Latin. In English about six out of every ten come from Latin.

Answer 6

I think the best question to ask yourself is... which would prove more useful? Do you know many people who speak German, Spanish, French, or Latin? If not, then what would you like to learn for fun? What language do you think you would need to know for the future? You may have to change a langauge course if it doesn't work.

I took ASL for 2 years in highschool and practiced it, but my hard of hearing friends were too lazy to sign, so it became useless.. Now I'm thinking about taking Korean as a foriegn language, because I grew up with many neighbors who were Korean. I also think about taking it cuz it seems cool.

That's the postion you want to put your thinking to. What works for you and what doesn't. Good luck.

Answer 7

Depends on your area. Northeast states, I would say French. South: Spanish. Studying other languages: Latin. And German is just cool!

Answer 8

I have learn't both Spanish and German. Spanish is easier and only germans speak german! You can visit 80% of South America, Mexico, half the caribbean and The Phillipines, not to mention Spain with confidence if you speak spanish. Both French & spanish are Latin based, so if you learn Latin, those two will be a doddle.

Answer 9

I would say Spanish then Latin...Spanish for the very reason there is and will be a lot of demand for translators/teachers as many more Spanish speakers have come to this country and Latin if you are considering going into medicine or law studies.

Answer 10

Take the easiest language first and then move your way up from that. Make sure that when you're learning a language there are scenarios when you can practice with other people. Like Spanish, for example, practice small words, greetings and etc towards family. If there are hispanic markets you go to, instead of using the English title for objects, use the Spanish title. Try to do this with every language you plan to, or are, learning. Another example would be Chinese. If you go to a Chinese restaurante use the Chinese title for different objects or food.

Answer 11

Out of the four of them, Spanish is the most widely spoken and I can tell you that I studied Spanish, French, Italian and Latin and of the four of them, I use Spanish the most. Latin was very helpful in understanding the roots, and thereby the meanings, of a lot of English words, which also helps with your spelling (did you see "Akeelah and the Bee"?).