FRENCH OR SPANISh?

Question

which one is better?
i think french is, but i need support!

which is more useful, cooler, easier, all around BETTER than the other?

i personally think french is better...i take it and its a lot of fun. its the language of diplomacy, and spanish isnt.

Answer 1

useful... Well, both are very useful, but not in the same places. In some parts of USA and in the majority of South America, Spanish is far more useful (and in Spain of course :) ). See map :
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Map-Hispanophone_World.png

French is the official language of 40-50 countries, spoken and understood in East Canada (Québec, New Brunswick and the Acadian communities), Western Europe (but also in Romania), North and center Africa (many people in Maghreb for example are bilingual French-Arab, even young people because in universities of these countries, lessons are given in French), and some parts here and there in Oceania, Middle East (Lebanon) or by some people in Cambodia. See map here : http://www.tlfq.ulaval.ca/axl/francophonie/francophonie_carte4.htm

Which one is "cooler"... well, frankly I don't know :)

It all depends on what you want to do. I don't know really about Spanish, but French isn't a very easy language for foreigners. But if it's for daily conversation, French ppl usually say nothing if you do some mistakes. Being French myself, I could speak you a lot about French rich history, culture, art and food, and the differences between all areas of France. But Spain is also a very old country, with its own culture (quite different) and history. Maybe a Spanish or Spanish speaker would give you better indications.

So, make your own choice :)

Answer 2

Hey ! I speak both languages and i can tell you that Spanish is much easier to elarn than french.. but as a language, i really prefer french.. i find it very sophisticated, and the french litterature is absolutely fabulous.. Spanish is great too.. the only advantage it has over french is that it's spoken not only in spain, but in all Latin-american countries... If you're looking to learn one of them first, i'd say start with French, because it's much more complicated.. by the time you master it, learning Spanish will be like a piece of cake to you!

Answer 3

I studied, talk and train each Spanish and French. I taught very younger secondary university boys (eleven years ancient) who studied each Spanish and French in combination. That used to be the curriculum in our university approach. And so, I would not hesitate to advise each immediately. Both languages have many facets (above all grammar and idioms) in natural, and if academics are good knowledgeable and accurately grounded in overseas language guideline approaches, they are able to emphasize the ones connections. In that method, they're going to make studying simpler and best a laugh for the pupils. But If I needed to prefer one earlier than the opposite, I'd do Spanish first, as it's the simpler of the 2, above all in pronunciation. it's not real to mention that the 2 languages are not anything alike. They each derive from Latin/Romance roots and keep many natural vocabulary phrases (most often with most effective moderate alterations in inflections).

Answer 4

My dad speaks French and he told me its a lot harder than Spanish. My school offered both Spanish and French and I took Spanish. Spanish is also much more useful in the U.S because 20 million people are Spanish speakers here.

Answer 5

My school has both French and Spanish, and everyone I know thinks French is easier. If you want easy go French, if you want to learn one for a reason then here you go:
French - Want to travel to Europe (France)
Spanish -communicate with increasing amount of immigrants in U.S. (Cubans, Mexicans, etc.)

Answer 6

Depends where you live. In the American continent, learn Spanish. If you plan to live in France or former French colonies (Algeria, Morocco, Haiti, etc), it's French.

Answer 7

spanish all the way.
Sounds better and you can talk to a helluva lot more ppl than in french. Think of spaniards, mexicans, and everyone in south america.

Answer 8

Better for what, according to what, because Spanish is sponken for a great amount of people around the world.so it is more useful

Answer 9

I like french better.

Answer 10

i'm partial to french, it's easier on the ear. but both languages now regularly appear on our product packaging anyway.