Which of these two languages is best to learn today: German -or- Esperanto?

Question

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t is pretty obvious most people prefer German.
But which is the best language between German, Spanish and Esperanto

Answer 1

Esperanto is spoken by about 1 million people as a second language by euro-nerds and remote tribes who were taught it in the 50's when it was fashionable.

German is spoken by 100 million people by the natives of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Leichtenstein and by the business communities of the old Eastern Bloc as a lingua franca.

Once you know English, German and ideally either French, Latin or Spanish you will be able to read and understand most Esperanto anyway.

Answer 2

The constructed language Esperanto is a strong contender as the language most suited for those who wish to learn other languages. In numerous studies conducted over the last century, it has been demonstrated that first mastering Esperanto can lessen significantly the amount of instruction required for a third or forth language, because it clearly demonstrated linguistic theory that is useful in understanding languages. The link below provides details on this phenomena.
Now one could say that the same effect would happen with almost any language, and I believe they are correct. So if you are in a position to learn any language, and hope to use it to vault into a third language, then by all means do so.
The only real benefit that Esperanto has over the other tongues in this case is its ease of absorption, and its clear demonstration of linguistic principles. Since it is largely (but not completely) constructed on the romance languages, Latin plays a significant role here.
I frequently make this next statement, and I live by it.

"If you can't learn Esperanto, you can't learn any language."

At the very least, if you learn Esperanto, which by the way can lead to the enjoyment of meeting new friends and traveling to new places, you'll at least have that under your belt regardless of how far you decide to take any other languages.
It's not uncommon for a student of Esperanto to become fluent inside of a month, maybe less, if you've the desire.

Please don't let anybody tell you it's useless. (The ones who declare it useless have done next to nothing to find out about it).As with anything else, it's use is dependant on how you decide to use it. With over 2,000,000 speakers in the world, there aren't too many places where you won't find it, you just need to look. The internet is the best place to start. The sites below are the best intitial places to investigate the language and it's history. (Yes, it has a history (119 years) and a culture.)

If you don't know anybody who speaks it, then you haven't looked!

Research and make your own conclusions.

Ĝis!

Answer 3

Few people use Esperanto in any real situations, so I would recommend German. In general, anyone who wants a good grasp on European language should learn German and French since that will cover the broadest geopolitical spectrum.

Answer 4

Definitely German. There are so many REAL languages out there to learn, I think it is sad that people choose to learn a made-up language like Esperanto while REAL languages, especially African and Pacific Island languages, are dying every day!

Answer 5

German.

Answer 6

German! I learned it and I absolutely fell in love with the language, culture, etc. (nothing against Esperanto speakers).

Anyway, if you get into it, I recommend Rammstein :)

Answer 7

Spanish is most useful, because people in Spain and South America speak it. German's also useful because Germans, Austians and Switzerlandish (???) speak German.
I think it's really stupid to learn Esperanto because I don't know anyone who speaks it, so you couldn't communicate with many people...

Answer 8

german of course.only intellectuals with nothing to do learn esperanto

Answer 9

English and Spanish
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Answer 10

German, of course.