German vs. Japanese?!?

Question

What are the advantages to learning German over Japanese? (and vice versa) Which do you think I should learn? and why?

Answer 1

Thanks to our Veterans and fallen Heroes, we were never forced to speak either. Neither, unless you already speak spanish, you need to become fluent in that language for the future. English and Spanish will dominate. Japan and Germany are slowly but surely going English.

Answer 2

It really depends on what you want it for. If you will not be continuing to learn all your life, and this is to get a grade or credit, German is a lot easier. German is also nice if you are planning to travel to Europe, but English generally does as well there (except in Germany or Austria, of course). Japanese is harder (I've taken both) but will be well worth it, espoecially if you live in the western United States. I live in Hawaii, where German is quaint, but not as useful as Japanese. CAUTION: Japanese is not easy, and after three years of Japanese in high school, I could barely speak it. The best option to really learn a language is to go to the country AND speak only the language. I did this for two years and can now speak Japanese almost fluently.

Answer 3

MANY PEOPLE in the usa speak german but few speak japanese other than japanese themselves. You have great employment opportunities if you know japanese and english both perfectly; but not many opportunities if you know both german and japanese. P.s. dont think you can easily learn japanese perfectly. You could never do so unless after a few years study you go and live in japan for at least a year

Answer 4

German: Easier because English and German are very much related to each other. Good if you plan on traveling to Europe as German and English are both well known languages and you're bound to find at least someone who can understand one of them in any city. However, aside from motor vehicles, does Germany have much trade with the USA?

Japanese: Difficult only because it's backwards to English and you have to learn three writing systems for it. Is considered a "class 5" language, meaning it takes five times as much time and effort to learn as other Western languages for Westerners. A good language to learn if you plan on living in Japan or dealing directly with Japanese or working within a business company that imports/exports a lot to and from Japan.

Answer 5

German is easier, but Japan has the world's third largest economy (after China and the United States) and more people live in Japan than in all the German-speaking countries combined.

Answer 6

If you already know English you are closer to German than Japanese. They say Japanese grammar is pretty easier than German's, and I believe so it's awful !
However you have 4 sets of characters to learn in Japanese (Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana and Romaji - our alphabet)

Answer 7

German is in the family of languages that inculdes English, French, Spanish and many more that came from Europe

Answer 8

Actually, germany has the third largest economy in the entire world, the US is one of their top trading partners, the country is not slowly but surely going to English, and according to wikipedia, merchandise exports in 2003 totaled 750 billion, and only 150 billion of that were motor vehicles.

Answer 9

German's easier... Japanese will impress people more, because it's just that hard.

Answer 10

Japanese- (Japan has a bigger place in the world economy)