which of these langueges r more similar to english? german,dutch,spanish,french. i want to learn one of them

Answer 1

English comes roughly from the same language family as German and Dutch. French and Spanish derive from ancient Latin (Roman languages) as do e.g. Portoguese, Italian, Romanian, Raetoromanian (spoken in parts of Switzerland), Corse....)
As England is seperated from European mainland it developed in a different way. It also has some latin words and also French words. The French words came into English after the Norman Conquest and many of them are related to food (beef = boeuf = cow, ox; pork = porque = pig) While the Normans spoke French and meat was rather a noble man's food at that time the French words are used for the food while the older words are used for the animal (cow in German is Kuh, pig or swine is Schwein).
So if you want to learn another language let it depend on the purpose you need it for. In Latin America Spanish will be better in Europe (besides Spain) maybe German or French will be.
Spanish might be easier to learn as the grammar is less complex than with French or German. As I don't speak any Dutch I cannot say anything about that but it is not spoken so much outside the Netherlands and Belgium (Flanders)

Answer 2

Some Words In English And German Are Similar, But The Languages Are Totally Different.
As Commonly Believed English Is Not Repeat Not A Germanic Language
But Learn German And Youll See The Vast Diff.
Spanish And French Are Close.
For A Native English Speaker Spanish Is Easy To Learn.

Answer 3

German and Dutch are both Germanic languages, as is English. French and Spanish are Romance languages (from Latin). However, that doesn't mean that Dutch or German would be easier to learn from the point of view of grammar and vocabulary. You should really consider the purpose of learning the language - is it for fun or business? The most widely spoken of those you list is Spanish - it's usually rated as the world No. 3 language after Mandarin Chinese and English; conversely Dutch is very limited - Netherlands and part of Belgium essentially, plus bits in the Lesser Antilles.

Answer 4

In terms of vocabulary, I would say French. You will find many words similar to English.

In terms of grammar, theoretically Dutch or German, but you'll find them all equally easy or difficult to learn in that sense I think.

If you're looking for the easiest one to learn for an English speaker, I'd go with French and Spanish (however I don't know much about Dutch). Spanish would have pronunciation that's a little easier than French though, if not quite the same level of similarity in vocab.

Answer 5

Of the major languages, Dutch is the closest to English. From a practical point of view, learning Dutch is an interesting challenge, but most native speakers of Dutch (be they in the Netherlands, Belgium, Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles or Suriname) speak English rather well. If your concern is reaching as many people as possible, from the list you provide, Spanish would be the most practical. It is the second most spoken language in the world and is written almost totally phonetically. Good Luck!

Answer 6

German or French as they have the most common words in comman with english and like the English language they developed from a Latin/Germanic background

Answer 7

A friend of mine who studied Chinese said that the gramatical structure was similar to English. I don't speak Chinese, so I don't know if it's true.

One thing I can tell you is that if there is a similarity, it won't help you to learn it. You should learn a language that is interesting and useful to you. Get some movies, books...learn about those cultures... just choose one and go for it.

Answer 8

alaykum as salam. well my dear I think if you speak Arabic as a first language that is a great na3ma (bounty) from Allah swt. However I do not think you can compare English with Arabic. Linguistically Arabic is much more complicated. Whats more, those of us born and raised in the west do not have the same resources as someone born and raised in an Arabic speaking country. I myself am semi-fluent in Arabic (conversation) and I can read and write alhamdullilah. But I learned that from the most part from being in the middle east, kind of an intensive and informal Arabic course. Arabic has its place in terms of learning & memorizing Quran, but beyond that I do not see it as a requirement for Muslims. Also a person who read Quran with difficulty gets more reward than the one who reads with ease. Everyone should make an effort I agree, but it's not as easy as you think.

Answer 9

None of them. They are all different. Depending on what profession and interest you are in. If you are a Mathematician, either French or German would be a good choice, because there are many good treatises in those languages. If you want to travel to Italy, of course, learn Italian, and so on.

Answer 10

they have lots of things like english... if you are a native english speaker and you try one of them you will see that there are a whole group of similar words.