i have got choice in foreign language at college between French n German.i am from India.i have no clue which should i take n which will actually help me.which will help in job?(especially when i go to EU or what is da commercial language in EU?)
personally i thought i will take French . PLZ HELP! thank u
2007-07-16 10:32:27 · 19 answers · asked by atom 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I am a French teacher, and I am French, so my advice is to choose French.
1. To speak French will be more useful to work.
2. French will be easier to learn than German. In German, you have a lot of grammar rules.
3. To speak French will be better to make new friends everywhere in the work. There are a lot of French speaking countries!
Bonne chance!
2007-07-16 12:02:26 · answer #1 · answered by Fanisa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
French is more like Spanish if you're reading it, but definitely not if your speaking it. English has more Germanic in it that Romantic. It depends on if you're young enough to train your tongue to pronounce French words. German would probably be easier to understand and to speak. When I took French classes, I was pretty good at the reading and writing part, but I couldn't understand native speakers, when I rented movies and stuff. It's not the same as language tapes. They use a lot of letters they don't pronounce. After plodding through for almost a year and a half, I realized I still couldn't understand NADA when people were speaking normally, and it didn't sound nearly as pretty when I was speaking it.
2016-04-01 07:26:57 · answer #2 · answered by Eva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, I'm not sure what EU means (Europe?), but I'm from the US. I say take the language you think you'll use most. What is your major going to be and what do you want to be when you finish school? Take a look at websites and journal articles in your area of study and what language are they primarily written in besides the language(s) you already know?
Really though, I think both of them are great choices and I would suggest learning them both. The more languages a person can speak (especially in Europe I imagine), the better it looks on their resume when they start looking for a job.
2007-07-16 10:43:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before English became the default second language of many organisations, French held the position. For this reason, French is still a strong presence in international organisations such as the EU. From a purely practical point of view, I think French would be the more useful.
2007-07-16 10:43:34 · answer #4 · answered by Orinoco 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you want to come to Europe, you have to know that German is the most spoken language here. About 90 millions people speak German (mostly in Germany, Austria, Switzerland).
However in the world, more people can speak French... Then it's your choice to make. Personally I'd take French because I've studied German for 8 years at school and I don't really like it... But then again, we can't decide for you
2007-07-16 11:34:35 · answer #5 · answered by i_luv_canada 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that French would be the better language to take. French is spoken in much nicer and popular places of the world than German such as Paris, France.
2007-07-16 10:39:40 · answer #6 · answered by AdrianClay 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
English is the language of commerce, French is the language of diplomacy. French would probably be of wider use than German outside of the native country, i.e German in Germany, French n France.
2007-07-16 10:42:34 · answer #7 · answered by Michael J 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the german accent is very close to an english accent so that might be somethig to consider but i personally am in love with the french language.
2007-07-16 10:40:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
French is easier and better. English is prob the closest to german though
2007-07-16 10:41:07 · answer #9 · answered by default 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
French. It is the beautiful language of love!
2007-07-16 10:36:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋