what language should i take in high school?

Question

a. latin
b. spanish
c. german

and dont say french

Answer 1

Latin. I've taken Latin for 3 years and I love it. People tend to say that Latin isn't that useful because it's a dead language and people don't speak it anymore. However, nearly every person I've talked to who took a foreign language like Spanish or German in school ended up forgetting it and was unable to speak it as an adult. When you study Latin you aren't studying it to speak it, you're studying it to read it and understand the grammar.

Latin vocabulary is useful to know for when you take the SAT and for when you're studying English vocabulary (since about 50% of English words have Latin origins) and it's a good foundation for if you ever want to seriously study one of the Romance languages like Spanish, French, or Italian, because those languages come from Latin. I've been studying Italian in my spare time and my knowledge of Latin words has helped me a lot with the vocabulary.

Latin isn't an easy class however. It requires a lot of memorization and tedious translation. This is very unpleasant for a lot of people. I tend to like it, though. Because translating a Latin sentence is kind of like solving a puzzle. Figuring out what a particular word's job is in the sentence and connecting everything together in a logical manner that reads well. I'm kind of a nerd, so this is fun for me. You may not like it, however.

Answer 2

I would recomend a language that you will be able to put to use, and practice often.

I took German in high school, and it was an ok language, but i didn't have my phonebook full of German friends, so after a while, I started to forget it.

Spanish is a language that you can easily practice here in the USA, and it also comes in handy.

and not only that, Most employers today look for bilingual people in spanish/english.

Answer 3

Out of the 3 you have listed...German, Latin is a toughie to most ppl, Spanish you might need if you in the states because of all the Hispanics that refuse to learn English, but I don't recommend it, if less of us spoke Spanish then they might be willing to learn English.
I know I'll get a lot of thumbs down but I'm not being racist, I'm being factual. I have nothing against any other race or country, I just think it's time we made ppl conform to us instead of us changing our country to suite others.

Answer 4

A. Latin

I've read a play where the character spoke Latin, and my friends and I were able to pronounce it okay when we had to do group reading. Spanish gets dull and tedious after a while (nothing against Hispanics, of course). When I was in Germany, all I heard was "kshhh chhk" and the like - the only thing I learned after that vacation was "danke" ("thank you"), and only because it sounded like donkey!

Answer 5

It depends on what you hear most around your town that you dont know. If people speak more spanish than portuguese and german then get spanish. It just depends on what you hear most around your town and where you want to live in the future so you can be prepared. Good Luck! Their all hard anyway....

Answer 6

If you wanna get away with an easy grade, I would go with what you know any of. I personally know spanish and could've taken spanish in HS, but I did go with --here it comes-- FRENCH. It was nice to learn something new. Latin seems hard even for me, Spanish is hard for anyone who doesn't know it, and my friend took German and he liked it.

Hope this helps.

Answer 7

Since Latin is dead, German difficult, I'd choose Spanish. Besides, there are plenty of people around to converse with in the US, Spain, South American countries, Canada, etc...

Answer 8

if you're going in to law practice (or thinking about it) i would choose latin - because alot of the base words are used in law terms. or if you are planning to go to med school (same reason).

otherwise, i would say spanish. i think it is the most useful in america out of those three choices.
spanish is also very easy to learn because alot of the words are similar to english words, and the grammar rules are similar as well.
not only is it easier, but there are more people who would be able to help you if you are unsure of something. spanish is really popular now!



good luck!

Answer 9

Well, to get a good job your gonna need to know Spanish but if you want to learn something more fun i would say Latin

Answer 10

German,since it's the closest to English and therefore the easiest to learn,plus Germany is obviously becoming a superpower as the dominant or centerpiece nation of an increasingly unified Europe. Might as well get with the program.