which language is better and more useful to learn Romanian or Bulgarian?

Answer 1

Learning Bulgarian will give you some knowledge of Cyrillic languages and you'll be able to pick up just about any eastern European language - anywhere from Prague to Moscow to Kiev.

Romanian is more closely related to Italian and other related languages (Spanish, French, etc).

Depending on which you see more useful I would work on those connections.

Answer 2

Your's is a strange question, unlike comparing the merits of learning German, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish or Italian. Both languages are sufficiently obscured in global influence by other languages, that you'd probably need a specific reason to learn either (as in "wanting to open a business in Romania") or ("study Bulgarian literature"). That reason, if you have such a specific one, should tmake it clear which to learn.

If, on the other hand, you learn a language for fun, it makes sense to learn a more widely spoken language first, that you can actually use, and then delve into a lesser spoken relative if you are terminally interested in languages (like me). Both Bulgarian and Romanian are closely related to more widely spoken languages. Relatively speaking, that is. Bulgarian and Russian are not meaningfully mutually intelligble, and neither are Romanian and it's closest major language relative, Italian.

It is true that knowledge of Romanian will aid in learning Italian, Spanish and French, while Bulgarian will make it easier to learn Russian, Polish, Serbian or Czech. But then, if it's Russian or Italian you're after, surely it is better to learn those languages in the first place.

Answer 3

For a native English speaker, Romanian is by far and away easier than Bulgarian. From the point of view of usefulness, bear in mind that, whilst Bulgarian is the official language only of Bulgaria, Romanian is the official language of 2 countries; in addition to Romania, it is also the language of the Republic of Moldova.

Answer 4

Bulgarian

Answer 5

I'll try to answer, but I've gotta warn you, may be biased.

Can't answer because I don't know what you'll do with the language. "Better" is subjective, so it's difficult to be unbiased. More useful? Well, that depends on what you want to do. Me, I don't speak Bulgarian, though if I were south of Rus, it might come in handy.

Nu pot sa-ti spune, care limbajul e mai util. Dar, mersi frumos pentru oportunitatea asta.

Answer 6

I would opt for Romanian(i already know as a third language)since it's latin and make it easier to learn the other languages derived from latin like french,spanish,portugese & italian

Answer 7

Romanian it's easier, but I don't see how it can be helpful if you won't do business or something to be in connection with romanians...

Answer 8

Unless you travel to Romania or Moldova, it won't help you. There are small Romanian speaking minorities in Hungary and Ukraine, but you very unlikely to come across them. Romanian is a pretty hard language. A German person told me that Romanian grammar is harder than German grammar. There are 5 types of Romanian verbs: the ones that end in "a" (like "a cânta" = "to sing" or "a adăuga" = "to add"), the ones that end in "ea" (like "a plăcea" = "to like" or "a vedea" = to see"), the ones that end in "e" ("a merge" = "to walk or "a plânge" = "to cry"), the ones that end in "i" or "î" (like "a fugi" = "to run" or "a omorî" = "to kill") and irregular verbs (like "a fi" = "to be" or "a avea" = "to have") and they each have their own conjugation rules. In Romanian first comes the noun and then the adjective ("câine mic" = "small dog") and unlike English adjectives are also declined, according to gender and number. There are some adjectives that have four forms, some have three and some have two. For example "bun" (which means good) has the following: masculine singular - bun feminine singular - bună masculine plural - buni feminine plural - bune "nou" which means "new" has only three forms: masculine singular - nou feminine singular - nouă masculine plural - noi feminine plural - noi "rece" which means "cold" has only two forms: masculine singular - rece feminine singular - rece masculine plural - reci feminine plural - reci Although Romanian is considered a Romanic language, it's only because of the grammar and vocabulary that are derived from Latin and not because of the pronunciation. A French or a Spanish speaker most often will not understand Romanian. So if you're hoping for mutual intelligibility, Romanian might not be your best shot. In Eastern Europe, Slavonic languages are widely spoken. Many understand Russian in Ukraine in some parts of Bulgaria. Czech and Slovak are also mutually intelligible.

Answer 9

So ...if you are from Romania and living in Greece why do you need an answer to your question? Do you need arguments to sustain your point of view ? Frankly speaking, there is a non-sense.No ofense .....

Answer 10

That depends. Are you going to Romania or Bulgaria?