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| Vinlander Groupie Canada Joined 5829 days ago 62 posts - 69 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 1 of 4 17 December 2008 at 11:46am | IP Logged | ||
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Hey i'm a Canadain trying to decide which language to learn. I'm caught in between the two languages for very different reason's. French seems like a good idea because compared to German it is relatively easy, I already have some of the basics, easy access to french television and i know a few people that are bilingual. However I have no real interest in the language other than to talk to the Quebecois. I like German a lot, I love the culture from what I know about it, I would love to be able to read German websites, I love how the language sounds and the rythmn's are similiar to English, and it's spoken in Countries That I have a interest in living in. However I'll have to wait five years before i can get a chance to goto Europe so I won't have anybody to speak to for five years. Edited by Vinlander on 17 December 2008 at 11:48am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| arbigelow Tetraglot Groupie Canada Joined 5890 days ago 89 posts - 95 votes Speaks: English*, FrenchC1, German, Spanish | Message 2 of 4 17 December 2008 at 12:29pm | IP Logged | ||
I think you've answered your own question. Even though you would have more utility for French, it seems like you really only have a passion for German. Even if you don't think you would possibly move to a German-speaking country for quite some time, you could easily engage in a language exchange over the internet (skype, lang8 etc.) or take a trip there. Plus, there are undoubtedly some German speakers in your community, you just have to know where to look. You would also be able to get a good handle on the language in the time before the possible move, and when you do get there, the speaking that you do will be all the more productive because you'll have a good idea how the language works. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Feculent Senior Member Switzerland Joined 6169 days ago 136 posts - 144 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, German | Message 3 of 4 18 December 2008 at 3:22am | IP Logged | ||
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I think to be honest that you should learn both, because while you don't have any passion for French now as the culture is so accessible if you knew a bit of the language this could really easily change, especially if you make friends with native French speakers.
I'd learn both at an equal level at first and then after about a month or two decide which is most important to you then after giving French a chance, and then take a clear focus after that. Like for example with me I want to learn French but German is much more important to me, I like the culture of both but more than half of my friends are German and I live in the German speaking part of Switzerland. To reflect this in my work I've been doing 30 mins French a day and 3 1/2 hours German for the last week ( I can't normally do this much but I'm on my christmas holidays). This allows my French to continue to progress, albeit slowly but doesn't interfere with my German. I don't think I could spend much more time on German, French feels kinda of like a break, not that I don't like German but after 3 1/2 hours any change feels more interesting =) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| William Camden Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6280 days ago 1936 posts - 2333 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, French | Message 4 of 4 24 December 2008 at 11:41am | IP Logged | ||
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In Alsace, Luxembourg or the extreme east of Belgium, you would be able to use both languages.
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