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Which language would be best for me to learn?
Okay so I'm a freshman in college and I plan to become a dentist. I live in New York City and I already speak English and Polish and was thinking of learning a third language to widen my opportunities as a (future) dentist.
I guess the 2 big ones would be Spanish, ( for obvious reasons; 2nd largest lingual group in USA and growing) and Russian ( mainly for it's large presence in NYC and for ease of learning; Polish and Russian are both Slavic languages so it would be easier to learn than Spanish)
I know that you don't really need any language but English in certain parts of the U.S (midwest, New England.) If that is really the case then would German be a good language to pick up ( for historical and future reasons as I might be thinking of a move to Europe.)
Any ideas are greatly appreciated. Thanks!
4 Answers
- 7 years agoFavorite Answer
It depends on what you want to do. If you plan on practicing your business in a poor neighborhood then learn Spanish.
- Anonymous7 years ago
Well if you want to learn German you have an advantage as a native English speaker because they were once the same language.
The grammar is different in German (it's still like Old English was) and may annoy you.
In terms of vocabulary you can understand German without even knowing it due to the fact that the most common words in both languages are of germanic and latin origin.
For example:
'Meine Schwester hat braunes Haar. Sie ist sehr intelligent, sie studiert Medizin in Berlin und sie kann gut singen.' (You might not understand every word but I'm sure you understood the meaning :))
We share many words that are written the same way but slightly different pronounced (Arm, Hand, Finger) or written in a similar way but mean the same thing (like 'shoulder' and 'Schulter' or 'breast' and 'Brust').
If you consider moving to europe German might not be the worst idea.
I hope that will help you :)
Source(s): native German - JPLv 77 years ago
Spanish would be the most useful, in NYC and in much of the western hemisphere.
It's also a very easy language to learn if you already know English.