I'm thinking about doing either two or four years of Spanish. I've already done one year so far, and I signed up for Spanish II this year. I'm going to do this whole year, and either switch to French and do two years of that or do four years of Spanish. Spanish gets a lot harder when you really start getting into the language. I heard French is hard in the beginning and especially in the middle, but in the end its the easiest thing. I think I might switch to French this year to see which one I want to do more, and then continue on with that. I really want to learn French rather than Spanish. I think it will help me more where I am moving to when I'm older (either here in Michigan, Quebec, or Louisiana.) I know Spanish will help me more in the US, but I don't like it and I don't always get it. I want to try French first. Should I continue with Spanish or French? I want to do Français(:
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Four years is better because it will give you a stronger grasp of the language Spanish is more in demand and it's easier because it's more phonetic and the grammar is not as complicated as French
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Why do you really want to learn French? Be honest, is it because of it being so chic? High-class?
My family is American, but they are of Irish and French stock. People brag about,"Oh, I'm German!"
Nothing shuts them up faster than talking about my Franco-American background when they want to act like,"Oh, well, everyone is Irish here." French is extremely chic. It's beautiful, but don't let the French fool you. It isn't all that hard. The hardest things in it that you'll face are probably indirect objects/direct objects, le subjonctif, imparfait. I don't speak much French, but from what I have learned it isn't all that hard.
I speak a great deal of Spanish, and both languages are related. If you learn Spanish, it'll be so much easier. French grammar was kind of like a review of Spanish's, but not completely. It isn't that hard. I am the first to brag of my mixed creme brûlée/shepherd's pie blood, but it isn't that hard. If you know an intermediate level or even beginners level of Spanish, it'll be simpler.
Also, most Cajuns that I have ever heard of can speak English. Their accent would be weird to learn, because it is just not very mainstream for French speakers. Also, vocabulary isn't the exact same for the Québécois and the French. It has many loan words. Quebec would be great for French, but in Louisiana and other places I would learn Spanish. You can always learn Spanish first, and then breeze through French. Their vocabulary, grammar, and if you can pronounce English and Spanish then French's wouldn't be so hard. I only studied it for a few weeks, and I think that I learned at a faster rate than I would have without my background in Spanish.
This is my plan for me, I am going to finish Spanish and then complete French. Do what you want, but knowing both would give you a huge audience to which you could communicate along with English. Also, by the way, if you're going to learn French you had better do it right. Learn the accent, and be flawless. They aren't as forgiving as some Mexicans I know.
Continue with Spanish. You don't learn much in just two years, and you certainly won't get anywhere near "the end" of French in just two years either. Anything worth doing at all is worth doing well, and I'll bet your parents have told you the same thing.
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