Is German hard to learn for English or Spanish speakers?
I wanted to know how hard it is to learn german compared to learning English or Spanish. What are the differences between Spanish and German? What are the differences between English and German? I am a native English speaker, but also know Spanish, and I’m interested in learning German so I would like to know.
German is pretty easy to learn. Ich habe kleines Deutsch gelernt (I have learned a little german) Ive been learning it for a year now and its much closer to english than spanish. if u only spoke english or only spoke spanish it would b easier for the ones speaking english. Spanish and german have some things in comon but at the same time more difference. in spanish there r two thes el (male) or la(female). in german there is der(male) die(female) and das(neutered). Spanish can help in pronunctiation of some words and some letters in the alphabet. like a is the same in pronunctiation. I am a native English Speaker but have also known Spanish since birth and i can tell you that it is rly easy learning German tho it can be kinda weird at first. Espero que si escojas aprender el Aleman. 
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is harder for spanish speakers and easy for english because english and german are in the same family language and share common grammar, it’s like spanish and italian for us spanish speakers is easier than german
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanic_languages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_languages
Actually, it’s not that hard. I’m currently learning German and I also know English (Spanish is my mother tongue). Grammatically, German is not like English nor Spanish (both don’t have Deklination, syntax is more strict in German, plurals are formed differently, usw), but it has some similar words with both languages. As for pronunciation, German is more like Spanish, for the vowel and "L" sounds are similar. Most of the consonants (except "R", that it’s more like French’s "R") sound like English consonants. Of course, there are exceptions. I think if you put some effort into it, you’ll learn German in no time. Good luck.
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Native speaker from Chile
I don’t know about Spanish, but for a native English speaker it shouldn’t be too difficult. The word order can be a bit confusing, and so can the looooooong words, but they’re actually quite similar, as English is a Germanic language. Spanish is a romance language, so it would be easier for someone who speaks Spanish to learn something like French, Italian, Portuguese..
If you’ve already learnt one language, it’s easier learning a second.
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Native English speaker who’s learnt German and French..
German is pretty easy to learn. Ich habe kleines Deutsch gelernt (I have learned a little german) Ive been learning it for a year now and its much closer to english than spanish. if u only spoke english or only spoke spanish it would b easier for the ones speaking english. Spanish and german have some things in comon but at the same time more difference. in spanish there r two thes el (male) or la(female). in german there is der(male) die(female) and das(neutered). Spanish can help in pronunctiation of some words and some letters in the alphabet. like a is the same in pronunctiation. I am a native English Speaker but have also known Spanish since birth and i can tell you that it is rly easy learning German tho it can be kinda weird at first. Espero que si escojas aprender el Aleman.
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