My brain is always pretty bored and jumps from language to language, so I learn a bit of Language A, then Language B, then switch back and forth. French has shorter chapters on the app I learn it with, Busuu, and I already know a good amount of Spanish (which I study in school) and Portuguese. However, while Italian might cause me to mix up Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian, it’s easier to pronounce. It also, however, has longer lessons on Busuu.
French is spoken in many countries, though, and I’m also LGBTQ if that makes any difference, since some people study languages from countries that don’t support/respect the group they’re part of.
Beware that if you learn french, you might have to engage with french people though.
Selon moi, je trouve que les Québécois sont plus amicaux que les Français en apprenant la langue, tant qu’on ne dit pas «parking» 😂
amicaux, ça s’accorde quand c’est le verbe être. Signé: un français.
L’autocorrect n’est pas mon ami 😂
Haha, trueee
I’m fluent in English and Spanish and know French well enough to converse with native speakers.
French is a lot more globally applicable. Outside of France it can be used in Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, and basically anywhere France has stuck their dick. Italian is mostly limited to Italy and parts of NYC (/s). Italian will put you closer to Spanish than French if that’s something you seek.
For comparison, per Wikipedia, French is the 6th most commonly spoken language worldwide while Italian sits at 32nd. That said, learning a new language can only ever benefit you so you can’t go wrong either way
(Mais surtout, je vais te recommander le français simplement parce que c’est celui* que j’ai appris et aime)
French is also used in quite a few African countries as well iirc!
Yep, there’s a lot
(celui* que j’ai appris 🙂)
Merci
French will be more useful, Italian probably easier.
True, true. Merci !
Whichever brings you more happiness.
Les misérables vs La bella vita 😎 /s
Italian is essentially a cross between Spanish and French. If you know both, you’re basically 80% of the way to knowing Italian.
Given how much more practical French is, I’d say learn it first, then learn Italian later.
Pffft
From my perspective, they’re about equal. As someone who doesn’t know either, I would tackle Italian first. Both (as well as Spanish) are based on Latin, so learning one should help you learn the other. I think there are more French speakers in the world, though, but since Italian and Spanish are (or at least seem) closer, learning Italian might also help with Spanish learning. With regards to LGBTQ+, I think France is a bit more liberal than Italy, but I’m really not sure.
I know next to no French OR Italian. I dabble in Japanese, Spanish, and German (in addition to English and bad English), but I only know ~50 words in each. A bit less in German. I am by no means multilingual, but I will greet people in four or five different languages just to be a smartass.
French has more real world application, and in former french colonies it is still spoken a lot. Italian is closer to latin, which for someone already speaking spanish or portoghese might be interesting. I would not worry about mixing up, that might happen but is not really a bad issue, mostly a conversation item in my experience.
Italy has better food and lovers
