Which language should I learn: Spanish or Korean?
I am a college freshman right now and when I registered for this semester I thought maybe I should start taking a language course. My adviser gave me a different suggestion so right now I am taking theology. Anyway, I decided I'm definitely going to take language in the fall because I want to get as many semesters in as I can to learn the language as best as possible.
Finally: my question! Should I take Spanish or Korean?
I took Spanish for 3 years in high school, but I still lack confidence in speaking and understanding. This is especially upsetting for me because I am Hispanic-American. I also really love Korean! I already know the alphabet and some basic phrases, and I want to learn more! Spanish is more practical, but Korean is more interesting...
Suggestions? Thanks!
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There will be far more opportunities to learn Spanish than Korean after you are out of college, so theoretically you could take advantage of those chances to learn Spanish later (but would you?). There will be fewer opportunities to learn Korean after you leave college. You already know that Spanish is more practical if you intend to stay in the US. I would encourage you to follow your heart. If you would prefer to study Korean now, take advantage of that opportunity while you have it. You never know what it may lead to. (For example, I have a Chinese girlfriend now, which I never would have had if I had not studied Chinese.) But if you want to be more practical and advance your ability to speak Spanish, which you know will open doors for you in the US, that’s good, too.
Spanish , You will use it more. When you get it mastered then go for Korean.
koren enjoy youre colage expearince
Go for the one that you think is more interesting.
I think you should do Spanish because it will look good on yor resume when your trying to look for jobs, whereas learning Korean won’t be as helpful as taking Spanish would be. Also, Korean is an extremely diffcult language to learn so you may struggle with that.
Spanish, it would probably be more useful
Spanish is more relevant to this region. I took German and never use it. I wish I would have taken Spanish, now I have to learn it on my own time.
I would take Spanish (as much as it pains me to recommend the practical course), mostly because you’ve already taken 3 years of it. The first 3 years are always the most boring, and so if you’ve struggled through that, it just seems like such a waste to stop.
It really depends on how much more interested you are in taking Korean. If you absolutely hated learning Spanish, you probably won’t do very well in your next Spanish course, regardless of how much harder Korean is.
Definitely spanish. its a pretty common language in the US and you’ll have a better chance of landing a job, especially in the Southwest. After living there, I’ve decided to master it.
buena suerte
Take Korean.
you already have taken Spanish and you lack confidence and desire to embrace the language right now. since you already know the Korean alphabet, i think you will flourish with something that you seem to enjoy.Remember you already stated that you really love Korean!!!!!!!
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Live a little, i have always done what was practical, and most of the times there is not much difference if i would have done otherwise. You can always take Spanish, but you can’t always take Korean!!!!
You can always learn Spanish first and once you feel comfortable being able to converse in that language, then learn Korean. In this global community we live in those who are multilingual (able to to speak at least two or more foreign languages) will be more marketable than those who are not polyglots.
If you’re taking the course to learn something you want to learn, then take the Korean. If you’re taking a language because it is a requirement of your degree, check to see whether the actual requirement is for several semesters of ONE language. If you have trouble with confidence in Spanish, what makes you think you could handle Korean, with a drastically different set of sounds you would have to learn, on top of words that are not even remotely like what you are familiar with.
i think it is better to learn spanish because there are 330 milions people speake in spanish but korean there are only 78 milions people speak in korean
what is the better for you ? contact with 330 or 78 ?
I’ll echo previous comments. I studied French years ago (5 years from Jr High to High School) and found very limited use for it in the U.S. Spanish on the other hand is in common use in South Florida, the Southwest, California and in growing numbers in other places (Georgia for example now has a significant hispanic population). In future years the ability to speak Spanish will likely be very important.
Why waste the 3 years you already have of Spanish. Besides, you weren’t to concerned with learning anything in highschool, you were to worried about your social life. With 4 more semesters of Spanish you’ll be able to have espanol conversations. Also, Spanish is one of the top four languages spoken in the world. Being able to speak Spanish will make your value as an employee skyrocket. You will be 100% more marketable.
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Korean is a local language.It is not much use outside Korea.Learn Spanish and you will learn to love it.
u dont use koreans here
Spanish it is more practical. When will you ever go to korea.
I don’t think you should try to master Spanish and then go Korean. It’s a waste of time…I say take Korean. Spanish is quite easy to pick up. I learned Spanish perfectly through my family, TV, and writings. You can do the same.
It’s better to learn Korean in school then on your own. As a person pointed out, you will eventually have moments where you struggle with it. As for Spanish, I bet you have cool friend who knows Spanish fluently.
"Korea, Korea, Korea!"