so i need to take a language class,
which language would be the most practical for me to learn?
I'm thinking of majoring in a science, possibly physics if that helps.
German.
Might want to consider Russian too.
But this post is 3/4 vote German, 1/4 vote Russian. German really is a giant in the physical sciences.
French is second to English in the number of countries it is spoken.
>4
i thought that was spanish
>>5
Nope. French. Hard to believe that they mananged to hold colonies, considering they can barely defend their own country.
Spanish is spoken by more people, French is geographically more widely distributed.
Learn Mandarin Chinese. In the future more and more scientists will probably come from there.
>>8
i've thought of it
but i have trouble with the intonations and reading the characters
is it really feasible for me to learn it when i'm already 20?
Yes, but there's not much point if you're doing physical science: nothing is written in chinese. Everything is in English, with German coming second, then perhaps French or Russian thereafter.
so German it is