Spanish Or Italian?

[.kestral]

For school I have to learn either Spanish or Italian.

I have to requeasts.
1. What language do people think is easier?
2. WIll anyone be willing to help me learn them?

[Nessie]

Well, I've been learning Italian for 6 years now, so Italian is definitely easier for me.
I'm not sure which one is easier since they're very much alike.
If you need any help with Italian just pm me.

[bibz]

I'm learning spanish in my school and I prefer it. :3 But don't know which is easier, probably italian.

[.kestral]

Ok thanks both of you. 6 years of Italian? You must be mad, I am dreading having to do 2 years

[Nessie]

Mad? Nooo.. me? Never.
I know, 6 years may sound long but I've been learning English for 9 years so when I compare these two, it's not as long anymore. Why only 2 years?
I didn't have a choice in my elementary when it comes to languages. English from 1st year of school as first foreign language and Italian from 4th year as only option for a second one. But now I'm happy that I decided to take it. Now I'm in 1st year of high school which has tons of foreign languages (English, German, Hungarian, Japanese, French...) but no Italian. Luckily, my Italian teacher from elementary runs conversation course for us who wish to continue with learning. Have to get up at 7 am every Saturday, but it's worth it. We always have a lot of fun, we're always laughing and talking about interesting subjects.

[.kestral]

Mad? Nooo.. me? Never.
I know, 6 years may sound long but I've been learning English for 9 years so when I compare these two, it's not as long anymore. Why only 2 years?
I didn't have a choice in my elementary when it comes to languages. English from 1st year of school as first foreign language and Italian from 4th year as only option for a second one. But now I'm happy that I decided to take it. Now I'm in 1st year of high school which has tons of foreign languages (English, German, Hungarian, Japanese, French...) but no Italian. Luckily, my Italian teacher from elementary runs conversation course for us who wish to continue with learning. Have to get up at 7 am every Saturday, but it's worth it. We always have a lot of fun, we're always laughing and talking about interesting subjects.

Got to do it for collage/6th form which is two years. If I enjoy it I might do it at Uni!!
Where I am they only offer Spanish, French and Italian. I refuse to learn French, my mum did it for 6 years and hated it. She tried teaching me it and I ran away screaming.

[Nessie]

I refuse to learn French, my mum did it for 6 years and hated it. She tried teaching me it and I ran away screaming.

My mum learned French too. That didn't work very well.

Oh, and I guess it was logical that there was only Italian for 2nd foreign language because Croatia is next to Italy. Still, who knows what would I pick if I had more choices.

[.kestral]

I refuse to learn French, my mum did it for 6 years and hated it. She tried teaching me it and I ran away screaming.

My mum learned French too. That didn't work very well.

Oh, and I guess it was logical that there was only Italian for 2nd foreign language because Croatia is next to Italy. Still, who knows what would I pick if I had more choices.

You live in Croatia?

My first language is one of the most used on the planet so thats good, but I have got to learn another one it makes sense to be Spanish but I did it for 3 years and hated it.
Italian sounds really cool but I am worried that I won't be able to pronounce none of it. I would love to learn a really odd language!!

[Nessie]

Yes, I live in the capital, Zagreb. *proud* Italian pronounciation is same as in Croatian (the biggest problem for you will probably be the letter R because it's much softer in English, but it's the same in Croatian).
And if you want, I can learn you a bit of Croatian, but it's very dificult for foreigners to learn it. The grammar is sooooo complicated. Most of Croatian people hate it(me included ). Plus, Croatian has some specific letters like č,ć,š,ž,đ.

[.kestral]

Yes, I live in the capital, Zagreb. *proud* Italian pronounciation is same as in Croatian (the biggest problem for you will probably be the letter R because it's much softer in English, but it's the same in Croatian).
And if you want, I can learn you a bit of Croatian, but it's very dificult for foreigners to learn it. The grammar is sooooo complicated. Most of Croatian people hate it(me included ). Plus, Croatian has some specific letters like č,ć,š,ž,đ.

I am willing to give it a try, I would love to try and learn Croatian. WIll you help me? And help me try to learn Italian?