German on the other hand not so much. On the other hand, it’s usually very precise and information-dense, which is reflected in how fast it rather slow it’s spoken, especially compared to Spanish.
Maybe you know it but if not read Mark Twain’s Essay “The Aweful German Language”. It’s a fantastic and bellyachingly funny thing to read.
I am a native speaker and have to admit Mark makes so many brilliant points.
Fuck gender and fuck german for letting “the” get THIS fucking out of control.
I studied this fucker for 5 years in secondary school, got a B , but fuck it.
I’m learning/speaking Spanish now, it’s still got gender and el/la/al but it’s not this bad.
My first language of Turkish doesn’t even have “the” for fucks sake.
Spanish is a rather easy language
German on the other hand not so much. On the other hand, it’s usually very precise and information-dense, which is reflected in how fast it rather slow it’s spoken, especially compared to Spanish.
Talking speed differs greatly by region though. Slowest speakers are probably Swiss and fastest being citizens of Frankfurt.
Maybe you know it but if not read Mark Twain’s Essay “The Aweful German Language”. It’s a fantastic and bellyachingly funny thing to read. I am a native speaker and have to admit Mark makes so many brilliant points.