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Latin or German, Which is more difficult to learn as an English speaker?

I’m a philosophy student wanting to expand my horizons, which language would be hardest to learn between these?

What is your language background? If it's a Romance language (esp. Italian), go for Latin. Why not do both. You will need both for Philosophy. English gives you the Germanic base. With Latin you will advance more slowly.

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YOLOright

I studied both languages and found Latin harder, as I couldn't communicate with others using it...

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Voxdei

Original post by YOLOright

I studied both languages and found Latin harder, as I couldn't communicate with others using it...

Why did you find Latin harder - I am curious as I would like to know your linguistic background. If you come from Spanish, Latin gets easier when it's more advanced - of course ditto Italian. Even "bad Italian students" have said to me "I used to be ace at Latin".