Why German? - Benefits of Learning a German Language

German is alongside English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese one of the world's major languages. It is a native language of nearly 100 million people in the world and the most widespread native language of Europe. Germany is the fourth largest economy and the third largest exporter in the world and German tourists spend most money in foreign countries. Germany is also one of the world's major foreign investors. In addition, German is a language of classical music, science and engineering. These are enough reasons for people in many professions to learn German as their second language.

Moreover, German is relatively easy to learn if your first language is English but also French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or any of the Europe's Germanic languages. German vocabulary contains many loanwords from Latin, French and English that also sound familiar to speakers of Spanish, Portuguese or Italian. German pronunciation is quite simple and strict grammar rules provide guidance on correct sentence structure.

Hence, German is not only one of the world's major languages but it is also not too difficult to learn while there are numerous free learning tools and resources that will help you learn it properly, fast and in entertaining way. Economic benefits for those who can speak German are potentially enormous given the size of the German economy and its worldwide influence.