German, French or Hebrew?

I realized that I have a lot of time on my hands which can be utilized in learning a new language. I speak both Arabic and English and would like to add another language to those. But since I'm stuck in a hellhole with little to no resources, I'm looking for a language that would be relatively easy to learn. I'm not a French guy myself, leaning more towards German. Also Hebrew is on that list since its kind of close to Arabic.

Based on my knowledge of English and Arabic, which new language would be easier to learn? If you have any other suggestions then by all means do tell.

As for usefulness? French for sure. I found German to be pretty easy though, its very efficient and structured when compared to English. HoolaHoopMan

Hebrew, maybe you can pretend to be Jewish so you can work for one of those Jewish businesses that pay nice but **hush hush** give preference to Jewish people.lamprey263

[QUOTE="Ring_of_fire"][QUOTE="GazaAli"] I don't have any goal in mind really so I don't know what to learn. Hebrew can come in handy, given where I live and all. How is Dutch? If I ever got the chance to move to Belgium it'd be definitely useful.GazaAli

That is why I think Dutch would be better to learn first.  You can then probably get the gist of German by knowing Dutch.  My point was, it might be useful to have an understanding of French while in Belgium even if you don't think of speaking it.

French but I'll rather learn italian or portuguese.

[QUOTE="GazaAli"][QUOTE="Ring_of_fire"] If you plan on moving to Belgium French would also be useful as a large minority speak it (wiki says 40%). idk how hard Dutch is, but wiki says it's a cross between German and English. Might be beneficial to learn Dutch now and then French if you moveRing_of_fire

That is why I think Dutch would be better to learn first.  You can then probably get the gist of German by knowing Dutch.  My point was, it might be useful to have an understanding of French while in Belgium even if you don't think of speaking it.

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[QUOTE="GazaAli"] They speak French in Wallonia and Dutch in Flanders. I don't know about French, I just can't picture myself speaking the language. snakes_codec here says that Dutch is the closest language to English. I find that very interesting.GazaAli

That is why I think Dutch would be better to learn first.  You can then probably get the gist of German by knowing Dutch.  My point was, it might be useful to have an understanding of French while in Belgium even if you don't think of speaking it.

Since you already speak Arabic, it would be a plus to learn Hebrew.Shottayouth13-

When Western Civilization has collapsed (a few years from now), you'll wish you'd learned Chinese.  :|

You could probably learn two langauges if you're up to the challenge.

From that list, I'd pick French but it depends on why you want to learn the langauge.

I think there's some misinformation in this thread about the relative difficulty of these languages. Hebrew obviously has nothing to do with English. As for German, it was similar to English perhaps 1,000 years ago. Nowadays not so much. Having tried to learn both, I can say Chinese grammar is actually easier for an English speaker to grasp than German grammar. French is therefore the easiest but even with that you're probably talking about years of effort to be really fluent.

I personally say choose you learn the one that will feel the most enjoyable and the least like work. 

As for usefulness? French for sure. I found German to be pretty easy though, its very efficient and structured when compared to English. HoolaHoopMan

I would say French , its a language that you can use in quite a few places , as opposed to the other two.

that said, Hebrew would be easier given your original language.

I would pick French. As others have said it' s more "useful" and tbh I like it more as I had a french class in high-school. :P

Actually I' m thinking of learning some basic french(I remember almost nothing from school).

Hebrew seems like the best option for you given your situation. 

I would say French , its a language that you can use in quite a few places , as opposed to the other two.

 

that said, Hebrew would be easier given your original language.

Darkman2007

In your situation TC, I'd probably lean towards Hebrew.

German.  You can chat with Merkel.

German.  You can chat with Merkel.

sonicare

Since you're doing it completely on your own, pick one that you will find enjoyable and stick with.

Me chana like french.

I like German because I like the sound of it. 

I kinda find the masculine sound of German sexier than French.

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I would say French , its a language that you can use in quite a few places , as opposed to the other two.

 

that said, Hebrew would be easier given your original language.

GazaAli

German, just because you can do this:

Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän

German, just because you can do this:

Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän

wis3boi

:o

Given your location and your first language, I'd probably say Hebrew.  I realize you are behind the line, but you never know how things can turn out politically in the future, and you might find yourself living and working on the other side at some point in the future.  Having the ability to communicate in Hebrew would make that a lot easier.