Weird, I had the opposite experience - I moved to Spain after Uni but during Uni I worked in Germany for half a year. I found Spanish much easier to learn tha

Weird, I had the opposite experience - I moved to Spain after Uni but during Uni I worked in Germany for half a year. I found Spanish much easier to learn than German because the grammar is simpler and the words are often similar to Latin words which are in turn similar to English words. I never had to use Flash Cards when learning Spanish, they were vital for German. For example, Mano is similar to Manual which is related to the Hand, obviously in German it is simpler as the word is the same. However, negocio is similar to negotiate which reminds me of business... Betrieb on the other hand - probably going to need the flash cards.