Which language should I focus on more when going to Germany? German or French? I'm going to Germany for a short while during the summer so i would like to brush up on my language skills. I know a little French, but have never learned German before. I know a lot of people in Europe are multilingual so I was thinking brushing up on my French through self study might be good enough. Are the're that many people in the major cities that speak French or will I just have to try to learn German as well?