1. This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More.

Top 5 most important languages to learn!

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Ty, Dec 11, 2007.

Thread Tools

Thread Tools

Page 1 of 2
  1. Ty

    Ty Guest

    Go ahead! Post your lists!
     
    #1 Ty, Dec 11, 2007
  2. Jamie

    Jamie
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2006
    Messages:
    680
    Likes Received:
    1
    Location:
    Drammen, Norway (from England originally).
    ENGLISH
    German
    French
    Spanish
    Arabic
     
    #2 Jamie, Dec 11, 2007
  3. Ty

    Ty Guest

    Why arabic?
     
    #3 Ty, Dec 11, 2007
  4. Zaurak

    Zaurak
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Mar 13, 2007
    Messages:
    86
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Dallas
    In importance based on number of speakers

    English-up to 1.8 billion people
    Chineese-up to 1.3 billion
    Hindi-around 950 million people
    Spanish-around 500 million people
    Arabic-up to 422 million people

    to top it off, Russian-260 million people
     
    #4 Zaurak, Dec 11, 2007
  5. sdc91

    sdc91
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Nov 17, 2007
    Messages:
    1,402
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    The Castro, San Francisco, California
    1. English
    2. Mandarin Chinese
    3. German
    4. Japanese
    5. French

    English is #1, just because it's widely spoken by lots of professionals worldwide in addition to the US, UK, Canada, Australia, etc. Mandarin Chinese is #2 because China is going to be a superpower within the next 50 years. German is #3 because Germany is the EU's economic powerhouse. Japanese is #4, just because of its industrialization and new technology. French is #5 because it's widely spoken across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Indochina, and Africa (and it's the "international language").
     
    #5 sdc91, Dec 11, 2007
  6. Kovax14

    Kovax14 Guest

    i would argue, as would many german speakers that i know, that german is among the least important languagea to learn right now. practically everyone speaks english in germany, especially in the business world.

    My list:
    1. English
    2. Mandarin
    3. Spanish
    4. Arabic
    5. French

    Hindi may or may not be important--having been a british colony for so long, the number of people who speak english nowadays is really considerable. I used to really want to pursue hindi but several of my indian friends have discouraged me, saying that it would be a waste of time
     
    #6 Kovax14, Dec 11, 2007
    Last edited by a moderator: Dec 11, 2007
  7. Ty

    Ty Guest

    Why Arabic?

    Ive decided, that as soon as i can, Im going to have 1 mandarin lesson and 1 japanese lesson a week i think.
     
    #7 Ty, Dec 11, 2007
  8. Jamie

    Jamie
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2006
    Messages:
    680
    Likes Received:
    1
    Location:
    Drammen, Norway (from England originally).
    and of course that's where we have the majority of our call centres, so plenty of english speakers.

    Arabic, because it's a highly used language by tonnes and tonnes of people. And especially since i'll one day be joining the army, could come in handy in places such as Iraq.
     
    #8 Jamie, Dec 11, 2007
  9. Kovax14

    Kovax14 Guest

    for starters, as someone said already, 422 billion people speak it. middle eastern countries also essentially control the vast majority of the worlds oil (at least the oil that is easy to extract from the earth). depending on the line of work in which you are interested, it could be of greater or lesser importance. definitely in terms of U.S foreign relations right now, skill in arabic would be a leg up in the political realm.
     
    #9 Kovax14, Dec 11, 2007
  10. Ty

    Ty Guest

    Sorry just had to correct that ^_^
     
    #10 Ty, Dec 11, 2007
  11. Jamie

    Jamie
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2006
    Messages:
    680
    Likes Received:
    1
    Location:
    Drammen, Norway (from England originally).
    easy mistake... no need to be pedantic
     
    #11 Jamie, Dec 11, 2007
  12. Ty

    Ty Guest

    Sorry..... I just hate seeing mistakes >.< i do it all the time in school, it pisses off people bleh.
    Sorry
     
    #12 Ty, Dec 11, 2007
  13. crimsonarcher

    crimsonarcher
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Apr 15, 2007
    Messages:
    405
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    AZ
    for me:

    1. English
    2. Spanish
    3. Japanese
    4. German
    5. Russian
     
    #13 crimsonarcher, Dec 11, 2007
  14. shulbert441

    shulbert441 Guest

    1. Latin/Greek :slight_smile:
    2. English
    3. Spanish
    4. Japanese
    5. French
     
    #14 shulbert441, Dec 11, 2007
  15. Kovax14

    Kovax14 Guest

    haha thanks, yeah it would seem rather imperative to learn arabic if 422 BILLION people actually spoke it :wink:
     
    #15 Kovax14, Dec 11, 2007
  16. Perrygay

    Perrygay Guest

    1. English
    2. Mandarin Chinese
    3. French
    4. German
    5. Arabic

    English is number one because it's the most recognized and widely used language in business, Mandarin Chinese because China is rapidly industrializing and has an ever increasing influence in the worldwide economy, French because it's widely used (just like English) and is often considered the "diplomatic" language, German because Germany is the economic powerhouse of the EU and the EU is now one of the most influencial governing bodies worldwide, and Arabic because it is widely spoken and is the predominat language of oil producing nations.
     
    #16 Perrygay, Dec 11, 2007
  17. dictionary

    dictionary
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 4, 2007
    Messages:
    423
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Melbourne
    Hmmm would learning aribic be so important if we reduced/stoped our dependancy on oil?
    Whitch is possible in the near/distant future weather that be emittion cuts or peek oil so is it an important language to learn realy?
     
    #17 dictionary, Dec 11, 2007
  18. Urman

    Urman Guest

    1)English
    2)German
    3)Spanish
    4)Japanese
    5)Arabic

    ^ lol Perrygay you choose Arabic to
     
    #18 Urman, Dec 11, 2007
  19. sdc91

    sdc91
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Nov 17, 2007
    Messages:
    1,402
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    The Castro, San Francisco, California
    Agreed. That's why Arabic isn't on my list. The French and Japanese are paving the way . . .
     
    #19 sdc91, Dec 11, 2007
  20. Jerr

    Jerr
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Jan 4, 2007
    Messages:
    833
    Likes Received:
    1
    Location:
    Hot Springs, Arkansas
    English Duh.

    Spanish Must order around my illegal immigrant servants!

    Japanese 1. They are HOT and 2. Video games/technology....

    Russian I like Russians...

    French Seduction 101
     
    #20 Jerr, Dec 11, 2007
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)
Page 1 of 2