what language should i learn as a second language?

Question

i always have wanted to learn a foreign language, but can't decide..i thought greek, or italian, maybe german

Answer 1

It might help to decide if you know what you want to do in life. Latin will come in handy if you're interested in medicine (and can help you with learning other romance languages). Arabic could help if you're interested in going into the military or intelligence. If you're in the US then Spanish or French could come in handy. If you're interested in working in computers, then Hindi could come in handy for interacting with offshore workers. Mandarin might be good if you're interested in international work as well.

If you're just interested in learning for fun, maybe try learning something really different from English, like Japanese or Finnish or Welsh. Italian might be fun as well. Maybe think of a country you'd like to visit someday and then learn the language they speak there.

Answer 2

Try Esperanto

"Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed international language. The name derives from Doktoro Esperanto, the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof first published the Unua Libro in 1887. Zamenhof's goal was to create an easy and flexible language as a universal second language to foster peace and international understanding." (Wikipedia)

"Today, Esperanto is employed in world travel, correspondence, cultural exchange, conventions, literature, language instruction, television (Internacia Televido) and radio broadcasting. Some state education systems offer elective courses in Esperanto; there is evidence that learning Esperanto is a useful preparation for later language learning " (Wikipedia)

Answer 3

Spanish.

Answer 4

Definitely Spanish. Even though you didn't mention as one of your choices, it's definitely the most useful in the west, if not the entire United States. If you can speak Spanish fluently, you're like gold in the job market.

Answer 5

alot of people would say spanish but i took it a year in school and it was hard as hell im retaking it next year how sadd is that?! so i dont know if your really intrested in living in a different country then learn their language!

~good luck~

Answer 6

ITALIAN, then you'll understand Spanish and Portuguese at the same time.

I speak Portuguese and Italian fluently.

Answer 7

if ur planning of living in the US, then spanish, but if you plan on working in the international community, then you should learn mandarin chinese

Answer 8

spanish

Answer 9

spanish

Answer 10

why not learn something totally different, such as Arabic or Chinese?