German, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, and French
2006-09-22 12:03:50 · 16 answers · asked by ck55 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
English would be most important followed by Spanish and then Chinese due to the large number of people in business and the world economy...then German, French and Russian coming in last.
2006-09-22 12:13:21 · answer #1 · answered by gatorgrad99_99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spanish, Chinese, Russian, French and German. Those would be the most useful ones at least here in the north of California. I work in a community college so I have a lot of contact with non english speakers.
2006-09-22 19:52:37 · answer #2 · answered by Sergio__ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends where you live. Many of the replies say that if you live in the US you should learn Spanish before French. I agree if you live in the Southern US. If you live in Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire or New York, i.e. any state that borders Quebec, you will probably meet French Canadians before Mexicans, and I think a lot more people speak French there.
As for the other languages, it depends on your interests, and again where you live. Some cities in the US may have a very large German community, which would make it more relevant to learn German than Chinese, for instance.
If you do not live in the US, the question is even more difficult for us to answer, because it totally depends where you live, what countries border yours, etc.
But mostly, it's best to learn the language you want to learn, than the one that's most useful. I live in Quebec, and I know I have more chances of meeting with someone who speaks Spanish than German, but I speak German much better than Spanish because I'm more interested in that language.
Go with where you live, and what you like.
2006-09-22 20:31:15 · answer #3 · answered by nellierslmm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definately in America, you need to know English.
Second is Spanish, then French, then Chinese, then German and finally Russian. I do believe, however that you forgot a wonderful language to learn (especially for when you have children)--sign language! If this was included in your list of languages, I believe it should be right before French and after Spanish. :)
2006-09-22 19:16:32 · answer #4 · answered by lanneypoo4u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mandarin, Spanish, French, Russian, German.
2006-09-22 19:06:34 · answer #5 · answered by pompeii 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would soley depend on where you are geographically (or where you plan to go long term) that would determine the order of importance.
Out of the five you have chosen, learning Spanish and French concurrently or back to back would make sense as they are both Romance Languages (originating from Latin).
I would guess that for native English speakers, Chinese would be the most difficult as the alphabetic characters are different... personal preference would determine whether to tackle the most difficult first or last.
2006-09-22 19:58:04 · answer #6 · answered by siobahn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most Important: English It's the current world language.
Least Important: French - once considered the language of diplomacy, it is now unimportant in world affairs.
Next: Spanish
Followed by Chinese, It's the next world super power
Followed by Russian or German in either order.
2006-09-22 19:09:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
that depends on where u are and why dou wanna learn em for, but according to me: French
Spanish
Russian
German
Chinese
2006-09-22 19:08:50 · answer #8 · answered by zozza 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spanish,french,german,chinese, russian........just my opinion but i learned latin and french
2006-09-22 19:06:14 · answer #9 · answered by koolbeanz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All languages are important.
2006-09-23 04:57:19 · answer #10 · answered by Earthling 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋