What Latino Language is most Important: Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Romanian?

Question

Obviously Spanish is the Most Important and Most Spoken. But tell me if you think different and why.


Thx

Answer 1

I don't. It is the most important because of the simple fact that, thanks to globalization, making business with Latin America is becoming more and more important. Even the Japanese are learning Spanish.
Add to this that nowadays most immigrants in the USA speak Spanish, and in spite of the resistance anglospeakers are showing, Spanish becomes more and more commonly spoken.
In south Florida is very difficult to get a job if you are not bilingual.
Of course, anglospeakers are extremely upset about this, but that is what happened when the British came here and, instead of learning the language of the Indians, they made the Indians learn english. What goes around, comes around

Answer 2

Lol 'I'd take Spanish because it seems the easiest and most useful, I guess, though I don't plan on going to Mexico...' and what about SPAIN? Where Spanish comes from? I hear Madrid is awesome this time of year if you can find a beach that's actually made of sand and not covered completely in human flesh. I Latin is EXTREMELY similar to English. Colleges/universities would probably prefer someone who chose Latin instead (despite what that other person said a few comments above), because it's a dead language and upper class people are into that sort of thing. But then again Spanish is actually used by people and if you ever decide to go to SPAIN, or even Mexico, you can actually speak it. Unlike Latin, you can't go to Rome or something and start speaking Latin because no one speaks it. But it really depends, I say before you choose anything, look up some lessons online on both and start learning both at the same time. It'll become easier to decide which one is better for you if you actually know what you're going to be getting yourself into, instead of a few people on Y!A saying 'Spanish is better, you can use it' or 'Latin is better, you get to learn more about English'. No one can tell you what to do, because you might end up choosing one and then decide you don't really like it after all. The only way is to experience it, even if it's just google translating a few words (which GT is actually good if you translate single words and not whole sentences) that you want to know. Just go for what you really want and what you enjoy, it's cliche but there's no point in doing something you don't enjoy because you'll most likely give up.

Answer 3

If you are in Italy then Italian suddenly becomes the most important to know. Go to China... now Chinese is the most important. It really depends on where you are!

While there are many Spanish speakers in the world you need to remember that now just about everyone speaks it or is it learning.

That makes someone who can speak other languages much more in demand for certain jobs. The reason is that there are fewer who are learning the other languages. I have my current job because I speak Spanish AND French. The French is what secured it; they had tons of applicants with just Spanish.

So, yes Spanish is important. But if a company is trying to do business with Romania or Brazil... Spanish does not help them much.

Answer 4

I speak Espanol, Italiano, and Francaise; once you've learned one, the others are relatively easy to learn because of their common Latin heritage.

I've found all three languages useful, but Spanish has the most use in the U.S. because of all the Spanish speaking immigrants. There are some areas in the big cities where you are hard pressed to find anyone who speaks English. For example, over 45% of Los Angeles County speaks Spanish only. [See source.]

Check out:

"Mandarin Chinese 13.69%, Spanish 5.05%, English 4.84%, Hindi 2.82%, Portuguese 2.77%, Bengali 2.68%, Russian 2.27%, Japanese 1.99%, Standard German 1.49%, Wu Chinese 1.21% (2004 est.) " [See source.]

The percents are of the world population and for primary (native) language only. If language is for effectively communicating with the most people, Chinese is the clear "most imporatant" language. But Spanish is the first place winner among the Latin languages.

Although French was the language of diplomats at one time, English has long replaced it as the diplomatic language and as the international business language. For example, the Philippines actually specifies English as their official business language even though Tagalog is their native language. It always amazes me to see most of the billboards and business signs written in English there.

Answer 5

Well, depends of the circumstances. Romanian is a Latin language, but you only need it widely in Romania, Moldavia and in some areas in Canada :). Although, it is a very beautiful and soft language.

Answer 6

All are equally important. How can you choose one over the other? It's impossible.
Spanish might be important to know in the U.S. currently. But the rest of the world may not agree.

Answer 7

Spanish, because the US refuses to adopt an official language and refuses to make immigrants learn English. Instead, we cater to them in their own language.

Press 1 for English, blah blah blah dos para espanol.

Answer 8

Italian because it's closest to pure Latin and it has a great historical value. It's very easy to learn also.

Spanish because of its globalizatión.

The others are not as important, I believe.

Answer 9

if you are in any of American continents it would be Spanish
if you are in the European continent
Italian is the most important .
second place French, the other two forget about it.

Answer 10

I agree it's spanish