I enjoy learning languages, in your opinion what language would be most beneficial and fun to learn?

Question

I'm in my third year of Spanish and have been learning Russian also. Oh yeah, and I speak English fluently :)

Answer 1

German... Latin.. LOL @ people.

English is the language of the internets, but you already have that I see.

The most *beneficial* languages to learn are French (very wide demographic speaks this language), Chinese (Mandarin) and Hindi. The latter two will be very useful to you in the near future, especially if you plan to work in an MNC / work in Asia.

Answer 2

How about a language that can help you learn other languages?
Stay with me here because it's quite long but worth it.
My kids and I are learning Esperanto. Believe it or not, Esperanto represents the best chance for the survival of the multitude of dying languages since it's purpose is to provide an alternative to any one National tongue to the disadvantage of others.
Consider if you will, Esperanto is an easily learnt AUXILIARY language. This means that myself and that German, Japanese or Korean fellow over there needn't sink a lot of time and effort into learning each others mother tongues if they don't wish, where whose ever tongue we settle to communicate in will hold the advantage in any discussions; since the likelihood of having a mastery of the second language will be remote at best. Each partner has exerted a similar effort in order to communicate; a linguisticly neutral hand shake if you will. Yet we are still free to talk in our mother tongues when and where we choose.
Further, I am now in a position to visit just about every country in the world and with the help of my new found Esperanto speaking friend (2 million plus) learn of his / her culture and language. This second facet is possible because in learning Esperanto I now have a firmer grip on linguistic principles. I will provide a link below on the benefits of learning tertiary languages after Esperanto.
However, if it is Culture you desire, then you've no need to look much further than the Internet. In music there are Folk, Jazz, Opera, Rock, Hip Hop, Rap, childrens' songs, etc. In literature there is multinational translations plus original works. The yearly Esperanto Congresses are a play ground for young and old alike for interaction.
The error it seems that most people make, is the assumption that a focus on one area or language will detract from other areas. Although it may be true to a point, it is extremely unlikely to effect an area to the point of destruction. There are simply too many people in the world to allow that to happen. None of this precludes learning another language.
Conversely, nobody would feel forced to learn it, especially if they've no desire to leave their comfort zone.
The fact is that like it or not, it's use is expanding exponentially. The last educated guess puts the number of functionally fluent speakers at 2 million plus and another 2,000 native speakers (those that were born to an Esperanto household; yes they exist).
Yet many feel almost threatened by it, which is the last intention of the Esperantistoj (ehs-pehr-ahn-TEES-toy). It is simply a tool to allow those that might otherwise struggle to learn a new language, the option of expanding their horizons.
Finally, there is currently $600 million plus a year being spent on translation services at the UN, and a similar amount in the EU, because no one nationality wants to loose the prestige of owning one of the 'working' languages in each of those institutions. This a huge waste of resources that might otherwise go to feeding and housing those less fortunate. A single working language, easily learnt (less than a year to become fluent) would certainly go along way towards that goal. The Universal Esperanto Asociation (UEA) currently holds observer status (class B) at the UN and UNESCO. So there is some movement towards this goal.
Research and draw your own conclusions.

Ĝis!

Answer 3

Seems like you've got a pretty good grip on learning languages. Spanish, French, and Italian are considered romance languages and come from the same latin base. Try French or Italian. I speak fluent Castilliano Spanish, and French. I can get by in Italian, and am some what fluent in German. The German was tough as it uses a whole different set of muscles in the throat.

Answer 4

Since you've already gotten English and Spanish down, I'd reccomend French. It's so easy to learn after knowing those other languages. And it's used so much in movies, books, and in the business world.

Answer 5

English and French are the two languages that are used in international communication. Id say Spanish is important too but you already have that covered.

Answer 6

As a worldwide language, French is the appropriate language to income. around eastern Asia...i could say chinese language Mandarin, Korean and eastern? those are the optimal-rated languages and exceedingly much anybody interior the area could be responsive to a definite language. happy searching!

Answer 7

well i guess it depends on what you plan to do in life, you could be planning to travel or something like that so you learn languages of the places you want to go, or people you like or jobs you wanna do.

Answer 8

Latin is handy for lotsa stuff. Most everyone uses the Deca,Centi. Penny,Cent,Dime it makes money!

Answer 9

i think isiXhosa would be the most fun to learn, becuase of all the clicks involved

Answer 10

i think German is used a lot in the business world