Best language to learn?

Mandzhalas

One of my new years resolutions is to learn new languages. What is most beneficial language to learn?
Because of predictions China becoming leading economy in next two decades I am thinking Chinese?
Or language that have most speakers in europe- German?
Or any other language?

uch

Bullshíte, accepted everywhere

somesoldiers

I wouldn't bother, everyone speaks English

obriendj

I would think Spanish would be pretty good to learn. and that way if you were to travel you would. There are more Native Spanish speakers in the world.

It really depends what you are going to use it for.

Also only people from China and surrounding countries speak Chinese, are you planning to go there?

The Hill Billy

English, but proper, like.

draiochtanois

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somesoldiers

Anyhow isn't it Mandarin and Cantonese?

Donnielighto

somesoldiers wrote: »

Anyhow isn't it Mandarin and Cantonese?

Cantonese duck and cashew nuts AFAIK, only bit of chinese I know anyway.

Tokyo

In my experience at least, if you can speak English, Russian and Spanish, you've got a reasonable percentage of the world's population covered in terms of being able to communicate right there...

The_Valeyard

Java/python/C++/etc


Computer languages are very usual.

Lombardo86

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Java/python/C++/etc


Computer languages are very usual.

i see what you did there

DrumSteve

The Hill Billy wrote: »

English, but proper, like.

I see you're speaking the South Dublin variation.

miqeel

Sign language looks like a good one to give a go

hfallada

German. They will happily speak to you in English. But when it comes to business, they expect German to be spoken. They have great respect for people trying to use German, even if its pretty ****. German is spoken in Europes strongest economies eg Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Austria and is a second language to a lot of Europeans

Philo Beddoe

German. If you can shout at people in German you'll get a lot more done.

Duck's hoop

It is estimated that by 2050 there will be more than 750 million francophones. Mostly in Africa of course. But it's spoken much more widely than German, even within Europe.

Leeleather

Mandzhalas wrote: »

One of my new years resolutions is to learn new languages. What is most beneficial language to learn?
Because of predictions China becoming leading economy in next two decades I am thinking Chinese?
Or language that have most speakers in europe- German?
Or any other language?

When are you ever going to need Chinese in reality, do you plan on moving to China?

I'm learning Germany and Italian, for the simple reason I like learning languages and conversing in foreign languages.

Links234

I'm learning Japanese, dunno how many others might find it useful, but I love it

Mesrine65

Leeleather wrote: »

When are you ever going to need Chinese in reality, do you plan on moving to China?

Handy if you plan to live & work in Meath in the near future

Daftendirekt

Learning Japanese, I think I'm learning Japanese, I really think so.

Magico Gonzalez

Learn Spanish so you can give out to the kids they send to learn English in Dublin every year.

dd972

Philo Beddoe wrote: »

German. If you can shout at people in German you'll get a lot more done.

A shouting German usually makes people require a change of underwear...

Tail Docker

dd972 wrote: »

A shouting German usually makes people require a change of underwear...

I speak German, comes in handy whenever one of them comes over to do something and everyone else runs for cover under a barrage of "Wass?es".

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Tail Docker wrote: »

I speak German, comes in handy whenever one of them comes over to do something and everyone else runs for cover under a barrage of "Wass?es".

Would they describe it as talking scheiße?

Billy86

DrumSteve wrote: »

I see you're speaking the South Dublin variation.

I would have thought Geordie.

Sheep Lover

Shelta or Cant

Ruu

Thinking of learning C# soon.

Someone posted this a while ago, might be of use.

http://www.thecultureist.com/2014/05/27/spanish-korean-easiest-hardest-languages-learn-infographic/

Donkey Oaty

The advice on this thread is terrible.

OP, you need to think about the foreign women you want to bang, and then use that as a starting point for potentially useful phrases to learn in whatever language it is that they speak.

Why isn't this stuff taught in schools?

Billy86

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

The advice on this thread is terrible.

OP, you need to think about the foreign women you want to bang, and then use that as a starting point for potentially useful phrases to learn in whatever language it is that they speak.

Why isn't this stuff taught in schools?

Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic languages win in a landslide, so.

Deenie123

English.

Honestly, you're probably better off learning to speak and write really good English than learning another language very poorly. That's unless you want to go into international business of some sort where you're expected to speak a second language, obviously.

http://www.iflscience.com/brain/new-study-reveals-most-influential-languages

Donkey Oaty

Deenie123 wrote: »

Honestly, you're probably better off learning to speak and write really good English than learning another language very poorly. That's unless you want to go into international business of some sort where you're expected to speak a second language, obviously.

Leave it, AHers.

'E's 'avin' a giraffe.