What's The Most Trendy Language To Learn Besides English?

12 years ago

Spanish . ..

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lcombs

12 years ago

Australian ;-)

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blogideas 12 years ago

Mandarin...from what some Fox News report told me a couple months ago
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whateverpedia 12 years ago

Originally Posted by lcombs

Australian ;-)

Struth cobber, that's a bonzer idea for every bloke and sheila.

If you were being sarcastic though, then I hope your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down.

Translation:

Hey friend, that's a very good idea for every man and woman.

If you were being sarcastic though, I hope your chickens turn into emus and demolish your ablution facilities.

PS The actual language is known as Strine.
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Joseph Robinson

Banned 12 years ago

Here in Florida at least it's Spanish. You have to know it.

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arnauldpatrick 12 years ago

It depends what your business is and what you plan for the future.
I will suggest the mandarin (basics) but the alphabet will not finish (over 2000 variations/letters). Russian will be in next position as the country has resources and will blow the roof in the coming decade.
If you LOVE the sun and nice girls and fancy living in an emerging country BINGO for portugese. The easiest of all 3
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- Christopher Fox 12 years ago
  
  Como se dice ... espanol?
  
  In the US, it is Spanish, without a doubt.
  
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ThomM

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Joe Robinson

Here in Florida at least it's Spanish. You have to know it.

When I lived in Fl. I wanted to learn German.
I worked with a few Cubans who always spoke Spanish around me to bust my balls.
I figured it would be funny to one day only talk German around them

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seasoned

12 years ago

Originally Posted by ThomM

When I lived in Fl. I wanted to learn German.
I worked with a few Cubans who always spoke Spanish around me to bust my balls.
I figured it would be funny to one day only talk German around them

Yeah, I would LOVE to work at a place with some nice danes JUST so I could drive the indians NUTS!

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ThomM 12 years ago

Originally Posted by seasoned

Yeah, I would LOVE to work at a place with some nice danes JUST so I could drive the indians NUTS!

Steve

I ran out of thanks or you would of gotten one for that Steve.
I also worked with an American in Fl. who had a heavy southern accent and a lisp. Never understood a word he said either
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Joseph Robinson

Banned 12 years ago

Originally Posted by ThomM

When I lived in Fl. I wanted to learn German.
I worked with a few Cubans who always spoke Spanish around me to bust my balls.
I figured it would be funny to one day only talk German around them

I went the other way and tried to learn their language, because I can't help but chase those Cuban girls around

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MoneyMagnetMagnate

12 years ago

In Sweden, Russian might be good because you're closest to the opportunities of trade and marketing...

If not, Mandarin might not be bad...(we may have to learn it someday anyway...:p

:rolleyes

Malay and Indonesian also, that is where the offshore industries are moving now, and Vietnamese...

Depending on who you are dealing with, Arabic might come in handy as well...

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Fernando Veloso 12 years ago

Portuguese.

You know... brazilian vacations and so on lol...

Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate

In Sweden, Russian might be good because you're closest to the opportunities of trade and marketing...

You in Sweden 3M? Damn! Need a personal coaching for a week or two?
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seasoned

12 years ago

It depends...

In the US, spanish is popular because a ***LOT*** of hispanics DON'T want to learn or speak english. Otherwise, it is probably not the best language to learn, because a lot of those economies tend to be depressed, etc... Still, it IS in the top 5 economies.

Russian and Japanese are not that popular, and russian may lose popularity. For a while, it was THE official language of one of the largest federations. It is still enjoying the residue from that, but who knows how long? Japanese lost a lot of popularity after other asian economies came into the west.

Chinese and hindi are picking up. Arabic is ALSO popular. The 5 most popular languages, are:

Chinese
English
Spanish
Hindi
Arabic

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hardraysnight

12 years ago

is chinese a language?

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Mark Singletary 12 years ago

Originally Posted by oncewerewarriors

is chinese a language?

No, not technically even though many refer to one of the Chinese languages or dialects as Chinese.

For example, Mandarin is spoken in China, Taiwan, Singapore, and other places. It's the most common form of Chinese so many who say "He speaks Chinese" means "He speaks Mandarin". But others may hear "He speaks Chinese" and think that it means "He speaks Cantoneese (spoken in Hong Kong and southern China)."
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Kenji 12 years ago

Originally Posted by hardraysnight

is chinese a language?

Chinese is not a language, but a nationality.
People from China, we term as Chinese.

Mandarin is a language and is also the national language of China.

Cantonese is a dialect, which is also the language used in Hong Kong.

Taiwan uses Mandarin as its national launguage.

In a nutshell, Mandarin, Cantonese and all other dialectic Chinese languages are spoken slightly differently but all have the same set of characters in written form.

Japanese uses many Chinese characters in its written language, but is spoken entirely differently.

Korean has its own written and spoken language.

Same for Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam.

Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam have slight similarity in their spoken languages, as they're all part of what we call Indo-China, meaing between India and China geographically.

A bit confusing, but you've to see the map to appreciate how big each country really is.
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  FYI, besides English, the language most widely spoken is Mandarin. Next is Spanish.
  
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Green Moon

12 years ago

It depends. If you are interested in a local market and there is a secondary language that represents a significant population in your market (such as Spanish in Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona or California) go with that obvious choice.

If you are looking to the future internationally, the second language to choose has to be Mandarin. China has one third of the world's people and is increasingly becoming a more consumer-oriented economy. It is a market that no major corporation can ignore. Mandarin-speakers will be in high demand in virtually every major company and many smaller ones as well.

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HorseStall

12 years ago

I think it depends on what you want to accomplish. French is a business language, if you are in the Southern US, Spanish is useful, if you are in security Chinese or Farsi are popular.

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seasoned

12 years ago

Originally Posted by HorseStall

I think it depends on what you want to accomplish. French is a business language, if you are in the Southern US, Spanish is useful, if you are in security Chinese or Farsi are popular.

Actualy, there are a LOT of places where they don't really know french or have it as an established standard, and that don't really officially use english, and THEY use GERMAN! So to say french is a business language is a bit misleading.

Most Popular Foreign Languages - Forbes.com

In their findings, the law of supply and demand prevailed. With its 1.7% wage premium, Spanish was the least valuable, followed by French (2.7%). Knowledge of German, Italian, Russian and Chinese was slightly more valuable, translating into an average 4% income boost.

MOST sites say german is 10th, and don't mention french. Wikipedia says german is 11th, and that french is 17th!

List of languages by number of native speakers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Halcyon

12 years ago

As the other posters mentioned, it depends on what you're trying to accomplish.
In my community, I would benefit from learning Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic (particularly Levantine) and French.

If you're researching for a product you're considering creating/promoting, I'd pick Mandarin or Arabic. Although Spanish is very popular, it's so easy to find free help. IMHO there is a real market for Mandarin and Arabic and not enough high quality programs teaching it.

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Adan Guzman

12 years ago

In my opinion it is Spanish especially in the U.S but it depends on where you live. Like if your living in Canada the best language can french and English. It all depends on you.

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hardraysnight

12 years ago

to be super trendy, surely rap is the only way to go

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12 years ago

Spanish...

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Rache

12 years ago

Spanish and/or Portuguese

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Usmile

12 years ago

French

Japanese is also cool

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galihrock

12 years ago

Javanese..

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carolinesmith09

12 years ago

Spanish and French. Those are the two languages which I'm very enthusiastic about.

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thunderbird

12 years ago

Basque is an intriguing language. It may be the oldest language in Europe and is possibly an offshoot of Neanderthal languages.

(I've learned different languages, including Mandarin and Spanish. I don't have a 100% conviction that it is the most useful or advisable thing for a person to do.)

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BulletheadX

12 years ago

Originally Posted by thunderbird

(I've learned different languages, including Mandarin and Spanish. I don't have a 100% conviction that it is the most useful or advisable thing for a person to do.)

I read an article several years ago that said that if you spoke English, Mandarin and Spanish you could communicate with something like 94% of the people on the planet.

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MoneyMagnetMagnate

12 years ago

Originally Posted by thunderbird

Basque is an intriguing language. It may be the oldest language in Europe and is possibly an offshoot of Neanderthal languages.

(I've learned different languages, including Mandarin and Spanish. I don't have a 100% conviction that it is the most useful or advisable thing for a person to do.)

Not a lot of call for Neanderthal these days...unless it's on The Learning Channel - TLC

they have several reality shows that speak that...like "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" :p

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thunderbird

12 years ago

Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate

Not a lot of call for Neanderthal these days...unless it's on The Learning Channel - TLC

they have several reality shows that speak that...like "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" :p

I thought that this thread looked familiar. It's from another era.

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HeySal

12 years ago

Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate

Not a lot of call for Neanderthal these days...unless it's on The Learning Channel - TLC

they have several reality shows that speak that...like "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" :p

Neanderthals didn't have the flexibility in their vocal chords that we have, so it wouldn't be a hard language to learn to speak. Probably didn't label enough different ideas to make it all that comprehensible, though.

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ebuyer123

12 years ago

As an I.Mer, it is the HyperText Markup Language (HTML).

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dave07

12 years ago

Indonesianese,
coz Indonesia will become the largest market in Southeast Asia over the next few years

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BulletheadX 12 years ago

Originally Posted by dave07

Indonesianese

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DenisBalitskiy

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Needza

Hey Guys!

Just doing a little research and I wanted to get some opinions/observations from around the world.

What language do you find that people are most hungry to learn right now besides English?

Not just a mild interest, but something people are spending time and money to learn.

Is there a new trend that anyone has noticed?

Spanish?
Chinese?
Russian?
Japanese?

Something Else?

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Hey buddy, i can tell you for sure that spanish market is growing very fast, and it is very attractive. I have some things in spanish and they work very good.

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thunderbird

12 years ago

I imagine it has something to with language-relevance in any given demographic. Here in Vancouver, there are many native Mandarin speakers, so Mandarin Chinese is probably the most popular 2nd language to learn. In Ottawa, right across the bridge from Quebec and where many government jobs demand ability to speak French, learning French would make a lot more sense.

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HeySal

12 years ago

In the US, amongst the middle and lower classes, it's Spanish.
The more educated classes - Russian and Chinese.
Teens - hip hop, street vernacular.

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superwelshman

12 years ago

I work for a language training agency and the most popular request we get is for Mandarin (aside from English). Many parents feel that their kids should know it and many companies are trying to get their staff to speak it to deal with the influx of Chinese tourists into the UK.

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HeySal

12 years ago

Chinese is NOT a language and I'm not sure why I put that down instead of Mandarin. LOL - just not thinking. Mandarin and its branches cover one heck of a lot of the planet. It's a tonal language and it would drive me nuts to even bother trying.

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thunderbird

12 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

<snip>Mandarin and its branches cover one heck of a lot of the planet. It's a tonal language and it would drive me nuts to even bother trying.

Did you try it a bit already?

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HeySal

11 years ago

Originally Posted by thunderbird

Did you try it a bit already?

Oh hell no. LOL. I'm half deaf, not even gonna try a tonal language. I did, however, study about aspects of the language in some of my linguistics classes.

Actually I wouldn't mind learning Russian or one of the Native American languages. Native American tongues are verb-based instead of noun based so you get a whole new world perspective from them - especially if you are learning it in context with the actual cultures that spoke them.

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thunderbird

11 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

Oh hell no. LOL. I'm half deaf, not even gonna try a tonal language. I did, however, study about aspects of the language in some of my linguistics classes.

Actually I wouldn't mind learning Russian or one of the Native American languages. Native American tongues are verb-based instead of noun based so you get a whole new world perspective from them - especially if you are learning it in context with the actual cultures that spoke them.

Mandarin tones aren't difficult to pick up. One's mind acclimates to it quite quickly.

Native American languages are interesting. It shouldn't be of any surprise that they are related to Asian languages:
Siberian, Native American Languages Linked -- A First
Na-Dene languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

One of my cousins single-handedly wrote a Cree-English dictionary.

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SergioFelix

12 years ago

The thread says...

What's The Most Trendy Language To Learn Besides English?

Don't know why all of you guys started speaking about languages that can take you further business-wise, maybe it was that inner entrepreneur spirit! haha

So a trendy language besides English... I think that would be Spanish or French.

In my personal case, I'd love to speak German or French though and if I still had a normal IT job, I'd definitely go for Mandarin.

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derekwong28 11 years ago

English and Mandarin are the only languages taught in some schools in Hong Kong right now. This ignores Cantonese which is the predominate spoken dialect here. Most other schools teach Cantonese, Mandarin and English at the same time. This is like two and a half languages since there is a single written Chinese script. Things are so tough for our children right now that it is really horrible.
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HeySal

11 years ago

TB - I think Indians (is that derrogatory? I don't consider it to be.), have the only languages that are verb based and still live. It frustrates me to see the tribes not teaching them to their children more stringently. If they let those languages go, there's no way for them to maintain any ethos base and their cultures will completely die out. I consider that tragic. Especially so close to a time in history that they may be able to revive it.

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thunderbird

11 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

TB - I think Indians (is that derrogatory? I don't consider it to be.), have the only languages that are verb based and still live. It frustrates me to see the tribes not teaching them to their children more stringently. If they let those languages go, there's no way for them to maintain any ethos base and their cultures will completely die out. I consider that tragic. Especially so close to a time in history that they may be able to revive it.

In Canada, there was a massive effort to eradicate Indian languages and culture. The abuse that took place was unthinkable and very destructive. Naturally, a lot of people just opted to start over again completely rather than try to gather the shattered pieces. This might make some people angry to say this, but nowadays I'm afraid it's hard to tell what is actual tradition and what is make-believe.

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HeySal

11 years ago

US's efforts were rather concentrated, too. There's been interest aroused in restoration lately. Our society is falling apart and if they have enough of their culture left when it does, they will end up being a free people again. It's a good time for rebuilding.

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