Subject: Which language would you learn?
Posted by: Cymruambyth
Date: Jun 29 09
In an increasingly global economy, it is an advantage to speak more than one language. My son, the IT specialist, has been learning Cantonese and Mandarin, the two major languages of China, because it will be useful to him in the expanding Asian market. Which language do you think it would be important for business people to learn?
Posted by: Cymruambyth
Date: Jun 29 09
In an increasingly global economy, it is an advantage to speak more than one language. My son, the IT specialist, has been learning Cantonese and Mandarin, the two major languages of China, because it will be useful to him in the expanding Asian market. Which language do you think it would be important for business people to learn?
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mikejamillon
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I'd like to learn Mandarin, too. It's cool, I think. Reply #1. Jun 29 09, 8:56 AM |
CoolTeen
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Spanish, French. Reply #2. Jun 29 09, 12:04 PM |
terbear528
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It would be so awesome to learn Chinese. I would also love to learn their writing system. Unbelievable! Reply #3. Jun 29 09, 11:57 PM |
slytherinwitch 
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It would be awesome to come across people in the USA who could speak and write English well. Reply #4. Jun 30 09, 12:11 AM |
richimishra
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German. Reply #5. Jun 30 09, 1:10 AM |
C30
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slytherinwitch...........come on the language of the USA is American, not English! Reply #6. Jul 07 09, 9:23 AM |
dfc4385
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American? It's now a language? I never knew that in all my years. Do the school systems know that? Reply #7. Jul 07 09, 2:10 PM |
gloriabrazil
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I´m a brazilian, Portuguese spoken.Every child and adolescent, here, must learn English, French and Spanish cause Portuguese language is almost an island.I can understand these languages and read, Italian too. BUT writting and speaking are more difficult. I tryed to learn German and gave up. Now I´d like to learn GREEK. It´s so different and useless for me... Reply #8. Jul 07 09, 2:50 PM |
Anton
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Where I live, nobody forces anybody to learn English. Instead, it would be "better" to learn their languages. So, if you want to go into business and live in Southern California, learn Spanish. Reply #9. Jul 07 09, 3:53 PM |
pyonir
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If I were learning for the business world it would be Mandarin, Arabic, Spanish, and/or Japanese. Reply #10. Jul 07 09, 4:27 PM |
romeomikegolf
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At this time in my life I think it would be Japanese. This is probably so that I could talk to my daughter in law and we couls fully understand each other. Her English is good, but she misses the little nuances. If I could go back 50 years it would be German so I could have a real conversation with my mum's side of the family. Reply #11. Jul 08 09, 1:41 AM |
| kthnos
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Except for Eglish, for me no other language is necessary to learn. Reply #12. Jul 08 09, 2:02 AM |
jolana
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Hungarian. That´s a beautiful language. Reply #13. Jul 08 09, 5:44 AM |
tezza1551
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I speak Australian English, some French, a little Malay and a bit of Noongar (Indigenous Australian). Would like to improve my knowledge and ability in the latter two. Reply #14. Jul 13 09, 8:05 PM |
| david1975
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I would like to learn Ukrainian. Reply #15. Jul 13 09, 8:55 PM |
| papasmurf13
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Italian or Russian would be fun to learn Reply #16. Jul 15 09, 9:40 AM |
blindcat78
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I have tried to learn to speak Spanish, but my tongue just doesn't want to work that way. I would love to learn German & Italian. Reply #17. Oct 18 09, 9:08 PM |
cowdom
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Spanish seems to be the language you need to know in the US. At least everything I see is in English/Spanish, like the recent voting ballot among other things. Reply #18. Oct 24 09, 9:37 PM |
Jabberwok
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Icelandic, so I can read the sagas in the original. Mandarin because it sounds so pretty and I'd love to try a tonal language. Reply #19. Oct 25 09, 3:02 AM |
| sarahcateh
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I already know Spanish. I know that Mandarin would probably make the most sense from a logical global business point of view, but I have always wanted to learn French or Italian. Reply #20. Oct 26 09, 9:30 AM |
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