German, Russian, Spanish, or Mandarin Chinese? I know how to speak English (my mother tongue) Japanese (my second language) and Mongolian (lived in Mongolia for 2years) I already know a little bit of all 4 languages, not enough to have a meaningful conversation, but enough to get by as a tourist.
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Spanish! So useful.
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Spanish is really useful, and relatively easy compared to the other ones. So is German.
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Go with Spanish and then German
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spanish is the easiest to learn out of those, but since you know difficult asian languages already do whatever you feel like. i will just sit here and struggle with my "mother tongue" the rule-riddled english language.
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To learn as an important language: Spanish To learn for fun or of interest: Hebrew
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Believe it or not, Mandarin Chinese is gaining influence and reputation faster than any other language. To some, it is the hardest language that ever existed, but it's still important. More than a billion person speaks fluent mandarin Chinese, that not a number you can laugh at. A lot of industries have moved to China, and the Chinese production is among the most abundant in the entire world. If you want to make a use of the language you want to learn, I can think of nothing else to serve this goal besides Chinese. Also, since it's a not a Latin based language, you will get to experience a new theme of logic while learning it. Studies have shown that learning new language can slightly improve the usually fixed intelligence quotient. Moreover, learning new languages helps improve your memory and the usage of your Brocha's area and Wernicke's area (responsible for the formation and comprehension of speech respectively.). People who know various languages are less likely to get Alzheimer's disease, and if they do, it's progress should be slower. In short, I advise you to learn Mandarin Chinese because it's a different language that stimulates your brain and it can benefit your mental health, your business life, and it can be for your own amusement despite the fact that it's difficult. However, you might not be convinced with what I stated above so an alternative opinion is Spanish. English, although is fused with Latin through French, is a Germanic language. Therefore, it's different than the Romantic languages. Spanish, being a romantic language can broaden your horizons. Also, Spanish is widely used, is fused with Arabic, and is not that difficult to learn. Why did I eliminate German and Russian? Well German is a Germanic language (obviously) and it falls in the same category as English does, so it's not that difficult to learn although there are some major differences. Also German is NOT that much widespread. Germany is an important center of commerce and research, but It's not the only one. Russian is interesting, but Russia is an isolated country and you wouldn't find yourself using Russian unless you encounter a Russian person, visit Russia itself, or read novels by Russian authors such as Tolstoy. Most books are translated nowadays, so If you want to learn a language, think about the culture behind it, the phonetics of the language, the grammar, the logic, the frequency usage, and then after all that you can think about reading untranslated books to get the full meaning out of them.
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