The most useful languages other than English for world travellers are those that are:
1. used by at least a significant subset of people
2. throughout a large area
3. where English isn't widely used.
Depending on the region of the world in which you are most interested (and leaving aside the varying difficulty of learning different languages),that would include:
* Spanish (useful throughout Latin America -- even in Brazil spoken Spanish is widely understood, and knowledge of written Spanish is adequate for understanding much written Portuguese)
* Mandarin (useful throughout East Asia, and to a lesser degree in many other places)
* Russian (English is not widely spoken in the former USSR, and some people speak Russian in surprisingly many other places)
* Arabic (used as a second language by the literate classes throughout the Islamic world, even where Arabic isn't the primary language)
Other less widely useful possibilities (either less widely spoken, or spoken in places where English is more common) would include:
* French (mainly useful in west and central Africa, but losing ground rapidly to English)
* Hindi or Urdu (useful in a large region of South Asia, but in most of that region it's relatively easy to get around in English)
* Swahili (ditto in eastern Africa)
* German (the lingua franca and most common second language of much of central Europe, having largely displaced Russian in that role over the last decade)
Some of the most useful languages in the world include English, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and French. These languages are widely spoken, have many speakers globally, and can open up opportunities for travel, business, and cultural exchange.
The two most spoken languages in the world are English and Mandarin Chinese.
The six most spoken languages in the world are English, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, French, and Arabic.
Ziad Fazah holds the Guinness World Record for speaking the most languages. He is reported to speak 58 languages fluently.
Five of the ten most spoken languages in the world are Asian: Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Bengali, Spanish, and Arabic.
There are approximately 7,000 recognized languages spoken in the world today. Around 23 of these languages are spoken by half of the global population.
In South and Central America, the most useful languages are Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. In North America the most useful languages are English, followed by Spanish and French
It is useful because it is the root to most languages.
In South and Central America, the most useful languages are Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. In North America the most useful languages are English, followed by Spanish and French
The two most spoken languages in the world are English and Mandarin Chinese.
The six most spoken languages in the world are English, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, French, and Arabic.
Ziad Fazah holds the Guinness World Record for speaking the most languages. He is reported to speak 58 languages fluently.
What the most useful machine is, is a matter of opinion. Some would argue that the wheel is the most useful machine, and others would argue that the lever is the most useful.
All 6,809 languages in the world are different from each other.
Five of the ten most spoken languages in the world are Asian: Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Bengali, Spanish, and Arabic.
There are approximately 7,000 recognized languages spoken in the world today. Around 23 of these languages are spoken by half of the global population.
The most common first languages in the world are Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and English.
The next two most useful languages to learn in the United States would be Mandarin Chinese and French. Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language in the world and is increasingly important for business and cultural exchange. French is also widely spoken globally and is an official language of many international organizations.