What is the most important language to learn?

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Answer:First and foremost, your native tongue. Learn to speak it well and properly, with good grammar and enunciation. If your first language is not English, then learn that language next, as it is the global language of business and entertainment. After that, it is up to you! Spanish is an excellent choice if you anticipate spending time in Latin America or the United States (where Spanish is rapidly becoming prevalent.) In the international realm, French is the official working language of the United Nations (along with English), and is second only to English as a worldwide business language. Mandarin Chinese has the largest number of native speakers, and as China becomes a key player in international affairs its main language becomes important knowledge. Other important (but less ubiquitous) languages are Russian, Arabic, German, and Swahili. AnswerThe language of your birth. If you can't communicate with your own you will never understand your culture or be part of your heritage. English, which is the accepted international language in most fields of life, is also important and is learned by children in nearly every country of the world.

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The language of critical thinking or general semantics. Regardless of what spoken languages you may be versed in, if you have not mastered your own body language and understand the body language of others, if you only listen to what is being said and pay no attention to what is not being said then your capacity to communicate is diminished. What value is there in speaking twelve different languages if you can't pick up on subtle body movements? If you can't tell if someone is being truthful in the primary language you speak it is doubtful you will know how to tell if someone is lying in the other eleven languages. To know that we view our selves in a different way than others do, and know that they view themselves in a different way than we view them. To know that we can agree on another way to view each other that would be satisfactory for both, these are all characteristics of communication.

French is known as the language of love, but if you tell a pretty woman that you love her and you speak it perfectly but you never touch her when you say this, that will mean something entirely different than if you do touch her while professing your love. If you intend to stand up for your rights through language only but never through deed, this says something entirely different than if you are prepared to fight while standing up for your rights. In our lifetime we meet many people, most who gladly inform you of who they believe they are. Many of these people can talk a good game, but if you really want to know the truth of people, listen to what they say then watch what they do.

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Of the European languages French, Spanish, Portugese and German are most widely spoken. German was once considered the premier language for work in technology and science, French for work in diplomacy. Chinese has so many dialects that frequently one can be better understood in English. Japanese is definitely a necessary language of international commerce, but the Japanese themselves are committed to learning the language(s) of the country where they trade and use English as a default . Russian was politically important as a power language, but loses out to the difficulties non-Slavic peoples encounter with its extensive phonemes. Swahili was likewise a lingua franca understood in numerous African countries, but its Arabic base puts it in disfavor with the tribalism now present in many countries. By contrast Arabic itself is rising in popularity.

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Lest we forget Hindi, the official language of India. The BRIC economies are the ones to watch for the forseeable future--Brazil (Portuguese), Russia, India (Hindi), China (Mandarin). Judging by the enormous populations of the latter two, it stands to reason that both these languages are significant, notwithstanding the fact that these cultures do put considerable effort into learning English, often the British dialect.

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english, french and arabic.