 Today the ability to understand, read, write and speak foreign languages values more than ever. Representatives of many world countries today co-operate very tightly in different spheres: economy, technology, culture...
If you realize that you need to learn one more language, now you need to think and define what language you will learn.
The most popular languages:
• English, Spanish, French;
• Russian, Mandarin, German,
Italian, Japanese, Arabic and Latin.
The most difficult to learn:
1. Mandarin (traditional Chinese), Japanese, Arabic, Korean and Cantonese (major Chinese dialect).
2. Russian, Latin, Slovak, Thai, Finnish, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Czech, Bulgarian, Ukrainian.
An artificial language Esperanto is considered to be the easiest language to learn. Then English, Spanish, Italian, Indonesian and Portuguese.
English is the undisputed favorite among other languages. Books, manuals, magazines, news-papers, maps, atlases and other materials concerning science, business and international exchange of any kind are published preferably in English. It is smart to learn English as your first foreign language. It will give you instant access to an unmatched wealth of books, newspapers, magazines, movies, websites and people from all over the world.
Spanish is among the most popular languages. It has easy, logical structure. Spanish is useful language since it is on top of most people's list. There are a lot of Spanish-speaking countries on the globe, so it is very handy when traveling. There are also lots of Spanish books, music and films.
French is a very chic but difficult romance language. France is the most visited country on the earth. If you want or need to visit France often or have French-speaking partners, language will open you the door into success. France owns a fascinating culture: literature, philosophy, architecture and gastronomy are areas where a command of French can bring intense satisfaction even if you do not live in France.
Russian is a very rich and fascinating language. It may appear less difficult to learn than its reputation. Knowing Russian you have an open door to the range of Russia and East European countries. If you speak Russian fluently you have the instant access to a enormous amount of highly interesting reading material you can get for free off the internet.
German is one of the basic European languages. It is quite difficult to learn. German will give you access to one of the world's great economies as well as to a wealth of cultural material. Italian - One can say that Italian is the most beautiful spoken language. Italy is very charming country.
If you already speak one of the Romance languages (Spanish, French and Portuguese), be sure it will not be difficult to learn Italian, since there are strong similarities in grammar and vocabulary. Japanese is a language of a fascinating civilisation. Japan has the world's second However this is probably one of the most difficult language you can find. Very complex writing system and grammar. Arabic language has a united writing system based on the Koran.
Latin is the most popular dead language ever - a great intellectual adventure for those who study other Romance languages.
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