most important languages - Page 3

mona-nicleoid · 12-23-2004, 09:32 AM

i suppose in terms of economic importance and number of speakers it must be like:
- chinese
- arabic
- english
- spanish
- german
- russian
- japanese
- hindi / urdu?

but on a more personal, emotional level i would say, each small and endangered language is important, especially those which have suffered or are still suffering from the dominance of those big languages.
mona

Antonio_Banderas · 12-29-2004, 11:30 AM

1. The most spoken languages are: Chinese, Hindi, Spanish and English.
2. The languages that are official in a lot of countries are English, Spanish, French and Arabic.
So, only English-1 and Spanish-2 are very important (they are in both lists). Arabic-3, French-4, Chinese-5 and Hindi-6 are also important languages.

Jonne · 01-01-2005, 11:33 AM

Hehe I wonder why Finnish isn't there

Jonne · 01-01-2005, 11:38 AM

Personally-
Finnish, my first language
English, my second language
Swedish, also my second language
Arabic, I'm studying it
Mandarin Chinese, I'll be studying it
Spanish, I'll start studying it again
Japanese, great grammar :D
Greek, nice sounding..
French
Polish, sounds grrreat :D
Oh well then maybe Cantonese..

mirela_my · 01-08-2005, 08:11 PM

Okey..let's see:

1.english( I learn it since in the 4'th grade and also now in College...it is a very important language to me!)
2.german( I was in germany 4 years and I learnt it there...and it's my favourite)
3.spanish(

telenovelas...what can i say...on TV you hear it so often...here in romania...)
4.french( I learnt it at school...but it didn't fix on me :P..)
5.italian(hmmm it sounds so nice and familiar...)
6.portuguese( like spanish...fromTV...)
7.chines...(I learn the signs ..I like it...but it is hard also...)

I don;t know how romanian is...I would like to wish..

keep in touch!

Joe Gold · 01-13-2005, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonne

Hehe I wonder why Finnish isn't there

Most of us have problems with languages that count more than 10 cases, that's why we skipped Estonian too.

Chrissy · 01-14-2005, 10:55 PM

the languages that are most important to me:

1)English (my language)
2)Polish (I don't speak it but it is still very close to my heart...heritage and what not)
3)French (I'm studying it now)
5)Spanish (I feel bad that I can't communicate with my neighbors, but if I spoke this language, I could!)
4)Russian (because of the great novels that come from there)
5)German (why not?)
6)Icelandic (I do love Bjork)
7)Gaelic/Irish
8)Chinese
9)Japanese
10)Turkish (my sister instilled in me a great love for Ataturk...)
11)Latin
...that's all I can think of!

12-23-2004, 09:32 AM	#15 (permalink)
mona-nicleoid Junior Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4 mona-nicleoid is an unknown character at this point	i suppose in terms of economic importance and number of speakers it must be like: - chinese - arabic - english - spanish - german - russian - japanese - hindi / urdu? but on a more personal, emotional level i would say, each small and endangered language is important, especially those which have suffered or are still suffering from the dominance of those big languages. mona
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12-29-2004, 11:30 AM	#16 (permalink)
Antonio_Banderas Just arrived Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1 Antonio_Banderas is an unknown character at this point	1. The most spoken languages are: Chinese, Hindi, Spanish and English. 2. The languages that are official in a lot of countries are English, Spanish, French and Arabic. So, only English-1 and Spanish-2 are very important (they are in both lists). Arabic-3, French-4, Chinese-5 and Hindi-6 are also important languages.
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01-01-2005, 11:33 AM	#17 (permalink)
Jonne Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 994 Jonne came out of the blue	Hehe I wonder why Finnish isn't there
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Jonne Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 994 Jonne came out of the blue	Personally- Finnish, my first language English, my second language Swedish, also my second language Arabic, I'm studying it Mandarin Chinese, I'll be studying it Spanish, I'll start studying it again Japanese, great grammar :D Greek, nice sounding.. French Polish, sounds grrreat :D Oh well then maybe Cantonese..
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mirela_my Just arrived Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Romania Posts: 2 mirela_my is an unknown character at this point	Okey..let's see: 1.english( I learn it since in the 4'th grade and also now in College...it is a very important language to me!) 2.german( I was in germany 4 years and I learnt it there...and it's my favourite) 3.spanish( telenovelas...what can i say...on TV you hear it so often...here in romania...) 4.french( I learnt it at school...but it didn't fix on me :P..) 5.italian(hmmm it sounds so nice and familiar...) 6.portuguese( like spanish...fromTV...) 7.chines...(I learn the signs ..I like it...but it is hard also...) I don;t know how romanian is...I would like to wish.. keep in touch!
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Chrissy oceania Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kansas-USA Posts: 83 Chrissy is an unknown character at this point	the languages that are most important to me: 1)English (my language) 2)Polish (I don't speak it but it is still very close to my heart...heritage and what not) 3)French (I'm studying it now) 5)Spanish (I feel bad that I can't communicate with my neighbors, but if I spoke this language, I could!) 4)Russian (because of the great novels that come from there) 5)German (why not?) 6)Icelandic (I do love Bjork) 7)Gaelic/Irish 8)Chinese 9)Japanese 10)Turkish (my sister instilled in me a great love for Ataturk...) 11)Latin ...that's all I can think of! Last edited by Chrissy; 01-15-2005 at 01:19 AM.
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