most important languages

beelemache · 10-21-2004, 07:49 PM

Hi!

I am making a survey on languages.

Can you rank those 11 languages from the most important to the least important for you?

arab, chinese, english, french, german, hindi, italian, japanese, portuguese, russian, spanish.

Thanks!

elahub · 10-21-2004, 09:42 PM

Hello

a difficult question ... most of the languages you give us are not important for me, personally, but elsewhere certainly ...
You should perhaps tell us a little more why you chose these languages I think.

1. German - my language
2. French - ma langue favorisée

3. Italian - I simply love to hear it (and see how they talk, too

4. Spanish - because I have started to learn it and it seems to be
important for a lot of people
5. English - of course!!
6. Russian - because my favorite "bookwriter" was a Russian but besides
nostrowje I don't understand a lot

For the rest I don't know - I miss turkish, very important for many people in my country and netherlands too.

good luck!

Daniela

beelemache · 10-22-2004, 04:56 AM

Hi Daniela,

Thanks a lot for your reply.

Yes I admit that for everybody those 11 languages are not the 11 most important...

What are the other important languages for you?
And why?

Baris · 10-22-2004, 11:55 AM

Daniela is absolutely right: Turkish is a very important language indeed! :D

It is spoken not only in Turkey, but also by the millions of Turkish who live outside Turkey like me, and also by Northern Cypriots, Kurdish people, and also many people in Central Asia.
Furthermore, Turkish is the root language of all the Turkic languages that are spoken in Azerbaidjan, Turkestan (south west of China), Turkmenistan, etc.
Also, there is a growing number of Turkish schools where Turkish is taught as a second language in Central Asia, Africa, Eastern Asia, etc.

So, not to neglected!

The_FD · 10-22-2004, 04:54 PM

Hi everybody

I'm going to answer right to your question beelemache, but as elahub asked you i would like to know too why you picked those 11 languages.
My answer is very personal, i am ranking the languages like this not because i like them or not but because they are more or less useful in my everyday life

(I should say if you don't know I speak french (native) english and italian)

english, french, italian, chinese (my girlfriend

) arab, portuguese, spanish, german, japanese, russian, hindi

That's it

but i like turkish, malayalam and tamul a lot also

just for elahub

Quote:

2. French - ma langue favorisée

should be 2. French - ma langue favorite

beelemache · 10-24-2004, 12:46 PM

Hi!

Well first of all thank you all for replying.

Well in fact I have chosen those 11 languages because either those countries are populated (like India), rich (like Italian), or in development (like brasil, for portuguese). The other languages I think are the most common languages on earth. But yes, if you want to add languages like turkish to your ranking, please do so.

Other people have added languages such as thai, malay, bengali, east european languages etc...

But most of those who have replied have chosen the 11 languages I have suggested.

I will be posting the result soon. I have collected nearly 40 rankings but I would like to have at least 50.

Thank your

InchPincher · 10-24-2004, 09:14 PM

hey beelemache!!
here's my order of the languages:
1: German
2: English
3: French
4: Chinese
5: Japanese
6: Italian
7: Russian
8: Spanish
9: Portugese
10: Hindi
11: Arab
and i also think that Korean is a nice language (and important for buisness)

that's my opinion
Inch Pincher

10-21-2004, 07:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
beelemache Junior Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3 beelemache is an unknown character at this point	most important languages Hi! I am making a survey on languages. Can you rank those 11 languages from the most important to the least important for you? arab, chinese, english, french, german, hindi, italian, japanese, portuguese, russian, spanish. Thanks!
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10-21-2004, 09:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
elahub Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Göttingen Posts: 324 elahub is on a distinguished road	I don't see turkish .... Hello a difficult question ... most of the languages you give us are not important for me, personally, but elsewhere certainly ... You should perhaps tell us a little more why you chose these languages I think. 1. German - my language 2. French - ma langue favorisée 3. Italian - I simply love to hear it (and see how they talk, too 4. Spanish - because I have started to learn it and it seems to be important for a lot of people 5. English - of course!! 6. Russian - because my favorite "bookwriter" was a Russian but besides nostrowje I don't understand a lot For the rest I don't know - I miss turkish, very important for many people in my country and netherlands too. good luck! Daniela Last edited by elahub; 10-21-2004 at 09:43 PM. Reason: typo
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10-22-2004, 04:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
beelemache Junior Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3 beelemache is an unknown character at this point	Hi Daniela, Thanks a lot for your reply. Yes I admit that for everybody those 11 languages are not the 11 most important... What are the other important languages for you? And why?
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10-22-2004, 11:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Baris International Forum Fan Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 671 Baris is learning to walk	+Turkish please! Daniela is absolutely right: Turkish is a very important language indeed! :D It is spoken not only in Turkey, but also by the millions of Turkish who live outside Turkey like me, and also by Northern Cypriots, Kurdish people, and also many people in Central Asia. Furthermore, Turkish is the root language of all the Turkic languages that are spoken in Azerbaidjan, Turkestan (south west of China), Turkmenistan, etc. Also, there is a growing number of Turkish schools where Turkish is taught as a second language in Central Asia, Africa, Eastern Asia, etc. So, not to neglected! __________________ Instant translation of sms/email/letter in Turkish/French/English (6 cents/word)
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10-24-2004, 12:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
beelemache Junior Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3 beelemache is an unknown character at this point	Hi! Well first of all thank you all for replying. Well in fact I have chosen those 11 languages because either those countries are populated (like India), rich (like Italian), or in development (like brasil, for portuguese). The other languages I think are the most common languages on earth. But yes, if you want to add languages like turkish to your ranking, please do so. Other people have added languages such as thai, malay, bengali, east european languages etc... But most of those who have replied have chosen the 11 languages I have suggested. I will be posting the result soon. I have collected nearly 40 rankings but I would like to have at least 50. Thank your
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10-24-2004, 09:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
InchPincher Deutschland, ich komme! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Angers, France Posts: 11 InchPincher is an unknown character at this point	hey beelemache!! here's my order of the languages: 1: German 2: English 3: French 4: Chinese 5: Japanese 6: Italian 7: Russian 8: Spanish 9: Portugese 10: Hindi 11: Arab and i also think that Korean is a nice language (and important for buisness) that's my opinion Inch Pincher
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