Chinese or French

J.J.   Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:03 pm GMT
Hi, I speak English and Spanish. I would like to study a third one.

Chinese or French are a good choice, IMHO. Some people say that French is not yet an important language, but I am not sure.

Thanks.
bubbus   Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:06 pm GMT
If you like languages, you might try Chinese. It's bound to become a whole lot more important as the century progresses.
K.   Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:44 pm GMT
Just choose the one that appeals to you the most. Languages are a real investment of time, so choose wisely. It will probably take you longer to learn Chinese unless you already know some chinese characters. French would probably be easier for you, but Chinese grammar is not too bad. In either case, you will need to be able to distinguish sounds well if you want to understand and be understood.
Molière   Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:01 am GMT
¿No es obvio? Tienes que aprender francés para compensar la inutilidad del español, que por desgracia ya sabes. ¿No quieres saber un idioma romance auténtico, en lugar de un sucedáneo como el español?
/*-   Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:22 am GMT
If you like languages don't choose one for its important but because you like it. If you can, choose both, if you can not, and I were you I would choose Chinese, because I think it is a challenger and it is different to English and Spanish.

Good luck!!!!
Adriano   Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:29 pm GMT
Chinese will take you at least 4 times longer to master than French.
So if you could become proficient in French within 2 years, the same level in Chinese would take you 8 years.
You would need a lot of patience.
Shuimo   Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:46 pm GMT
You wud have made a big unwise mistake if you choose to learn languages other than Chinese!

Learning Chinese wud doubtless open the door of immeasurable opportunities and fascinating scenes to the elevation of yr life and mental horizons by letting you have access to understadning the unique civilization of the EAST that has been in reslendent existence for thousands of years, as well as understanding a charming present-day China that is well on its steady way to regaining No 1 superpower status of the world in this century!(*^__^*)
Matt   Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:22 am GMT
CHINESE IS ONLY SPOKEN IN CHINA AND ONE OR TWO OTHER COUNTRIES. IT IS HARDLY SPOKEN BY NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS.

FRENCH IS SECOND WORLD LANGUAGE, SPOKEN IN 35 COUNTRIES.
Red Echelon   Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:48 am GMT
El Francés no vale para absolutamente nada hoy día. La economía del Francés(80 millones de hablantes como Lengua materna)no llega a los 3 billones de Dólares,mientras que la del Español por ejemplo(500 millones como Lengua materna)supera los 7'5 billones de Dólares. Y el Chino Mandarín lo hablan casi 900 millones de personas frente a solo 80 del Francés.
Red Echelon   Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:53 am GMT
Solo 3 de las 100 ciudades con mayor PIB(GDP)del Mundo hablan Francés,frente a 14 que hablan Español incluídas 5 de Estados Unidos(+6 del Portugués=20). 25 de esas 100 ciudades más importantes del Mundo hablan Inglés,y solo 4 Chino Mandarín(toda China tiene 6 de esas 100 ciudades). El Francés ya no vale para nada.
Blue Tier   Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:59 am GMT
L'espagnol ne vaut rien aujourd'hui. Les exportations hispaniques (380 millions locuteurs en total) n'atteint pas 500 milliards de dollars, tandis que celle des francophones par exemple (650 millions de locuteurs au total) dépasse 3 milliards de dollars. Et le russe est parlé par près de 125 millions de locuteurs comme une langue secondaire, contre 20 seulement de l'espagnol.
Blue Tier   Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:27 am GMT
Il n'ya qu'une seule ville hispanique de Madrid (48e) qui a introduit dans le "Top 50 of Quality of Living Global City Rankings 2009 – Mercer survey" enquête. Genève (3ème), Luxembourg (19ème), Montréal (22e), Paris (33ème), Bruxelles (24ème), et Lyon (36e) sont les villes de langue française qui a rendu tous les six en tout. L'un pour l'italien, Milan (41ème) et le catalan, Barcelone (42e). De toute évidence, les villes qui parlent francophones, italiennes, et catalan ont un meilleur niveau de vie que Madrid qui est 48e. En 2010, Madrid sera hors top 50.
Blue Tier   Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:38 am GMT
Il n'ya qu'une seule ville hispanique de Madrid (48e) qui a introduit dans le "Top 50 of Quality of Living Global City Rankings 2009 – Mercer survey" enquête. Genève (3ème), Luxembourg (19ème), Montréal (22e), Paris (33ème), Bruxelles (24ème), et Lyon (36e) sont les villes de langue française qui a rendu tous les six en tout. L'un pour l'italien, Milan (41ème) et le catalan, Barcelone (42e). De toute évidence, les villes qui parlent francophones, italiennes, et catalan ont un meilleur niveau de vie que Madrid qui est 48e. En 2010, Madrid sera hors top 50. L'ESPAGNOL EST VRAIMENT SANS VALEUR.
Blue Tier   Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:43 am GMT
Quality of Living global city rankings 2009 – Mercer survey

http://www.mercer.com/qualityoflivingpr
--* *--   Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:04 am GMT
<< You wud have made a big unwise mistake if you choose to learn languages other than Chinese!

Learning Chinese wud doubtless open the door of immeasurable opportunities and fascinating scenes to the elevation of yr life and mental horizons by letting you have access to understadning the unique civilization of the EAST that has been in reslendent existence for thousands of years, as well as understanding a charming present-day China that is well on its steady way to regaining No 1 superpower status of the world in this century!(*^__^*) >>

China would not be an economic superpower if not for Western and Japanese investment.

Behave well Chinese or else foreign investments will be pulled out that would cause the collapse of Chines economy.