What foreign languages do the special forces value as the most important to learn?
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Farsi, Arabic, and Mandarin
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Chinese.  1 billion+ people know how to speak it.  Many koreans and japanese, instead of taking English as their second language, are now taking Chinese.  China's economy is booming, and so currently is a great place for business.\n\nbut then again Wikipedia says:\n"Some assert that, after English, Spanish can now be considered the second most important language in the world (probably replacing even French), due to its increased usage in the United States, the high birth rate in most of the countries where it is official, the growing economies of the Spanish-speaking world, its influence on the global music market, and simply due to the broad number of areas on the Earth's surface that the language is spoken in."\n\nMe...I speak Chinese at home, English at school, and am taking AP Spanish right now.  =)
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Spanish and Latin, definately. I learned both in school and they're very helpful in everyday situations, like medical definitions for Latin, or reading foriegn product labels in Spanish, if they apply. I'm Canadian, so most things are written in English and French.
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If you plan to work in the USA, Central America, or South America - SPANISH should be your second language.   For a Larger world picture, choose FRENCH, GERMAN.   If you want to work in the middle east - Choose ARABIC.  If your interests are in Asia chyoose JAPANESE or one ofg the CHINESE languages (probably Mandarin or Tiawanese over Cantonese)
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Arabic,Spanish or Mandrian Chinese
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It depends on your objectives.   If you want to showcase yourself as being proficient in a more "exotic" yet economically-in-demand language, where there are otherwise few qualified professionals available in the job market, then I would say go for Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, or Arabic.    On the other hand, if the idea were to be able to communicate with a greater number of people speaking an idiom, then I would definitely say Spanish or Chinese.    Finally, if you have a targeted geographical region in mind then obviously your choices are already more narrowly defined.    For instance, in Europe I would consider (in addition to English, of course) French and/or German.     … But if you really insist on a single answer, then I would say, considering everything (e.g. the number of people speaking the language, its overall economic and political viability, the lack of language-proficient individuals in the job market) “Chinese” is most likely the one true language opportunity of the future for an English-speaking person.
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as a matter of fact almost all the programming languages are of high importance. what u want to learn depends on the type of programs that ur interested in coding.\n\nList of programming languages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabetical_list_of_programming_languages\n\nList of popular programing languages and why to use them: http://www.scriptol.org/choose.php\n\nProgramming language comparison: http://jvoegele.com/software/langcomp.html\n\nhope u got an acceptable answer for ur question!
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I vote for emphatic British English , by FAR the most beautiful in my ears.  I just love the rhythm & cadence & intonation of strong British erudite English.  The formalism of it.is so charming.\ncoming in second place to me is the High-German language.   so forceful & direct & powerful.  Makes anything you say sound like a command.  German is a no-nonsense language ideal for military & discipline & command.  and I like that.  \n\nI find the Romance languages boring.  I am not interested in the so-called Mediterranean culture.  I was raised in so-called Eastern mediterranean culture & I didn't care for it.  \n\nI also am charmed by the sounds of Swedish,& Norwegian - also very partial to the sounds of Korean& japanese.& Russian.  I love the cadence & the way they resonate.   And I also am fascinated by the sound of the Greek language in songs & speeches.\n\nI'm sick &tired of hearing how great French & italian are.  I want to differ sharply from this.
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Spanish, not only for the reasons given by others, but for two others: it's a Latin language (so you have a good basis for French, Italian, etc.) and it's logical in its spelling (unlike French, which is very arbitrary.) If you're learning a language as a start towards learning more and to use in the US and Europe, it seems like the obvious choice.\n\nIf on the other hand, you want a mental challenge, Mandarin is so unlike any Western language in syntax, tones, etc. that you'll 'stretch' your mind a great deal. It will also prove increasingly useful as China moves more and more to a capitalist model.
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I found learning the Russian language to be very enriching. However, it was also extremely useful to me as I grew up in Alaska and MANY spoke Russian. I think it depends on what you wish to do whether or not it would be worthwhile for you. Learning Russian can help greatly with learning other languages such as Greek, Persian, and even Chinese. It can be very useful if you wish to go into International Business or International Law. Also, if you plan to study dance, art, or music the Russian peoples made many great contributions. I found studying Russian to be worth my while.
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The most widely spoken languages in the world.\n\n1. Manderin\n2. English\n3. Hindi\n4. Spanish\n5. Russian
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Along with Spanish, Portuguese is one of the top ten most spoken languages in the world.  French is at the end of the list with Portuguese at number eight.\n\nYes, portuguese is an incredible language.  If you are a native English speaker with knowledge of Spanish, then you are fine tuned for picking up Portuguese and swallowing it whole!!!\n\nI love portuguese, there are various portuguese communities in the US (New Jersey for example), and yes Brazil is South America's largest and most economically promising country.  They are projected to be increasing for awhile.\n\nBrazilians are such incredibly warm people, you'll have a great time learning Portuguese\n\nIn high school there are always Brazilian exchange students.  the poor brazilians would love to come to US, but it is such a long way.  there certainly won't be an influx of Brazilians comparable to the mexican influx, but still, if you like travel and languages and think you might find yourself in south america or africa then portuguese is the way to go.
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What language to take, you mean? French, probably.
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spanish(you can understand alot of languages like:french,portuguese,italian etc...)then english and chinese.
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For an English speaker, I would say Spanish is by far the easiest of the four to learn.  If you speak other languages, the answer might be different.\n\nLatin is particularly hard because of the declension of nouns.  French pronunciation is sometimes difficult (especially the nasal vowels).  German isn't too difficult, but the sentence word order (verb at the end or verb second) is unnatural for English-speakers (I'd put it in second place among the languages you listed).
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special weapons and tactics
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I'd say Mandarin Chinese. Not only do you have to learn words ... inflection is also key ... and there are four inflections you can put on any word/syllable. And some of the words are best pronounced in a sing-song sort of tone. \n\nJapanese is definitely easier because it is not so heavily dependent on inflection. \n\nFrench, Spanish and German are all a piece of cake compared to Mandarin Chinese.