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For the people he speak more then one language

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IMaN00BieGF

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Like get a job over someone else that only speaks one language. My father speaks six and I know it has helped him through his career, but not life in general.
 
i think a lot of it depends where you are geographically and what you do.

i can speak cantonese chinese and fake a little mandarin, in addition to decent spanish, which definitely helps in california ERs and hospitals.

as far as life, i speak a combination of english and cantonese with my family and gf, who i won over with my sonorous ballads in chinese so yeah, i'd say it helped me out.
 
Originally posted by: IMaN00BieGF
Originally posted by: Turkish
Turkish, English, German

Learning: French and Italian.

Started but quit: Spanish
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cusious why you quite spanish, consindering its a commonly used language?
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I don't intend to stay in the U.S. forever, probably 3 or so more years before I go back. Italian and French are more useful in Turkey as far as their popularity in business. And I love the way they sound, beautiful languages.
 
Yes, it is invaluable where i work(in a resturant) I'm not fluent yet, but i'm still studying spanish.......VERY useful! I live in CA, and according to some propaganda, a future hispanic state(and i should get over it or leave!?!?!?) so spanish will help me hopefully in the future too
 
it helps greatly if you are doing sales. customers feel more comfortable when they can speak their native language.
 
Originally posted by: ShowdOWN
it helps greatly if you are doing sales. customers feel more comfortable when they can speak their native language.
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Most definitely. Also, my boss and I both speak French; when I went for my interview, he saw on my resume that I spoke French so that's how we did the interview. Bonus points, IMO.
 
I speak English/Portuguese/Spanish and some Italian. I feel that it has helped me in my career and in life in general, and i'm young (22). I see it helping me a lot in life. I couldn't imagine life without the ability. Not only has it opened up the world to me, but in countries where it is normal for the them to learn their native language+english they really respect an American who has the same ability because it's not in our culture. One regret is in high school I never took Latin, which I think would have helped me a ton while I was learning portuguese and spanish, and it would help me to understand that much more of italian.

Also by learning other languages it has helped me to understand english and the words we use and why we use them.
 
To the OP: It would be good if you managed to learn English first, then think of other languages you might want to learn.
 
I'm just getting ready to graduate high school and the only languages other than English that I know are Spanish and German (not much German at all though, I'm still learning), and I plan on eventually learning French and Italian. I plan on moving to England in about 4 years (after college) so I figure knowing a few languages should help.
 
In the process of learning German now, hopefully it helps me out with my career (graduating as an BSEE and finding a job next spring).
 
English has been the language of business for me in a lot of countries I've worked in.

It's always annoying when the guys across the table turn & converse together in their language so I can't understand, like a little side-meeting. But the deals get done in English, no matter where.

Because of where I live, basic Spanish comprehension just get absorbed from the environment, but the only place I use it is around soccer games or on surfing trips in Baja.

I've heard that in Japan they used to teach kids English, but that now lots of kids are taught Portugese instead of English, to perepare them for business in Brazil.

If you've got the aptitude, ability with other languages can only help!
 
I know some spanish, a little mandarin. I'm thinking about continuing with Chinese (as an elective) in college but I'm not sure if I can handle it(writing at least).
 
If I could speak Italian, French or Chinese I could probably double my salary and not even have to leave the company.

Of course, that would mean I would have to travel to Italy, France or China a lot, which I have no desire to do. But for people just coming out of school, they would have great opportunities.
 
Speak/Read/Write English, French, and Italian.
I can speak persian fluently, and I can read/write it with a little trouble.
I want to be able to read persian very fluently just because I'm really interested to read texts by Hafiz (or Hafez, however you wanna spell it).


I'm still in university, but I'm trying to go towards a career that would use multiple languages. I may even try and find a job abroad after I finish school. (I probably won't use my persian to this end, but I figure the French or Italian might be useful)
 
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