Is chinese going to be like English??!

Never hear of this before. Is it true that Chinese is going to be like English? All i heard is they are developing all softwares in their own language for their convenience. I never thought of learning Chinese or i don't have any idea of learning it in the future.

One thing is sure. Learning chinese will be very important in future jobs.

I also think I want to learn Chinese language and I like to learn Cantonise Language. I think about the chinise that you told I think most chinese did'nt like English. So, if you want to visit their country you must know their language first. I also think the chinese is same as japenese because they dislike English. But, I think only some of their citizen speak englsh there. They like their own language and they think if you want to go there you must speak in their language because they hate English.

I would love to learn Chinese and it's on my 'to-do list'.Yes, I have heard that Chinese and german are very difficult languages to learn, but that's just an opinion and I would never know unless I try it out for myself.I would learn just to know if it's as hard as they claim,lol.Just kidding.I want to learn Chinese because I think it's an important language. Once I begin learning ,it shouldn't be that intimidating thereafter.Moreover, I have some very nice Chinese friends .So,I could always count on them for help.It's going to be an important languages in the time to come.

I am a native Chinese speaker.I can also speak a little English. I find that if you can speak English,then Chinese is quite easy to learn. Because in Grammer Chinese and English are very similar.Chinese grammer is even simpler than the English grammer.I find Chinese grammer easier than European languages.The verbs have no tense changes and the pronouns have no changes in cases.The only difficulty is that Chinese characters are really difficult to write for foreigners.But once you have learned over 100 Chinese words,you will find no difficulty.

in my opinion chinese is as easy as english as long as you do not treat it too serious. in china, a famous man named liyang creats crazy english, which makes english learning easier . i think, you may try crazy chinese. it'll be excellent! i suggest you try to remember ten chinese words and some simple sentences per day, and read them aloud freely. you'll soon gather a lot in your head. so some time later you'll find chinese not difficult as you thought. by the way we started learning chinese just this way from childhood. wish you success

hey its not impossible!? i think personally it will be, some people say China is the next US in the year 2020, haha although really really still far from the worldwide influence of the US, i think China is fast picking up! they are everywhere, their products are everywhere, and so is their culture in the future. I thjink china will be a super power in the near future, so guys, stay ahead of the race! learn chinese! :)

oh yes, i think it is possible that it can be a second language in the business wordl, though the chinese now are investing to learn english. my parents and i still think though that chinese is important. i know how to speak fookien but i need to learn mandarin already.

Hey come on friends! Chinese is not that difficult to learn. There are many Europeans who are good at Chinese right?! Once you try it, you can do it. Please believe in your talents. And,is Chinese going to be like English? This is a good question. China is a very big country in the world,and chinese people are of large size.China is developing very rapidly these years. Many foreigners establish new companies and factories in China. And the 2008 Olympic game will be held in Beijing. Chinese is really a widely-spoken language. I think it will be very useful if you understand Chinese. So please try it,you will find it interesting. :)

First off i'm an american chinese. I speak both. I speak two universal language. Mandarin isn't that hard speaking wise. Writing wise its a pain.

I hope this is not true. I cannot learn another language. My son is learning spanish and he tries to teach me. I cannot remember. I would never be able to learn chinese. That is way to hard.

I think so, since Chinese is now become the part of world economy side. Every country now dealing with China in trade, export import, production. I admit that Chinese language is difficult, but we haven't know until we try do learn it slowly.

My husband speaks Cantonese as his family are from Hong Kong, he can also speak Hakka, which is a 2nd language for people in Hong Kong, there are so many different Chinese languages that people don't realise!

I am a native Chinese, but I have to say that Chinese is not easy to learn well. Besides English, I also study French. Like any other foreign languages, it's very difficult to learn. Learning a foreign language needs not only time, but also the determination.

i have to admit, i'm a chinese yet i can't speak mandarin....i can speak some local dialect but not mandarin. Like you, i've always thought that it's sufficient to be able to converse and understand English, but it's not so nowadays. Most everyone knows how to speak Mandarin as it's a must if you want to have any business dealing with people from China. I wanted to learn that language for a long long time now, but whenever my friends know about my intention, they will say that they will teach me instead. 10 years down the road, and my mandarin is no better.....

i don't think Chinese will be like English. For me, English will remain as the universal language. but, it is still better to learn how to speak and write Chinese because in business, there are so many employers who are Chinese. and most of the time, it happens that on job applications, if you speak the language, you have the edge of getting hired.

i dont know, but if your interested then why not study if you think its necessary its fun to learn some languages especially if its free lol.

I don't know if Chinese will become "like English" or not-- after all, there are many different Chinese dialects. That said, I think Mandarin is one of the largest (spoken by the most people) languages in the world. I read an article in a magazine not long ago which stated that China would have the largest English speaking population in the world by the year 2030. It seems that because of the Internet, and English being a common language in Business, many Chinese people are learning English. I read quite a few science fiction books, and I have noticed that quite a few authors write about a speculative future in which the language of the world is a mixture of English and Chinese. Not long ago there was a science fiction series on TV called "Firefly" which showed a future world where people spoke a mixed language made from Chinese and English.

i am a chinese,if you want to work in china, i think english is enough,but if you want to know chinese and the culture of china, you must be learn chinese,english can be empression the idea of chinese.

Absolutely. In term of the population that speak a language, Chinese has owned the largest population and Chinese people can be found in every corner of the whole world, inevitably, it causes the necessity to learn Chinese. The more important factor is at present ear China has been becoming more and more influential both in trading and politics, and more and more people come to China for one reason or another. So Chinese language is more and more widely accepted and become one of the main languaged for globle communication. Start to learn it guy.