Besides the language most spoken in your country, which language is 2nd?

The first one for us is Arabic, and the second is English. English is actually a must around here, if we don't have at least decent English skills then it is highly unlikely that we'll be accepted into a university or get a good job. I myself have practically mastered english as good as any american, so I don't really have any worries in that area. 3rd I suppose is French, but that's only a likeable 'extra', not a must. I'm personally studying Japanese as my 3rd, it sparks my interest a whole lot more, even if I won't use it much. All in all, I dunno about u but around here at least 80% of the people 40yrs old and younger are bilingual, if you're not you're in a great disadvantage, that's for sure

I live in the USA. The second language most spoken is Spanish. I know French. My husband speaks English, French, Arabic and some Spanish. The second to benefit me would Arabic because my in-laws Speak Arabic. There are a lot of Muslims in England so French and Arabic would be the other languages to know there. French is best to know in Canada. What is your major? Spanish?

I live in America and Spanish is definitely the 2nd most frequently spoken language. I live in Texas, specifically, and it seems that Spanish is very often the 1st language spoken around here. I wish I spoke it.

Although I'm by no means really fluent in it, French would be my second language. I had French for years in school and it actualy started back when I was in Kindergarten. They don't offer it in any of the elementary schools around here anymore though.

Hello friend. Putonghua or Mandarin is our most spoken language, but besides this, we have many dialects, of which Cantonese is the most widely spoken language in the province of GuangDong and HongKong and even overseas Chinese speak it more than Mandarin. I can not speak it. Nor can I understand it though the characters are exactly the same but with a different accent. Take care, friend.

I am no expert on this subject but from my experience, I would say it is Spanish.. We have quite a few Mexicans, Hondurans, and others from countries that I really don't know but the second most spoken language is Spanish.. A lot of the people from these different countries speak the same language but my husband was told by a group of Hondurans that worked for him that the difference has to do with the accents that are placed on the same words, that is how they tell the difference as to what country someone comes from..

I live in California and you will need to learn Spanish to easily get a job. It will likely be a minimum wage job, as many places are hiring for low wage jobs now. The problem is people can't live on low wages and pay all their bills.

In the Philippines, we speak English and Filipino fluently. Filipino is our national language but many Filipinos also speak English very well. It is due to the fact that the Americans were the first to educate us. When the Spanish colonized us, the didn't bother teaching the Filipinos how to read and write. They wanted to be superior to us all the time and they probably did not value education so much. They did teach us a lot about religion though.

Hi ambie, Since I am an American living in the United States too it is very true that Spanish has become the second language that is most widely used. In fact, when you get an automated voicemail, as you know the prompts are now automatically in English and Spanish and only a few years ago they were only in English. It seems that Spanish is widely accepted to be just about as important in the United States as English is. I'm not sure how I personally feel about this being an American who was born and raised here and only taught the English language. I feel that everyone should be made to speak English as it is the main language and now it is becoming less and less important for people to learn it because they can easily get away with not knowing it since everything is being put into Spanish and English. I honestly don't think that this is fair. I do wish that I had more knowledge of the Spanish language, but I feel that the Spanish speaking should also speak English and now they don't have to and won't even try. I feel that this is giving them an excuse to never bother learning the English language. I find it very rude when Spanish people are in a group and there are people who don't understand their language and they purposely speak their language leaving those who don't out and I feel the government is to blame for catering to them and not making them learn English as a first language.

Here in my place in Kuwait it is English is the second language for most of the people but in my house it is Tagalog and Visayan language next to English...

I am also American. You are right. There are so many people that speak Spanish in this country and so many jobs want you to be bilingual. I took two Spainish classes in high school and two in college. I have lots of friends that speak spanish but i can not remember very much. My husband speaks hindi and he has tried to teach me for 6 years but for some reason I have problems learning other languages. I dont think i have the ability. lol.

habla espanol? Yes... spanish is in high demand in the united states. I have a friend from Germany that speaks German and French fluently. She said in Europe it was very important to know french. I guess here its pretty important to know Spanish, but I cant remember much from my three semesters of Spanish in college.

Hi dear I am from INDIA. Well in my country the main language is HINDI and ENGLISH. But our country is very rich in cultural heritage , u can guess from here that there are more than 18 official languages, 56 languages and 1880 dielets. But these languages are mostly regional. Anyways i am fluent in 6 languages viz. HINDI ENGLISH URDU ITALIAN SPANISH GERMAN French I am having trouble in pronouncng FRENCH words but still i like it a lot. HA HA. They write something and pronounce soething else Conuses me a lot , telling u toughest language i have learnt so far

I'm from Malaysia. Malay is our official language, every one has to learn it. The second language must be English. However, people here also speak mandarin and indian, depending on their race. Normally, students from chinese school, they have to learn 3 languages at school - malay, english, and chinese. On the other hand, the students from government school, they have to learn malay and english, but chinese and other languages might be an optional. I speak english, mandarin, malay. I know little bit vietnamese. Since my husband is a german, i'm going to learn german soon. It's quite hard for me as it's an european language. I hope i can cope with it.

In New Zealand, 'Maori' would be the second language spoken there. They are the indigenous people of New Zealand.

[i]Hello AmbiePam, We have several local dialects in our country so you have what you we call your native dialects first and the second language you need to learn is both our national language which is Tagalog and English. They go hand in hand. In some areas, they don't know our national language but they know English. Before we have some Spanish classess too but it is not a requirement anymore and I think other good languages to learn are Madarin, French, and Korean. Regards.[/i]

Hi AmbiePam, You are right about Canada, we are a bilingual country with two official languages, English and French. Although French is spoken mainly in Quebec, there are some french speaking people in all provinces. Most children outside of Quebec, learn French as a second language in school, and being fluent in both languages is a big plus for young people just going into the work force. Blessings.

I am Canadian an though are offcial languages are English and french, in my area(British Columbia) atleast,french is seldomly spoken. I am fluent in Spanish aswell as english but that doesnt really help me as much as it does in America. the most benifcial language for me to learn is either Cantonese/Mandarin or Punjabi. Canada is a very diverse country and in my hometown there are many panjabi is slowly catching up to englishs as the dominant langueage. I however spend most my time in Vancouver, as my university is located very near to the city, and a prodominant langueage here is Cantonese,Mandarin, or Korean. The only times i ever hear english is when im with my friends and in lectures.

i am from india..here the first language is hindi..other than that..we are using the english as a second langugae..all over the india we are using that to share..but i dont know hindi..in india we are having number of langugaes.. have a nice time with mylot

I am from India and here you find people speaking different languages in each state. Though our national language is hindi and spoken by largest group of people. But mother tongue in each state is different. And a great feature in India is almost every one seem to understand and speak English here, may be this is the effect European colonization or western cultural effect in here !! I thinking speaking English does help in getting good jobs here.The more fluent you are, more confidence you have and better jobs here. Though I don't really understand why so do even Indian companies prefer people who speak English fluently. They does this even the job doesn't require people speaking in English, In short it has become a way of living in India. Think we have to learn from Chinese and French a bit to respect the regional languages lol :)