class help: Is it better to learn Russian or Chinese language in this day in age? - Help.com

Chinese. everything goes through china these days.

I’m in the same boat as you. I have the choice to take French, Spanish, German, or Mandarin Chinese. It’s really hard to choose, isn’t it?

No one thinks that russian might be important with the conflict going on now?

I vote for Chinese.

Definitely Chinese.

Well Chinese is the most spoken language in the world followed by Spaininsh and English so if you get those under your belt you are pretty much sorted

Anonymous wrote:
No one thinks that russian might be important with the conflict going on now?

Why? We don’t have to communicate with them just shoot them during war.

It depends. If you are more of a risktaker and are going into busieness or foreign policy, I would say Russian. Otherwise, I think Chinese would be a good choice for someone going into education or business and who finds Chinese culture and food appealing.

I think it depends. I live in Canada, so Russian and Chinese wouldn’t come in handy very often.

Isn’t there a large Chinese population in Vancouver?

it depends.the point is what culture you like better. in my opinion ,chinese is more interesting.

thanks friends for interesting at Chinese.
If you have more chance to communicate with Russian, Russian is more necessary.
If you are more interesting at China, then choose Chinese to learn first.

My web’s blog offers free Chinese learning lessons…
Maybe can help you a little…
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i’m russian & i’m learning chinese. so far very interesting. compared to the russian grammar, that of chinese is very simple, other aspects make this language difficult to learn. if i wasn’t russian myself, i’d have gone for russian. otherwise, chinese can be fun to take up. as many of you said, depends on the purpose

Well, there is no “better” language of course! You just need to ask yourself: Why do I want to learn this language? Where do I plan to travel or live? What would be the most useful for my work? etc.
Hopefully, I helped you set up your mind.

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http://www.chineseinstitute.fr/