What Language Should You Learn?

German is the first language of about 95 million people worldwide, and the most widely spoken native language in the European Union. It's vocabulary and grammatical rules parallel English quite directly, so Business Insider ranks it as one of the easiest languages for native English speakers to learn. Erhalten Sie auf ihm! Dieser patriotischen jungen Befehle Sie!

French is the official language of 29 countries. It is spoken as a first language in France, southern Belgium, western Switzerland, Monaco, certain parts of Canada and the United States, and by various communities elsewhere. Business Insider has concluded that a native English speaker can learn the language in approximately twenty-three weeks. C'est aussi tout simplement beau, non?

Turkish is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 60-65 million native speakers in Western Asia and 13 million in Southeast Europe. Due to significant differences between Turkish and English, Business Insider predicts that it will take a native English speaker about 45 weeks to reach language proficiency. Ama'lar görülmeye değer adanması, hayir mi?

Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken natively by about 9 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland. Swedish morphology is similar to English; that is, words have comparatively few inflections. There are two genders, no grammatical cases, and a distinction between plural and singular. Business Insider predicts that it takes a native English speaker about 45 weeks to become proficient in Swedish. Men det är värt det! Har du sett Alexander Skarsgard?

Russian is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. It is also an unofficial but widely-spoken language in Ukraine, Latvia, and Estonia. The alphabet differs quite significantly from English, however, and it takes an estimated 45 weeks to become proficient. На верху Вы будете казаться невероятно пугающими своим англоговорящим друзьям.

Greek has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. It holds an incredibly important place in the histories of Europe, the Western world, and Christianity. The canon of ancient Greek literature includes works of monumental importance and influence such as the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey. It takes an estimated 45 weeks to learn (for native English speakers). Συνολικά και εντελώς αξίας του.

Portuguese is the official language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, and São Tomé and Príncipe. It takes native English speakers an estimated 24 weeks to learn. Aprender uma língua romance em vinte e quatro semanas? Totalmente a pena o seu tempo.