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if yes, why?
if no, then why are those chinese saying that? and why many people start to learn this language?
Should i start to learn this ? will it be helpful to learn ?
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No, honey, seriously. Don’t worry about it. Mandarin or Mardarin or any other language is not going to replace English any time soon.
The Chinese are saying that because they think China is going to be the new US in about 50 years but things like that are never predictable and even if that’s the way it’s going to be, you still have tons of time to learn it.
Aside from that, if you want to learn it for fun, it’s a beautiful language. My mother studied in China and learned it and now she has fun coversing with people from China.
Well, learning a new language is always useful. Wasted knowledge is wasted lives after all. You never know when you may need the language to help you out.
People choose to pick up the language for various reasons. It could be due to cultural interest or a useful tool to conduct business in mandarin speaking countries. In any case, you learn a language because you’re interested in mastering it, not because everyone’s doing it.
Hope this helps! ;o)
No. But by the year 2050 it will be the most common language by sheer force of population. Mandarin is not as adaptable as English. It will not be the international language but the most spoken language because the orientals are growing in population so fast that they are outpacing the spread of English as the most common.
So English will not be the most common but by the very nature of our language "English" it will remain the foremost language globally.
The Orientals are just going to have to learn English if they want to be able to hold a good job internationally. If they don’t then China will accommodate them in their own country.
Learning a second language is not going to hurt you. But the writing on the wall says that East India & China are the ecomomic powerhouses of the immediate future. So go ahead and learn the language, a round eye who can speak and translate Mandarin into English will be a very valuable commodity. Urdo may be a third choice as well.
I wish you the best because both languages are very difficult to understand and learn. But put your priority on Mandarin as a second language. Immerse yourself into in because the better you are the more valuable your skill will be.
I don’t think it will happen in our life time. The thinking is probably because of the Chinese population exploding. Just maybe you may see the language overtake the local region of Asia around China but I believe the English language is Strong enough to withstand the challenge.
Even I am Chinese myself, I don’t think Mandarin will overtake English as the first lanaguage in the future. First, English is a much easier language to learn. As long as you know the sound, you can read as well. As for Chinese, every word is different. Even for we Chinese, it took a few years to learn the basic words. Second, With the birth control policy in China (I am not saying it is right), I think the population will be under control. Though China is getting richer, there are still a lot of people who can barely feed themselves. The wealth gap is getting bigger and bigger with those living in the cities or coastil and people living in the inner land. In terms of population and wealth, Chinese still will not replace English. Third, personally I think Chinese is a emotional rather than a scientific language. We are using too much adjectives to express ourselves that involves our emotion and judgement. As for English, it’s been so widely used in legal and scientific fields. So, I think it’s still a long way to go if Mandarin is going to replace English. I doubt if it will ever happen.
But if you like Chinese culture and you can tell the difference among the 6 tones of a single syllable, I would say it is fun to learn it. I have an American friend who has been working in China for over 20 years. He can speak very fluent Mandarin and he loves Chinese culture so much that every time he goes back to US, he just feel home sick.