8 Best Languages To Boost Your Career FAST

💰Looking for a quick way to boost your resume? I’ve done my homework, and I’ve found 8 languages that can absolutely give you opportunities for more money, more travel, and some pretty cool experiences as well. Already know one of these languages? Let us know in the comments how it’s helped you!
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0:21 - Portuguese
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10:07 - Dutch (yes, Dutch!)
14:51 - French
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22:59 - German
27:09 - Italian
30:28 - Japanese
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[@storylearning]

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[@PurpleDrac]

That is so cool you got Portuguese as a number one favorite! I never would've taken you for a Portuguese speaker never would've guessed but man it's such a strong language much like it's older sibling, Spanish. But despite their similarities I always viewed them as their own separate nation and not solely for their indifference to Spain but as an independent. Just a remarkable language absolutely love hearing it when it's spoken. Lots of forums on quora cover the language. Lots of people talk about it want to know it and so forth. Just so inspiring to see this video thanks 🙋🏽‍♂️for sharing! 😎

[@vendingservices8900]

No Spanish? It’s definitely the most important language to learn in the United States! Since I started learning it, I’ve found new people to speak it with almost every day.

[@user-fm5eh1fi5z]

that's too obvious

[@C_In_Outlaw3817]

@@user-fm5eh1fi5z Yea I mean it is obvious for Americans you’re right. They love Spanish speakers in healthcare

[@ThePraQNome]

Billions of people already speak Spanish and/or English, so there's no point of mentioning those languages. Strategically, languages like Portuguese, Italian, German and Dutch are more valuable to have in your resume.

[@coolbrotherf127]

Everyone already knows about Spanish

[@Sonicstillpoint83]

You’re confusing something that will allow you to speak to numerically more people with something that has résumé utility, and therefore will increase your pay. Because there are so many native speakers coming to the United States, there’s no reason that an employer who needed it would choose someone who has been trying to learn a language for a year over someone, who just moved here and speaks it as their native language. Spanish is 100% useless vocationally in the United States. I minored in Spanish 20 years ago and it doesn’t peak anyone’s interest as much as my German major because it’s just not as common. German has never been absolutely necessary, but the International German speakers always smile and appreciated, even though they all can speak English. If you want to enjoy Spanish, cultural content, then you should really learn Portuguese, because Portuguese speakers can understand Spanish, but not the other way around. Once you know, Portuguese, I’ve been told that there is a three step process to convert your Portuguese to intelligible Spanish, which I’d like to figure out someday for fun. Stretching your brain with any foreign language is better than nothing, so find something that makes you feel excited rather than something you hope will give you a Pay bump down the road. Find a way to seamlessly use any language in your everyday life in a way that she wouldn’t consider studying. In the early 2000s, I changed my voicemail box to Spanish and then used the German installer for computer programs that I already knew how to use so that I would passively be exposed to the language as I did things. MySpace and Facebook both had interface settings that would allow you to change the language. Even though the Internet isn’t really coded like that anymore, you could still try looking around specific site settings.

[@floridapathfinder4252]

Spanish is an essential in America. Especially in healthcare. So many entry level medical jobs have a huge Latin population.

[@thato596]

You will do fine with english in america

[@noelforde237]

Not for too long 😂​@@thato596

[@jeungbou]

This is actually quite a legit list. It is not your typical learn the language with the most speakers type of recommendation which are cluttering the internet.

[@RemyZombie]

I'm Brazilian, I'm a native portuguese speaker and learning Spanish and English.

[@filipecalado5773]

and eu to leaning inglês and finnish in the mesmo tempo! Perkele! ei taas! Misturei all! ashuahsuahushauhsuh

[@WetcrispsYT]

Wow you are both very good

[@WetcrispsYT]

Eu falo português também!

[@WetcrispsYT]

И я говорю по-русски

[@WetcrispsYT]

Und ich spreche deutsch

[@reynard2ki]

I have a degree in Political Science and French. FYI, I'm American living in the Detroit area. near a lot of the auto companies and suppliers. My French got me to where I am today. Out of university I worked in tech support (I have strong computer skills), then on to some programming, then to global director of Quality Assurance. I would not be where I am today without having learned French.

[@samvel8381]

I'm considering learning one of those Spanish( maybe Portuguese), French or German, but can't choose which will give me benefit the most. After your comment ,perhaps, it's French...

[@ErtixPoke]

​@@samvel8381So, what did you choose?

[@alpo2smith]

Olly , you’re so right. Learning languages is definitely an eye opener. I practice 30-60 minutes daily on many Western European languages. It’s so much fun plus when I travel there the connections one makes with locals is so much more authentic. In May I will be riding my bicycle in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany. So excited to be able to practice the languages there.

[@PetraStaal]

Be prepared to get responses in English as soon as a Dutchie hears your accent.

[@alpo2smith]

@@PetraStaal Lol, met many touring around my city-Vancouver. You’re probably right. Nice to attempt it when I can. It displays respect for the culture of others. My thoughts anyway.

[@leonardowynnwidodo9704]

I’m from Indonesia, but I spoke English more fluently as a kid than I was in my mother tongue; I can speak it now but people point out that I sound stiff or like a foreigner😅 I began studying in the Netherlands back in 2020, during corona times which means most lectures and practicals were online, and in my spare time I began learning Dutch, since it’s the language of our colonizers and that most of the vocabulary in the Indonesian language is Dutch-based (e.g. “kamar” from “kamer”, “kulkas” from “koelkast”, “pensiun” from “pensioen”, etc. ); I’m also learning German and French afterwards cause I’m planning on a road trip after my studies. I never knew learning Dutch could be so helpful, since I initially believed Dutch is commonly spoken in the Netherlands and Flanders in Belgium, and that it could open up job markets in countries where it’s not commonly spoken. You really open my eyes to a world of possibilities. P.S. at 10:24 he mentioned how Dutch is also spoken in Asia, and I immediately thought of Indonesia, which is funny because even though we were under Dutch colonial rule for 350 years we don’t even speak the language.

[@ErtixPoke]

What language do you prefer to learn: German or French? And did you think about languages such as Spanish and Italian?

[@leonardowynnwidodo9704]

@@ErtixPoke IMO I would say French because I’ve never been to Wallonia, which is the French-speaking southern half of Belgium, and that my father is planning to go to Switzerland, particularly the west close to France. As for the other languages, I’ll give a shot to, say Spanish, Japanese, Hungarian, etc. Thank you for your comment

[@ErtixPoke]

@@leonardowynnwidodo9704 No problem. :) But why don't German? German speaking countries are safer to live than France and are a better economies.

[@leonardowynnwidodo9704]

@@ErtixPoke I agree; Germany is better, but I kinda like French for how romantic they sound 😅😅

[@nancybroadcast]

Thank you so much for this amazing video Olly! Greetings from Sao Caetano, Brazil!❤

[@ReniCosta-oo3tr]

Dear Olly! I was born in Brazil; I l've been living in Brazil since I was born and I never thing get away from Brazil. I lived abroad couple years, but my Country Brazil is the country I still "In love". Believe you or not I want to die here, in Brazil.💚🌎👏💙

[@autokafer4031]

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[@JohnnyLynnLee]

I'm Brazilian and I'm saying that BRAZIL listed as "to boost your career" is a joke. Since 2012 we can't grow anymore. Almost ALL other emergent countries are growing and ALL other ASIAN emergent countries are growing. In the third quarter of 2022 Brazil's GDP "grew" at a rate of 0.4%. Vietnam's GDP in the same period grew at 13,67%. In the year of 2022 Vietnam grew at 8.2%. Brazil only 2.9%. In 2023 Vietnam grew at 5.05% and Brazil also at 2.9%. And even those 2 and so percent are misleading. Mostly due to the agrobusiness. Industry in Brazil in fact CONTRACTED in this period. And yeas, I'm learning Vietnamese. Run away form my country! Like I'm doing.

[@marikothecheetah9342]

Go Quebec! I fully support their decision to go French full throttle. I am lucky to work for company where I can use foreign languages. My main languages are English and German but I also brush up on my French. Also, I lived in Germany for two years and I can confirm that yes - doctors and other people will speak to you in German, no mater how good Germans speak English. I am surprised with Japanese, though. I am learning it more intensively lately and I hope to do my JLPT art last. I know that the highest level is like junior high, but still.

[@nsevv]

Try some French books (by Brian Smith and France Dubin and Vincent Serrano Guerra) with audio books and free resources apps online.

[@Avokado123]

I was looking for an excuse to stop learning italian since I am already learning Japanese but thanks to this video I found out that I should not stop learning those and that my next language will be portugese

[@chrisbunka]

If you’re in the US, you can definitely use Japanese and German in the Detroit area because of automotive and Arabic because of Dearborn, the HQ of Ford.

[@jmwild22]

That's interesting

[@ErtixPoke]

Why these? What's with Spanish/Italian/Mandarin?

[@codyscott8687]

Olly my biggest problem is you can convince me to learn anything 😅 I’ve dedicated 2024 to sharpening my Spanish, but for 2025 I’m going to begin learning a new language. I’m currently excited about Arabic, French, and German. However, I’m indecisive because I’m the most excited about the one I’m currently thinking of 🤣😅

[@vortix8671]

That is my top-8 languages list to boost your resume -Javascript -Python -Java -C# -PHP -C/C++ -Ruby -GO

[@Hell_nahiris]

Needs more liked

[@gesm392]

Chatgpt will replace it

[@andybliss5965]

@@gesm392 not nearly as much as it will replace human translators to be fair.

[@pierreabbat6157]

The languages I decided to learn a few years ago are Rust, Haskell, and Julia, all of which, unlike some of those, are compiled to machine code. I write GUI programs in C++ and write the UI in English and Spanish.

[@derpauleglot9772]

​ @andybliss5965 According to a quick Google search, 3 billion people speak more than one language and there are only 600k translators, the question is how AI will affect learning and using languages for the 99% of people who aren't translators. Ai is rapidly getting better at coding (Devin, AlphaCode2) so even coding might not be as future-proof as many people think. Combining a variety of skills might work best. Like becoming a dog trainer who can teach commands in 20 languages and uses prompt engineering, content creation and e-commerce skills to find clients and sell products.

[@NeichoKijimura]

I got an ad in my native tongue Dutch and was so happy at first that you were to cover my language, I then realised what it was and got sad again. But fuck yeah, I got baited but it's reeeaaaal!

[@horu7383]

4/8 already; I’m quite happy :)

[@dknapp64]

Great video Olly! I lived and worked in Brazil for 3 years and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made! Brazil is a huge market and they do lots of agricultural research too! They are one of the largest producers of soy in the world!

[@ErtixPoke]

Unfortunately, Brazil isn't a safe place to live in. 😞

[@daptydeduck3998]

In Afrikaans we also say Lekker a lot, its very cool hearing Dutch, sounds like a fancier version of Afrikaans, seeing Afrikaans came from Dutch

[@rashidah9307]

Yeah, I thought of Afrikaans, too, when they talked about lekker! I lived in South Africa for a year and I heard that word a lot, even mixed in with English.

[@mmaxine1331]

@@rashidah9307 My boyfriend’s from SA and teaching English here in China since I learned to speak German I thought he was saying lecker, and we play Video games a lot he would also use the word Speel which sounded like Spiel

[@ritasallai152]

A friend got a job in Switzerland, he is leaving in a week. I am really wishing him luck, and hoping he finds the place great. We had his leaving party yesterday, he got a handmade mug ( big tea fan) with our towns best known spots. Hope it will be a conversation starter at work, but maybe he will run into fellow hungarians.

[@StephenVenablesMusic]

It’s also good to remember that there are also opportunities aside from working for large companies, although as a Mandarin learner the Great Firewall has presented a formidable challenge for me. I released a Chinese-lyric album last year and went to China to promote it. Because KZbin is forbidden in China, the outreach to fans in mainland China has no ripple effect in the West and I had to learn which apps people use to listen to music there, which genre is more associated with what platform, where younger people go to find content vs. older generations, etc. In the end, it’s all a grand adventure. After all, the “roadblocks” provide unceasing opportunities to seek answers and otherwise engage with native speakers about important topics, which is what we all need to continue improving. Rock on everyone! 🤘

[@coolbrotherf127]

As an Alabamian, I can confirm there are quite a few Arabic speaking communities here at least in urban/suburban areas. Also quite a few Hindi and Korean committees as well.

[@itchyPoncho]

shout out to Birmingham, AL! love and hate that place at the sametime lol

[@corinna007]

Still hoping you'll make a deep video about Finnish. 😅 But anyway; I've been learning German on and off since I was a teenager. Maybe someday I'll tackle Dutch too, since my heritage language is a mix of German and Dutch.

[@erntefreude]

When I had to learn German (my boyfriend was german and his english skills were lousy), I actually thought the grammar would be harder than it actually is. The trick really is, as Olly did say, to find German friends. Most everyone under 30 years old can speak english, as it is taught in grade school, starting in the 5th grade. These friends can be helpful in hearing the german grammar, by just listening to their conversation. I went also to adult education, in the evening which have "german for native english speakers" classes offered by the Goethe Institute, and afterwards, one may apply to university. I really enjoyed learning to roll my "R's" and make that gutteral, "CH" (as in Bach). And lastly, most all germans are kind to native english speakers trying to learn the language. Germany is a gorgeous land and it has the best bread and beer in the world, no exaggeration. As the germans say, "Man kann sein Brot essen oder trinken." This translates to, "One can eat or drink one's bread". This is a joke, referring to how beer is basic to german life. And both have very similar ingredients.

[@michaelanders6161]

Olly, great video! American, here. German is my only fluent language other than my native 'Murikan, 😏. I have had just some basic courses in Spanish and French, with a sprinkle of exposure to continental Portuguese and to Dutch. I was very intrigued by what you said about Dutch, because as a speaker of both English and German, Dutch completes the western Germanic trio, as far as major lanuages. The Hindi bit about having to learn to distinguish 4 different "D" and 4 different "T" sounds genuinely intimidated me away from trying to learn some Hindi, but it has to be interesting linquistically to study the Indo-European linguistic connections. I find my language-learning motivation perpetually split between diving ever deeper into German vs trying to improve my Spanish basic comprehension. I get why Spanish did not make this specific list, but for Americans, it may not be the most profitable, but IS the most utilitarian. And it is simply beautiful. Arguably the most musical of languages.

[@mmaxine1331]

I found German incredibly soothing when spoken well, Spanish is just too nasal sounding, Greek to me sounds more lyrical to me, and my native tough Chinese is just downright awful

[@FeliciaFollum]

Oh my!!! Portuguese is my strongest and Hindi second. I'm currently learning Italian. But my dream job as a kid was teaching snowboarding.... And I'm a bit obsessed with Japanese ground tricks... Hmmm

[@antoinesubitlescoups338]

Impressive!

[@squaretriangle9208]

24:17 it is Glühbirne, top video😊❤

[@user-ks3ol3lw3b]

About 10 years ago, I heard an interview on American public radio. A representative of a Latin American corporation said that when they recruited bilingual workers in Miami, many of the American 'Hispanic' applicants who claimed to speak Spanish actually spoke a jumble of street Spanish/slang that was totally inappropriate for business communication. They'd be far better off with Anglo-Americans who had taken Spanish in school than with second generation Cuban-Americans of Puerto Ricans who heard the language at home but never properly learned formal Spanish.

[@jw-ws8dz]

Americans who take Spanish in school barely know how to form a sentence lol

[@huguesdepayens807]

​@@jw-ws8dzI knew how to form many sentences after a year of highschool spanish

[@guang-wen]

Language domains are very important to consider! What you say is true; many children of immigrants who don’t receive a formal education in their mother tongue do not possess the necessary abilities to navigate many situations like working in the language, dealing with legal/government documents, even high level translation or interpretation despite being a native speaker.

[@pierreabbat6157]

Spanish is my third native language; I was a childhood overhearer but now speak fairly fluently. Most people at the church I attend are immigrants. Yesterday at church, there was an activity where we read a Bible verse and wrote things. The guy in my group who wrote spelled a lot of words wrong, like "an" for "han" and "Bien Benidos" for "Bienvenidos", and I ended up correcting his spelling. I've met first-language Spanish speakers who didn't know the words for "leek", "marshmallow" (the lesson mentioned the marshmallow experiment, and I explained afterward that "malvavisco" is not "malva visco" (two unrelated families) but "malva hibisco" (same family, and so is cotton)), or "apricot" (and he worked with apricots at a store).

[@rashidah9307]

@@jw-ws8dz I think you're missing the point! Lol. Those non-Hispanic Americans who take their Spanish studies seriously, get good teachers (or language exchange partners), and develop good learning habits can be quite successful.

[@PlainPortuguese]

Excellent video, Olly! I completely agree that learning Portuguese can open many doors, especially for those looking for opportunities in business, tourism or scientific research. As you mentioned, Portuguese is a dynamic and increasingly important language on the global stage. Congratulations on the content and thank you for promoting linguistic diversity. #plainportuguese

[@JapanLover-bm4yp]

As someone who is learning French and Japanese although Japanese a bit more seriously, I take this as a win for my opportunities. Also I know quite a bit of Russian since I'm Russian and hear it everyday, although I don't speak it, I plan on furthering my knowledge in it later

[@beyblader74]

Can you make a "Daily Study Routine" video for language learners?

[@darthhydralisk]

Quite funny to see 3 languages that I learn as the top in demand. I am learning German and French at the moment on an intensive language and Italian on a slower pace at the moment until I reach a better level with French as that for me is a new language. Even if it's latin language, the pronunciation is not really that easy. German for me was easier to pick up because I did some in School.

[@ErtixPoke]

At school. *

[@ManjushaChandran]

I am trying to learn German language, and was lost in between... This gave me hope :)

[@hellyripphin8357]

amazed that Chinese is not on the list! I wonder why? Danke schoen :-)

[@nsevv]

you mean mandarin?

[@hellyripphin8357]

@@nsevv OMG what a horrific error I have made. Me and many other people who simply think of the language that is spoken in China as 'Chinese'.

[@meropale]

I want to learn them all! Hindi is the one I have the least exposure to, but the others I am actively learning.

[@nsevv]

Hindi is rated most useful and powerful language to learn.

[@ProMasterH]

Hi olly could you make a video about short stories in spanish for beginners volume 2 I would really like to know more about it thanks

[@nateroskelley7565]

I'd love to see a video on what jobs allow you to use the languages you learn, or how to get into international business. I work as a software engineer, which doesn't include a lot of communication but I had some great opportunities to learn languages in my life. I work hard to keep them up, but don't know how to start using them in my daily work because I don't know how to move in a direction that allows me to use them.

[@thatcasualdragon2975]

Just because it popped up when you were talking about job listings for Dutch speakers, Pennsylvania Dutch is actually an old German dialect (the Dutch is from Deutsch) spoken primarily by the Amish. Obviously, there are strong connections between German and Dutch, but actually either of those is only going to get you so far with Pennsylvania Dutch.

[@ErnieTheDailyLearner]

I thought I was already following you, my bad. I want to learn all of these. 😅

[@veritasardens6547]

@storylearning, I am from India and I speak most of these languages (and some not listed here) except Hindi, Arabic and Japanese. Yes, you heard that right, not all in India speak Hindi, those who speak Hindi are mostly in the North, North East and Central parts of India whereas the vast majority of Southerners do not speak it especially people like myself from Tamil Nadu. We have our own ancient language Tamil here and to communicate with people from other parts of India we either use English or with the more difficult ones who speak on Hindi, either they learn to speak to us in Tamil or we can get by with broken Hindi, lol. It is easier to find more English speakers here in South India, even in Bangalore than in the North.

[@lucyshnyr5647]

Respect Olly (I am subscribed btw 😊), but I still don’t buy the thing with Dutch. On this list I would replace it with Mandarin, Spanish or Bahasa Indonesia/Bahasa Malay.

[@fmentz]

hi Olly will storylearning ever have support for greek?

[@mikidias]

I'm exactly the opposite way around..... 😂 I'm myself European Latina, Portuguese native citizen and I can't wait to see myself out of here 😅 😅 I've learned myself about 4️⃣ foreign languages during college and university time, but, most recently (latest few years....) I ruched and ran - out myself into Arabic (Saudi w Khalliji dialect), because my goal is actually to move - out from here to middle - East Khallijiya, to be honest, especially into Saudi w Yemen 🇸🇦 🇾🇪 Now, my goal is to improve my Arabic since I'm not fluent yet, but, hopefully, I'll get and become fluent in it and in the future I plan to learn other language, the language of the Holy Scriptures - Aramaic 📖 InshAllah!!! 🙏🏻 😇

[@user-rk1uz4ur4m]

My wife is malaysian and she lives right beside the portuguese enclave in melaka, many there speak cristao an old form of portguese

[@filipecalado5773]

if you need a portuguese lessions, talk to me to exchange languages! I need the one with pacience for my english learning skills!

[@fukpoeslaw3613]

Sorry, I'm not anglophone, I'm Dutch. Only thing I can do for you is saying it's lessons, not lessions. Good luck anyways.

[@filipecalado5773]

@@fukpoeslaw3613 I finished watching the video, and I'm thinking about learning Dutch too! Here near Brazil there are countries that speak this language, and it would be interesting to learn!

[@mikidias]

What??? 😮 Dude, you don't speak my language!! You speak but Brazilian 🇧🇷 Lmao 😂 🤣 Get out of here 😡 Who you're trying to fool??? Come on! Ufff La Hawllah la Qouwattah Illah billah.... 😑 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@lukealexander4512]

Great video. Are there language jobs where you can make six figures early on or within a reasonable timeframe? It’s not all about the money, but even my software engineering friends can’t afford a house in Jacksonville, Florida. As such, I am a Computer Science/Data Science major. The city has a large Slavic population.

[@OnkelSam20]

“Because I know my chickens” in Italian means when you are close to someone you know well, and certainly you know how to deal with them, understating their own behavior. In the most of cases when you’re able to foretell the actions of the person you’re dealing with, hence you can depict it as it really is

[@helenlouiseadams]

Love that phrase!

[@days_hadd]

Arabic is a tricky one tho... the dialects can be so vastly different from one another... You can always learn Modern Standard Arabic and you can be understood everywhere and read newspapers and such but... nobody speaks like that on a day to day basis... learning fus-haa (standard arabic) and levantine arabic has almost been like learning two different languages honestly... had to put fus-haa on the back burner for awhile as I became more fluent in levantine arabic.

[@sidharth1123]

As a French and Hindi speaker looking to learn another after I become fluent in the first, I'm surprised that Spanish isn't on here. I'd read the Economist report about German but I know that Spanish will be easier. Which do you suggest between the two Olly?

[@jmwild22]

I think Spanish was just too obvious.

[@nHans]

Try Gujarati. It's easy for Hindi speakers to learn. And Gujarat is one of the richest states in India-and, for obvious reasons, will keep getting richer. If you didn't like that suggestion, I have another twenty or so ideas that might interest you.

[@socosoul8294]

I think it depends in what field you are in or where you are planning to go

[@sidharth1123]

@@socosoul8294 Tech writer looking to move to Canada.

[@M10n15u3h5]

It is the french speaking province of Canada.

[@juandavidlondonobetancur8350]

I think Spanish was pretty obvious, so it’s not worth it to put it on the video 😂

[@ThePraQNome]

Billions of people already speak Spanish and/or English, so there's no point of mentioning those languages.

[@luishenriquealmeidarocha7007]

I'm Brazilian and I'm learning English

[@nilsschneider2006]

11:07 You know that Pennsylvania Dutch is actually Pennsylvania German and has nothing to do with Dutch? (The job offer on the right side)

[@thefallenone6279]

what about Mandarin Chinese...!!!??

[@excancerpoik]

the biggest reason to learn hindi is that devanagri looks cool

[@jmwild22]

it totally looks cool and is cool

[@kaera11]

after a short period of time it really won't matter anymore

[@AmandaInEly]

Olly do s this only work fir young people? My French German and Spanish are good (to varying degrees) but i am scared of the job market and i am nearly 62.

[@user-fm5eh1fi5z]

I'm always surprised when I see portuguese on these lists because I never thought it would be a comercially important language lol

[@MaoRatto]

Two reasons why. It's so close to Spanish that it makes it worth learning Portuguese, but also by learning the spoken form. You can comprehend Spanish's words, but not speak it.

[@ThePraQNome]

@@MaoRatto Nope. The reason is because Brazil is the largest economy in South America and there are many job opportunities. Also, Brazil has a good relationship with pretty much every country in the world, which help with business. Also Portugal is an strategically country in Europe. Not to mention the Portuguese speaking countries in Africa and Asia. It has nothing to do with the similarities with Spanish. Spanish is just like English, there are already so many speakers of those languages. It's best to have languages like Portuguese, Dutch or German in your resume because they're less common than Spanish.

[@ErtixPoke]

​@@ThePraQNomeAnd what would you say about French/Italian/Mandarin? The situation in America may look different to the situation in Europe.

[@ErtixPoke]

My favourite is Japanese. Why? Cause Japanese people and their language are indirect in communication style. Japanese is a high-context language. Unfortunately I do not see any similar European language from a country which would be also safe. What european languages would be close to Japanese in this cathegory?

[@luciaherrerafuente9048]

My problem with learning portuguese is that, being spanish myself, I can easily get by in Portugal without actually knowing the language. I can read anything (fiction books included) no problem, I can understan and make myself understood quite easily... Like everything that motivates me to learn a language I can already do decently enough. Same problem with italian.

[@mikidias]

Then..... That's NOT a problem!!! 😑 🤦🏼‍♀️ Try to actually be a REAL NATIVE Portuguese like ME MYSELF and try another TOTALLY DIFFERENT language like me, I'm doing by learning my 5️⃣ language - Arabic 🇸🇦, and only Then you can complain on!...... Lol 😑 😂

[@Iamdonewithhere]

As a non native english speaker, most of people here treat english as a most important language. I am majoring in economics but I need to understand( I am lucky that I don't need to speak out. I only need to understand) english to study.

[@user-zm9gc1kt8b]

In UK it's got to be Pashto and Urdu translators

[@storylearning]

Good to know!

[@PhysiologybyHeart]

I love your content but please add subtitles, I can't understand your accent most of the time :( ( auto generation is not working well since it's script continues words by words which is impossible to follow)

[@ErtixPoke]

25:05 I wouldn't call the countries with conscripton as 'super'. 🙄😞 Yes, they're important economically but...what behind it? I wouldn't like to work in countries which have conscripton. :/

[@pierreabbat6157]

Did Gauss speak Italian?

[@pierreabbat6157]

Brazil has its own German dialect, called Riograndenser Hunsrückisch, or Hunsrik for short. It's spoken in Rio Grande do Sul, não do Norte. AFAIK those are the farthest apart south and north states in the world.

[@tbountybay3080]

Question for anyone to answer: what has been language-learning advice that, once you applied, gave you better results?

[@felipecolombelli6983]

wait, what about mandarin? last time i checked, china was the second largest economy in the world. (legitimately curious here)

[@patax144]

3 out of 6, but with German and English Dutch shouldn't be that hard and might retake Japanese

[@Schlohmotion]

0:53 wich city is this?

[@TheRozeeey]

Brasilllll 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@Andreas-ns7tt]

Where's Mandarin with 1.3B speakers?

[@damiano-ou9ge]

I love money!

[@storylearning]

💰

[@meropale]

😂

[@thaizahonorato]

Who doesn't, dude? Lol

[@nsevv]

Good summary about this channel. that is why we priced the courses so high. money money money..

[@nsevv]

@@thaizahonorato Buddha and Jesus.

[@julkongkamerakate9985]

Can i ask where is Chinese?

[@elias_john]

Why as Nativ German Speaker should I learn German or Dutch :D

[@Natanael_sonofgod]

What about Spanish or Chinese?

[@leniedor733]

Surprise. I just found that those languages are very in demand but this channel is for attracting, I mean, did you see any statistics about what he is saying? xD

[@Natanael_sonofgod]

@@leniedor733 yeah you're right. But I think "German", "Spanish", "English" and "French" are the perfect languages to extend the mind and improve personality.

[@ErtixPoke]

​@@Natanael_sonofgodWhat about Italian and Asian languages?

[@entropie138]

Interesting note: The languages of all three former Axis nations are on the list.

[@jeungbou]

Because thanks to Breton Woods the age of imperialism is over.

[@canchero724]

Not surprised, the bad guys always win in real life.

[@nHans]

As are the languages of one medieval Asian empire and three European colonial empires-your point being?

[@spadaacca]

How is Spanish not on this list? Europe, North America, South America -- all have huge Spanish-speaking customer bases. I thought that'd be an obvious number 1.?

[@nbayern7000]

What if I speak 7 and can't get no pay raise

[@duckie8651]

I get English and Spanish not being on the list. I think at this point, if you are in the market for a job, efficiency in both of those are a given. However, with the increase in companies in China and South Korea, especially tech in South Korea, I'm surprised those respective languages didn't make the list. I generally like Olly's videos, and this one was not an exception. I was just surprised that he didn't make a top 10 list and add those 2 or put them down as an honorable mention. Overall, great video. Thank you very much for the information. Please keep up the quality content, and hard work.

[@nsevv]

Most chinese and skorean in tech industry speak english. Programming language are in english.

[@duckie8651]

@nsevv in a couple of the examples given, the actual position was in English but the community and environment was in the home language.

[@manyvan2000]

The tech geniuses in Bangalore don't speak hindi. Most of the smart ones speak Tamil and the rest speak Telugu.

[@Cyclonus2377]

I'm a bit surprised Russian isn't on the list. Or any other Eastern European languages. As many immigrants come from that part of the world. Not to mention as much business as we conduct with a lot of those countries. Maybe not Russia so much, for obvious reasons. But with countries like Ukraine or Poland, for example.

[@nsevv]

Most russian speak english. it is a difficult language, not really worth learning it doesn't add any economic value to your life.

[@user-mj4iy9mg9s]

@@nsevvalmost nobody in russia speaks english

[@vtorious9102]

29:19 "You speak Italian? Say something for me" "GABAGOOOOOOO!!!

[@dokumentaly]

No Mandarin?

[@Flyingsearat]

Suprised too lol , I thought it would replace Japanese TBH as most people don’t even go through with learning Japanese

[@nsevv]

@@Flyingsearat unlikely.

[@coocoointhebrains]

I got that i should get a tech degree before i learn a new language 😂😂😂

[@Axitutl60]

Two languages I'm surprised not to see in the list are Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, the largest and second largest languages in the world in terms of numbers of speakers. China is the rising power in Asia, and the world's second largest economy, I think Chinese would be more valuable than Japanese to learn if you want to learn an Asian language. Spanish is spoken in lots of countries in South and Central America as well as by millions of people in the USA and in Spain itself. Dutch? Not spoken much outside Holland and Belgium, probably not much use unless you are specifically interested in living and working in one of those small countries.

[@jeungbou]

It is about boosting your resume. Spanish and Chinese are both languages where companies can easily get native speakers. And the business environment in China is very “unique” and very limited to the manufacturing sector, so if foreign companies want to do business with China they normally rely on people born there who can navigate the system. By the way I speak both Chinese (including some Cantonese) and Japanese fluently, but working in Japan was definitely the better choice when it comes to opportunities and salary.

[@jmwild22]

Did you watch the video?

[@nsevv]

Did you even watch the video??

[@thato596]

you mean mandarin

[@bhutchin1996]

I used Portuguese in my career for a decade. Spanish is very common, and while I've gotten jobs because of it, my Portuguese was much more in demand.

[@perceptions101]

You kept Spanish off of the list ?!?!?! Portuguese, Italian and Dutch are more desirable for employers? I have worked at places where they will not hire certain roles such as transporters without Spanish skills… did you mean languages for Europe? Because in America most employers want Spanish, most other ones are if you work with that country

[@ThePraQNome]

The thing is that Spanish is just like English, there are already so many speakers. So languages like Portuguese, Dutch and German are in demand since there are less people that speak those languages.

[@Bailanat0r]

As much as people forget, The US is a Spanish speaking country. Of course it’s better to learn spanish there. But like he mentioned with the other languages, it won’t help you as much in Brazil, Europe, Africa and Asia.

[@perceptions101]

@@Bailanat0r I would think Spanish would be important in Brazil as well… I would say Spanish would easily make the top 10 list almost anywhere which is why I am shocked not to see it here. Also English as well but I figure he is assuming everyone watching can speaks English pretty well so they would want to learn an additional language.

[@thaizahonorato]

Maybe he didn't mention Spanish cause it's too obvious the language is highly important internationally, then preferred to add other ones to the list.

[@nsevv]

Did you even watch the video?

[@gethnoble4316]

bahasa Indonesia, dong😀😀😀

[@nsevv]

This is actually a really useful language to learn, alphabet is same as english too but gives you access to parts of SEA.

[@ladycempluk2481]

John McWhorter(linguist) suggested that colloquial Indonesian would be an ideal universal language for the world.

[@a.bettik8698]

Just out of curiosity, I'd like to know why mandarin Chinese isn't on the list.

[@nsevv]

No point since when you try to speak mandarin, they prefer to speak english back to you. I won't bother. unless like me you want to watch more mandarin movies.

[@a.bettik8698]

@@nsevv interesting pov, thanks. Well then it's the same as Japanese people , and yet Japanese is on the list still. And then again Chinese people are not better on average as Japanese or, say, French people though, so I'd say it's still interesting from a business perspective to possess that extra entry in those countrie's active society through any of those languages.

[@derpauleglot9772]

​@@a.bettik8698In my experience, there aren't that many Japanese people who "prefer" speaking English, and I'm neither fluent in Japanese nor do I look Japanese^^ No idea how useful it'd be in a business context, though.

[@mtnsolutions]

im skeptical

[@ErtixPoke]

Why? Could you explain it?

[@mtnsolutions]

Smells like snakeoil is all

[@lunalui]

29:19 Due su otto e una terza che sto cercando d'imparare ormai da anni. È una lotta senza speranza, ma non mollo!

[@Kanguruo]

Fast? Really? It takes hundreds if not thousands of hours to learn those languages, so how could it be a way to boost your resume fast? You might be able to boost your resume in 5 years' time. Is that fast? Please be honest.

[@jmwild22]

You can learn a language to higher intermediate level in one year if you practise every day. I think that's fast when we're talking about improving a resume overall. "This time next year..." You rarely need to be native level to get a job, anyway -- just fluid enough to communicate and understand what's going on. Ask the foreigners working in your own country. I see so much of this. And like Olly said, many recruiters just want to see that you're actually trying, so if your resume says 'Italian' but you're only halfway there, it's fine -- you've already improved your resume!

[@lisamarydew]

It's about having the language on your resume, and you don't need to be fluent to justify that - just B1 - B2. I'd put a language on my resume even if was still at A2, because it shows employers I'm learning.

[@sparklefairy34]

Is there any need to learn any African languages in the United States?

[@rashidah9307]

It depends on where you live and who you work with. If you're a social worker, if you live in a place like New York City or Houston, there could definitely be a need.

[@annfrost3323]

Chinese and Russian not on the list?

[@nsevv]

Russian is kinda useless to learn doesn't add any value to resume. Mandarin may have some use but most chinese prefer to speak english with us, so I didn't bother to learn it more.

[@ErtixPoke]

​@@nsevvMaybe everyone should speak the only English?

[@kevincanuck9863]

When talking about French you mentioned the "state" of Quebec. Canada has provinces not states. Just an FYI :)

[@nsevv]

yaya, papaya.

[@nHans]

I suppose it's a matter of semantics, but I disagree. "State" is the generic term; "province" is specific to Canada. Hence: • Canada's states are called "provinces." • UK's states are called "countries." • Louisiana's counties are called "parishes." • Quebec's DMV is called "SAAQ." • Japan's dollar is called "Yen." • Michigan's DUI is called "OWI."

[@kevincanuck9863]

@@nHans i know what you're saying, but I guarantee you that you will never hear a Canadian call their province a state. Just saying.

[@nHans]

​@@kevincanuck9863 I'm aware. The British too don't call their states of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland as "states"-they call them "countries." But, you know, if it looks like a state, walks like a state ... 🦆🤣

[@kevincanuck9863]

@@nHans not quite the same thing. I've never heard those countries referred to as states, whereas I hear Canadian provinces referred to as states quite often by those less informed. Call a province a state while in Canada and you will surely be corrected immediately. However, you be you. You want to refer to the provinces as states then have at it.

[@alioth7403]

Funny how every time people try to promote Portuguese they have to mention Spanish 😄🙄

[@JohnnyLynnLee]

I'm Brazilian and I'm saying that BRAZIL listed as "to boost your career" is a joke. Since 2012 we can't grow anymore. Almost ALL other emergent countries are growing and ALL other ASIAN emergent countries are growing. In the third quarter of 2022 Brazil's GDP "grew" at a rate of 0.4%. Vietnam's GDP in the same period grew at 13,67%. In the year of 2022 Vietnam grew at 8.2%. Brazil only 2.9%. In 2023 Vietnam grew at 5.05% and Brazil also at 2.9%. And even those 2 and so percent are misleading. Mostly due to the agrobusiness. Industry in Brazil in fact CONTRACTED in this period. And yeas, I'm learning Vietnamese. Run away form my country! Like I'm doing.

[@andybliss5965]

Most of these languages are not going to add anything to your salary. I love languages, especially French and Japanese. But let's be realistic here.

[@rashidah9307]

Olly did his research, so I believe him. Of course, he's speaking in terms of general trends, not everyone's personal situation (skill set, geography, age, field, etc).

[@andybliss5965]

@@rashidah9307 it's very easy to check. Say you're a developer like me. Go on to a jobs board in English speaking countries and see the salaries for a job. Now go and see the salaries in say Japan. You will be paid significantly less. I can't see any job or any situation where you will get paid more in Japan.

[@ErtixPoke]

Why especially them?

[@andybliss5965]

@@ErtixPoke they are the countries I know best. I could learn others(have done a few more) but only have so much time.

[@thato596]

Exactly they will not add to your salary. And also you can travel from netherlands to france by english only

[@aleksandrshapovalenko4263]

Billion speakers of French in 2065? Sounds like BS, sorry. The fact that French is the official language of many African countries doesn't mean that all population of those countries is fluent in French.

[@noelleggett5368]

Like English, French has a lot of second-language speakers (like me). But I think the total population of French language speakers in 2024 is close to half a billion (But the young woman in the video was referring to an estimated Francophone population of a billion in 2065 - 41 years from now). The number of speakers of French as a first language is around 80 million. The language (other than English) that I used most working in Sydney, Australia, was French. (In Sydney, I also found Cantonese, Mandarin, Indonesian, Italian, Vietnamese, Hindi, Levantine Arabic, German, Japanese, Portuguese and Irish useful.)

[@aleksandrshapovalenko4263]

@noelleggett5368 Well, according to official report of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (2022) the total number of French speakers in the world is 321 million. With such small (relatively) base of native speakers (80 millions or so) and not the best educational conditions for acquiring good level of French in most former colonies of Africa I really doubt that the number of French speakers will rise so fast. Of course I'm not an expert.

[@option7]

Also worth mentioning that a few African countries have dropped French as a priority language such as Rwanda and Mali.

[@thato596]

I have seen french speakers and media in france saying that. That is french propaganda. They trying to promote their language with lies

[@wardachrouaa7281]

I speak Dutch, Arabic, French, and German from this list, but I can't get a job because I wear a headscarf😑 When I apply for a job they immediately ask whether I'm interested being a cleaning lady, because I'm allowed to wear a headscarf as a cleaning lady. Nope. Thank you EU for allowing institutions to forbid their employees wearing a hijab...

[@ErtixPoke]

Maybe you should stop wear it?

[@mikidias]

I feel you 😢 Me too, I wear Hejab on too 🧕🏻, even though I'm myself not middle - Eastern Arab or some other of expat migrant or refugee, but, as soon as they see me, they take me as an middle - Eastern or European eastern gypsy expat or refugee and treat me like 💩 😢 😭 They don't understand that we European Latina women also wear headscarf 🧕🏻, especially during cold winter season ❄️ and especially in the hot summer season 🌞 🥵 in order to protect us from the heat. Plus...., my country is not legally or constitution Religious by law, but it's Secular!!!! Therefore, I wear wherever I want to! 😑 🤦🏼‍♀️