The United States does not have an official language, but the most commonly used language is English. For native English speakers, what do you believe the most useful second language to learn would be?

The United States does not have an official language, but the most commonly used language is English. For native English speakers, what do you believe the most useful second language to learn would be? Published on August 2, 2021 → Survey conducted on August 2, 2021 on 21751 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Arabic

Bengali

Chinese (e.g. Mandarin, Cantonese, etc)

Dutch

French

German

Hindi

Japanese

Latin

Russian

Spanish

61%

Other

Don't know

N/A - I do not think it is useful for native English speakers to learn another language

14%

Arabic

Bengali

Chinese (e.g. Mandarin, Cantonese, etc)

Dutch

French

German

Hindi

Japanese

Latin

Russian

Spanish

61%

Other

Don't know

N/A - I do not think it is useful for native English speakers to learn another language

14%

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