全世界都在說中國話？各國網友討論在自己國家學習普通話的情況
How popular is learning Mandarin Chinese in your country?
在你們國家學習普通話有多流行？
Derianto Kusuma
In Indonesia, since the ban on Chinese language was lifted in 2001, I heard from multiple accounts that Chinese language course starts becoming electives in some private and public schools in different cities.I"m also aware of many out-of-school Chinese language courses in Jakarta.
在印度尼西亞，自從2001年中文禁令被解除後，我聽很多人說，中文課程在不同城市的一些私立和公立學校開始成為選修課。另外我也知道在雅加達有很多校外的中文課。
As of who actually learn Chinese, I noticed many Chinese ethnic Indonesians have been learning the language or at least expresses interests in learning it.I"m not sure about the popularity of Chinese language within the non-ethnic-Chinese population.
作為一個真的在學習中文的人，我注意到很多華裔印尼人一直在學習中文，或者至少表達過對學習中文的興趣。中文在非華裔人口中的受歡迎程度我不太清楚。
Some foreign languages that are quite popular for Indonesians to learn (from personal accounts) besides English:
- Arabic - because it is needed to read many Islamic literatures
- Japanese - due to closeness of pronunciation with Bahasa Indonesia, and the attraction of Japanese manga and cultural products
- Chinese - due to cultural ties of part of the population, or economic reason
- German - for pursuing education in general
- French - for pursuing music / art education
I can"t say on the relative popularity between the languages.
除了英語之外，下面是一些印尼人熱衷於學習的語言：（對個人來說）
阿拉伯語，閱讀很多伊斯蘭教文獻需要用到
日語 ，日語和印度尼西亞語發音相似，以及日本漫畫和文化產品的影響
中文 ，一部分人口的文化聯繫，或經濟原因
德語 ，一般是為了追求教育
法語 ，為了追求音樂或藝術教育
至於不同語言之間的相對受歡迎程度我也說不清楚。
Alex Pascual, Chinese Language is my greatest addiction.
In Mexico it is notably popular.
In universities, crash courses for Mandarin are packed in the way a French or English class would be. Students are lured by the economic/employment prospects of being able to speak Chinese.
亞歷克斯-帕斯卡，中文是我最大的癮
在墨西哥，它是特別受歡迎的。在大學裡，中文速成班和法語班或英語班一樣擁擠。學生們都被會說中文的經濟和就業前景所吸引。
However, the desertion rate it is incredibly high. I would say 95% for each level.
Reasons are:
Laziness.
「Too hard」 (AKA Laziness).
No real interest in the people or the culture, so no motivation.
Terrible teaching. There are few teachers who are actually certified or have an idea of what they』re doing.
So yes, you will find many Mexicans who will be able to say 「Nihao, wo jiao Roberto」, but finding one who is actually fluent will be like finding this:
然而，放棄的比例也是非常高的，我估計95%的人最後會放棄。原因?
1、因為懶。
2、「太難了」（又名懶惰）。
3、對中國人或者中國文化沒有真正的興趣，所以沒有學習的動力。
4、教得不好。認證的中文老師很少，或者有的老師不知道怎麼教。
所以，是的，你可以發現很多墨西哥人可能會說「你好，我叫羅伯特」，但是想找到一個真正能說得流利的可能會像找一棵5片葉子的三葉草一樣難。
James Woo
In Malaysia, pupils starting out at first grade equivalent can opt for national language schools where Bahasa Malaysia is the language of instruction or Chinese schools where Mandarin is the language of instruction. Chinese language schools tend to be of higher standard and pupils learn Mandarin that way. Also, I guess that some may want to learn Mandarin in case they want to do business with the Chinese in China.
在馬來西亞，學生差不多在一年級的時候可以選擇以馬來西亞語作為教學語言的民族語言學校，或以普通話為教學語言的中文學校。中文學校往往有更高的標準，學生就是以這種方式學習普通話的。另外，我想如果一些人想在中國和中國人做生意的話，他們可能會想學普通話.
Barry Huang
South Korea is not my country (I"m a Mandarin-speaking ABC), but from having just been there last week I can tell you that wandering through the popular/touristy shipping districts, I often heard shop owners and employees hawking their wares in Mandarin just as much as, if not more than, in Korean.
韓國並不是我的國家（我是個說普通話的華裔美國人），但是從我上周在那兒的經歷，我可以告訴你，走在大眾旅遊航運區，我經常聽到很多店老闆和員工用普通話叫賣，學中文在韓國應該很受歡迎。
At first I thought they just learned the basic sales phrases, but as I listened more closely, a lot of the vocabulary was quite advanced. The full weight of their fluency hit me after eavesdropping on some of their negotiations with Chinese tourists -- holy cow, they speak better Chinese than I do! After that, I realized I was way better off bargaining in Chinese than fumbling around in English, with which they struggled much more (especially the older generation).
一開始我以為他們只是學了基本的關於銷售的話，但是隨著我更近距離地聽了之後，他們說的很多辭彙還是很高級的。在偷聽了一些他們和中國遊客討價還價的過程後，他們的流暢程度驚到我了，媽蛋，他們的中文比我說得更好！在那之後，我意識到說中文討價還價比用英語更好，因為用中文可以得到更多的折扣（尤其是和老一輩的人）。
Short answer, for South Korea, very popular, especially in tourism- and retail -related sectors.
簡而言之，在韓國，很受歡迎，尤其是在旅遊和零售相關行業。
Victoria Weiya
When I started learning Chinese all those years ago, I remember it that most people back home thought it was a little strange. Some friends reccomended I study Spanish as there is much more opportunity to use it in the states. Others reccomended I study French or Japanese as these seemed like cooler languages to speak.
維多利亞·薇雅，漢語水平考試5級，正在向6級衝刺
多年以前當我開始學習中文的時候，我記得，國內大多數人認為這有點奇怪。一些朋友推薦我學習西班牙語，因為在美國有更多的機會使用它。也有人推薦我學法語或日語，好像說這些語言更酷一樣。
Now days, it is seems like many more people are learning Chinese. I think has a few reasons. The first is that China is ever growing and is becomming a massive player on the global market. The second, and probably most likely, is that my social circles have changed a lot. Many of my friends are Chinese natives or Chinese speakers, I work with Chinese companies and many of my online friends I met during my time in China. Even my online Chinese teacher has said that she and her colleagues have been surprised at the increase of students wanting to learn Chinese online.
現在，看起來越來越多的人正在學習中文。我認為有幾個原因。第一，是中國在不斷發展壯大，正在成為全球範圍內的一個重要角色。第二，也許是最有可能的原因，就是我們的社交圈發生了很大的變化。像我的許多朋友都是中國人或是說中文的人，我工作中會和中國的公司打交道，在中國的時候見的很多網友也都是中國人。甚至我的線上中文老師也說過，她和她的同事們也對想在線學習中文的學生的增長感到很驚訝。
I think if China』s relevance continues to grow, then it wont be so surprising that many people can speak basic Chinese in the near future. I』m not sure it can overthrow English as the international language, but it probably has the strongest chance out of most other languages.
我認為，如果中國與世界的聯繫持續增長，那麼在不久的將來，很多人都能說基本的漢語也就不會那麼令人驚訝了。我不確定它能否顛覆英語作為國際第一語言的地位，但它可能會比其他所有語言更有機會做到。
Chaitanya Gudapati
In India, i guess it is close to zero. The foreign languages which are famous here are French and German. You can also find some Spanish but it"s not as prevalent as the former two. My college opened a centre for Chinese Study or something like that but does not offer mandarin, though it offers French and German.
在印度，我猜學中文的人可能沒有多少。流行的外語是法語和德語，可能也有學西班牙語的，但沒有前面兩者流行。我的大學裡開設了中國研究之類的課程，但沒有普通話課程，只有法語和德語課程。
Robert Sim, Chinese as a mother tongue
For Singapore, it is mandatory for students to lean their mother tongue. For Chinese, it is obviously Chinese. For the other races, some do learn Chinese as well due to various reasons such as influences from peers and for the fun of it. This not to say that Singaporean Chinese do not learn Bahasa or Hindu. I know of friends who can speak languages of the other main ethnicities in Singapore.
在新加坡，學生學習母語是強制的。華人當然要學的是中文，其他種族的人，有些人由於同齡人的影響或者有興趣的人也會學中文。當然這不是說新加坡華人就不學印尼語或印度語等其他語言。我就認識在新加坡的一些朋友，能說其他主要種族的語言。
Troy Herrera
In my city, Houston, the Mandarin Magnet Immersion school was established in 2012. The primary purpose of this school is to fully immerse students in an educational setting.
在我的城市，休斯敦，沉浸式漢語學校在2012年建立。學校的主要目的是為了讓學生沉浸在純漢語的教育環境中。
With nearly 3 million speakers in the US, and 1 million students estimated by 2020, I"d say it"s a fairly popular language.
在美國說中文的人有近300萬，到2020年估計有100萬的學生，我想說這是一個相當流行的語言。
For anyone reading this, I"d strongly recommend learning Mandarin as soon it"ll overtake English as the business lingua franca.
任何讀到這的的人，我強烈推薦你學習普通話，它很快就會取代英語作為商務通用語言。
Murali Krishna U
In India, I don"t think it"s popular but still there are interpreters working on this supporting Indian business people to work with Chinese.
在印度，我不認為它流行，但是也有許多為了支持印度商人和中國人做生意的中文翻譯。
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