French

Why bother learning French? - French comes in handy for understanding the menu at many fancy restaurants. Kidding! Many Americans overlook French these days in favor of Spanish, but the truth is not only is it a beautiful language it is an official language in 30 countries and spoken by roughly 110 native speakers and 190 million second language speakers. Furthermore, after English and Spanish, it is the third most studied foreign language in the world. It is the official language in 29 different countries.