Will chinese overtake spanish as the second most spoken language in the United States? (generations, regular)

[Citykid55]

I wonder if it will

[AV8n]

I doubt it. Too many Spanish-speaking people here and elsewhere in our hemisphere. Not as many Chinese. While learning Chinese (Mandarin) may be useful in business, it would not be widely spoken at work much less at home.

It's more likely that Spanish would overtake English as our primary language. Still, although I see it becoming more prominent, I don't see that happening anytime soon.

[ragnarkar]

Seems a larger % of native Chinese speakers have a better command of English (in the US) than native Spanish speakers..

[Futurist110]

LOL No.

[pch1013]

Not unless vast numbers of non-Chinese start learning it. Which seems unlikely.

[Futurist110]

Originally Posted by ragnarkar

Seems a larger % of native Chinese speakers have a better command of English (in the US) than native Spanish speakers..

This makes sense, since immigrants to the U.S. from China are probably more educated on average than immigrants to the U.S. from Latin America.

[hnsq]

Originally Posted by Citykid55

I wonder if it will

Definitely not any time soon. Looking at the US census data, 13x as many people speak Spanish as do Chinese in their homes on a regular basis. That is a pretty huge disparity.

[lionsgators]

are you obsessed with people who don't speak english? isn't this the second thread you've started about "second languages" in the united states? how about this. who cares?

[CravingMountains]

Not a chance.

[urbanlife78]

Originally Posted by pch1013

Not unless vast numbers of non-Chinese start learning it. Which seems unlikely.

Mandarin is becoming more common being taught in schools these days, so eventually we will see more younger generations knowing how to speak Mandarin, Spanish, and English in this country.