While English holds a significant place as a global lingua franca, Mandarin Chinese can also be considered extremely useful, especially given China's growing influence in global economics, politics, and culture. Additionally, Spanish, due to its prevalence in the Americas and growing number of speakers worldwide, along with French, which is not only spoken in France but also in parts of Canada, Africa, and as an official language in many international organizations, are also highly useful languages on a global scale.
