French as a foreign language is the second most frequently taught language in the world after English.
When deciding on a foreign language for work or school, consider that French is the language that will give you the most choices later on in your studies or your career.
German is spoken as a second language in many countries in Eastern Europe where German culture and language have been an important common bond through the centuries.
Standard Mandarin is the official language of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan, as well as one of four official languages of Singapore (together with English, Malay, and Tamil).
Cantonese is unique among non-Mandarin regional languages in having a written colloquial standard, used in Hong Kong and by non-Standard Mandarin speaking Cantonese speakers overseas, with a large number of unofficial characters for words particular to this variety of Chinese.
Since the Dungan language is usually considered a dialect of Mandarin Chinese, the Dungan alphabet can also be considered a cyrillization of one dialect of the Chinese language, albeit one used in a very specific context.