Which language to learn first? spanish or portuguese?

my first language is Chinese, with English being the second.
i am now going to pick up a third and a forth one, they are Spanish and Portuguese.
which one should i learn first so that the total time needed is shorter and the overall result is better at the end?

I want to learn speaking Spanish, not writing or reading it. So I was wondering r there any CD for beginnrs that work well, or videos. So if you could give me names of CDs or videos, any links, or any other easy ways of learning Spanish for beginners. So im looking for the easiest quickest way to learn Spanish. (It took me about a year to learn decent English, im originality fro Ukraine). This is just for my self so that i could speak to those for who Spanish is the first language and understand them. Thanks.

I'm an incoming freshman in the fall of '10 and right now I need to take placement tests I took 6 yrs of french (middle/high school) but I don't enjoy the language at all.. I'm thinking of starting spanish, would it be easier than french? Will I ever be fluent in spanish if I start now? My first language is Russian.

* I'm majoring in INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, which do you think would be more beneficial to me in the future?! thanks in advance!

At my work, our new rule is we can't speak Spanish unless we are in the kitchen. 90 percent of the employees speak Spanish as their first language. Is it just me or is this wrong or even legal?

okay i took Spanish for 4 years back when i was in high school, that was awhile ago, but i can still understand the language if spoken slowly (no one speaks slowly though lol) and sometimes if its written i can read and comprehend whats written down but i can't speak Spanish at all and i don't understand enough to hold a conversation with a Spanish speaker

i'm in a relationship with someone whose first language is Spanish and i think it would be cool if i learned to speak his native language

help??

I want to learn Korean.My first language is Spanish since i'm Mexican (does that make it easier to learn?) Oh yeah, doesn't it make you mad if people are like do you know how to speak Mexican? I'm like grr, its Spanish not Mexican. Does that happen with other languages too? or is it just Spanish?

Does anyone who is fluent in another language say spanish and if english was your first language, do you say the spanish word in english in your head? Or do you just get use to the spanish language and your thoughts are in spanish?

Thanks

personally I'd love to learn Spanish but would it be useful ? I don't really like French but it's probably the most useful one and I really should learn Russian cause all of my family speaks Russian... its hard choosing just one for now
My first language was Russian, I spoke it fluently until I was 6 and went to Australia - so I sort of forgotten everything. Russian is also more difficult to learn and takes like 5 years.

I want to be a High School Spanish Teacher, my first language is Spanish... I want to know if classes in US colleges are directed to people who wants to learn spanish or if they will be good for me since that's my first language? What study path should I take?

I speak fluent Spanish, Galician and English. Spanish is my first language. What language would be easier for me to learn ?

Spanish is my first language and i love it!

My son is 1 year old. We live in the United States. My first language is english. I believe the second most common language spoken in the U.S. is spanish ( the Puerto Rican dialect as well as the Mexican dialect), I want to know if you think my son should be given the opportunity to learn to speak spanish. Should I take an active part in encouraging the learning or stand by and see if he decides to pick it up on his own later in life with no encouragement?

A friend recently said that the majority of America, (both North and South) speak Spanish as their first Language, can this genuinely be true.
Facts/Figures would be greatly appreciated.

I speak Spanish very well it's my first language.
How hard will it be?

The spanish do not want to forget their language and it is estimated that by 2050 will be required to speak Spanish because there will be 130 million Hispanics who do not know how to speak English and 20 who are billingue We have reached a point where we need to speak Spanish

experts say that in 2050 spanish going to be the first language of USA and from america

What do you think about this? We should speak Spanish? Historically, texas, florida, colorado, new mexico, california, and arizona was from spain and spoke Spanish,
But now? We must upgrade and learn Spanish or continue with our language?

My boyfriend's first language is spanish and I want to know the best way to learn the language. However long it will take.

We want our daughters first language to be English but all my family talks to in spanish btw she is only 2 months I just worry about the future.

Husband is Caucasian and I am latin

I'm puerto rican. My padres don't speak much spanish. My abuelos thought it would be better if they didn't introduce them to spanish so that english would be their first language and life in America would be easier for them. I know simple phrases like; I'm hungry, How are you, When's your birthday?, etc. But....I want to be fluent. Any suggestions on how to learn spanish quickly and isn't expensive? I wanted the Rosetta Stone but the price is unbelieveable. Please help. Gracias. =)

im mexican american, my parents taught me spanish before they taught me english, so it was my first language. long story short, i no longer speak spanish, or at least i'm no longer fluent in spanish. i didnt use it so i lost it. i'm very proud of my family heritage and i would like to re-learn the language. what system did you use to learn spanish?

im thinking bout goin to Chilie for 5 weeks to learn Spanish, I would have 20 lessons of 55 minutes per week ++ i would stay in a host family .
After these 5 weeks, will i be fluent in spanish? my first language is french n i already know the basics

The Spanish language was spoken in the lands that are now Florida, New Mexico, California about 100 years before the first English Settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. The Spanish language was spoken continiuosly in the USA for more than 500 hundred years. I would like someone to give me a valid reason to called Spanish foreign in the USA.
The USA does not have an oficial language. It is not in the Constitution or in any law by congress.
Also the first language of millions of Born Americans is Spanish.

English is my first language and i learned Spanish. I want to add a third language and i am curious which would be easier to learn.