>Hypothetically, you have unlimited time but you need to learn Chinese, Japanese and Korean, Any question starting from the assumption you will learn three com

>Hypothetically, you have unlimited time but you need to learn Chinese, Japanese and Korean, Any question starting from the assumption you will learn three completely new languages is probably the wrong question to ask. I mean, sure if it's your job, a planned career, or you somehow have family in all those languages, go for it. If not, you probably want to prioritize whatever language you want to learn the most, the one you have the most fun being in, or have the most need to learn. To answer your question anyway, I would guess Japanese first, then either of the other two after, since Japanese will make you learn both Chinese characters (which still help somewhat in Korean) and has grammar similar to Korean, so it should give you a leg up on either language after. But if you are in a situation where you meetings tons of Korean people, or in Korea, that seems like a way more important factor...