Thomas M. Menino Mayor of Boston

ResourceNet would like to thank those that participated in our Language Translation Survey. We received over 100 responses and here’s what you had to say: After English, what do you believe are the most frequently spoken languages in Boston: 97% Spanish 52% Haitian Creole 43% Chinese 36% Vietnamese 29% Portuguese 28% Cape Verdean Creole 24% Russian 7% Cambodian 7% Italian 4% French 4% Korean 1% Arabic 1% Somali 0% Japanese About Your Clients Each week approximately ____ clients who don't speak English come to my organization seeking services. 40% Less than 10 22% More than 10 20% More than 20 9% More than 50 9% More than 100 My organization focuses on non-English speakers. 72% No, but serve both 18% Yes 11% No Professional Life The languages (other than English) which I encounter most frequently in my professional life are: 91% Spanish 39% Haitian Creole 27% Russian 27% Chinese 26% Portuguese 20% Vietnamese 18% Cape Verdean Creole 5% French 5% Italian 4% Arabic 3% Cambodian 3% Somali 2% Korean 1% Farsi 1% Greek I know many human services professionals who are multilingual. 41% Yes 44% No 14% Not sure I have colleagues who are multilingual. 87% Yes 7% No 7% Not sure I am multilingual. 39% Yes 62% No In my professional experience, most multilingual staff in Boston speak: 94% Spanish 31% Haitian Creole 24% Chinese 15% Cape Verdean Creole 15% Portuguese 12% Vietnamese 11% Cambodian 10% French 10% Russian 5% Italian Search | Update & Add | Events | Links | What’s New | About Us | Contact Us BostonResourceNet is an online collaboration of Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. and the Boston Public Health Commission.