2006-06-20 08:42:24 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Congratulations! RelatedToIdiots got it first! Chinese, English, Hindu, Spanish, and Russian in that order. I'll give him a "best answer" tomorrow
2006-06-20 08:53:03 · update #1
Chinese
2006-06-20 08:45:40 · answer #1 · answered by Colin C. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
July 25, 2005
According to figures from UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the most widely spoken language on earth is Mandarin which is spoken as a first language by nearly a billion people. Second on the list is English with around 358 million, followed by Spanish. French is spoken as a first language by a mere 81 million, good for number eleven on the list.
2006-06-20 16:10:26 · answer #2 · answered by LP-UY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English
2006-06-20 15:46:36 · answer #3 · answered by Crissy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English
2006-06-20 15:45:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Widely Spoken Languages in the World
Language Approx. number of speakers
1. Chinese (Mandarin) 1,075,000,000
2 English 514,000,000
3. Hindustani 496,000,000
4. Spanish 425,000,000
5. Russian 275,000,000
6. Arabic 256,000,000
7. Bengali 215,000,000
8. Portuguese 194,000,000
9. Malay-Indonesian 176,000,000
10. French 129,000,000
2006-06-20 15:56:55 · answer #5 · answered by jqpaskmenow_ 02 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chinese (Mandarin) 873 million in 16 countries, Spanish 322 million in 43 countries, English 309 million in 107 countries, Hindi 180 million in 17 countries, Portuguese 177 million in 33 countries according to The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2006
2006-06-20 16:28:31 · answer #6 · answered by maegical 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably Spanish, French and English.
2006-06-20 15:45:34 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the most commonly spoken language in english....but that could also depend on where you are...english is the first most used language used in business and chinese is the second...i hope that helped^^
2006-06-20 15:47:54 · answer #8 · answered by crystal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The language of love
2006-06-20 15:48:50 · answer #9 · answered by vivi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mandarin Chinese. Cantonese is second.
2006-06-20 15:49:16 · answer #10 · answered by retrodragonfly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋