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can you name the top 5???

2006-08-12 17:29:22 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Languages

40 answers

Chinese* (937,132,000)
Spanish (332,000,000)
English (322,000,000)
Bengali (189,000,000)
Hindi/Urdu (182,000,000)

or

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

2006-08-12 17:31:49 · answer #1 · answered by Sparkle 3 · 4 1

1 Chinese (Mandarin )
2 English
3 Hindi
4 Spanish
5 Arabic

2006-08-13 13:07:16 · answer #2 · answered by just me 4 · 0 0

Chinese is the most spoken language in the world.

I cannot name the top five but I will suggest English, Spanish, French and Arabic - all following Chinese. That's five.

2006-08-12 17:36:46 · answer #3 · answered by Temple 5 · 0 0

English

2006-08-12 17:34:43 · answer #4 · answered by lydlykarug 4 · 0 2

1. Hindi
2. Mandarin Chinese
3. Arabic
4. English
5. Spanish

2006-08-12 17:32:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Posistion ---- Language --- Speakers(Millions)
1 --- Mandarin ---- 1051
2 --- English --- 510
3 --- Hindi --- 490
4 --- Spanish --- 425
5 --- Arabic --- 255
6--- Russian --- 254
7 --- Portuguese --- 218
8 --- Bengali --- 215
9 --- Malay --- 175
10 --- French --- 130

2006-08-12 17:33:53 · answer #6 · answered by ings 4 · 1 0

1. Mandarin Chinese: 885 million

2. Spanish: 332 million

3. English: 322 million

4. Bengali: 189 million

5. Hindi: 182 million

2006-08-12 17:32:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I love how so many Americans assume that because they speak English, it must be the most widely spoken language.

Chinese is first, mostly becuase China has so freaking many people. Next I'm pretty sure is Spanish. There might be something else, then English.

2006-08-12 17:37:46 · answer #8 · answered by haxx0r 2 · 2 0

Mandarin, a Northern Chinese dialect is the official language of both People's Republic and Republic of China...and 25% or more of the people in this world are Chinese. In Chinatowns, one hears mostly Cantonese.

2006-08-12 18:13:43 · answer #9 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 0 0

English.

2006-08-12 17:32:58 · answer #10 · answered by LifeMatrix2012 3 · 0 1

mandarin chinese is the most spoken language by native speakers in the world...but english is taught and learned by people all over the world everyday...

2006-08-12 17:36:14 · answer #11 · answered by whutup387 2 · 0 0

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