I would say, foremost, French, followed by German and Russian.
French was actually the lingua francae or Europe pre-20th century, so it holds to be a great assest for history, philosophy, literature, and culture. It's also spoken in Belgium, Switzerland, and France.
German is spoken in Switzerland, Austria, and Germany. I believe it's the most commonly spoken natives lanague in Europe.
If it's not German, I believe Russian might hold the largest native-speaking population. Many of the eastern european (and central asian) countries speak Russian as a result of the former USSR.
2007-02-11 04:09:06
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answered by Sungchul 3
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hahahah Esperanto, yeah right... It never really took off. I'd say German. The first poster is right about French, but a lot of that statistic comes from countries not in Europe. In touristy places I'd say German, because the Germans are very big on traveling around Europe, so naturally in many countries which rely on tourism a lot of people speak German. I guess it depends where though. If you go to Spain, Italy, well Germany obviously, Switzerland (there are French parts too), Austria etc I would say German is more prevalent than French.
2007-02-11 03:22:08
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answered by Pietzki 3
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German. Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, and Lichtenstein are all German-speaking countries, and, next to English, German is regarded as the language of business in Europe.
2007-02-11 03:53:43
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answered by diepolitiker 2
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till you're an ecu citizen, you won't be able to easily come to a call to visit Europe and flow on short notice. First, you will would desire to get a visa that lets you reside right here. without that, you're constrained to ninety days right here at appropriate. in keeping with the place you're coming from, you would be able to go with a visa just to return for a short flow to as a tourist. while you at the instant are not independently rich, you will possibly desire to have a activity to assist your self and that's rather confusing appropriate now. ecu voters have the main suitable to go and artwork in the ecu, others do no longer. with the intention to get a artwork visa, you will possibly want as an instance which you have particular skills or adventure that at the instant are not accessible right here. frequently, you will would desire to have a activity lined up earlier you come back. right here in Italy, working example, you won't be able to notice without delay for a artwork enable; the organization has to try this for you and show that no ecu voters are accessible to fill the activity you're presented. Economies are contracting right here - unemployment is growing to be and there at the instant are not many roles accessible for anyone. it could be somewhat confusing in case you do no longer communicate the community language. that would desire to especially lots cut back you to the united kingdom and eire. as quickly as I have been given my visa, it took 8 months for the place of work work to be executed when I already had a activity lined up right here in Italy. That became various years in the past whilst the economic subject wasn't so undesirable. in the journey that your objective is to visit Europe, you will possibly elect to be greater reasonable on your timeline and do quite some examine. the countless expat web pages are good factors for commencing as much as do your homework on a flow. in simple terms seek for "expat" and the call of a rustic to locate the internet sites.
2016-12-17 07:23:44
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answered by ? 4
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German! It is also spoken in 3 separate countries
2007-02-11 02:36:59
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answered by Anonymous
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french is the seccond most learned foreign language. it is the only languge other than english to have more foreign than native speakers.
2007-02-11 02:33:55
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answered by Anonymous
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Esperanto
2007-02-11 02:44:09
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answered by palaver 5
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French and German
2007-02-11 02:36:23
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answered by kalabalu 5
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french...
damn she was faster than me...lol
2007-02-11 02:34:03
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answered by Sir Alex 6
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