2007-02-18 07:15:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Most spoken languages in the world - Year 2005 (maternal language + second language)
1- Chinese (mandarin) 1 billion people - China + Singapor + Taiwan
2- English. 508 millions - USA + Canada +UK + Australia + N-Z + India
3- Spanish 382 millions - Spain + Latin America
4- Hindi 315 millions - India + Pakistan
5- French 290 millions - France + Belgium + Switzerland + Canada + West Africa + North Africa.
...8- Arabic 230 millions - North Africa + Middle East.
...12 - German 126 millions - Germany + Austria
In the futur, German and french will become less important but stay in the most spoken languages. There are at least 6000 languages in the world !!!
2007-02-18 21:14:24 · answer #1 · answered by dfbd d 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, when it comes to the number of people who speak it. In today's society, knowing Chinese or Arabic would be more beneficial then German or French, but I'd still like to learn French because I think it is a romantic language, unlike German.
2007-02-18 15:21:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Not to the French and Germans!
2007-02-18 15:18:59 · answer #3 · answered by texasjewboy12 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most Germans can speak English. so In business its better to know Japanese and Chinese and for a government job its good to know Arabic.
2007-02-18 15:19:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
German will always have a place on the international scene(it will become less important), but French will soon become the new Latin.
2007-02-18 15:20:23 · answer #5 · answered by Walter D 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes - neither French nor German is in the Top 10 any more.
2007-02-18 15:18:36 · answer #6 · answered by JJ 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Arabic is the main language of Europe. The historic European languages are only spoken by the minorities (aka, citizens) of those countries
2007-02-18 16:29:28 · answer #7 · answered by mourning my dad 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They already are!
2007-02-18 15:17:15 · answer #8 · answered by Le Pen d'amour2 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋