Friends, any language or dialect, is a medium for one person to convey his words to another person. If seen, then with the arrival of man in this world, many languages and dialects came into existence. However, with time some have ended, but many languages are still present today. In this article, we will know which are the top 10 most spoken languages in the world?
1. Mandarin Chinese
Actually, Mandarin is the national language of China, and it means the language of the common people. Friends, if we talk about the number of people speaking this language in the whole world, then it reaches even beyond 100 crores. This number is also so high because China promotes its language the most somewhere. It is said that this language of China is also the most difficult because to understand the word from a simple word written in Mandarin, you should know more than two thousand letters. Friends, Mandarin Chinese is spoken in countries like Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, China, Singapore, and Malaysia.
2. English
Although the history of the English language is not much older than others, due to the expansion of the British Empire, the number of English speakers is around 100 crore people all over the world, and this language is the mother tongue of more than 60 countries. It is the second most spoken language. Since this language is used in almost all technical things, English has become necessary for every human being in today's time.
3. Hindi
Friends, the exciting thing is that Hindi is one of the seven languages in which web addresses can also be written. It is not only our mother tongue, but at the same time, it is spoken in many other countries like Nepal, Fiji, Mauritius, and Tobago. There are more than 55 crore people in the whole world who speak Hindi.es.
4. Spanish
The Spanish language was spread far and wide by historians, explorers, and invaders, and for this reason, this language is prevalent worldwide. If we talk about the number of people speaking this language, their number is more than 52 crores. The Spanish language is spoken exclusively within South Africa, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean.
5. Arabic
Friends, you can guess the popularity of the Arabic language from the fact that it is also included in the six official languages of the United Nations. Apart from Arabic, the official languages of the UN include English, French, Russian, Chinese, and Spanish. Around 46 crore people speak the Arabic language all over the world.
6. Malay
Actually, the Malay language is the mother tongue of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Still, apart from all this, the number of people speaking this language is also seen in the Philippines and Thailand. Spoken by 28 crore people, this language is at number six among the ten most spoken languages of the world.
7. Russian
This language of Russia is prevalent in countries like Asia and Europe, and there are about 27 crore people who speak it. This language is not only the mother tongue of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan, but at the same time, it is also spoken by the countries of the Soviet Union, and that is why this language is present at number seven in the list of top ten.
8. Bengali
Although Bengali is the national language of Bangladesh, it is spoken in many places other than West Bengal in India. Around 26 crore people speak this language all over the world. If seen only in India, then Bengali is at number two among the most spoken languages.
9. Portuguese
Like French, Portuguese is also the national language of 8 countries, spoken by 23 crore people only. The interesting thing is that although this language is the language of Portugal, it is spoken in Brazil more than in its own country. More than half the people of the world who speak this language are present in Brazil.
10. French
The number of people speaking the French language is estimated to be around 23 crores, and in today's time, this language is the national language of 28 countries. The exciting thing is that out of 23 crore people who speak this language, the local people of France are only 7.6 crores, and apart from this, the rest are foreigners. French is spoken not only in Europe but also in many countries of Africa.
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