languages around the world, by junhua shen
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Which language is spoken by the most people?
Difficult to estimate Native speakers only / Native & secondary
speakers Importance of population vs. Number of
countries
List of languages (millions)
1. Chinese (1120)
2. English (510)3. Hindi (490)4. Spanish (425)5. Arabic (255)6. Russian (254)
List of languages (countries)
1. English (115)
2. French (35)
3. Arabic (24)
4. Spanish (20)
5. Russian (16)
6. German (9)
Ways of learning languages
Classic language course at school No efficient.
Use high techs (TV, Internet) lazyStay in foreign countries. Expensive
Continuous process.