lelo 50 to 70 points but first tell me how many countries and languges are there in world ? urgent i will mark as brainlist.
Answers
7,117 languages are spoken today❤
There are 195 countries in the world today.❤
Answer:
6,500 languages are in the world and 195 countries are in the world.
Explanation:
roughly 6,500 languages are spoken in the world today. Each and every one of them make the world a diverse and beautiful place.
Sadly, some of these languages are less widely spoken than others. Take Busuu, for example – we’re named after a language spoken by only eight people.
Others are spoken by huge populations across different countries, and are often popular choices among language learners.
Read on for the twelve most spoken languages in the world, in terms of native speakers, and everything you need to know about them.
The top 5 most spoken languages in the world
Most spoken languages in the world - 2020
1. English (1,132 million speakers)
Fun fact: The English word “goodbye” was originally a contraction of “God be with ye”.
With over 1,130 million native speakers, English is the most spoken language in the world.
It’s also the official language of the sky – all pilots have to speak and identify themselves in English.
Not only is Shakespeare widely considered as one of the greatest dramatists of all time, but over his lifespan he added an incredible amount of about 1,700 words to the English language by changing nouns into verbs, verbs into nouns, connecting some words with each other and adding prefixes or suffixes to others.
2. Mandarin Chinese (1,117 million speakers)
Fun fact: Research suggests that you’ll only need around 2,500 characters to be able to read almost 98 percent of everyday written Chinese.
In terms of native speakers alone, Mandarin Chinese is by far the second most spoken language in the world.
It’s an official language of mainland China, Taiwan and Singapore and one of the six official languages of the United Nations. So it’s not surprising that there are approximately 1.09 million native speakers worldwide.
Mandarin is a tonal language, which means that the meaning of a word changes based on the way we pronounce it.
With a set of about 50,000 characters, it is probably one of the most complex languages to learn.
But don’t worry: there are no verb conjugations, no tenses and no gender-specific nouns either.
Maybe that’s also why it’s one of the most popular languages to learn today…
3. Hindi (615 million speakers)
Fun fact: If you’re an English speaker, you probably already know some Hindi. Do words like ‘guru’, ‘jungle’, ‘karma’, ‘yoga’, ‘bungalow’, ‘cheetah’ and ‘avatar’ ring a bell? These words (and many more!) have been borrowed from Hindi.
There are about 615 million native Hindi speakers, which makes it the third most spoken language in the world. It’s the official language of India, and is also spoken in countries such as Nepal, Fiji, Mauritius and Guyana.
Hindi is highly influenced by Sanskrit and named after the Persian word hind, which means – quite literally – “Land of the Indus river”.
4. Spanish (534 million speakers)
Fun fact: The first modern novel and the second most translated book after the Bible was written in Spanish. Which novel? It’s Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, of course!
Twenty-two countries over four continents have Spanish as the or one of the official languages, and it’s already the second most studied language in the world.
Can you believe that within three generations, 10 percent of the world’s population will be able to communicate in Spanish?
This is great news for native English speakers.
For Spanish appears to be the easiest foreign language for English speakers to learn! Experts say it takes only 22-24 weeks to reach what’s called general professional proficiency in the language.
5. French (280 million speakers)
Fun fact: About 45 per cent of modern English words are of French origin.
In spite of what Hollywood movies might tell you, the language of love doesn’t solely exist on moonlit walks in Paris.
Spoken across different parts of the world – think everywhere from the rest of France and parts of Canada to a handful of African countries, including Senegal and Madagascar – the French language has spread its roots far and wide.