10 GERMAN
More than 90 million people all over the world speak German. It is the official language of Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg, Switzerland and Belgium.
German sentences: Guten Tag!- Good day! Gute Nacht!-Good Night! Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Do you speak German? Danke!-Thanks
9 JAPANESE
132 million speakers.Japanese language is very fashionable among the students and adults, too.Mainly who likes this culture, anime movies and Japanese food :-)
Japanese sentences: konichiwa (hello), arigato (Thank you), and sayonara (goodbye).
8 RUSSIAN
144 million speakers.East slavik language.Most of Russian speakers live in Russia.You can find other countries where is a bigger population who speaks Russian.These countries are Ukranie, Belerus and Kazahstan.
7 PORTUGUESE
178 million speakers.
Portuguese is a member of Romance language family.Official language in Brazil, Portugal, Angola, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and Sao Tome.This language is the 4th most learned language in the world.
Common Portuguese phrases include Bom dia (Good day), Como está? (how are you?), and Não (No).
6 BENGALI
181 million speakers.Bengali is a member of the Indo-Aryan language family, alongside languages such as Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.Official language is in Bangladesh but they can be found in India, too.űThere are Bengali speakers all around the world.
Common Bengali phrases include Nômoshkar (Hello), Apnar nam ki? (What is your name?), and Ektu (please).
5 ARABIC
221 million speakers.
Sematic language family.Arabic is official language in 26 countries in the Middle East but large population can be found in Europe, North-America.They have Arabic script.
Common Arabic phrases include as-salaamu ‘alaikum (Peace be with you, a formal greeting), Na’am (yes), and ismaHli (excuse me).
4 HINDI-URDU
242million speakers.
Hindi-Urdu is a member of the Indo-Aryan family, alongside Bengali. It is a pluricentric language and has two official forms, Standard Hindi and Standard Urdu, although the two forms are nearly indistinguishable from each other. Hindi is the official language of India, whilst Urdu is the official language of Pakistan. Urdu and Hindi are also spoken in parts of Europe and North America with heavy Indian and Pakistani immigrant populations. It is written in both the Hindi alphabet and the Arabic alphabet (for Urdu due to Islamic influence).
3 ENGLISH
328 million speakers.
English is a member of the West Germanic language family. Though it developed in the British isles, the largest population of English speakers lives in the United States, with about 309 million speakers. English is the official language of 53 countries.
English is also an official language of several organizations, including the UN, NATO, and the European Union.
2 SPANISH
329 million speakers
Romance language.Official language of over 20 countries.
Common Spanish phrases include hola (hello), Que pase un buen día (Have a good day), and ¿Cómo te llamas? (What is your name?).
1 MANDARIN
Over 845 million speakers.
Mandarin is the largest of the Chinese languages, and is the official language of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan.
Large populations of Mandarin speakers to the United States and Europe. Mandarin has two writing systems; Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.
Common Mandarin phrases include N? háo! (Hello!), W? míngzi jiào… (My name is…), and Hu?nyíng! (You’re welcome!)
