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English in Toronto
Languages in the world
Do you know how many languages are in the world?
Currently, there is a list of the world’s language called “Ethnolonge”, It lists 6500 worldwide spoken languages. Although, Etnolonge is considered as one of the most important lists in the world, many researchers believe that there are over 7000 languages in the world.
The following list shows the most spoken languages according Ethnologue Survey.
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Language |
Speakers |
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Chinese |
937,132,000 |
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Spanish |
332,000,000 |
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English |
322,000,000 |
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Bengali |
189,000,000 |
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Hindi/Urdu |
182,000,000 |
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Arabic |
174,950,000 |
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Portuguese |
170,000,000 |
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Russian |
170,000,000 |
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Japanese |
125,000,000 |
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German |
98,000,000 |
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French |
79,572,000 |
English language
As we can see in the list, Chinese is the most spoken language, but not the most important one. On the other hand English is the third most spoken language, however, it is considered as the most important in the world.
English language is spoken in many countries such as USA, Belize, England, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. Lately English has become in the language of business that is why the general public start to study it.
English in Canada
Canada offers many scholarships to outstanding students and opportunities to get ahead in business. Therefore it is great country to achieve your goals and expand your business networks. Regarding languages, French and English are its official languages, however, most Canadian speak English.
If you want to learn French or English in Canada, you can find many renowned language schools where you can learn these languages. Finally it is strongly recommended to learn English in Canada, because you can get a natural accent talking with native speakers of this language.
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