we often think that our native language is perfect and the most practical
however there are more than 8,000 languages in the world and more than
half of them are in danger of going extinct only 45 languages concentrate
more than 90% of the inhabitants on the planet and this trend is expected to
continue but as languages disappear the most common languages are exponentially
growing in terms of speaking population today we will see the 10 most powerful
languages of the world not the most spoken or the most difficult but the 10
most important for the world today.
number 10 Hindi with approximately 300 million native speakers the Hindi
language is one of the official languages of India along with English
however even if you learn Hindi there is no guarantee that you could speak it
with Indians in the country since there are more than 1,400 languages and
dialects oftentimes different dialects of Hindi differ so much that it causes
miscommunication among nearby communities it's for this reason that
English is used for government and business number 9 Portuguese with more
than 220 million native speakers Portuguese is the official language of
more than 10 nations around the world however one of the main reasons why this
language shows up in this list is due to the prominence and importance of Brazil
Brazil is home to 95% of the languages native speakers and its prominence as a
world power is what makes this language important especially for Latin American
countries that wish to trade with Brazil fortunately Spanish and Portuguese are
very similar number 8 Japanese it is the language spoken by more than 130 million
native speakers not as large of a number compared to other languages on this list
but Japan is the third world power and speaking this language is essential if
you wish to get involved in business in the East Asian region it is a relatively
easy language to learn compared to Chinese though it is still considered as
being one of the most difficult languages to learn with an estimated
1900 hours of learning to reach a sufficient b2 level number seven
German. German boasts more than 100 million native speakers a gained
strength mainly in Europe by Germany and different countries such as Austria
Belgium the Netherlands and Denmark considered
to be a difficult language to learn it is a necessary language if you want to
be involved in the political and economic affairs of Europe given the
fact that Germany is a main power of the region its importance stands out above
all in business since Germany is an important headquarters for several
manufacturing companies number six Russian more than 150 million speak it as
it was one of the two most important languages during the Cold War and this
importance still stands it is an official language of the UN given the
economic and military power Russia possesses clearly it's a very important
language to know to enter in international politics in fact half of
the population of the former Soviet republics have some knowledge or fluency
in Russian in some countries such as Ukraine up to 65 percent of the
population speaks Russian number five Arabic a language spoken by more than
200 million people it is also the official language of 20 countries it's
considered to be a complicated language to learn and it's reading and writing is
reversed and referenced the popular languages such as English although there
are many different dialects of Arabic Egyptian Arabic is widely known due to
the popularity of Egyptian movies and music in the region oftentimes native
Arab speakers themselves encounter problems when attempting to communicate
with different dialects such as Moroccan or Saudi in order to reach a sufficient
b2 level for this language it's necessary to devote more than 2,000 and
300 hours of study number four Spanish the second most spoken language in the
world Spanish boasts more than 400 million
native speakers Spanish is particularly dominant in Latin America where it is
the official language of more than 20 nations and it is the official language
of more than 20 nations all over the world such as Spain Morocco and
Equatorial Guinea the economic and political power of Latin America as a
whole makes Spanish a compulsory language for diplomacy economics
literature and business it is an official language of the UN due to the
demographic economic and political growth that Latin America will have by
2050 Spanish will have more than 650 million native speakers number three
French considered to be the language of diplomacy French is spoken by more than
100 million native speakers 66 million coming from the country of origin France
France is an official language of the UN and of all existing international
organizations it is a mandatory language to learn in the world of diplomacy and
business by 2050 French is predicted to have more than 700 million native
speakers following the demographic explosion of old French colonies in
Africa it is one of the most useful languages to learn for business after
English and Mandarin Chinese number 2 Mandarin Chinese currently the most
spoken language in the world it has more than 700 million native speakers
Mandarin Chinese is the official language of the People's Republic of
China the most populous nation in the world is considered to be among the 3
most difficult languages to learn the Chinese language is particularly
complicated due to its 4 tones it is easy to accidentally insult or
compliment someone if you don't know the proper tones it is estimated that in order
to live a normal daily life it is required to know 4000 Chinese characters
given the importance of China and considering that it will be the next
global superpower it will be vital to learn Mandarin Chinese in order to be
connected to the global economy and politics which is why it is also an
official language of the UN in order to be proficient and Mandarin Chinese you
will need a total of three thousand and 800 hours of classes number one English
English is practically an obligation in today's world it is the language of
science economics business engineering and so on it is the most learned
language in the world with more than 800 million people who study it English
highlights its importance because of the prominence of the United States as the
current superpower of the world with more than 360 million native speakers
especially in the United States United Kingdom some countries in Africa and
India English is the lingua franca or the language that unites the whole world
English is considered to be the easiest language to learn from this list with an
average of only 600 hours to reach a proficient B2 level as expected it is an
official language of the UN and in general when you travel to a country
where you don't speak the language it will typically be the universal means of
communication so which of these languages do you speak
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