Language is the main way of communication between people and this article presents the most popular, common and demanded languages \u200b\u200bof the peoples of the world.
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14. French
Although this language is not among the ten most widespread languages \u200b\u200bin the world, in our short presentation it takes the honorable 14th place, opening our rating. The French language, in addition to being one of the most common, is also one of the most beautiful languages \u200b\u200bin the world, which is very often called the language of love, just like the capital of France, the city of Paris, is called the city of love. This language is included in the Romance group of languages, has the status of an official language in 29 countries of the world, in particular in Canada, Switzerland, Belgium, Monaco and, of course, France. It is one of the six official languages \u200b\u200bof the UN and is common in a number of African countries, former French colonies. According to some reports, French is spoken by about 250 million people worldwide, but it is native to 75 million.
Many people learn French because of its beauty, others learn it because it is a fairly popular language in Europe and knowledge of such a language will be useful for work and travel. This language is not very difficult to learn as a foreign language. Of course, for some people French will be easier, for others it is more difficult, but many agree that in terms of the complexity of learning it is somewhere between German and Spanish.
13. Korean
Korean is the native language of about 78 million people, is the official language of South Korea and the DPRK, and is spoken in part in China, Japan, the United States and Russia. This language is not very popular and not many people learn it in other countries. Nevertheless, in terms of the number of native speakers, it occupies an honorable 13th place in our ranking of the most spoken languages \u200b\u200bon earth. Most researchers attribute it to isolated languages, that is, to languages \u200b\u200bthat do not belong to any known language family. However, some believe that the Korean language may be part of a hypothetical Altai family. According to some linguists, Korean may be somewhat related to Japanese.
Some people find Korean to be easier to learn than Japanese and Chinese, but the grammar, in their opinion, is still more difficult in Korean. Chinese and japanese languageand are studied mainly for romantic reasons, because of the desire to get closer to the culture of the east and learn the centuries-old history of the region. Korean is taught mainly to earn money.
12. German
German is the most popular and in-demand language in Europe after English and many people learn it not for cultural reasons or for travel, but for doing business and business negotiations. German is the official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and Belgium. The language is native to 100 million people and has over 120 million speakers. German is included in the Germanic group, like English, however german is considered much more difficult than English, like some other languages.
Beginners of language learning are frightened by words that are 2-3 times longer than their counterparts in other languages, many tenses, conjugating correct and irregular Verbs, the presence of a definite and indefinite article, not always the same gender of nouns. Nevertheless, the German language can by no means be called one of the most difficult languages \u200b\u200bof the peoples of the world, since with the proper approach it can be studied without any problems, like any other European language.
11. Javanese
How many languages \u200b\u200bare there in the world, but not many of our citizens, in principle, know about the existence of this language, not to mention the fact that Javanese is one of the most widespread. The language is spoken by about 105 million people and is spoken mainly on the Indonesian island of Java and several neighboring islands. It is the largest Austronesian language in terms of number of speakers. It is a fairly developed language that has a rich literary tradition with different genres of poetry and prose, many varieties of theatrical genres. Despite the fact that almost half of the population of Indonesia actively uses the Javanese language in everyday life, it, like everyone else existing languages in the country has no official status.
10. Punjabi
This language refers to indo-Aryan languages is an Indo-European language family and is one of the official languages \u200b\u200bof India. Punjabi is the language of the Punjabis and Jats, ethnic groups in India. The language is spoken in the eastern part of Pakistan, as well as in parts of India. There are about 112 million Punjabi speakers in the world. About 105 million native speakers live in Pakistan and India. While the rest of them live in countries such as Great Britain, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, etc. Among the features of the language, one can single out the fact that it is a tonal language. In tonal languages, the pitch of the stressed syllable changes its meaning. In Punjabi, a stressed syllable can have three different tonal pitches. This is very unusual for Indo-European languages.
9. Japanese
In ninth place on our list of the most common and popular languages \u200b\u200bin the world is another language from Asia. There are 130 million native speakers of this language. Japanese is learned mainly for two reasons. First, the language is learned for doing business, since Japan is one of the strongest economies in the world. Secondly, Japan has a rich and interesting culture that attracts thousands of people and sooner or later makes them interested in the country's language. Japanese is by no means an easy language. One of the main difficulties in learning this language is the hieroglyphs that came from Chinese, but over time, in the process of development of the language, have changed slightly.
In Japanese, almost all hieroglyphs have not one, but two or more sounds, depending on which words they are used in. Today in Japan, about two and a half thousand hieroglyphs are most commonly used, while in China at least 3.5 thousand hieroglyphs are used. Japanese is easier compared to Korean and Chinese, but Japanese grammar is very complex. There are no tones in Japanese, but there are two alphabets. The Hiragana alphabet is basic, used for purely Japanese words, grammatical markings, and sentence ending. Katakana is another Japanese alphabet and is used for foreign words and names.
8. Russian
Russia is one of the most important countries in the world, occupying huge territory, which is home to many peoples. The rich, vibrant and rich culture and beautiful cities of the country attract many foreigners who are also interested in the “mighty” Russian language. There are about 160 million people for whom Russian is their mother tongue. There are about 260 million Russian speakers. Russian is the official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It is the most spoken Slavic language in the world and the most spoken language in Europe in terms of the number of native speakers. Russian is one of the working languages \u200b\u200bof the UN. It is quite difficult to learn, its grammar is complex but logical. Russian can be called one of the simple "complex" languages.
Many foreigners choose French or German because they are common in Europe. They choose Russian when they want to learn Russian culture, when there are Russian friends with whom you want to speak their language, when you move to live or work in Russia. Basically, they study the Russian language because they like it, like, in general, any other language. You cannot learn a language by force, it should be interesting and attractive, there should be a desire to learn it.
7. Bengali
The Bengali language is one of the languages \u200b\u200bof the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. Distributed and is the official language in Bangladesh and India. There are about 190 million people for whom this native language and about 260 million people speaking it. Some aspects of the language are often different in India and Bangladesh. In most cases, the letter fully matches the pronunciation. The writing of the language is based on Sanskrit and does not always take into account the changes and fusions of sounds that have occurred in the language over time. The history of the Bengali language goes back at least a thousand years, as evidenced by both the dating of the first literary monuments and the data of linguistic reconstruction.
6. Portuguese
Portuguese is the native language of about 230 million people, and the total number of speakers reaches about 260 million. it official language in Portugal, Brazil, Angola and some other countries. Most of the native speakers live in Brazil. In terms of the difficulty of learning, Portuguese is comparable to Spanish, French and Italian, as it is in the same group of Romance languages. There are two main variants of the language, European Portuguese and Brazilian, as well as a number of varieties in African and Asian countries, differing from each other in terms of phonetics, vocabulary, spelling and grammar. In African countries, the European version of the Portuguese language is used with a large number of lexical borrowings from African languages.
5. Arabic
Arabic is spoken in 60 countries of the world, such as Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt and Libya, and in 26 of them it is official. One of the working languages \u200b\u200bof the UN and belongs to the Semitic branch of the Afrasian family of languages. The number of native speakers of the language exceeds 245 million, and the total number of people speaking it is over 350 million. Arabic plays a significant role in political and economic spheres, in the field of energy and security. This is a very popular language and people who know it can always find a good job for themselves. The Arabic language is one of the five most difficult languages \u200b\u200bin the world, there are many dialects of Arabic that differ significantly from each other.
4. Hindi
This language is one of the 23 official languages \u200b\u200bof India, and is also spoken in Pakistan and Fiji. The native language is 260 million people, and the total number of Hindi speakers is approximately 400 million. Colloquially, Hindi is practically indistinguishable from Urdu, the other official language of India. The latter is distinguished by a large number of Arabic and Persian borrowings, and also by the fact that it uses the Arabic alphabet, while the traditional Hindi script is the Devanagari syllabary alphabet. English is one of the official languages \u200b\u200bof India, but, nevertheless, according to some reports, Hindi is quite a promising language and it may become one of the most popular languages \u200b\u200bby 2050.
3. English
The top three on our list of the most popular and common languages \u200b\u200bopens up to English, which is the most common language to study as a foreign language. This language is native to 350 million people, and the total number of speakers of it is about 1.4 billion people. English is one of the working languages \u200b\u200bof the UN, the official language of Australia, New Zealand, USA, England, Canada and some other countries. English in modern world plays a huge role in many spheres of life from politics and business to culture and travel. This is due to the colonial policy of the British Empire in the 19th century and the global influence of the United States of America at the present time.
English is also considered to be one of the easiest languages \u200b\u200bto learn, if not the easiest. Nevertheless, this language has its own difficulties. In many countries of the world, English is taught in schools almost with primary grades as a foreign one.
2. Spanish
In second place is a very beautiful language that is official in Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica, Cuba and most of South America. Spanish is very similar to Italian and Portuguese, as it is in the same Romance group with them. To relatives spanish is considered by approximately 420 million people, and its speakers worldwide are about 500 million people. It is the most spoken language of the Romance group, with 9/10 of its speakers living primarily in the Western Hemisphere. It is quite an easy language to learn, which, in addition to the Spanish culture and the beauty of the language, adds to the desire for foreigners to learn Spanish.
There are several dialects of Spanish, but Castilian is considered to be the original Spanish language. Castilian, Catalan, Basque and Galician dialects are spoken in Spain, while there are five main dialect groups in South America. The first group is used primarily in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, Colombia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Mexico. The second is in Peru, Chile and Ecuador. Third in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. The fourth group is the Argentine-Uruguay-Paraguayan variant, which includes Eastern Bolivia. The fifth group is conventionally called Mountain Latin American Spanish. This language is spoken by the inhabitants of Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, belonging to the Andes of Colombia and Venezuela, Quito (located at an altitude of 2800 m capital of Ecuador), the Peruvian mountain range and Bolivia.
1. Chinese
The Chinese language is a collection of very different dialects, and therefore is considered by most linguists as an independent linguistic branch, consisting of separate, albeit related to each other, linguistic and dialectal groups. In fact, Chinese is made up of many other languages. But at the same time, the hieroglyphs are one. Since the mid-20th century, after the reform in China, the writing of basic characters has become much simplified. The unified Chinese language is called Mandarin or simply Mandarin, which is called Putonghua in China. Chinese has 10 dialect groups and seven main traditional dialects.
Many people consider Chinese to be the most difficult language to learn, more difficult than Japanese and Arabic. Mainly because it uses over 3,000 characters, which are noticeably more difficult to write than Japanese or Korean. The use of tones in a language also makes it difficult to learn. Despite all the difficulties of learning, Chinese remains one of the most promising and demanded languages \u200b\u200bin the world. It is native to 1.3 billion people and more than 1.5 billion speakers. China is one of the strongest countries in many areas, one of the largest in terms of territory and the largest in terms of population. Nowadays, the Chinese language is very much in demand and interesting, both for doing business and for understanding ancient culture on the planet.
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The emergence of speech was the most important milestone in the development of mankind. It was communication through linguistic structures that became the main factor in the survival of people, because social and historical experience was passed on to the younger generations with speech.
Another important function of speech is a means of communication between people and nations. Today there are more than 7 thousand languages \u200b\u200bin the world, and among all this diversity we will represent the most widespread languages \u200b\u200bin the world, in which millions of people communicate.
History of the formation of language
Before considering and describing the most widely spoken language in the world, we will note a few historical moments.
Firstly, all linguistic studies of the emergence and formation of languages \u200b\u200bstill remain at the level of hypotheses, so the object and subject of research is very remote in time.
Secondly, the language was formed on the basis of the sign language of people in the process of work and joint activity.
And thirdly, there are two theories, one of which believes that all languages \u200b\u200bon Earth came from the same root, while the other theory defends the position that several languages \u200b\u200boriginated in different parts of the globe.
Persian (∼110 million)
Persian (Farsi) is spoken in 29 countries, mainly in the Middle East. But in Iran, 57 million people speak it.
This is one of the oldest languages \u200b\u200bin the world, in which masterpieces of world literature have been created, scientific works ancient scientists. The works of Avicenna and Nizami, Nizami and Saadi are written on it.
Over time, Persians harmoniously blended into many other languages \u200b\u200bthat originated in the east. Modern Farsi falls into three related groups, and is officially recognized in most of the countries of the Near and Middle East.
Interesting fact
- It is one of the languages \u200b\u200bthat is practically unchangeable. Carrier persian can easily read the text of a thousand years ago and fully understand its meaning, while an Englishman or Russian is unlikely to be able to do this with texts in their native language.
Portuguese (∼240 million)
Due to historical events associated with the Great Geographical discoveries, this amazing language has spread to many countries around the world.
On the present stage development of the world community, more than 240 million people communicate on it, and for 204 million inhabitants of the planet it is native.
Note that this is the official language of Brazil, and is gaining more and more popularity due to the rapid development of this country in the Latin American region.
Interesting fact
- Although Portugal is located in the Northern Hemisphere, Portuguese is the most popular language in the southern hemisphere of our beautiful planet.
Russian (∼300 million people)
It so happened historically that in multinational Russia, the most common language is Russian. During the development of new territories, peoples who retained their national languages \u200b\u200bperceived Russian for communication.
Among slavic languages Indo-European branch is considered the most widespread, and is widely used in the countries of the post-Soviet space. Today, the number of Russian speakers is approaching 300 million due to the fact that it has become very popular in China and other Asian countries.
Russian is one of the six languages \u200b\u200brequired for communication at the UN. But the most significant is that incorruptible literary works have been written in the Russian language, which have replenished the world treasury of literature.
Did you know that ...
- In Russian the words bee and bull are single-root. In the past, in the literature, the bee was written as “ bachela ".The word comes from the dialectal verb “ butch ",what mattered to hum, hum. From the same verb, words such as “ bull "and« insect "
Bengali (∼250 million)
One of most beautiful languages The Indo-Aryan branch is official in the Republic of Bangladesh, as well as in other states of Southeast Asia. Bengali is official not only in the Republic of Bangladesh and is widely used in three Indian states and in Nicobar Islands... It is the second most spoken language in India.
Today, 250 million inhabitants of the planet communicate in Bengali, and takes its roots in the X-XI centuries, when it began to form on the basis of local dialects under the influence of the Arab-Persian vocabulary.
Like most languages \u200b\u200bof the East, it has many dialects, the appearance of which is due to large territory distribution and national characteristics.
French (∼280 million)
Perhaps, not only in Europe, but also in the world, you will not hear a more melodic and tender speech than French, the number of speakers of which is 280 million people.
Apart from France, where it is native to 80 million French people, it is widely used in Canada, Belgium, and, interestingly, is familiar to African countries, since many of them were French colonies.
In terms of study, it takes an honorable second place after English, and, naturally, acts as a worker in UN committees.
Arabic (∼320 million)
Just by name, everyone understands that Arabic is the most widespread in the countries of the East, and 320 million people speak it.
It is one of the oldest in the world and is used in 60 countries. It is inextricably linked with the Muslim faith, and the main book of Islam, the Koran, is written on it.
It also belongs to the most difficult to learn, and the writing system differs in that words and sentences are written from right to left.
Spanish (∼450 million)
This beautiful and emotional language is the second most widespread language, because it so happened historically that 560 million people speak Spanish, and for 450 million it is native.
It has a long history of development, and was finally formed at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries. Due to the large territorial spread, because this is the language of 4 continents, it has many territorial dialects.
It should be noted that this is one of the easiest to study, because the indigenous population Latin America so easily perceived it during the conquest of the conquistadors.
Huge influence on the Spanish language had arabic language, because for a long time the Pyrenees were under the rule of the Arabs.
Chinese (∼1500 million)
Due to the fact that the Chinese are the largest nation on earth, Chinese is the most spoken language, and is considered the native language of 1.5 billion inhabitants of the planet earth.
It is a synthesis of various mutually intelligible dialects common in China, Taiwan, Singapore and Tibet. Due to the variety of dialects and complex word forms, learning Chinese is a very laborious and time-consuming process.
Along with others, it is used for communication in the UN, but in Russia more than 72 thousand people communicate on it.
English (∼1500 million)
Due to the fact that the United Nations has adopted this language as the international language of communication, and the official language of communication of almost all international organizations, English is the most popular language in the world.
Today, there are about 1.5 billion people who know English, and for 217 million people it is official for communication. It is in English that 90% of the information in the world is stored, and besides, it is the most studied. Linguists believed that somewhere in the middle of the 21st century, every second inhabitant of the planet will speak English.
We have an excellent article about it, maybe it will also be of interest to you.
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- There are more English-speaking people in China than in the United States.
In conclusion, here are some interesting moments from the history of the formation and development of languages.
- For example, Hindi and Urdu are actually one language, just being official in two countries, it is called differently, in India - Hindi, and the population of Pakistan calls it Urdu. In addition, it has two different alphabets.
- Basque, on the other hand, is the most difficult language on Earth. It is so difficult to study that during the Second World War it was used for encryption.
- Scientists have calculated that it will take about 12 years for a person to learn the already used language of ancient Sanskrit manuscripts.
- Well, the last fact from the history of Russia. Until the XIV century, indecent words within the Russian state were called "ridiculous verbs."
This completes our list of the most popular languages \u200b\u200bspoken by people on the planet. But note that in addition to human speech, there are also ethnic languages \u200b\u200band dialects, the language of animals, artificial, but when creating sites on the Internet, special computer languages \u200b\u200bare used. But nothing beats the sounds of your native language, whether at home or on a long trip.
A person has been given a great gift - the ability to speak and hear, and, despite the many conflicts and confrontations in the world, humanity, albeit speaking in different languages, will be able to agree ...
Learning foreign languages \u200b\u200bcan be of great benefit to you, including:
- Enhanced analytical skills, learning ability and improved memory.
- Expanding personal horizons, getting to know new cultures, getting rid of prejudices.
- Increasing personal competitiveness, being in demand in the labor market.
- Improving communication skills through the acquisition of a deeper understanding of the language.
- Improving the skill of solving problem situations and abstract thinking.
- Fascinating travel and the opportunity to feel confident in an unfamiliar city.
The only problem in learning a foreign language is that it takes a lot of time, work on yourself and diligence. Dozens, hundreds, thousands of hours can go by training and exercising before you feel like you can communicate and write fluently in another language. And yet, research by linguists has shown that some languages \u200b\u200bare easier to learn than others. Why is this so?
What makes some languages \u200b\u200beasy to learn?
First, it will be really easy to learn a language that is similar to your own. So for example Spanish and italian languages have a lot of similarities, both in sound and in grammatical rules. If you know Spanish, you can easily master Italian and vice versa.
All languages \u200b\u200bthat will be listed in this article are derived from Latin. If you already know English, the recognized language of international communication, then it will be easier for you to notice that all languages \u200b\u200brooted in Latin are extremely similar. That is why European languages \u200b\u200bcan be difficult for residents of Asian and Arab countries.
Grammatical features
Another factor that determines whether a language is easy to understand or not is its grammatical complexity. The rules in some languages \u200b\u200bare well-structured and easy to understand, in such languages \u200b\u200bthere are no outdated forms, and the rules have practically no exceptions (by the way, English is a whole sea of \u200b\u200bexceptions).
A study by the Institute for Foreign Service in the United States identified languages \u200b\u200bthat anyone who can communicate in English can learn.
Swedish has many similarities to English, including syntax and lexical forms. Thus, the word "telephone" sounds and is spelled almost the same in these two languages:
English - Telephone
Swedish - Telefon
The Swedish language is devoid of frills, it is as functional as the Scandinavian way of life in general, in which everything serves a specific purpose and has a rational basis.
And besides, Swedish is also a very rhythmic, sonorous language, so it becomes even easier to learn it by listening to songs and watching videos.
Italian is another easy language for English speakers. It is perhaps even simpler than Swedish and may be more useful to you as more people speak it (but, of course, it all depends on the purpose of the study). In terms of its rhythm, this language is close to English, looking in the dictionary you will also find many similarities, for example:
music - musica
family - familiare
Simple and, perhaps, the most useful and demanded of all of these, Spanish can be shared with you by another 400 million people around the world. Spanish is followed by the number of speakers chinese! The spelling of this language is incredibly similar to Italian, the words are both written and read very similar. There is so much passion and music in the key of Spanish that it is simply impossible not to fall in love with this language!
Lexically, the French language in many respects has something in common with English, the centuries-old history of difficult, but very interesting relationship these two nations, perhaps, has created so many "points of contact" of two different worlds. French is conventionally divided into different levels of proficiency. So, advanced French in its grammatical charter is much more difficult than English, but to master the remaining "levels" of this language, one does not need to have a special talent for learning languages.
In terms of sound, the German language never ceases to be the subject of controversy, and indeed, in terms of its melody, it is unlike any other European language. Nevertheless, German is recognized by many language institutes as the first language in terms of ease of learning after English. In addition, its grammatical structure is much simpler than English, although pronunciation can be difficult for some people.
Conclusion.
Learning a foreign language should be fun! Experts believe that learning requires immersion in the culture and environment of a new language. But for this it is not at all necessary to leave the borders of your country. Watch movies, be inspired by songs in a foreign language, clearly define for yourself why you are taking up learning a foreign language, and off you go! Of course, it takes effort and motivation, but change doesn't just happen. To make your language learning even more effective, create a study plan, set and fulfill daily goals, goals for the month and year, track your own success, and if it is difficult to control your progress yourself, find a partner who wants to learn the language with you.
The first is to learn English. The second is German. Knowing English and German, you can learn French without any problems, since the lexical base will already be laid. But they are practically not useful to you when living, say, in the UAE. And you won't be able to use them if you go to work in China or Uganda.
In China, English can be explained with units, and in Uganda, knowledge of Swahili is especially urgent - less than 1% of the population speaks English here. We recommend that you evaluate not the global perspectives of the language, but its prospects for you, for your future life and work. How do you do this, what languages \u200b\u200bdo you need to learn, and how do you match them to your own priorities? More on this later.
Which language to learn first
English... With rare exceptions, which only confirm the rule. It is an official language in over 60 countries around the world. English is spoken by over 1.5 billion people around the world. He is native to more than 700 million people. Look around - the best songs, scripts of TOP films, documents, instructions - all are written in English. His knowledge significantly increases your chances of finding a job and your value as a qualified employee, no matter what industry you work in and whatever your responsibilities.
5 reasons to learn English first:
- An opportunity to clarify in most countries of the world.
- Best for travel and business travel abroad.
- The ability to watch the best Hollywood movies in the original.
- An advantage in getting education and in building a career.
- The ability not to face language barriers in everyday life.
It is the most requested language in the world. What's more, it is versatile and applicable in most situations.
Example: you want to go to study abroad, say, to Italy, but you don't know Italian. Knowledge of English will allow you to choose a program in which you can use the well-known foreign language for training as a base. But if you only know German or French, then the chance to get an education in Italy tends to zero.
But there are exceptions. They lie in the individual characteristics of each person. If English is not given to you, if you have a sincere hatred of learning it, if you do not understand the logic, there is no point in torturing yourself. Of course, if this is only your feelings, and not the mediocrity of the teacher and the wrong training.
Example: singer Shakira knows many languages, but English was the most difficult for her. Despite a close to brilliant IQ and phenomenal learning ability, the Colombian native still does not speak English perfectly and prefers to sing and speak it only in extreme cases.
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What language to learn the second, third, fourth
There is no need to guess here - it is important to be guided by desires, needs and challenges facing you. Motivation is the basis for fast and successful learning. You must clearly understand why you need it and at what level you need to master it. It is recommended that you formulate goals and only then begin to consider options.
Suppose that after graduation you want to enter one of the Czech universities for a master's program. Then it's worth learning Czech. Or in your city there is a factory owned by the Japanese - knowledge of Japanese is desirable to make a successful career as a leader. We do not know anything about the tasks facing you. Therefore, we can offer only TOP-7 languages \u200b\u200b(in addition to English), which are most often chosen for learning:
- German.
- French.
- Spanish.
- Chinese.
- Italian.
- Arab.
- Norwegian.
Let's make a reservation that the Scandinavian languages \u200b\u200bare among the most difficult in the world. If you are planning to move to Norway or Sweden but are unable to succeed in learning Norwegian and Swedish, consider your options. It's no secret that in Sweden they are rather loyal to emigrants, not knowing the language... Moreover, children have the right to study in their native language: if there is at least one Russian-speaking child in the school, then a Russian-speaking teacher will be found for him. Therefore, be sure to clarify the need for training.
TOP 5 most promising languages
If you do not set yourself the task of moving or often travel to a certain country, work in international enterprises and be a sought-after translator, then we recommend that you pay attention to the most promising languages \u200b\u200bin the world. They may not be the most demanded and not the most popular at the moment. But if you do not know which foreign language is better to learn from the point of view of its future prospects, this rating is especially for you.
Chinese
The most common in the world. No one doubts the prospects of the Middle Kingdom in terms of economic and industrial development. Strong contacts with Russia, the United States and other leading economies of the world lead to the emergence of a multitude of multinational enterprises where knowledge of Chinese is highly welcomed. Chinese is no less than 10 radically different dialects from each other. It makes sense to learn literary (it is also called Mandarin or North Chinese) - it can be used to communicate with a speaker of any dialect.
Spanish
Ranks third in prevalence among all languages \u200b\u200bin the world. He's one of the easiest to learn. It is used not only in Spain, but also in many countries that were once colonies. Not all of them are alike - for example, in Mexico they speak a special dialect of Spanish called Español mexicano. There are significant differences, but if necessary, you can speak classical Spanish with any Mexican - you will be understood.
German
Germany is one of the strongest economies in the world, one of the most developed and comfortable countries for life. Therefore, the language has not lost its promise for more than the first century. German is spoken not only in Germany, but also in Austria, Switzerland, and a number of other European countries. It is especially promising for employment and emigration to Europe.
Arab
Ranks 4th in prevalence in the world. More than 240 million people speak it in different parts of the world. The difficulty lies in the fact that the language has many local dialects, and learning classical Arabic does not guarantee you understanding them. However, they will understand you - you will be able to express yourself not only as a tourist, but also as a specialist.
Japanese
The official Japanese language is only in Japan, but it is in demand to varying degrees in no less than 25 Asian countries. By the way, it has a minimum of similarities with Chinese, you should not combine the study of these two languages, mistakenly assuming their identity. From the perspective of prospects, it is worth noting the development of the state economy, the scientific industry. Japan is one of the world leaders in terms of GDP.
What foreign language to learn for emigration
Naturally, it depends on the country you plan to emigrate to. Our advice will be relevant only if you have not yet decided on the place of your future residence.
We are guided by information about the most popular countries for emigration among Russians. What languages \u200b\u200bshould be learned according to these data:
- English - Russians most often prefer to emigrate to the United States. He is also in demand for admission to universities in the USA, Great Britain, Canada and a number of other countries under special programs and grants that cover tuition costs.
- German and French are ideal if you want to emigrate to these countries, staying there after completing your studies. Education in these countries is practically free (with the exception of the compulsory fees amounting to 300-500 euros per semester).
- Italian is a must for immigration to Italy. Interestingly, the level of English proficiency in this country is practically at the same level as in Russia. In general, Italians, unlike many Europeans, do not speak English well.
Also popular destinations for emigration are the Scandinavian countries - Sweden, Norway, Denmark. Russian citizens also willingly emigrate to European countries - Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Serbia, and the Baltic countries. But in Asia, according to surveys, less than 10% of Russians ready to emigrate are planning to go.
What foreign language should a child learn
Here again, it is important to be guided by the child's living conditions. You should not choose the simplest language - choose the most promising one. At the same time, observe the child's enthusiasm, his desire to learn. If you see that training is absolutely indifferent to him - change the tutor or the place of training. If the result remains the same, it makes sense to choose another language for learning. The most popular are English, French, German and Spanish. The native languages \u200b\u200bof the parents (or one of the parents) should not be taken into account.
What is the best language to learn as an additional? It makes sense to pay attention to the variants with the simplest grammar - Italian, French.
Educators disagree on whether a child should be taught two languages \u200b\u200bat the same time. It is important to monitor the condition of children - they should not be overwhelmed. Do not take away their childhood, guided only by their own ambitions and the desire to get a fully developed prodigy. Observe the child's attitude towards educational process - his desire is extremely important.
The easiest and most difficult languages \u200b\u200bto learn
The starting position is important here: for example, knowledge of English will greatly simplify the study of the languages \u200b\u200bof the Latin and Germanic groups. Your native language is also important. It's no secret that it's easiest for Russians to learn Ukrainian and Belarusian, Bulgarian and Serbian. However, they cannot yet be called promising in a global sense. Therefore, we note the most easy-to-learn European ones:
- English.
- Italian.
- Spanish.
- French.
Spanish is considered to be the simplest one - it is characterized by simplicity of spelling, grammar and pronunciation. As you hear - and it is written, there is no need to be afraid to make mistakes. Ideally, if you know English - Spanish has a very similar vocabulary, and learning will go as quickly as possible. The second and third places are Italian and French, respectively. English is more difficult, but also quite accessible.
It was from him that all dialects were formed, therefore even when you move to a country where pure language variations are not practiced, you can quickly adjust. In the classical version, it is also easiest to trace the logic of word formation and construction of sentences. It is often clearer, more pleasing to the ear. Almost always it is literary and official for the preparation of documents.
Conclusion
Learn the languages \u200b\u200bthat you need and are interested in. Without necessity, there is no motivation, and without genuine interest, there is no desire. Both of these components form the basis for successful learning. It doesn't make sense to study when the process only causes you stress and irritation. You should really like the training. You must understand why you are studying this particular language, what prospects it opens up for you, what allows you to do in the future.
If you do not know which languages \u200b\u200bare worth learning right now, try to look into the future. Understand where you want to live and what to do. Choose English as a base and master it at a decent level. If you already speak English, move on to others. But be careful - only a few people are capable of learning French and, say, German at the same time. In other cases, separate training is required.
Maria Kositsyna
Editor of the Info-Profi portal, head of the student projects support center of Tyumen State University.
In the modern world, everything is connected with computers, smart technology and machines, but not everyone thinks about how it works? Any technique has its own program, its own goals and tasks, and all this is done by people. So what is the most popular programming language in the world? Which one should you choose to study so as not to miscalculate? In this article, you will learn which programming languages \u200b\u200bare worth paying attention to and in which area it is applied.
10th place: Objective-C
Every person is already familiar with Apple's technology, many have chosen this particular company, with a good reputation and an excellent PR company. But if you decide to look a little further and try to write an application for iOS yourself, then Objective-C is exactly what you need. Although, now everyone is switching to Swift, which is not so popular because it is very young, but it was created by Apple, it is more convenient and dynamic, and soon all new applications and games are made on it. Therefore, most likely, in 2016, it makes no sense to start learning Objective-C.
9th place: Ruby
Another of the most popular programming languages, used by a huge number of people, and for good reason. It will be simply irreplaceable if you decide to launch a new web application or you have new idea and you want to implement it. Ruby at your service. Despite its enormous power, this language is quite simple and straightforward. Also, its great advantage is that many popular applications around the world are written in it.
8th place: SQL
It is used to manage and modify data in an arbitrary relational database governed by a corresponding database management system. With this programming language, you can easily find the information you need, and most importantly, make it a reliable method.
7th place: C
Despite the fact that the C language appeared in 1972, it remains relevant to this day. It was he who became the basis for the development of such programming languages \u200b\u200bas C ++, C #, Java, D. Its main advantages are: compactness, speed and power. It is used to create system and application software.
6th place: Python
It is a general purpose, high-level programming language. It can fulfill almost any of your wishes, whether it will be data analysis and verification, or applications, or any statistics, Python will help with all this. More recently, programmers have come to agree that it can be used to process very large amounts of data and the great advantage is that it is suitable for a wide variety of industries.
5th place: C ++
It appeared in 1983, just like C is intended for general use. It can be used in such areas as: creation of operating systems, for hardware acceleration functions, mobile devicesas well as for games. If you need a large amount of memory for work, then you can safely use the services of the C ++ language.
4th place: PHP
If you decide to create a web application, then most likely you need PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor). One of the leaders for creating dynamic websites. Currently, a large number of sites have been created in PHP that focus on a large amount of data. It is also at the heart of content management systems such as WordPress, Joomla, Bitrix, Prestashop, etc.
3rd place: C #
It was developed in 2001 by Microsoft as an application development language for the Microsoft .NET Framework. It is one of the primary languages \u200b\u200bfor developing the Unity game engine.
2nd place: JavaScript
A relatively young programming language, appeared in 1995. Not one web page creator can do without it; it is used in browsers as a scripting language to create site interactivity. The biggest advantage of the language is that it is easy to learn and even if you are not a programmer, with a little patience you will be able to understand it, at least on initial stages... It has a specific difference from other languages, not a single company speaks it, it is, so to speak, in free swimming.
1st place: Java
In 1st place is Java. It is the most popular programming language. It is he who today is the leader among programmers for the backend development of modern web applications. If you are looking to create a scalable mobile application for Android, be it a smartphone or tablet, then there is nothing better than Java. It has such features as: automatic memory management, a wide range of I / O filtering tools, simple tools for creating network applications, and much more. Also, the language can run on any Java machine, regardless of the computer architecture.
If you want to try yourself in Java, then CodeGush is the best service to get started. Here, in the form of a quest and a game, you can master the language at a basic level, and then, if you wish, continue your studies to a level that will help you get a job. The material is presented very easily, there are hundreds of practical tasks and an interesting presentation in the form of an RPG game with pumping levels and abilities.
By the way, there are companies that collect this data and post reports. For example, here is the ranking of the most popular programming languages \u200b\u200bfrom RedMonk for 2015, which is based on an analysis of the results of activity on both GitHub and StackOverflow:
Also, a similar analysis was carried out by the GitHut company, in which javascript was in the first place:
Thus, as you can see, java and javascript are considered the most popular programming languages. They share first place. What programming languages \u200b\u200bdo you speak? Or maybe you are just going to study? Please write in the comments.
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