Top ten foreign languages to learn

If you are considering learning a foreign language, but are not sure which one to learn, this list can help. These are the top ten most commonly spoken languages in the world, which makes them the most popular to learn. Foreign language school is a great way to begin on the path to learning a foreign language. It would be most optimal if you could spend some time in the native country where the language originated.

• French – Often considered to be the most romantic foreign language in the world, French has approximately 129 million speakers worldwide.
• Malay Indonesian – Primarily spoken in Malaysia and Indonesia has approximately 159 million speakers worldwide.
• Portuguese – Known as “the little language that could” because of its mass expansion in the 12th century following Portugal gaining independence from Spain. This foreign language has 191 million speakers worldwide.
• Bengali – With this one we break into 211 million speakers worldwide.
• Arabic – One of the oldest languages in the world, and has approximately 246 million speakers worldwide.
• Russian – for such a large country, this one is only half way through the list at 277 million speakers worldwide.
• Spanish – spoken in almost every county in South and Central America, this one is spoken by 392 million people worldwide.
• Hindustani – this is one of the primary languages of crowded India and has 497 million speakers worldwide.
• English – Although this seldom crosses peoples’ minds when thinking of a foreign language, English has 508 million speakers worldwide and is the official language of more countries than any other language.
• Mandarin – Not surprisingly the most widely spoken language comes from the most highly populated country, China. There are 1 billion + speakers worldwide.