Mandarin Chinese while not the most widely spoken language in the world is the language spoken by the most people around the world.
It's hard to say how many people speak Mandarin world wide. Due to the countries national language or required learning languages include Mandarin Chinese the following can be assumed:
Population of China: 1.4 billion
Population of Taiwan: 23 million
Population of Singapore: 4.58 million
Total of three countries: 1.427 billion
(Figures are approximations as of June 2008)
This doesn't include the Chinese that have immigrated to other countries. Nor does it include countries where their may be other Mandarin speakers such as Malaysia. The ultimate figure would possibly be much higher.
There are many Chinese languages, some of them as different from each other as English is from Spanish, or more so. The Ethnologue database lists 13 of them, with a total speaking population of about 1.2 billion.
The official language of China, Mandarin Chinese, has around 840 million speakers.
Anywhere from 500 million to 1.8 billion people in the world speak English, depending on what you count as being able to speak a language.
About 300 to 400 million of those speak it as a first language, with an additional 200 to 1,400 million speaking it as a second language.
As of 2012, it's estimated that approximately 1,020,000 people speak Mandarin either as a first language or an additional language.
Most of the old generation and some of the young generation in Taiwan speak taiwanese, and there are numbers of people in Singarpor speak Taiwanese too!
Yes, English is spoken in Ukraine, particularly in larger cities and tourist areas. However, Ukrainian and Russian are the official languages of the country.
Many people in Nigeria speak English, as it was a British colony for many years.
mostly people that live in cities that are in Ecuador speak English like 75% people noe how to write and speak English
As of 2011, there are about 315,000,000 people in the US. And 305,000,000 of them speak English.
Yes many people in Hong Kong understand and speak English.
As of 2011, there are about 315,000,000 people in the US. And 305,000,000 of them speak English.
There is no specific number of people who speak "Australian" as a language. Australian English is the official language of Australia and is spoken by the majority of the population, along with various indigenous languages and immigrant languages.
It is estimated that around 60-70% of the Croatian population can speak English to some extent. English is widely taught in schools and is becoming increasingly important in Croatia for business and tourism.
Many Portuguese people speak English as a second language, especially in urban areas and among younger generations. English is commonly taught in schools and is widely used in tourism and business in Portugal.
The majority of people in Spain speak Spanish as their first language, around 95-98% of the population. English is the second-most spoken language, with around 27% of the population having some level of proficiency in English.
The main language spoken in Illinois is English. Additionally, Spanish is also widely spoken due to the presence of a significant Hispanic population. Other languages spoken in Illinois include Polish, Chinese, and Tagalog.
Everyday speak to as many people as you can. You can only improve spoken English by speaking and it is better to speak to people than speak to yourself.