answersLogoWhite

0

French is a very widespread language and is thus taught in schools because it has many applications on the global stage. Spanish is taught for the same reason. Latin is often taught in Catholic schools for religious reasons. German is also commonly taught though it is not as widespread.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

How many people worldwide speak french?

About 130 million people as a first language, 200 million as a first or second language.


How many people learn french?

Approximately 76 million people around the world speak French as a second language, while about 220 million people speak it as a first or second language.


How many people in Brazil speak French?

French is a common second language that is spoken by educated people in Brazil. About 7 million people speak French there from time to time.


Are francophone's people who use french as their first or second language?

Francophone people use French as their first language. They are people who are from French speaking countries other than France. Such as: Canada, Belgium, Sénégal, and Morrocco.


What is the total number of people who speak french?

About 70 million people speak French as their first language, and another 200 million speak it as a second language.


Why does a tour guide need a second language?

So foreign people can understand it


How many people speak french as their second language?

Around 190 million people check wikipedia for a more accurate answer search up" french language" in wikipedia hope i helped because i was serching 4 the same answer 2 weeks ago by the way do any of you know the list of countries where french is spoken as a second language? thanks


Is Spanish more useful than French?

French is considered to be the second language the most widely spoken language in the world (After english) with 400 millions of speak as a second language + 115 millions of people who speak it as a mother tongue. French is the official language of the Olympics, of the UNESCO, of the ONU, etc. In the other hand, even if more people speaks spanish, this language is far behind the power of the french language. So the answer is : French obviously.


What is the total is the total number of people in Canada who speak french?

Approximately 7.7 million people in Canada speak French as their first language. Additionally, there are around 2.7 million people who speak French as a second language, making French one of the country's official languages.


What is the percentage of french speaking people in the world?

Approximately 29% of the world's population speaks French. French is spoken as a first language by around 77 million people and as a second language by millions more.


What is the most commonly spoken second language?

== English is spoken as a second language by around 600 million people and French, with around 500 million as a second language. Spanish is also very popular as a second language with 100 million choosing this as a second language.


Is french a common language?

French is the seventh most spoken language in the world with approximately 265-270 million speakers worldwide. According to a project led by the a French research project, in 2050 approximately seventy percent of the world will understand, if not speak, French.