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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
About 130 million people as a first language, 200 million as a first or second language.
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.
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.
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.
About 70 million people speak French as their first language, and another 200 million speak it as a second language.
So foreign people can understand it
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
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.
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.
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.
== 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.
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.