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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Germany!

16Mar

By George SanghviNo Comments

Culture

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Germany!

To many, the only language spoken in Germany is German. However, what if I told you that the languages of Germany were some of the most diverse, not only in Europe, but also in the world?! In total, Germany has a population of about 83 million people (as of the time of writing). These 83 million people speak hundreds of different languages, some which are widely spoken, and some that are native to only a small village... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); National Language According to the German Constitution, whilst there are a number of regional languages spoken throughout the country, the only official language spoken throughout the country, is German... Throughout the country, there are a number of different German dialects, most of which c...

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of France

9Mar

By George SanghviNo Comments

Culture

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of France

France is known for many things: Its art, its culture, it cuisine etc. The languages of France, are not that famous, yet from a linguistic standpoint, it's a true work of art (no pun intended!) When you picture the languages of France, chances are that you only think of French, a language you may have learned at school. However, there are so many more languages spoken in France, that you've never thought about. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language As of the time of writing, at least according to the French Constitution, there is only one official language of France: French. However, there are a number of different dialects of what we call "French". As such, the language was standardized long ago. This variant is called Par...

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Spain

23Feb

By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments

Culture

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Spain

In recent years, it seems as though Spain is struggling to keep itself together. Primarily, this has been due to the numerous different languages of Spain, which often cause tension between the central and local governments. From a linguistic point of view, Spain has some of the most diverse languages on the planet, ranging from Slavic, to Semitic, to Germanic, to Romance languages. It even has a language isolate too! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Spain Although a number of languages hold varying degrees of "official" status, Spain currently only has one official language: Castilian Spanish According to the Spanish Constitution, the only official language of Spain, is Spanish. To be more specific, this is the varia...

24Nov

By Henry AusbergerNo Comments

Learning Languages

15 Best Languages You Should Learn!

As of the time of writing, there are roughly 6,000 languages spoken all around the world. Naturally, not all languages are created equal, so which are the best languages you might want to learn? Naturally, this is likely to cause a lot of controversy, as how you define "best" is very subjective and varies greatly from person to person. As such, these are form the general consensus. Many of these languages are among the most useful languages on the planet, often serving some important role in life. on the other hand, many are quite useless in many ways, but are still quite important. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Turkish When it comes to the best languages you could learn, Turkish is one that you probably wouldn't think of. For most pe...

15 Coolest Languages to Boost Your Street Cred!

10Nov

By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments

Learning Languages

15 Coolest Languages to Boost Your Street Cred!

Last week, we looked at the weirdest languages to have ever been spoken, from the perspective of an English speaker. This got me thinking: what are the coolest languages you can speak? Whilst there are several different ways of defining "cool", for the purposes of this article, we are defining "cool" as either nice to listen to or, as having some unique quality that makes it so much cooler than other languages! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Sanskrit Sanskrit is generally considered the world's oldest spoken language. However, many will point out the fact that the language has been slowly dying for the past 800 years. With not that many people speaking it today. Nevertheless, if you've ever been fortunate to listen, you'll definitely und...

15 Weirdest Languages on Earth You Should Learn!

3Nov

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

Learning Languages

15 Weirdest Languages on Earth You Should Learn!

There are currently around 6500 languages spoken in the world. Naturally, some of these are going to be strange, odd and weird. This got me thinking, which are the weirdest languages currently spoken? Sadly, many of these languages are endangered languages, with many having only a handful of speakers. With that being said, there are a few languages which are flourishing in the modern 21st Century world. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Adyghe Chances are that you have never heard of the Adyghe people, nor have you ever heard of their language before today. However, their language is one of the strangest you will likely ever come across! Looking on a map, the Adyghe people reside in South Russia and North Turkey. So surely the language shar...

7Jul

By Chloe HarmonNo Comments

Culture

17 Most Spoken Languages in the World!

When it comes to determining the most spoken languages in the world, it should be easy, right? Wrong! Different people have different views, different sources cite different statistics. It is an absolute nightmare! With that being said, whether you are a businessman, politician, language lover or someone just curious about languages, these are the most spoken languages you could start learning! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); How do we Define "Most Spoken"? The term "most spoken" is very vague. Almost too vague. Usually, there are two trains of thought when it comes to determining the most spoken languages- native speakers or the total number of speakers. For the first, they focus on how many people speak the language as their nativ...

12May

By George SanghviNo Comments

Learning Languages

17 oldest languages in the world!

Many languages vie for the title of being the oldest language in the world. However, there is only one that can be the oldest, so what language is it? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 17. Icelandic (1200 years) Icelandic is perhaps one of the oldest languages that is still spoken in the world today. Icelandic is native to the island of Iceland, as well as 350,000 native speakers. Icelandic began as a combination of Danish and indigenous languages. However, once the Danish stopped bringing new colonizers during the twelfth century, Icelandic became akin to a language isolate. Icelandic is a very good indication of what Old Norse and Old Danish looked and sounded like. As a result of its age and its isolation, Icelandic has become one of t...

5May

By Henry AusbergerNo Comments

Learning Languages

13 most sophisticated languages

Various languages are seen as posh. Others are not. But this begs the question, what are the most sophisticated languages? Here they are! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 13. Hungarian When speaking about sophisticated languages, Hungarian probably isn't the one that comes to mind (it's probably #1 or #4!) However, there is certainly a degree of sophistication that comes with learning a difficult language! And Hungarian is by far one of the most difficult languages to learn on the planet! To many, Hungarian may not sound sophisticated, perhaps more barbarian-like than sophisticated. But I assure you, if you are able to master such a unique and difficult language, it certainly classes as sophisticated! Perhaps, you could argue that this is ...

26Nov

By Alexander PaskNo Comments

Facts

9 most useful languages

A while ago, we covered the most useless languages, now we will cover the most useful languages. So, what are the most useful languages? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 9 most useful languages 9. Hindi At first, it probably surprises you that Hindi is even on this list in the first place, but when you think about it, it does make sense. India is the world's 7th largest economy, so a lot of business is done there, which would make it quite useful if people knew how to speak Hindi. If Hindi was more well spoken, we'd all be better off, no longer would Indian manufacturers and Western companies have to communicate through an intermediary. This would allow for cheaper prices on Indian-made goods, which would make them even more attractive to...