Languages of the world
Languages of the world
by Sabine Maria Steiner
1. 1. Mandarin
1.1. More than 1 billion speakers
1.1.1. Learning game link: http://www.digitaldialects.com/Chinese.htm
1.2. Spoken in
1.2.1. China
1.2.2. Taiwan
1.2.3. Singapore
1.2.4. Malaysia
2. 3. English
2.1. 508 million speakers
2.1.1. Learn English online: http://www.1-language.com/
2.1.2. Grammar quizzes: http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/
2.2. Spoken in
2.2.1. United Kingdom
2.2.2. United States
2.2.3. Canada
2.2.4. Australia
2.2.5. Ireland
2.2.6. New Zealand
2.2.7. A number of Caribbean nations
3. 5. Hindi
3.1. 182 million
3.1.1. Online course program: http://www.omniglot.com/writing/hindi.htm
3.1.2. Hindi for beginners: http://www.open-of-course.org/courses/course/view.php?id=15
3.2. Spoken in
3.2.1. India
3.2.2. Pakistan
4. 2. Spanish
4.1. 329 million speakers
4.1.1. Learn Spanish for beginners: http://spanish.about.com/
4.1.2. Spanish learning program: http://www.spanishprograms.com/
4.2. Spoken in
4.2.1. Spain
4.2.2. Latin America
4.2.3. USA
5. 8. Russian
5.1. 144 million
5.1.1. Lessons in Russian language: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnp1Am2cTsQ&feature=relmfu
5.1.2. Free grammar and phonetic courses: http://russianonweb.com/courses#course3
5.2. Spoken in
5.2.1. Russia
5.2.2. Mongolia
5.2.3. Former Republics of the Soviet union
6. 4. Arabic
6.1. 221 million
6.1.1. Learn Arabic: http://mylanguages.org/learn_arabic.php
6.1.2. http://www.funwitharabic.com/
6.2. Spoken in
6.2.1. Middle East
6.2.2. Northern Africa
7. 6. Bengali
7.1. 181 million
7.1.1. Learn to speak this language: http://www.jaspell.co.uk/learnbengali.htm
7.1.2. Vowels and consonants: http://www.omniglot.com/writing/bengali.htm
7.2. Spoken in
7.2.1. Bangladesh
7.2.2. West Bengal- India
7.2.3. Tripura- India
8. 7. Portuguese
8.1. 178 million
8.1.1. Watch this You Tube video for a short introduction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M5cU2iUxNI
8.1.2. A video introduction to Portuguese: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/portuguese/talk/
8.2. Spoken in
8.2.1. Portugal
8.2.2. Angola
8.2.3. Brazil
8.2.4. Cape Verde
8.2.5. East Timor
8.2.6. Mozambique
8.2.7. Principe
8.2.8. São Tomé
8.2.9. Guinea-Bissau
9. 9. Japanese
9.1. 122 million speakers
9.1.1. First steps: http://www.freejapaneselessons.com/lesson01.cfm
9.1.2. Watch this You Tube video for an introduction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaoKzYJwfXc
9.2. Spoken in
9.2.1. Japan
10. 10. German
10.1. 90 million speakers
10.1.1. First steps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edBtiGeB2ec&feature=relmfu
10.1.2. Pronunciation and alphabet: http://www.omniglot.com/writing/german.htm
10.2. Spoken in
10.2.1. Austria
10.2.2. Germany
10.2.3. Liechtenstein
10.2.4. Luxembourg
10.2.5. South Tirol
10.2.6. Switzerland
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