Europejski Dzień Języków September 2023 | Page 7

The most famous

languages

Amelia Fornal 2C

Marta Goławska 2C

Marta Goławska

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Every day people can hear different sounds, languages, but have you ever thought what ar the most fashionable ones?

English immediatly comes to mind and that is correct. A lot people are also talking in Chinese, Spanish, Arabic and Hindi. Today you will find out about two increadible languages.

First one is English. About 11% inhabitants of our planet can read in that language, also it is official in 67 countries. Have you ever heard about Sheakspere? This famous writer came up with 1000 new words. 1/4 of population in the whole world are talking in English. There are many words in English that come from different languages ​​and cultures, such as French, German, Spanish and Arabic.

Even though the English language has been the dominant global language for a century, and is still studied and recognized in most countries, the most popular language is actually Chinese.

Cantonese and Mandarin are the two dominant dialects and, whilst Mandarin is the official and standard spoken language in mainland China, Cantonese is spoken in the Guangdong Province and other areas of China, plus Macao and Hong Kong.

It seems to me that a lot of young people learn fashionable languages for practical use of them, for example, in travel. Every language is,original and interesting, but have you ever tried to learn it on your own? If not, then you have to give it a try!

Made by Aleksandra Ciołek and Zuzanna Bogusz 2C

Zdarza się też często, że Amerykanin nie jest w stanie zrozumieć Brytyjczyka, choć angielski jest ojczystym językiem obu. Jak to możliwe?

Powodem są różnice między angielskim a amerykańskim, które wyrażają się nie tylko w akcencie, ale również słownictwie i gramatyce.