全球十大最常用語言排行榜.

　　語言可能是人類身上最重要的功能，它使我們在孩提時(shí)獲得食物，在成人時(shí)獲得幾乎一切想要的東西，它也同樣使我們通過文學(xué)、廣播、音樂、電影獲得許多娛樂時(shí)光。這個(gè)排行榜(按語言使用人數(shù)由少到多)歸納了現(xiàn)今使用的最重要的語言。

　　10.French

　　10.法語

　　Number of speakers: 129 million

　　使用人數(shù)：1.29億

　　Often called the most romantic language in the world, French is spoken in tons of countries,including Belgium, Canada, Rwanda, Cameroon, and Haiti. Oh, and France too. We're actuallyvery lucky that French is so popular, because without it, we might have been stuck with DutchToast, Dutch Fries, and Dutch kissing

　　法語經(jīng)常被譽(yù)為全球最浪漫的語言，很多國家都使用法語，包括比利時(shí)，加拿大，盧旺達(dá)，喀麥隆，海地。當(dāng)然，還有法國。實(shí)際上，我們十分慶幸法語的流行，因?yàn)槿绻麤]有法語，我們可能一直堅(jiān)持荷蘭面包，荷蘭炸薯?xiàng)l和荷蘭式接吻。

　　To say "hello" in French, say "Bonjour".

　　法語說"你好"，即"bonjour"

　　9.Malay-Indonesian

　　9.馬來-印尼語

　　Number of speakers: 159 million

　　使用人數(shù)：1.59億

　　Malay-Indonesian is spoken – surprise – in Malaysia and Indonesia. Actually, we kinda fudgedthe numbers on this one because there are many dialects of Malay, the most popular of whichis Indonesian. But they're all pretty much based on the same root language, which makes it theninth most-spoken in the world.

　　驚喜吧!馬來-印尼語即在馬來西亞和印度尼西亞使用的語言。實(shí)際上，我們捏造了這個(gè)數(shù)據(jù)，那是因?yàn)轳R來當(dāng)?shù)赜性S多方言，其中最流行的是印度尼西亞語。但是他們很大程度上根植于同一個(gè)根語言，這使他成為了世界第九大常用語言。

　　Indonesia is a fascinating place; a nation made up of over 13,000 islands it is the sixth mostpopulated country in the world. Malaysia borders on two of the larger parts of Indonesia(including the island of Borneo), and is mostly known for its capital city of Kuala Lumpur.

　　印度尼西亞是一個(gè)奇妙的地方;這個(gè)由13000個(gè)島嶼組成的國家是世界第六大人口國。馬來西亞和印度尼西亞有兩大部分(包括婆羅洲島)接壤，其首都吉隆坡最為人所知。

　　To say "hello" in Indonesian, say "Selamat pagi"

　　印尼語說"你好"，即"Selamat pagi"

　　8.Portuguese

　　8.葡萄牙語

　　Number of speakers: 191 million

　　使用人數(shù)：1.91億

　　Think of Portuguese as the little language that could. In the 12th Century, Portugal won itsindependence from Spain and expanded all over the world with the help of its famousexplorers like Vasco da Gama and Prince Henry the Navigator. (Good thing Henry became anavigator . . . could you imagine if a guy named "Prince Henry the Navigator" became a florist?)Because Portugal got in so early on the exploring game, the language established itself all overthe world, especially in Brazil (where it's the national language), Macau, Angola, Venezuela, andMozambique.

　　你可能認(rèn)為葡萄牙語是小語言。在十二世紀(jì)，葡萄牙從西班牙贏得了獨(dú)立，憑借著名探險(xiǎn)家達(dá)伽馬和航海家亨利王子的幫助擴(kuò)大了其世界版圖。由于葡萄牙的探索游戲開始得比較早，葡萄牙語在全球確立了自己的地位，特別是在巴西(那里的民族語言)，澳門，安哥拉，委內(nèi)瑞拉，莫桑比克等地。

　　To say "hello" in Portuguese, say "Bom dia"

　　葡萄牙語說"你好"，即"Bom dia"

　　7.Bengali

　　7.孟加拉語

　　Number of speakers: 211 million

　　使用人數(shù)：2.11億

　　In Bangladesh, a country of 120+ million people, just about everybody speaks Bengali. Andbecause Bangladesh is virtually surrounded by India (where the population is growing so fast,just breathing the air can get you pregnant), the number of Bengali speakers in the world ismuch higher than most people would expect.

　　在孟加拉國，一個(gè)超過1.2億人口的國家，幾乎人人都說孟加拉語。由于孟加拉國幾乎被印度所包圍(那里人口增長如此之快，好像只是呼吸空氣就可以讓你懷孕似的)，在世界上講孟加拉語的人的數(shù)量比大多數(shù)人預(yù)料的多得多。

　　To say "hello" in Bengali, say "Ei Je"

　　孟加拉語說"你好"，即say "Ei Je"

　　6.Arabic

　　6.阿拉伯語

　　Number of speakers: 246 million

　　使用人數(shù)：2.46億

　　Arabic, one of the world's oldest languages, is spoken in the Middle East, with speakers found incountries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt. Furthermore,because Arabic is the language of the Koran, millions of Moslems in other countries speak Arabicas well. So many people have a working knowledge of Arabic, in fact, that in 1974 it was madethe sixth official language of the United Nations.

　　阿拉伯語，是世界上最古老的語言，盛行于中東地區(qū)，如阿拉伯，科威特，伊拉克，敘利亞，約旦，黎巴嫩和埃及等地。此外，因?yàn)楣盘m經(jīng)是阿拉伯語寫成，其他國家成千上萬的穆斯林也使用阿拉伯語。實(shí)際上，很多人都具備足夠使用阿拉伯語的知識(shí)，1974年阿拉伯語被確認(rèn)為聯(lián)合國第六種官方語言。

　　To say "hello" in Arabic, say "Al salaam a'alaykum"

　　阿拉伯語說"你好"，即say "Al salaam a'alaykum"

　　5.Russian

　　5.俄語

　　Number of speakers: 277 million

　　使用人數(shù)：2.77億

　　Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and Yakov Smirnoff are among the millions of Russian speakersout there. Sure, we used to think of them as our Commie enemies. Now we think of them asour Commie friends. One of the six languages in the UN, Russian is spoken not only in theMother Country, but also in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the U.S. (to name just a few places).

　　米哈伊爾·戈?duì)柊蛦谭颍U里斯·葉利欽，雅科夫·斯米諾夫?qū)儆跀?shù)以百萬計(jì)的俄語人群。當(dāng)然，我們曾經(jīng)認(rèn)為他們是我們的政敵。現(xiàn)在我們認(rèn)為他們是我們的共產(chǎn)主義朋友。作為聯(lián)合國六種語言之一，俄語不僅在母國使用，而且在白俄羅斯，哈薩克斯坦，美國都有著廣泛的使用。

　　To say "hello" in Russian, say "Zdravstvuite".

　　俄語說"你好", 即 "Zdravstvuite"

　　4.Spanish

　　4.西班牙語

　　Number of speakers: 392 million

　　使用人數(shù)：3.92億

　　Aside from all of those kids who take it in high school, Spanish is spoken in just about everySouth American and Central American country, not to mention Spain, Cuba, and the U.S. Thereis a particular interest in Spanish in the U.S., as many English words are borrowed from thelanguage, including: tornado, bonanza, patio, quesadilla, enchilada, and taco grande supreme.

　　除了那些孩子在高中上西班牙語課的孩子，西班牙語的使用遍布所有南美洲和中美洲國家，更不用說西班牙，古巴，美國等地。西班牙語可不簡單，美國的很多英語單詞都借用了其語言，包括：龍卷風(fēng)，財(cái)源滾滾，天井，油炸玉米粉餅，拉達(dá)，墨西哥超級(jí)玉米餅卷。

　　To say "hello" in Spanish, say "Hola".

　　西班牙語說"你好"，即"hola"

　　3.Hindustani

　　3.印度斯坦語

　　Number of speakers: 497 million

　　使用人數(shù)：4.97億

　　Hindustani is the primary language of India's crowded population, and it encompasses a hugenumber of dialects (of which the most commonly spoken is Hindi). While many predict that thepopulation of India will soon surpass that of China, the prominence of English in Indiaprevents Hindustani from surpassing the most popular language in the world. If you'reinterested in learning a little Hindi, there's a very easy way: rent an Indian movie. The filmindustry in India is the most prolific in the world, making thousands ofaction/romance/musicals every year.

　　印度斯坦語是印度大部分人口的主要語言，它包含了大量的方言(其中最常用的語言為印地語)。雖然許多人預(yù)測，印度的人口將超過中國，英語在印度的突出阻礙了印度斯坦語成為世界最為流行的語言。如果你對學(xué)習(xí)一點(diǎn)印度語感興趣，有一個(gè)很簡單的方法：租一個(gè)印度電影。印度的電影產(chǎn)業(yè)在世界上是最豐富的，每年制定行動(dòng)/浪漫/音樂劇數(shù)以千計(jì)。

　　To say "hello" in Hindustani, say "Namaste"

　　印度斯坦語說"你好"，即"Namaste"

　　2.English

　　2.英語

　　Number of speakers: 508 million

　　使用人口：5.08億

　　While English doesn't have the most speakers, it is the official language of more countries thanany other language. Its speakers hail from all around the world, including New Zealand, theU.S., Australia, England, Zimbabwe, the Caribbean, Hong Kong, South Africa, and Canada. We'dtell you more about English, but you probably feel pretty comfortable with the language already.Let's just move on to the most popular language in the world.

　　雖然英語不擁有最多的使用人數(shù)，但是相比其他任何語言它是多個(gè)國家的官方用語。它的使用者遍布世界各地，包括新西蘭，美國，澳大利亞，英國，津巴布韋，加勒比海，香港，南非，加拿大。我們會(huì)告訴你更多關(guān)于英語的事，但你可能感覺與它已經(jīng)很熟悉了。讓我們開始進(jìn)入世界上最流行的語言。

　　To say "hello" in English, say "What's up, freak?"

　　英語說"你好"，即"what's up ,freak ?"

　　1.Mandarin

　　1.普通話

　　Number of speakers: 1 billion+

　　使用人數(shù)：十億以上

　　Surprise, surprise, the most widely spoken language on the planet is based in the mostpopulated country on the planet. Beating second-place English by a 2 to 1 ratio, but don't letthat lull you into thinking that Mandarin is easy to learn. Speaking Mandarin can be really tough,because each word can be pronounced in four ways (or "tones"), and a beginner willinvariably have trouble distinguishing one tone from another. But if over a billion people coulddo it, so could you. Try saying hello!

　　驚喜，驚喜，這個(gè)星球上最廣泛的語言是基于地球上人口最多的國家。以2比1擊敗排名第二的英國，但不要讓它誘導(dǎo)你認(rèn)為普通話很容易學(xué)。講普通話將會(huì)是很困難的，因?yàn)槊總€(gè)單詞可以有四種發(fā)音，一個(gè)初學(xué)者總是對區(qū)別一個(gè)音和另一個(gè)感到困難。但如果十億人都能做到，那么你也可以。試著說你好!

　　To say "hello" in Mandarin, say "Ni hao" ("Hao" is pronounced as one syllable, but the tonerequires that you let your voice drop midway, and then raise it again at the end.)

　　普通話說"你好"，即"你好"("好"的讀音就是一個(gè)音節(jié)，但語氣要求你讓你的聲音中途下跌，然后再提高到盡頭。)

　　看完以上的語言排行介紹之后，是不是覺得會(huì)說普通話還是一件很不錯(cuò)的事情，畢竟全球五分之一的人都會(huì)說。