English is the most commonly spoken language in the world
Second most commonly spoken language is Mandarin
And third most commonly spoken language is Hindi
Let's compare the English language with the world's second and third languages. So that we can understand why English language is generally used more.
Below are some reasons
1. The speaker
• About 1.5 billion people around the world speak in English language.
• Mandarin is spoken by approximately 1.1 billion people worldwide.Which is about 0.4 billion less than the English language.
• Hindi language is spoken by about 600 million people worldwide, which is much less than English language.
2. State language
• English is used as an official language in about 47 countries. (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada) etc
And as a second official language in about 33 countries. (India, Uganda, Pakistan, Bangladesh) etc
• Mandarin is only the official language of China The second official language is Taiwan, And third official language is Singapore and Malaysia.
• Hindi is the only national language in India and Hindi is a third national language in Fiji.
Spread of influence
There are many reasons for the influence of English language, some reasons are mentioned below.
• Expansion of the British Empire
British language was English, Between 1700 and 2000, the British Empire conquered many parts of the world. Notable countries among them are India, America, Canada, Australia, Africa, and the Caribbean In all these regions the British spread the influence of their own language English.
• International relations
English is used as the international diplomatic language, The United Nations, European Union and other international organizations have chosen English as their official language, As a result, the influence of English language at the international level has spread.
• Technology and Internet
As some big companies including Google, Apple are fluent in English, about 70 percent of the technology space is occupied by English. If I speak for myself then I am a Bangladeshi my mother tongue is Bangla, however I can speak English, the main and one of the reasons is technology and internet.
• Entertainment
Some of the high quality Hollywood movies songs TV shows that capture people's hearts, I can name hundreds of movies that I have watched that have become popular around the world, Because of all these entertaining videos, the influence of English language has also spread.
• The rise of the United States
After World War 2, when the United States became a superpower, Since then, the US has had influence on almost everything, And since the language of the United States is English, the influence of the English language is on everything.
workplace
If you are from a country where English is used as the official language, Then you want your forehead, you are getting rain without asking for clouds, so I have no say about you.
I will discuss people from countries where English is used as a second official language.
For example I am a Bengali in my country English is used as second state language, now that I am fluent in English language any technology work is very easy for me like I am blogging right now.
Secondly
there are big restaurants in my country where foreign clients come a lot, so there is a need for a person who is proficient in English as well as Bengali, so that he can have a conversation with the clients in English, now if I want to work in their restaurant then it is for me to get the job. It will be very easy.
Basically, if you can speak English language, the workplace will be more open for him.
Learning
The importance of English language has already been explained. Below we will learn how to learn English, how long it will take to learn, how easy it is to learn English.
Learning English language is much easier than other languages are mentioned below some reasons.
There are many people teaching English language if you want to learn online there are thousands of websites hundreds of videos hundreds of apps which is much more than other languages.
If you want to learn through online then without any mistake it may take 9 to 10 months.
If you want to learn from an academy then it may take 6 to 8 months.
You can choose online or academy to learn English.
47 State language
United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Dominica, Canada, Jamaica, Guyana, Grenada, Gambia, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Micronesia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sudan, South Sudan, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Maldives, Palau, Burundi, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Tonga, Zimbabwe, Singapore, New Zealand, Nigeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Bahamas, Barbados Etc
32 second state language
India, Malaysia, Uganda, Pakistan, Ghana, Namibia, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Fiji, South Africa, Zambia, Malta, Eswatini, Botswana, Somalia, Liberia, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Samoa, Brunei, Vanuatu, Lesotho
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