语言可能是人类身上最重要的功能，它使我们在孩提时获得食物，在成人时获得几乎一切想要的东西，它也同样使我们通过文学、广播、音乐、电影获得许多娱乐时光。这个排行榜(按语言使用人数由少到多)归纳了现今使用的最重要的语言。

　　10.French

　　10.法语

　　Number of speakers: 129 million

　　使用人数：1.29亿

　　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

　　法语经常被誉为全球最浪漫的语言，很多国家都使用法语，包括比利时，加拿大，卢旺达，喀麦隆，海地。当然，还有法国。实际上，我们十分庆幸法语的流行，因为如果没有法语，我们可能一直坚持荷兰面包，荷兰炸薯条和荷兰式接吻。

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

　　法语说"你好"，即"bonjour"

　　9.Malay-Indonesian

　　9.马来-印尼语

　　Number of speakers: 159 million

　　使用人数：1.59亿

　　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.

　　惊喜吧!马来-印尼语即在马来西亚和印度尼西亚使用的语言。实际上，我们捏造了这个数据，那是因为马来当地有许多方言，其中最流行的是印度尼西亚语。但是他们很大程度上根植于同一个根语言，这使他成为了世界第九大常用语言。

　　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.

　　印度尼西亚是一个奇妙的地方;这个由13000个岛屿组成的国家是世界第六大人口国。马来西亚和印度尼西亚有两大部分(包括婆罗洲岛)接壤，其首都吉隆坡最为人所知。

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

　　印尼语说"你好"，即"Selamat pagi"

　　8.Portuguese

　　8.葡萄牙语

　　Number of speakers: 191 million

　　使用人数：1.91亿

　　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.

　　你可能认为葡萄牙语是小语言。在十二世纪，葡萄牙从西班牙赢得了独立，凭借著名探险家达伽马和航海家亨利王子的帮助扩大了其世界版图。由于葡萄牙的探索游戏开始得比较早，葡萄牙语在全球确立了自己的地位，特别是在巴西(那里的民族语言)，澳门，安哥拉，委内瑞拉，莫桑比克等地。

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

　　葡萄牙语说"你好"，即"Bom dia"

　　7.Bengali

　　7.孟加拉语

　　Number of speakers: 211 million

　　使用人数：2.11亿

　　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.

　　在孟加拉国，一个超过1.2亿人口的国家，几乎人人都说孟加拉语。由于孟加拉国几乎被印度所包围(那里人口增长如此之快，好像只是呼吸空气就可以让你怀孕似的)，在世界上讲孟加拉语的人的数量比大多数人预料的多得多。

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

　　孟加拉语说"你好"，即say "Ei Je"

　　6.Arabic

　　6.阿拉伯语

　　Number of speakers: 246 million

　　使用人数：2.46亿

　　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.

　　阿拉伯语，是世界上最古老的语言，盛行于中东地区，如阿拉伯，科威特，伊拉克，叙利亚，约旦，黎巴嫩和埃及等地。此外，因为古兰经是阿拉伯语写成，其他国家成千上万的穆斯林也使用阿拉伯语。实际上，很多人都具备足够使用阿拉伯语的知识，1974年阿拉伯语被确认为联合国第六种官方语言。

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

　　阿拉伯语说"你好"，即say "Al salaam a'alaykum"

　　5.Russian

　　5.俄语

　　Number of speakers: 277 million

　　使用人数：2.77亿

　　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).

　　米哈伊尔·戈尔巴乔夫，鲍里斯·叶利钦，雅科夫·斯米诺夫属于数以百万计的俄语人群。当然，我们曾经认为他们是我们的政敌。现在我们认为他们是我们的共产主义朋友。作为联合国六种语言之一，俄语不仅在母国使用，而且在白俄罗斯，哈萨克斯坦，美国都有着广泛的使用。

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

　　俄语说"你好", 即 "Zdravstvuite"

　　4.Spanish

　　4.西班牙语

　　Number of speakers: 392 million

　　使用人数：3.92亿

　　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语课的孩子，西班牙语的使用遍布所有南美洲和中美洲国家，更不用说西班牙，古巴，美国等地。西班牙语可不简单，美国的很多英语单词都借用了其语言，包括：龙卷风，财源滚滚，天井，油炸玉米粉饼，拉达，墨西哥超级玉米饼卷。

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

　　西班牙语说"你好"，即"hola"

　　3.Hindustani

　　3.印度斯坦语

　　Number of speakers: 497 million

　　使用人数：4.97亿

　　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.

　　印度斯坦语是印度大部分人口的主要语言，它包含了大量的方言(其中最常用的语言为印地语)。虽然许多人预测，印度的人口将超过中国，英语在印度的突出阻碍了印度斯坦语成为世界最为流行的语言。如果你对学习一点印度语感兴趣，有一个很简单的方法：租一个印度电影。印度的电影产业在世界上是最丰富的，每年制定行动/浪漫/音乐剧数以千计。

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

　　印度斯坦语说"你好"，即"Namaste"

　　2.English

　　2.英语

　　Number of speakers: 508 million

　　使用人口：5.08亿

　　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.

　　虽然英语不拥有最多的使用人数，但是相比其他任何语言它是多个国家的官方用语。它的使用者遍布世界各地，包括新西兰，美国，澳大利亚，英国，津巴布韦，加勒比海，香港，南非，加拿大。我们会告诉你更多关于英语的事，但你可能感觉与它已经很熟悉了。让我们开始进入世界上最流行的语言。

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

　　英语说"你好"，即"what's up ,freak ?"

　　1.Mandarin

　　1.普通话

　　Number of speakers: 1 billion+

　　使用人数：十亿以上

　　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!

　　惊喜，惊喜，这个星球上最广泛的语言是基于地球上人口最多的国家。以2比1击败排名第二的英国，但不要让它诱导你认为普通话很容易学。讲普通话将会是很困难的，因为每个单词可以有四种发音，一个初学者总是对区别一个音和另一个感到困难。但如果十亿人都能做到，那么你也可以。试着说你好!

　　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.)

　　普通话说"你好"，即"你好"("好"的读音就是一个音节，但语气要求你让你的声音中途下跌，然后再提高到尽头。)

　　看完以上的语言排行介绍之后，是不是觉得会说普通话还是一件很不错的事情，毕竟全球五分之一的人都会说。

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