By Anshika Verma13, Jun 2024 05:00 PMjagranjosh.com
Afrikaans
It is a West Germanic language, related to other languages on the list, and the native tongue of South Africa. It has been deeply ingrained into the South African English language on a daily basis.
Dutch
About 23 million people speak Dutch as their first language and an additional 4 million as their second language. Given their close kinship with English, Dutch deserves a prominent place on the list.
Norwegian
You may first be thinking that learning Norwegian is not at all simple. However, because Norwegian and English are so similar, it is one of the easiest languages for English speakers.
Spanish
With over half a billion speakers either natively or as a second language, Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world and a popular Romance language as well.
Italian
After French and Spanish, it is one of the most widely used languages. With 63 million native speakers and 3 million speaking it as a second language, Italian is the 20th most spoken language.
Portuguese
Portuguese is the official language of Brazil and Portugal, it is also spoken in several African nations. With little over 250 million speakers globally, it is the third most spoken language.
French
Given that it is the official language of 29 nations in Europe, the Americas, the Caribbean, and Africa, French is one of the most widely studied languages in the world.