FranceListe CR, n° 172 · History, geography and culture
Where does French rank among the most spoken languages in the world?
In the exam (French)
Quel est le classement de la langue française parmi les langues les plus parlées dans le monde ?
- aIt ranks beyond 30th placeElle se classe au-delà de la 30e place
- bIt ranks between 10th and 20th placeElle se classe entre la 10e et la 20e place
- cIt is the most spoken language in the worldC’est la langue la plus parlée au monde
- dIt is one of the five most spoken languagesElle fait partie des cinq langues les plus parléesCorrect answer
Why?
French is one of the five most spoken languages in the world, after English and Mandarin Chinese, among others. Depending on the ranking, it comes 4th or 5th; the official information sheet places it 4th. It is spoken on all five continents and is a working language at the UN and in the European Union.
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