FUN FACTS ABOUT LEARNING NEW LANGUAGES

  The word cheap, which is used in English to refer to a reduced price, does not exist in French. Instead, equivalents such as "pas cher" (not expensive) or "bon marché" (good price) are used.This phenomenon is very frequent when literal translations are made. Therefore, languages should not be translated, but interpreted.

  English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world; therefore, it is not surprising that it is also the most widely learned. Among the motivations that drive people to learn English is, first of all, the possibility of continuing to advance in their professional careers. On the other hand, education and travel are other reasons for students to learn the language.

   Around 920 million people in the world speak chinese natively. If we do the math, that's practically 1 in 6 people. Mandarin is very different from southern Chinese languages such as Cantonese or Wu, as they are not dialects of Mandarin, but distinct Chinese languages. Knowing the most widely used languages in the world will help us to choose, for our learning, the ones that best suit our work and lifestyle needs.