Most popular language to learn by country

[Axtremus]

I am surprised that it's English in India.

I thought India as a former British colony, with a Constitution that stipulates English as one of two official languages for the nation, would already teach English widely in schools, hence third party instructions like Duo Lingo for English would not be popular in India.

[Copper]

@Axtremus said in Most popular language to learn by country:

English as one of two official languages

They teach it, but I surely cannot understand it when they talk.

Sorry, I just can't.

[Doctor Phibes]

@jon-nyc said in Most popular language to learn by country:

@Doctor-Phibes

This is Duolingo. So if there’s a language everyone learns in school they probably don’t use Duolingo for it.

Like English in Germany etc

That theory is somewhat at odds with your pretty map thingy.

[Copper]

[Copper]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Most popular language to learn by country:

Duolingo

I took Spanish in high school and college.

I can't say I learned Spanish in either of those places. I studied it, it was ok, a challenge. When the course ended I quickly forgot a lot of it.

So I took the Spanish course on Duolingo a couple years ago, just as kind of a hobby for a few months.

[Rainman]

@Copper said in Most popular language to learn by country:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Most popular language to learn by country:

Duolingo

I took Spanish in high school and college.

I can't say I learned Spanish in either of those places. I studied it, it was ok, a challenge. When the course ended I quickly forgot a lot of it.

So I took the Spanish course on Duolingo a couple years ago, just as kind of a hobby for a few months.

so, Copper, how mucho did you learno with the duolingo?
Better than HS Spanish, or niet-o?

[brenda]

@Rainman said in Most popular language to learn by country:

@Copper said in Most popular language to learn by country:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Most popular language to learn by country:

Duolingo

I took Spanish in high school and college.

I can't say I learned Spanish in either of those places. I studied it, it was ok, a challenge. When the course ended I quickly forgot a lot of it.

So I took the Spanish course on Duolingo a couple years ago, just as kind of a hobby for a few months.

so, Copper, how mucho did you learno with the duolingo?
Better than HS Spanish, or niet-o?

LOL-o

[Jolly]

Sleeping dictionary.

The Brits were right.

[Copper]

HS probablemente says mas grande porque Duolingo. Perro, quien es mas macho? Yo no sé, bueno.

[taiwan_girl]

I agree with people above that the survey is based on people looking at languages for fun.

Mongolia --> Korean?? Would make much more sense for it to be Chinese

Papua New Gineau --> Spanish?? Seems strange.

India --> English?? Yup, as other have said. It is interesting that on their money, they have the written denomination in 14 (I think languages). Most people, especially in the south, are against Hindi as a language, so you dont see that much in that area. When i was in Tamil Nadu, there was some push at the national level to have people learn Hindi. Lots of signs and graffiti posted that said "English Ever, Hindi never"