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Where does French rank among the world's most spoken languages?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
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Quel est le classement de la langue française parmi les langues les plus parlées dans le monde ?
Where does French rank among the world's most spoken languages?
Answer. 4th (fourth) most spoken language in the world, according to the ministry's fact sheet.
4e (quatrième) langue la plus parlée au monde, selon la fiche du ministère.
French is spoken on 5 continents and serves as a working language at the UN and the European Union. Some sources place it 5th, but the official fact sheet gives 4th.
The official text that proves it
« Le français est la 4ème langue la plus parlée au monde avec plus de 396 millions de locuteurs. »
French is the 4th most spoken language in the world, with more than 396 million speakers.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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