1Mandarin 普通話
Number of speakers: 1 billion+
使用人數:十億以上
To say "hello" in Mandarin, say "Ni hao" ("Hao" is pronounced as one syllable, but the tone requires that you let your voice drop midway, and then raise it again at the end.)
普通話說"你好",即"你好"("好"的讀音就是一個音節,但語氣要求你讓你的聲音中途下跌,然後再提高到盡頭。)
2English 英語
Number of speakers: 508 million
使用人口:5.08億
To say "hello" in English, say "What's up, freak?"
英語說"你好",即"what's up ,freak ?"
3Hindustani印度斯坦語
Number of speakers: 497 million
使用人數:4.97億
To say "hello" in Hindustani, say "Namaste"
印度斯坦語說"你好",即"Namaste"
4Spanish西班牙語
Number of speakers: 392 million
使用人數:3.92億
To say "hello" in Spanish, say "Hola".
西班牙語說"你好",即"hola"
5Russian俄語
Number of speakers: 277 million
使用人數:2.77億
6Arabic阿拉伯語
Number of speakers: 246 million
使用人數:2.46億
To say "hello" in Arabic, say "Al salaam a'alaykum"
阿拉伯語說"你好",即say "Al salaam a'alaykum"
7Bengali孟加拉語
Number of speakers: 211 million
使用人數:2.11億
To say "hello" in Bengali, say "Ei Je"
孟加拉語說"你好",即say "Ei Je"
8Portuguese葡萄牙語
Number of speakers: 191 million
使用人數:1.91億
To say "hello" in Portuguese, say "Bom dia"
葡萄牙語說"你好",即"Bom dia"
9Malay-Indonesian馬來-印尼語
Number of speakers: 159 million
使用人數:1.59億
To say "hello" in Indonesian, say "Selamat pagi"
印尼語說"你好",即"Selamat pagi"
10French法語
Number of speakers: 129 million
使用人數:1.29億
To say "hello" in French, say "Bonjour".
法語說"你好",即"bonjour"