Mandarin Chinese
If you think English is the most popular language in the world; think again. English may be spoken in more countries, but the language spoken by the most people is Mandarin Chinese. It’s not even close. About a billion people speak Mandarin Chinese. That’s about twice as many as English. While a large percentage of Taiwan citizens speak … Keep Reading → Mandarin Chinese the vast majority of people who speak the language come from China. There are several regional dialects of Mandarin. The main one is from Beijing, which in 1909 became the official language of the country. The history of Mandarin dates back to the Ming Dynasty when it became the common language of the elite. Chinese language is based on a system of characters that date back more than 2000 years. Characters are used to represent syllables. Mandarin Chinese uses a complicated tonal system where the same words can have multiple meanings.
