Languages of Europe

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How much bigger is Europe's population than the US

Germanic Romance Slavic

3 main categories of European languagea

Yes

Do special laws exist to protect languages spoken only by a few people

English

Dominant (primary) language in US

20%

How many Europeans speak English or German as primary language

200 languages

How many languages are spoken in Europe

One or two PLUS their own

How many languages do school children learn

23 official languages

How many languages does the European Union have to make sure laws and decisions are understood

62 million

How many people speak English

65-80 million Most used Romance language (prominent)!!

How many people speak French

100 million

How many people speak German

63 million

How many people speak Italian.

140 million Nu

How many people speak Russian

Roman alphabet.

Alphabet used to write Romance and Germanic languages

Slavic language group

Found in central and Eastern Europe

Romance language

Found in south and west of Europe

Countries that speak french

France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, Switzerland, European Union

Romance language

Group includes French and Italian languages

Germanic

Has largest amount of native speakers

Slavic language group

Includes Russian language

Europe is slightly larger than the US in land size

Is Europe or US larger

German - GERMANIC Most used Germanic language

Language is in the same family as English

Italian - ROMANCE

Language is spoken in the country that is shaped like a boot

Russian - SLAVIC

Language uses an alphabet based on Greek letters

Romance language

Languages come from Latin, the language of the Roman empire

Russian Most used Slavic language

Largest native language in Europe

Russian

Most widely spoken Slavic language

Germanic

Native speakers love mostly in northwest and Central Europe.

French - ROMANCE

People who speak this language live directly south of the United Kingdom

Countries that speak Russian

Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan

German

Spoken in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, European Union

Countries that speak English

UK, Ireland, European Union

Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican, European Union

What countries speak Italian

NONE! Trick question 😋

What country still speaks Latin

Italian

What do people in Vatican speak (the catholic pope lives in the Vatican)

Cryllic alphabet instead of Roman alphabet

What is unique about Russian language

Latin, language of Ancient Roman Empire

Where does Romance languages come from

Russian

Which language do people from Kazakhstan speak

Difficult to live, work and trade with people that can not communicate with eachother

Why are multiple languages a problem

Slavic language group

Written with a Cyrillic alphabet


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