English
The English language[1] holds a special place in many nations of the world, whether as an official or joint-official language defined by law (such as in India, Ireland, or Canada), or as the sole or dominant language for historical reasons without being explicitly defined by law (such as in the US or UK). It is a co-official language of the United Nations, the European Union, and many other international and regional organizations. English accounts for at least 70% of speakers of the Germanic language branch.
Tools
- BoldVoice - Speak English clearly and confidently.
- Peppa Pig is a British preschool animated television series. The show revolves around Peppa, an anthropomorphic female pig, and her family and friends. The show originally aired on 31 May 2004, and there have been six series as of 2019, the most recent of which commenced broadcasting in February 2019 in the UK. The series can help kids, learn to speak better English at an early age.
- YouGlish help you use YouTube to improve your English pronunciation. With more than 100M tracks, it gives you fast, unbiased answers about how English is spoken by real people and in context.
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England. English is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Modern English is both the most spoken language in the world and the third most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. English is also the most widely learned second language and is either the official language or one of the official languages in 59 sovereign states. There are more people who have learned English as a second language than there are native speakers. ↩︎