Which country speaks less English?

To narrow down this list, we first looked at the 13 countries where fewer than 10 percent of the population speaks English, according to The Telegraph. These include China, The Gambia, Malawi, Colombia, Swaziland, Brazil, Russia, Argentina, Algeria, Uganda, Yemen, Chile and Tanzania.
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Which country speaks English badly?

The top 5 of the worst countries speaking English is Laos, Iraq, Libya, Cambodia, Algeria, and Cameroon. According to EF English Proficiency Index, there is a correlation between democratic health and learning of international languages.
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Which country is speaking best English?

The Netherlands has emerged as the nation with the highest English language proficiency, according to the EF English Proficiency Index, with a score of 72. It is ahead of five other northern European nations at the top of the chart. In fact, the only non-European nation in the top ten is Singapore at number six.
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Do Indians speak English?

India now claims to be the world's second-largest English-speaking country. The most reliable estimate is around 10% of its population or 125 million people, second only to the US and expected to quadruple in the next decade.
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Does South Korea speak English?

English is not very widely spoken in South Korea overall, although you will have better luck in the capital Seoul, where there will be more English speakers in the main tourist areas.
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Which country in Asia speaks best English?

Among the 25 Asian nations, the five countries with the highest English proficiency were.
  • #1 Singapore. With an EPI score of 66.82, Singapore also ranked fifth among non-native English speaking countries globally - behind Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. ...
  • #2 Philippines. ...
  • #3 Malaysia. ...
  • #4 Hong Kong, China. ...
  • #5 India.
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Which type of English is used in India?

Indian English is a distinct dialect of English. In theory, English speakers in India follow British English as specified in the Oxford or Longman English dictionaries. In practice, Indians use many words and phrases that don't exist in British or American English.
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Which country speaks most Hindi?

The largest number of Hindi speaking people is in India. Approximately 422 million Indians (40%) speak Hindi as the first or second language. English and Hindi are the two offical languages of India. It is the main language of the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and the capital city Delhi.
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Who speaks best English in India?

Top 10 English Speaking States in India [Most English Speakers]
  • Arunachal Pradesh: The Government of Arunachal Pradesh has declared English as the official language of the State since many years. ...
  • Meghalaya: English is an official language in Meghalaya too. ...
  • Nagaland: ...
  • Sikkim: ...
  • Kerala: ...
  • Tamil Nadu: ...
  • Delhi: ...
  • Goa:
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Is Indian accent attractive?

A survey conducted by Big 7 Travel, a travel website revealed that the readers find Indian accent sexy. Oh yes, and Indian accent is ranked 26th in the list of The Top 50 Sexiest Accents In The World.
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Which country has best accent?

British accent has been rated as the most attractive English accent in the world, according to a new survey by the CEOWORLD magazine. The results were revealed in a global study, which questioned 96,398 people across 32 countries worldwide to list “most attractive English accents” other than their own.
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Where is Hindi spoken except India?

1. The Hindi language is spoken in more than 20 countries outside India. Hindi-speaking countries excluding India are the US, Mauritius, South Africa, Yemen, Uganda, Singapore, Pakistan, Nepal and New Zealand.
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What is the oldest language In the world?

World's oldest language is Sanskrit. The Sanskrit language is called Devbhasha. All European languages ​​seem inspired by Sanskrit. All the universities and educational institutions spread across the world consider Sanskrit as the most ancient language.
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Is Hindi spoken In Dubai?

As a result, you'll find that Hindi, Urdu and Tagalog are widely spoken, along with Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil and Farsi. Many of the merchants in Dubai's traditional souks are from the Indian subcontinent.
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Who invented English?

English is a West Germanic language that originated from Anglo-Frisian languages brought to Britain in the mid 5th to 7th centuries AD by Anglo-Saxon migrants from what is now northwest Germany, southern Denmark and the Netherlands.
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Which English is used in Pakistan?

In Pakistan, British English spellings are used. British English is used in every other English-speaking country, so most of the time, Pakistani students will not need to change their spellings.
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Is British or American English better?

In the main, British English and American English are very similar, even with differences in spelling. In today's world, American spelling is probably winning thanks to Microsoft's spell checker. There are vocabulary differences and some can cause embarrassing situations if you only know one flavour.
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What are the 10 poorest countries in Asia?

Top 13 poorest countries in Asia (by 2020 GNI per capita, Atlas Method)
  • Afghanistan ($500)
  • Yemen ($940 [estimated])
  • Tajikistan ($1060)
  • Kyrgyzstan ($1160)
  • Nepal ($1190)
  • Myanmar ($1260)
  • Pakistan ($1280)
  • North Korea ($1286 [estimated])
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Do Japanese speak English?

Yet despite this growth, studies estimate that less than 30 percent of Japanese speak English at any level at all. Less than 8 percent and possibly as little as 2 percent speak English fluently.
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Is Philippines good in English?

With two-thirds of the population fluent in English, the Philippines is regarded as one of the largest English-speaking countries in the world. In fact, in the EF English Proficiency Index 2017, the Philippines ranks 15th out of 80 countries.
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Does BTS know English?

All the BTS members understand English and often speak English during interviews. After spending so much time abroad, it's only natural that the boys picked up some English. Although RM is the only member who is fluent in the language, each of the BTS members can understand and can speak a little English.
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Do Chinese know English?

According to some estimates, fewer than 10 million Chinese, or less than 1% of the population, speak English. In Hong Kong, a special administrative region, English is an official language; about 50% of the population speak it, though most in that category would not consider themselves fluent.
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