What language is used in Britain?

English is the main language in Britain. Other official languages: Welsh, Gaelic. Immigrants' mother tongue, such as Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.

English was originally the national language of Britain. With the expansion of political and economic power in England, it was gradually introduced into Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and became the official language of these areas. All the educated residents living in large and medium-sized cities in these three areas can speak relatively standard English.

English is the common language of Britain and an international language. It is the official language of the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and it is also one of the official languages of Ireland. English plays an important role in many Asian, African and Latin American countries and regions occupied by the British Empire, whether they still belong to the Commonwealth or not. In international communication, people also mostly use English.

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Geographical distribution of English:

English is the first language in Britain, America, Australia, Bahamas, Ireland, Barbados, Bermuda, Guyana, Jamaica, New Zealand, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago. 2 1 century, about 500 million people in the world speak English as their first language (mother tongue).

English is the common language of Canada, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Micronesia (Federated States of), Ireland, Liberia (and African languages) and South Africa (and Afrikaans and other African languages). The population as a second language (that is, not the mother tongue, but the language of the host country) is about 654.38 billion.

English is one of the official languages in the following countries and regions, but it is not the local language and common language: Fiji, Ghana, Gambia, India, Kiribati, Lesotho, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Malta, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Botswana, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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