12 Celebrities Who Speak More Than One Language
Monday, Aug 31, 2020, 7:04 am
Hey, are you a polyglot? How many languages do you think you can converse in fluently? More than half of the world's population speaks more than two languages. According to linguistic statistics, people living in the English-speaking countries are less likely to learn or use a second language. It is understandable because most people from other countries learn English, as it is often referred to as a global language although it's only the third most spoken language in the world after Mandarin (Chinese) and Spanish. Coming back to the topic, we have listed top 12 celebrities here, who speak more than one language. Don't quickly conclude that all these stars speak English and Spanish. Many of them know European and Asian languages as well!
#6 Sandra Oh
The "Grey's Anatomy" star Sandra Oh speaks three languages, Korean, English and French. Sandra Oh was born in Canada to Korean parents. She is culturally diverse. Sandra learned Korean through her parents. She is fluent in French as well. Sandra Oh learned French while she was studying at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal, Quebec. As you may already know, both English and French languages were given official federal status in 1969. More than 20% of Canada's population speaks French. The French-speaking population is particularly high in the Quebec province.
