Origins of Languages
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English

​Spanish
Originated from Anglo-Frisian language and introduced to Britain between 5th or 7th centuries AD by Anglo-Saxon settlers.
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  • Fun fact: Go!" is the shortest grammatically correct sentence in English
  • Country in which English is the first language: New Zealand, Australia, USA and UK​
​After the downfall of the Roman Empire, Castilian Spanish was the continuation of the Latin language, mostly spoken in several areas in Spain. In the 13th century it became the original written standard.
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  • Fun fact: It is the third most widely spoken language in the world . 
  • Country in which Spanish is the first language: Spain, Argentina, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica and Cuba to name a few
  • Hello = Holá
  • How are you = Cómo estás​
  • Love = Amor

Portuguese

Thai
Portuguese is spoken on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is a Vulgar Latin that replaced all local languages in the 12th century.

  • Fun fact: Portugal is the oldest country in Europe.
  • Country in which Portuguese is the first language: Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde and Angola to name a few
  • Hello = Olá
  • How are you = Como você está
  • Love = Amor
Thai language originated from the border between Vietnam and China. It is considered an established branch of the Tai languages of Southeast Asia.
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  • Fun fact: Thailand is the only country in South-East Asia that has never been colonized under European power.
  • Country in which Thai is the first language: Thailand
  • Hello = S̄wạs̄dī
  • How are you =  Pĕn yang rāi b̂āng
  • Love = Rạk

Hindi

Chinese
​Came after its origin language which is Vedic Sanckrit which emerged in the 7th century AD.
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  • Fun fact: Mostly used in the Northern half of India and is one of the official language in India.
  • Country in which Hindi is the first language: India
  • Hello =  Namaste
  • How are you =  Kya haal hai
  • Love =  Mohabbat
The inscriptions of Chinese characters have been discovered in many turtle shells belonging to Shang Dynasty around 1766 BC – 1123 BC, which proves that written langauage has an existence of over 3,000 years.
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  • Fun fact: There are over 800 million native Mandarin speakers. Around the world, one out of five people speaks the language.
  • Country in which Chinese is the first language: China, Taiwan and Singapore to name a few
  • Hello = Nǐ hǎo
  • How are you =  Nǐ hǎo ma
  • Love = Ài

Lao

Emerged as descendants of Tai languages which is widely spoken in Southern China and Northern Vietnam. It is the dialect of the ethnic of Lao people
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  • Fun fact: Lao language is used in both Lao and Thailand
  • Country in which Lao is the first language: Laos
  • Hello = Sabaidi
  • How are you = Sa bai di bo
  • Love = Hak