World Report: February 9, 1996 Vol.1 No.15

Top 5 Foreign Language Spoken in U.S. Homes

Almost 32 million Americans speak a language other than English at home. Check out how some American kids would ask, "What's for lunch?"

1. Spanish
    ¿Qué hay de almorzar?
    (Keh ay de al mor sar?)

2. French
    Qu'est-ce qu'on bouffe á midi?
    (Keh-se cone bouf ah mih dee?)

3. German
    Was gibts zu essen?
    (Vass guibbts tsoo ess en?)

4. Italian
    Cosa mangiamo a pranzo?
    (Co za mahn gee ah mo ah prahn zo?)

5. Chinese
    (Woo fan chi shen mu?)