Spanish or Castilian is spoken as a first language by about 352 million people, or by 417 million including non-native speakers (according to 1999 estimates).

Toniks provides native Spanish speaking tutors from the Spain and Latin America.

With more than 200 million native speakers, Portuguese is the fifth or sixth most-spoken first language in the world.

Toniks provides native Portuguese speaking tutors from Portugal and Brazil.

Mandarin has more speakers than any other language, and due to the increasing importance of the Chinese economy, is becoming very popular to learn.

Toniks provides native Mandarin speaking tutors from  China, Taiwan and Singapore.

Russian has 160 million native speakers, primarily in Russia. It is also an official language in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and the Ukraine. Due to the predicted growth in the Russian economy, it is becoming popular to learn.

Toniks provides native Russian teachers from Moscow and other provincial cities.

Japanese is spoken by over 127 million people, and demand for learning the
language is driven by Japan's status as the world's third largest economy.

Toniks provides native Japanese teachers.

Italian is spoken by about 70 million people, primarily in Italy.  The importance of Italy's economy, and its reputation as a holiday destination and cultural centre, make Italian a popular language to learn.

Toniks provides native Italian teachers from southern and northern Italy.

German is spoken by more than 130 million people in 38 countries, the largest populations being in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

It is the principal language of about 100 million people in Europe, more than English or French! The size of the German economy has always been a key aspect in making Germany a popular language to learn.

French is spoken by about 87 million people as a mother tongue, and all together by 182 million people for daily communciation. It is the official language in 29 countries.

Toniks provides native French tutors from France.

If you are interested in learning a language other than one currently listed, don't worry! We're working on adding to the list. Please advise us by using the "notify me" button at the top of this page.

There is absolutely no obligation for doing this and we'll advise you when we're ready to take bookings for the language you indicated.