Explore World Languages

Discover the fascinating world of human languages, their histories, and unique characteristics

21 languages available • Sorted by number of speakers

English
Easy

English

1.5 billion speakers
10 countries • Indo-European family

Sample:

"Hello, how are you?"

Hello, how are you?

Mandarin Chinese
Hard

普通话

918 million speakers
4 countries • Sino-Tibetan family

Sample:

"你好，你好吗？"

Hello, how are you?

Hindi
Medium

हिन्दी

600 million speakers
9 countries • Indo-European family

Sample:

"नमस्ते, आप कैसे हैं?"

Hello, how are you?

Spanish
Easy

Español

500 million speakers
21 countries • Romance family

Sample:

"Hola, ¿cómo estás? Me gusta aprender idiomas."

Hello, how are you? I like learning languages.

Arabic
Hard

العربية

422 million speakers
26 countries • Afro-Asiatic family

Sample:

"مرحبا، كيف حالك؟"

Hello, how are you?

French
Medium

Français

280 million speakers
29 countries • Indo-European family

Sample:

"Bonjour, comment allez-vous?"

Hello, how are you?

Portuguese
Medium

Português

260 million speakers
9 countries • Romance family

Sample:

"Olá, tudo bem?"

Hello, how are you?

Russian
Hard

Русский

260 million speakers
10 countries • Indo-European family

Sample:

"Привет, как дела?"

Hi, how are you?

Bengali
Medium

বাংলা

230 million speakers
2 countries • Indo-European family

Sample:

"হ্যালো, তুমি কেমন আছ?"

Hello, how are you?

Japanese
Hard

日本語

125 million speakers
2 countries • Japonic family

Sample:

"こんにちは、元気ですか？"

Hello, how are you?

German
Medium

Deutsch

95 million speakers
7 countries • Indo-European family

Sample:

"Hallo, wie geht es Ihnen?"

Hello, how are you?

Vietnamese
Hard

Tiếng Việt

86 million speakers
5 countries • Austroasiatic family

Sample:

"Xin chào, bạn khỏe không?"

Hello, how are you?

Turkish
Medium

Türkçe

75 million speakers
3 countries • Turkic family

Sample:

"Merhaba, nasılsın?"

Hello, how are you?

Polish
Hard

Polski

45 million speakers
4 countries • Indo-European family

Sample:

"Cześć, jak się masz?"

Hello, how are you?

Dutch
Easy

Nederlands

23 million speakers
6 countries • Indo-European family

Sample:

"Hallo, hoe gaat het met je?"

Hello, how are you?

Greek
Hard

Ελληνικά

13.5 million speakers
4 countries • Indo-European family

Sample:

"Γεια σας! Πώς είστε σήμερα;"

Hello! How are you today?

Czech
Medium

Čeština

10 million speakers
3 countries • Indo-European family

Sample:

"Ahoj, jak se máš?"

Hello, how are you?

Swedish
Medium

Svenska

10 million speakers
2 countries • Indo-European family

Sample:

"Hej, hur mår du?"

Hello, how are you?

Finnish
Very Hard

Suomi

5.5 million speakers
4 countries • Uralic family

Sample:

"Hei! Mitä kuuluu?"

Hi! How are things?

Norwegian
Medium

Norsk

5.3 million speakers
2 countries • Indo-European family

Sample:

"Hei! Hvordan har du det?"

Hi! How are you doing?

Lithuanian
Hard

Lietuvių

3 million speakers
3 countries • Indo-European family

Sample:

"Labas, kaip sekasi?"

Hello, how are you?

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