The word “English” is not only a language but also an identity, deeply rooted in culture and history. As the third most spoken language in the world, English has become a universal medium for international communication, education, and business. Across the globe, the way people refer to the English language can reveal a lot about their cultural connections and linguistic influences. In this article, we will explore how the word “English” is expressed in different languages, covering a broad spectrum from the most commonly spoken to some lesser-known ones.
Here is a list of how to say “English” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Anglisht | Pronunciation: An-glish-t
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – الإنجليزية (Al-Ingliziyya) | Pronunciation: Al-In-glee-zi-ya
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Անգլերեն (Angleren) | Pronunciation: Ang-le-ren
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – İngilis dili | Pronunciation: Ing-gi-lis di-li
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Ingelesa | Pronunciation: In-ge-le-sa
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Англійская (Anhlijskaja) | Pronunciation: An-glee-ska-ya
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – ইংরেজি (Ingreji) | Pronunciation: Ing-re-ji
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Engleski | Pronunciation: Eng-les-ki
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Английски (Angliyski) | Pronunciation: An-gliys-ki
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Anglès | Pronunciation: An-gles
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Angličtina | Pronunciation: Ang-lich-ti-na
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Engelsk | Pronunciation: Eng-elsk
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Engels | Pronunciation: Eng-els
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – English | Pronunciation: Ing-glish
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Inglise keel | Pronunciation: Ing-li-se keel
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – انگلیسی (Englisi) | Pronunciation: En-gli-si
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Englanti | Pronunciation: Eng-lan-ti
- French (🇫🇷) – Anglais | Pronunciation: An-glay
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ინგლისური (Ing’lisuri) | Pronunciation: Ing-lis-oo-ri
- German (🇩🇪) – Englisch | Pronunciation: Eng-lish
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Αγγλικά (Anglika) | Pronunciation: An-gli-ka
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – אנגלית (Anglit) | Pronunciation: An-glit
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – अंग्रेज़ी (Angrezi) | Pronunciation: An-gre-zi
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Angol | Pronunciation: An-gol
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Enska | Pronunciation: En-ska
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Bahasa Inggris | Pronunciation: Ba-ha-sa Ing-gris
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Béarla | Pronunciation: Bayr-la
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Inglese | Pronunciation: Ing-le-se
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 英語 (Eigo) | Pronunciation: Ei-go
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Ағылшын тілі (Aghylshyn tili) | Pronunciation: Ah-ghyl-shyn ti-li
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ភាសាអង់គ្លេស (Phasa Angkles) | Pronunciation: Pah-sa Ang-kles
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 영어 (Yeong-eo) | Pronunciation: Yong-oh
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – İngilîzî | Pronunciation: Ing-gi-li-zi
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Англис тили (Anglis tili) | Pronunciation: An-glis ti-li
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ພາສາອັງກິດ (Phasa Angkit) | Pronunciation: Pah-sah Ang-kit
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Angļu valoda | Pronunciation: Ang-lu va-lo-da
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Anglų kalba | Pronunciation: Ang-loo kal-ba
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Englesch | Pronunciation: Eng-lesh
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Англиски (Angliski) | Pronunciation: An-glis-ki
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Bahasa Inggeris | Pronunciation: Ba-ha-sa Ing-ge-ris
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Ingliż | Pronunciation: Ing-liz
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 英语 (Yīngyǔ) | Pronunciation: Ying-yu
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – इंग्रजी (Ingraji) | Pronunciation: In-gra-ji
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Англи хэл (Angli hel) | Pronunciation: Ang-gli hel
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – अङ्ग्रेजी (Angreji) | Pronunciation: An-gre-ji
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Engelsk | Pronunciation: Eng-elsk
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – انګرېزي (Angrezi) | Pronunciation: An-gre-zi
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – انگلیسی (Englisi) | Pronunciation: En-gli-si
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Angielski | Pronunciation: An-gyel-ski
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Inglês | Pronunciation: Ing-glesh
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Engleză | Pronunciation: Eng-le-za
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Английский (Angliyskiy) | Pronunciation: Ang-liys-kiy
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Енглески (Engleski) | Pronunciation: Eng-les-ki
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ඉංග්රීසි (Ingreesi) | Pronunciation: Ing-ree-si
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Angličtina | Pronunciation: Ang-lich-ti-na
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Angleščina | Pronunciation: An-glesh-chi-na
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Ingiriisi | Pronunciation: Ing-gi-ri-si
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Inglés | Pronunciation: Ing-gles
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Kiingereza | Pronunciation: Kee-ing-ge-re-za
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Engelska | Pronunciation: Eng-els-ka
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Англисӣ (Anglisi) | Pronunciation: Ang-li-si
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – ஆங்கிலம் (Aangilam) | Pronunciation: Aang-gi-lam
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – ఆంగ్లం (Aanglam) | Pronunciation: Aang-lam
- Thai (🇹🇭) – อังกฤษ (Angkrit) | Pronunciation: Ang-krit
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – İngilizce | Pronunciation: Ing-gi-liz-je
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Англійська (Anhliys’ka) | Pronunciation: An-glee-ska
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – انگریزی (Angrezi) | Pronunciation: An-gre-zi
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Ingliz tili | Pronunciation: Ing-liz ti-li
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Tiếng Anh | Pronunciation: Tyeng Anh
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Saesneg | Pronunciation: Say-sneg
This journey through different languages and how they refer to English highlights the global influence of the language and the unique linguistic heritage of each culture.