Learn how to say names of languages in Arabic with our Arabic Vocabulary List.
When meeting people and talking to them in Arabic, you can almost be sure that someone will ask you what languages you know or what your language is. So it is worth memorizing the name of your language/s in Arabic, so that you can answer these questions with confidence.
Today you are going to learn names of common languages such as Chinese, English, German, Russian and many more in Arabic. Of course you will also get to know how to say Arabic in Arabic (yes, there is more than one way to do that).
Our Vocabulary Lists always include simplified pronunciation of Arabic words, so even if you don’t know how to write yet, you can still learn new words.
At the end of this lesson you can find a quick quiz from the Arabic names of languages. Each lesson on our website includes quiz so if you want to test yourself more check our Arabic Vocabulary Lists.
Although our vocabulary lists include the pronunciation of Arabic words it is still better to learn the Arabic alphabet. If you don’t know the Arabic alphabet yet check our post: Arabic alphabet – All you need to know to write in Arabic.
The word language in Arabic

The Arabic words for language is
لُغَة [lugha]
Plural for language in Arabic is
لُغات [lughaat]
Due to the fact that Arabic has many dialects, other useful word is the word عامِّيَّة [3ammiyya], which means colloquial language.
How to say Arabic in Arabic?
The full Arabic name for Arabic is اللُغَة العَرَبِيَّة [al-lughatu al-3arabiyya] which literally means the Arabic language.
اللُغَة العَرَبِيَّة [al-lughatu al-3arabiyya]
You don’t need to add the word ‘language’ though, you can say العَرَبِيَّة [al-3arabiyya] which basically means Arabic. We will put all the languages on the list below in this form as it is faster to say.
العَرَبِيَّة [al-3arabiyya]
You may also often hear the word الفُصْحَى [al-fuSHaa] which means the classical Arabic.
Note that in spoken Arabic people often use عَرَبِيّ [3arabiyy] while speaking about Arabic language.
How to say English in Arabic?
You will probably say and hear the word English often while speaking to native speakers in Arabic.
To say English in Arabic you need the word الإنْجْليزيّة [. al-injliiziyya].
Languages in Arabic – 45 common languages names in Arabic
*You may also want to learn: Learn names of nationalities in Arabic and Arabic names of countries.
English | Arabic | Pronunciation |
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English | الإنْجْليزيّة | al-injliiziyya |
Chinese | الصّينِيّة | aS-Siiniyya |
Cantonese | الكانْتونِيَّة | al-kaantuuniyya |
Hindi | الهِنْدِيَّة | al-hindiyya |
Spanish | الإسْبانِيَّة | al-isbaaniyaa |
French | الفَرَنْسِيَّة | al-faransiyya |
Arabic | العَرَبِيَّة | al-3arabiyya |
Bengali | البَنْغالِيَّة | al-banghaaliyya |
Russian | الرّوسِيَّة | ar-ruusiyya |
Portuguese | البُرْتُغالِيَّة | al-burtughaaliyya |
Urdu | الأورْدِيَّة | al-uurdiyya |
Indonesian | الإنْدونيسِيَّة | al-induuniisiyya |
German | الألمانِيَّة | al-almaaniyya |
Japanese | اليابانِيَّة | al-yaabaaniyya |
Turkish | التُّرْكِيَّة | at-turkiyya |
Tamil | التّاميلِيَّة | at-taamiiliyya |
Vietnamese | الفيتْنامِيَّة | al-fiitnaamiyya |
Filipino | الفِلِبينِيَّة | al-filibiiniyya |
Tagalog | التَّغَلوغ | at-taghaluugh |
Korean | الكورِيَّة | al-kuuriyya |
Persian | الفارِسِيَّة | al-faarisiyya |
Swahili | السَّواحِلِيَّة | as-sawaaHiliyya |
Italian | الإيطالِيَّة | al-iiTaaliyya |
Polish | البولَنْدِيَّة | al-buulandiyya |
Dutch | الهولَنْدِيَّة | al-huulandiyya |
Greek | اليونانِيَّة | al-yuunaaniyya |
Finnish | الفِنْلَنْدِيَّة | al-finlandiyya |
Swedish | السُّوَيْدِيَّة | as-suwaidiyya |
Czech | التّشيكِيَّة | at-tshiikiyya |
Estonian | الإسْتونِيَّة | al-istuuniyya |
Hungarian | المَجَرِيَّة | al-majariyya |
Latvian | اللاتْفِيَّة | al-laatfiyya |
Lithuanian | الليتُوانِيَّة | al-liituwaaniyya |
Slovak | السّلوفاكِيَّة | as-sluufakiyya |
Slovenian | السّلوفينِيَّة | as-sluufiiniyya |
Bulgarian | البُلْغارِيَّة | al-bulghaariyya |
Romanian | الرومانِيَّة | ar-ruumaaniyya |
Croatian | الكُرْواتِيَّة | al-kurwaatiyya |
Thai | التّايْلانْدِيَّة | at-taaylaandiyya |
Ukrainian | الأُوكْرانِيَّة | al-uukraaniyya |
Uzbek | الأُزْبِكِيَّة | al-uzbikiyya |
Kazakh | الكازاخِيَّة | al-kaazaakhiyya |
Hebrew | العِبْرِيَّة | al-3ibriyya |
Norwegian | النُّرْويجِيَّة | an-nurwiijiyya |
Languages in Arabic Quiz
Quizzes are a great tool to practice your vocabulary. All the Arabic vocabulary lists on our website contain quizzes at the end of each lesson, to help you remember newly learned words. To check more Arabic Quizzes go to -> Selfarabic – Arabic Vocabulary Quizzes
Languages in Arabic Quiz
Check how well you know the names of popular languages in Arabic.
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