The world is so diverse and the differences between us all are, a lot of the time, what makes us so curious and interested in each other. Cultures all over the world have been the subject of numerous studies, and our innate desire to explore and discover everything there is to discover is also what drives many people to plan their vacations in places that are often times very different from the ones where they come from. Europeans travel within the continent a lot, but among some of their preferred destinations are also the USA, Thailand and Egypt. These destinations are definitely interesting because of their cultural differences, among other things.
A part of a country’s culture is also represented by the language spoken within its borders. While English is an international circulation language, there are chances not everyone will understand you in your destination country, so if you ever need to ask locals for directions, maybe pull out your phone with a translation app.
| Country | Official Language |
| Afghanistan | Afghan Persian / Dari, Pashto |
| Albania | Albanian |
| Algeria | Arabic, French, Berber / Tamazight |
| American Samoa | Samoan |
| Andorra | Catalan |
| Angola | Portuguese |
| Anguilla | English |
| Antigua and Barbuda | English |
| Argentina | Spanish |
| Armenia | Armenian |
| Aruba | Papiamento, Dutch |
| Australia | English |
| Austria | German |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani (Azeri) |
| Bahrain | Arabic |
| Bangladesh | Bangla |
| Barbados | English |
| Belarus | Russian, Belarusian |
| Belgium | Dutch, French, German |
| Belize | English |
| Benin | French |
| Bermuda | English |
| Bhutan | Dzongkha |
| Bolivia | Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, Guarani |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian |
| Botswana | English |
| Brazil | Portuguese |
| British Virgin Islands | English |
| Brunei | Malay |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian |
| Burkina Faso | French |
| Burma | Burmese |
| Burundi | Kirundi; French; English |
| Cabo Verde | Portuguese |
| Cambodia | Khmer |
| Cameroon | English, French |
| Canada | English, French |
| Cayman Islands | English |
| Central African Republic | French |
| Chad | French, Arabic |
| Chile | Spanish |
| China | Chinese / Mandarin |
| Christmas Island | English |
| Cocos Islands | English, Malay |
| Colombia | Spanish |
| Comoros | Arabic, French, Shikomoro |
| Congo Republic | French |
| Cook Islands | English, Maori |
| Costa Rica | Spanish |
| Cote d’Ivoire | French |
| Croatia | Croatian |
| Cuba | Spanish |
| Curacao | Papiamento, Dutch, English |
| Cyprus | Greek, Turkish |
| Czechia | Czech |
| Denmark | Danish |
| Djibouti | French, Arabic |
| Dominica | English |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | French |
| Ecuador | Spanish (Castilian) |
| Egypt | Arabic |
| El Salvador | Spanish |
| Equatorial Guinea | Spanish, Portuguese, French |
| Eritrea | Tigrinya, Arabic, English |
| Estonia | Estonian |
| Eswatini | English, siSwati |
| Ethiopia | Oromo, Amharic, Somali, Tigrigna (Tigrinya), Afar |
| Falkland Islands | English |
| Faroe Islands | Faroese |
| Fiji | English, Fijian |
| Finland | Finnish, Swedish |
| France | French |
| French Polynesia | French, Polynesian |
| Gabon | French |
| Gambia | English |
| Gaza Strip | Arabic |
| Georgia | Georgian |
| Germany | German |
| Ghana | Asante, Ewe |
| Gibraltar | English |
| Greece | Greek |
| Greenland | Greenlandic |
| Grenada | English |
| Guam | English, Filipino |
| Guatemala | Spanish |
| Guernsey | English |
| Guinea | French |
| Guinea-Bissau | Portuguese |
| Guyana | English |
| Haiti | French, Creole |
| Vatican City | Italian, Latin, French |
| Honduras | Spanish |
| Hong Kong | Cantonese, English, Mandarin |
| Hungary | Hungarian |
| Iceland | Icelandic |
| India | Hindi |
| Indonesia | Bahasa Indonesia |
| Iran | Persian Farsi |
| Iraq | Arabic, Kurdish |
| Ireland | English, Irish |
| Isle of Man | English |
| Israel | Hebrew |
| Italy | Italian |
| Jamaica | English |
| Japan | Japanese |
| Jersey | English |
| Jordan | Arabic |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakh |
| Kenya | English, Kiswahili |
| Kiribati | English |
| Kosovo | Albanian, Serbian |
| Kuwait | Arabic |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz, Russian |
| Laos | Lao |
| Latvia | Latvian |
| Lebanon | Arabic |
| Lesotho | Sesotho, English |
| Liberia | English |
| Libya | Arabic |
| Liechtenstein | German |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourgish, French, German |
| Macau | Cantonese |
| Madagascar | French, Malagasy |
| Malawi | English |
| Malaysia | Bahasa Malaysia |
| Maldives | Dhivehi |
| Mali | French |
| Malta | Maltese, English |
| Marshall Islands | Marshallese |
| Mauritania | Arabic |
| Mauritius | English |
| Mexico | Spanish |
| Micronesia | English |
| Moldova | Moldovan/Romanian |
| Monaco | French |
| Mongolia | Mongolian |
| Montenegro | Montenegrin |
| Montserrat | English |
| Morocco | Arabic |
| Mozambique | Portuguese |
| Namibia | Oshiwambo |
| Nauru | Nauruan |
| Nepal | Nepali |
| Netherlands | Dutch |
| New Caledonia | French |
| New Zealand | English, Maori |
| Nicaragua | Spanish |
| Niger | French |
| Nigeria | English |
| Niue | Niuean, English |
| Norfolk Island | English |
| North Korea | Korean |
| North Macedonia | Macedonian |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Chamorro, English |
| Norway | Bokmal Norwegian, Nynorsk Norwegian |
| Oman | Arabic |
| Pakistan | Urdu, English |
| Palau | English |
| Panama | Spanish |
| Papua New Guinea | Tok Pisin, English, Hiri Motu |
| Paraguay | Spanish, Guarani |
| Peru | Spanish, Quechua, Aymara |
| Philippines | English |
| Pitcairn Islands | English |
| Poland | Polish |
| Portugal | Portuguese, Mirandese |
| Puerto Rico | Spanish, English |
| Qatar | Arabic |
| Romania | Romanian |
| Russia | Russian |
| Rwanda | Kinyarwanda, French, English, Swahili/Kiswahili |
| Saint Barthelemy | French, English |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | English |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | English |
| Saint Lucia | English |
| Saint Martin | French |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | French |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | English |
| Samoa | Samoan, English |
| San Marino | Italian |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Portuguese |
| Saudi Arabia | Arabic |
| Senegal | French |
| Serbia | Serbian |
| Seychelles | Seychellois Creole, English, French |
| Sierra Leone | English |
| Singapore | English, Mandarin |
| Sint Maarten | English, Dutch |
| Slovakia | Slovak |
| Slovenia | Slovene |
| Solomon Islands | English |
| Somalia | Somali, Arabic |
| South Africa | isiZulu, isiXhosa, Afrikaans, Sepedi, Setswana, English, Sesotho, Xitsonga, siSwati, Tshivenda, isiNdebele |
| South Korea | Korean |
| South Sudan | English |
| Spain | Castilian Spanish |
| Sri Lanka | Sinhala, Tamil |
| Sudan | Arabic, English |
| Suriname | Dutch |
| Svalbard | Norwegian, Russian |
| Sweden | Swedish |
| Switzerland | German, French, Italian, Romansh |
| Syria | Arabic |
| Taiwan | Mandarin Chinese |
| Tajikistan | Tajik |
| Tanzania | Kiswahili / Swahili, English |
| Thailand | Thai |
| Bahamas | English |
| Dominican Republic | Spanish |
| Timor-Leste | Tetun Prasa |
| Togo | French |
| Tonga | Tongan, English |
| Trinidad and Tobago | English |
| Tunisia | Arabic |
| Turkey | Turkish |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmen |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | English |
| Tuvalu | Tuvaluan, English |
| Uganda | English, Swahili |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian |
| United Arab Emirates | Arabic |
| United Kingdom | English |
| United States | English |
| Uruguay | Spanish |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbek |
| Vanuatu | Bislama, English, French |
| Venezuela | Spanish |
| Vietnam | Vietnamese |
| Virgin Islands | English |
| Wallis and Futuna | French |
| West Bank | Arabic |
| Western Sahara | Arabic |
| Yemen | Arabic |
| Zambia | English |
| Zimbabwe | Shona, Ndebele, English |
If you’re traveling to a different country that speaks a different language than your native one, it might be nice if you learned at least how to say “hello” and “thank you” in that language – it would be a great way to show respect and appreciation to the residents. Learn these and find a flight and accommodation in your destination country right away!
