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Country Flag, continent	List of languages and codes
Aland Islands AX, ALA, Europe	Swedish (sv-AX)
Albania AL, ALB, Europe	Albanian (sq), Modern Greek (1453-) (el)
Andorra AD, AND, Europe	Catalan (ca)
Austria AT, AUT, Europe	German (de-AT), Croatian (hr), Hungarian (hu), Slovenian (sl)
Belarus BY, BLR, Europe	Belarusian (be), Russian (ru)
Belgium BE, BEL, Europe	Dutch (nl-BE), French (fr-BE), German (de-BE)
Bosnia and Herzegovina BA, BIH, Europe	Bosnian (bs), Croatian (hr-BA), Serbian (sr-BA)
Bulgaria BG, BGR, Europe	Bulgarian (bg), Turkish (tr-BG), Romany (rom)
Croatia HR, HRV, Europe	Croatian (hr-HR), Serbian (sr)
Cyprus CY, CYP, Europe	Modern Greek (1453-) (el-CY), Turkish (tr-CY), English (en)
Czechia CZ, CZE, Europe	Czech (cs), Slovak (sk)
Denmark DK, DNK, Europe	Danish (da-DK), English (en), Faroese (fo), German (de-DK)
Estonia EE, EST, Europe	Estonian (et), Russian (ru)
Faroe Islands FO, FRO, Europe	Faroese (fo), Danish (da-FO)
Finland FI, FIN, Europe	Amharic (am), English (en-ET), Oromo (om-ET), Tigrinya (ti-ET), Somali (so-ET), Sidamo (sid)
France FR, FRA, Europe	French (fr-FR), Arpitan (frp), Breton (br), Corsican (co), Catalan (ca), Basque (eu), Occitan (post 1500) (oc)
Germany DE, DEU, Europe	German (de)
Gibraltar GI, GIB, Europe	English (en-GI), Spanish (es), Italian (it), Portuguese (pt)
Greece GR, GRC, Europe	Modern Greek (1453-) (el-GR), English (en), French (fr)
Guernsey GG, GGY, Europe	English (en), Jèrriais (nrf)
Hungary HU, HUN, Europe	Hungarian (hu-HU)
Iceland IS, ISL, Europe	Icelandic (is), English (en), German (de), Danish (da), Swedish (sv), Norwegian (no)
Ireland IE, IRL, Europe	English (en-IE), Irish (ga-IE)
Isle of Man IM, IMN, Europe	English (en), Manx (gv)
Italy IT, ITA, Europe	Italian (it-IT), German (de-IT), French (fr-IT), Sardinian (sc), Catalan (ca), Corsican (co), Slovenian (sl)
Jersey JE, JEY, Europe	English (en), French (fr), Jèrriais (nrf)
Kosovo XK, XKX, Europe	Albanian (sq), Serbian (sr)
Latvia LV, LVA, Europe	Latvian (lv), Russian (ru), Lithuanian (lt)
Liechtenstein LI, LIE, Europe	German (de-LI)
Lithuania LT, LTU, Europe	Lithuanian (lt), Russian (ru), Polish (pl)
Luxembourg LU, LUX, Europe	Luxembourgish (lb), German (de-LU), French (fr-LU)
Macedonia MK, MKD, Europe	Macedonian (mk), Albanian (sq), Turkish (tr), Roma (rmm), Serbian (sr)
Malta MT, MLT, Europe	Maltese (mt), English (en-MT)
Moldova MD, MDA, Europe	Romanian (ro), Russian (ru), Gagauz (gag), Turkish (tr)
Monaco MC, MCO, Europe	French (fr-MC), English (en), Italian (it)
Montenegro ME, MNE, Europe	Serbian (sr), Hungarian (hu), Bosnian (bs), Albanian (sq), Croatian (hr), Romany (rom)
Netherlands NL, NLD, Europe	Dutch (nl-NL), Frisian (fy-NL)
Norway NO, NOR, Europe	Norwegian (no), Norwegian Bokmål (nb), Norwegian Nynorsk (nn), Northern Sami (se), Finnish (fi)
Poland PL, POL, Europe	Polish (pl)
Portugal PT, PRT, Europe	Portuguese (pt-PT), Mirandese (mwl)
Romania RO, ROU, Europe	Romanian (ro), Hungarian (hu), Romany (rom)
Russia RU, RUS, Europe	Russian (ru), Tatar (tt), Kalmyk (xal), Caucasian languages (cau), Adyghe (ady), Komi (kv), Chechen (ce), Tuvinian (tyv), Chuvash (cv), Udmurt (udm), Altaic languages (tut), Mansi (mns), Buriat (bua), Erzya (myv), Moksha (mdf), Mari (Russia) (chm), Bashkir (ba), Ingush (inh), Kabardian (kbd), Karachay-Balkar (krc), Avaric (av), Yakut (sah), Nogai (nog)
San Marino SM, SMR, Europe	Italian (it-SM)
Serbia RS, SRB, Europe	Serbian (sr), Hungarian (hu), Bosnian (bs), Romany (rom)
Slovakia SK, SVK, Europe	Slovak (sk), Hungarian (hu)
Slovenia SI, SVN, Europe	Slovenian (sl), Serbo-Croatian (sh)
Spain ES, ESP, Europe	Spanish (es-ES), Catalan (ca), Galician (gl), Basque (eu), Occitan (post 1500) (oc)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen SJ, SJM, Europe	Norwegian (no), Russian (ru)
Sweden SE, SWE, Europe	Swedish (sv-SE), Northern Sami (se), Southern Sami (sma), Finnish (fi-SE)
Switzerland CH, CHE, Europe	German (de-CH), French (fr-CH), Italian (it-CH), Romansh (rm)
Ukraine UA, UKR, Europe	Ukrainian (uk), Russian (ru-UA), Romany (rom), Polish (pl), Hungarian (hu)
United Kingdom GB, GBR, Europe	English (en-GB), Welsh (cy-GB), Scottish Gaelic (gd)
Vatican City VA, VAT, Europe	Latin (la), Italian (it), French (fr)

Pole: 2025-01-26 03:08:55

The official language of the country is Polish. English, German, and French are also spoken here.

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The Romanian language is the only Romance language that has retained many elements of Latin origin, mixed with Daco-Thracian, Slavic, and Turkic influences. This makes it unique and distinguishes it from other Romance languages such as French, Italian, or Spanish. The official language of Romania is Romanian, which belongs to the Romance language group.

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In Spain, an important variety of languages weaves through its diverse culture, with only three-quarters of the population communicating primarily in Spanish. The remaining quarter embraces a rich linguistic heritage, speaking regional languages such as Catalan, Galician, and Basque. Each of these languages represents a unique identity, replects the distinct histories, traditions, and political situation of the country where they thrive.

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Switzerland as a country is linguistically diverse, with not one but four national languages. German, French, Italian, and Romansh are all official at the federal level, reflecting the country's cultural mosaic. The Swiss are proud of their multilingual heritage, and most residents speak at least two national languages, with English widely spoken as a second language. So let's remember that Switzerland has four national languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh.

Peter: 2025-01-30 11:44:59

True. Switzerland has four official languages . These are German, French, Italian, and Romance. According to statistics, German is the native language of 62.5% of the Swiss. French follows it at 22.9%, Italian at 8.3% and Romance at 0.5%. The French and Italian languages spoken in Switzerland are the same in France and Italy, but Swiss German has some differences, especially in pronunciation. Most likely, you are hearing about Romance for the first time. It is a minority language that belongs to the Romance languages and is spoken by almost 40,000 people in the Swiss canton of Grisons. Also, most of the Swiss population speaks English, so if you are planning a trip to Switzerland, do not worry about the official language.

There is no need to worry about the language barrier. Because as many as four languages are considered state languages. Most residents are fluent in English, so it is simply impossible to get lost.

Mike: 2025-04-30 03:26:33

About minutes and other time measurement units in English-speaking countries. We can talk about time in different situations. The first of them is when something happens at a certain time. For example, I get up at 7 o’clock. It helps us connect an action or event with a specific time: I wake at 7 o’clock. At the end of the 14th century, people measured time not only by the clock, but also by the sun. So “o’clock” showed that the time was determined by the clock. This form was considered an abbreviated form of the phrase “of the clock”. But nowadays it is an independent word and cannot be replaced by “of the clock”.

In English-speaking countries, the 24-hour format is not used often. To avoid confusion, the abbreviations AM and PM are added. Perhaps you have seen them on your watch or alarm clock. AM means from 12 midnight to 12 noon, including night hours and morning. And PM is used to indicate hours after noon to 12 midnight. This is how a day is divided into two parts to indicate hours in a 12-digit system. Sometimes you can find an equivalent variant with small letters and dots, it looks like this: AM = a.m. and PM = p.m.

Answer to the question "What time is it?" To answer the question "What time is it?" we will use the phrase It's and then say the time. For example: What time is it? - It's 5 o'clock.

Incomplete hour. And what do you do when you need to say the hours and minutes? There are rules for this, too. When the time is more than 0—these are minutes from 1 to 30 inclusive—then we use the word PAST (passed, past). First, we say how many minutes have passed, then we put the word PAST, and then we say the hour.

For example: 12.05 we will say "It's FIVE PAST TWELVE". In this case, the phrase o'clock is no longer necessary, as well as the word minutes. So we can say from the 1st to the 30th minute inclusive. But as soon as the minutes become more than 30, the following rule comes into play. We say not the number of minutes on the dial, but how many are left in total.

Since many English speakers find this structure difficult, you can also say it in an abbreviated form. For example, 9:10 = "Ten past nine" can become "Nine ten" or 6:30 = "Half past six" becomes "Six thirty", or 7:45 = "Quarter to eight "becomes "Seven forty-five".
In the simplified version, time can be stated using numbers in English. At school, you will be asked to say it “properly”, using the full form with the words past and to. However, you will be perfectly understood in an English-speaking environment if you use the simplified version.

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