فهرست
Russian
Title: Russian
Pronunciation:/ˈrʌʃ(ə)n/
Part of speech:noun/adjective
Formal or informal: Both
Countable or uncountable:countable (noun), uncountable (adjective)
Transitive or intransitive:noun - transitive
Stress marks:/rus-sian/
Synonym:Pусский язык
Opposite:Finnish
a Slavic language spoken by over 150 million people as a first language, primarily in Russia
I find Russian literature fascinating
Chinese
Title: Chinese
Pronunciation:/tʃaɪˈniːz/
Part of speech:noun/adjective
Formal or informal: Both
Countable or uncountable:countable (noun), uncountable (adjective)
Transitive or intransitive:noun - transitive
Stress marks:/chi-nese/
Synonym:Hànyǔ
Opposite:Tibetan
a group of related languages spoken by the Han Chinese people; relating to China, its people
Mandarin Chinese is the most widely spoken variety
Japanese
Title: Japanese
Pronunciation:/dʒəˈpæn.iːz/
Part of speech:noun/adjective
Formal or informal: Both
Countable or uncountable:countable (noun), uncountable (adjective)
Transitive or intransitive:noun - transitive
Stress marks:/ja-pa-nese/
Synonym:Nihongo
Opposite:Korean
a language spoken by around 128 million people as a first language, primarily in Japan
I am learning Japanese as a second language
Korean
Title: Korean
Pronunciation:/kəˈriːən/
Part of speech:noun/adjective
Formal or informal: Both
Countable or uncountable:countable (noun), uncountable (adjective)
Transitive or intransitive:noun - transitive
Stress marks:/ko-re-an/
Synonym:Hangugeo
Opposite:Mandarin
a language spoken by around 75 million people as a first language,primarily in North and South Korea
I find Korean script beautiful
Greek
Title: Greek
Pronunciation:/ɡriːk/
Part of speech:noun/adjective
Formal or informal: Both
Countable or uncountable:countable (noun), uncountable (adjective)
Transitive or intransitive:noun - transitive
Stress marks:/greek/
Synonym:Eλληνικά
Opposite:Turkish
a language spoken by around 13 million people as a first language, primarily in Greece and Cyprus
I enjoy learning about ancient Greek history
Hindi
Title: Hindi
Pronunciation:/ˈhɪndi/
Part of speech:noun/adjective
Formal or informal: Both
Countable or uncountable:countable (noun), uncountable (adjective)
Transitive or intransitive:noun - transitive
Stress marks:/hin-di/
Synonym:Bhāratīya bhāṣā
Opposite:Bengali
a standardized and Sanskritized register of the Hindustani language spoken
Hindi is written in Devanagari script
Arabic
Title: Arabic
Pronunciation:/ˈærəbɪk/
Part of speech:noun/adjective
Formal or informal: Both
Countable or uncountable:countable (noun), uncountable (adjective)
Transitive or intransitive:noun - transitive
Stress marks:/ar-ab-ic/
Synonym:Lughat al-Arab
Opposite:Parsi
a Semitic language spoken by around 310 million people as a first language
I am studying classical Arabic
English
Title: English
Pronunciation: /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
Part of speech: noun
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: transitive
Stress marks: language
Synonym: tongue
Opposite: silence
the method of human communication, either spoken or written
English is a widely spoken language around the world
British English
Title: British English
Pronunciation: /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
Part of speech: noun
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: transitive
Stress marks: language
Synonym: tongue
Opposite: silence
the method of human communication, either spoken or written
British English has its own unique expressions and vocabulary
American English
Title: American English
Pronunciation: /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
Part of speech: noun
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: transitive
Stress marks: language
Synonym: tongue
Opposite: silence
the method of human communication, either spoken or written
American English varies in pronunciation and vocabulary across different regions
Spanish
Title: Spanish
Pronunciation: /ˈspanɪʃ/
Part of speech: noun/adjective
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable (noun), uncountable (adjective)
Transitive or intransitive: transitive (noun)
Stress marks: Spanish
Synonym: Castilian
Opposite: English
the language of Spain, Mexico, and much of Central and South America; relating to Spain, its people
Spanish is spoken by millions of people as their first language
French
Title: French
Pronunciation: /frɛntʃ/
Part of speech: noun/adjective
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable (noun), uncountable (adjective)
Transitive or intransitive: transitive (noun)
Stress marks: French
Synonym: Gallic
Opposite: German
the language of France, also an official language of many countries; relating to France, its people
French is known as the language of love
German
Title: German
Pronunciation:/ˈdʒəːmən/
Part of speech:noun/adjective
Formal or informal: Both
Countable or uncountable:countable (noun), uncountable (adjective)
Transitive or intransitive:noun - transitive
Stress marks:/ger-man/
Synonym:Deutsch
Opposite:French
the official language of Germany and Austria, also spoken in Switzerland and parts of Belgium
The German language has complex grammar rules
Italian
Title: Italian
Pronunciation:/ɪˈtæljən/
Part of speech:noun/adjective
Formal or informal: Both
Countable or uncountable:countable (noun), uncountable (adjective)
Transitive or intransitive:noun - transitive
Stress marks:/i-tal-ian/
Opposite:Spanish
the official language of Italy and San Marino, also spoken in parts of Switzerland, Croatia,Slovenia
I enjoy speaking Italian with my family
Dutch
Title: Dutch
Pronunciation:/dʌtʃ/
Part of speech:noun/adjective
Formal or informal: Both
Countable or uncountable:countable (noun), uncountable (adjective)
Transitive or intransitive:noun - transitive
Stress marks:/dutch/
Synonym:Nederlands
Opposite:Flemish
a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people as a first language
Dutch is closely related to German
Turkish
Title: Turkish
Pronunciation:/ˈtɜː.kɪʃ/
Part of speech:noun/adjective
Formal or informal: Both
Countable or uncountable:countable (noun), uncountable (adjective)
Transitive or intransitive:noun - transitive
Stress marks:/tur-kish/
Synonym:Türkçe
Opposite:Finnish
a member of a Turkic people living mainly in Turkey; relating to Turkey, its people, or its language
I am taking Turkish lessons online
Language
Title: Language
Pronunciation:/ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
Part of speech:noun/adjective
Formal or informal: Both
Countable or uncountable:noun - countable
Transitive or intransitive:noun - transitive
Stress marks:/lan-guage/
Synonym:tongue
Opposite:silence
Example
a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, and grammar that is used by people of a particular country; relating to a particular country’s system of communication The study of language is fascinating
Persian
Title: Persian
Pronunciation:/ˈpɜː.sən/
Part of speech:noun/adjective
Formal or informal: Both
Countable or uncountable:countable (noun), uncountable (adjective)
Transitive or intransitive:noun - transitive
Stress marks:/per-sian/
Synonym:Fārsi
Opposite:Tajik
a member of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian languages; relating to Iran, its people
I am learning Persian calligraphy
