Austria
Major: German - 88.8%
Minor: Turkish - 2.3%, Serbian - 2.4%, Burgenland Croatian - 1.3%, Hungarian - 0.2%, Slovene - 0.5%
Belgium
Major: Dutch, French - 40%, German
Minor: (Flemish, Yiddish, Walloon
France
Major: French - 86%
Minor: German - 2%, Arabic - 2%, Other - 5%
Germany
Major: German
Minor: English, French, Russian, Romani, Danish
Ireland
Major: Irish, English
Minor: Polish, French, German, Spanish
Liechtenstein
Major: German
Minor: Italian, Turkish
Luxembourg
Major: Luxembourgish, French, German
Minor: English
Monaco
Major: French
Minor: Monegasque, Italian, English
Netherlands
Major: Dutch
Minor: English, German, French, Spanish, Frisian
Switzerland
Major: German, French, Italian, Romansh
Minor: Latin
United Kingdom
Major: English
Minor: Scots, Welsh, Ulster Scots, Cornish, Irish, French, German, Spanish
For the most part, German is the official and major language of the region of Western Europe. Even though 31% of the language spoken other languages, German made up of 20% of the other population by itself. Along with German, French, Italian, Spanish, and English summed up the remaining percentage of the language population of the region.
Phrases of the Region
English
Hello
Goodbye
How are you?
What’s your name?
My name is...
Thank you
You’re welcome
Yes
No
Where are you?
This is beautiful
Hello
Goodbye
How are you?
What’s your name?
My name is...
Thank you
You’re welcome
Yes
No
Where are you?
This is beautiful
French
Bonjour Au Revoir Comment allez-vous? Quel est votre nom? Mon nom est… Je vous remercie De rien Oui Non Ou es-tu? C’est beau |
German
Guten tag Aufwiedersehen Wie geht’s? Wie heißt du? Ich bin… Danke Bitte Ja Nein Wo bist du? Das ist schön. |
Italian
Ciao Addio Come va? Come ti chiami? Mi chiamo… Grazie Prego Si No Dove sei? Questo e bellissimo |
Spanish
Hola Adios Como estas? Cual es tu nombre? Mi nombre es… Gracias De nada Si No Donde es tas? Esto es hermoso. |
The major languages of Western Europe mostly fall under either the Romance languages or the Germanic languages, although there are some that fall under Celtic or the Uralic languages. There is a great diversity in the number of languages spoken in each country and the distribution is very vast when it comes to the region as many immigrants come into the region and live in several parts of Western Europe.