Google Language Codes May 2026

These are two-letter (or two-letter + two-letter) codes based on ISO 639-1 standards. They tell Google which language you are targeting or translating to/from. Most Common Google Language Codes | Language | Code | | :--- | :--- | | English | en | | Spanish | es | | French | fr | | German | de | | Chinese (Simplified) | zh-CN | | Chinese (Traditional) | zh-TW | | Japanese | ja | | Korean | ko | | Arabic | ar | | Russian | ru | | Portuguese (Brazil) | pt | | Italian | it | | Dutch | nl | | Hindi | hi | | Turkish | tr | | Vietnamese | vi | | Thai | th | | Polish | pl | Region Variants (Dialects) Google often distinguishes regional versions: