@@LANGUAGE (Transact-SQL)
Applies to:
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure Synapse Analytics
Analytics Platform System (PDW)
Returns the name of the language currently being used.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
@@LANGUAGE
Return Types
nvarchar
Remarks
To view information about language settings, including valid official language names, run sp_helplanguage without a parameter specified.
Examples
The following example returns the language for the current session.
SELECT @@LANGUAGE AS 'Language Name';
Here is the result set.
Language Name
------------------------------
us_english
See Also
Configuration Functions (Transact-SQL)
SET LANGUAGE (Transact-SQL)
sp_helplanguage (Transact-SQL)