
15 live booksMeet Albanian
Albanian belongs to its own branch of the Indo-European language family. Families speak it across Albania, Kosovo, nearby Balkan communities, historic communities in Italy and Greece, and a worldwide diaspora.
Meet the languages
Choose the language your family uses or is learning. Meet its landscape and writing, play with its words, explore family relationships, visit a country, and preview the books that keep it close.
Two different trees
The language-family tree shows which languages share a branch. The bilingual family tree teaches words such as mother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, and cousin.
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15 live booksAlbanian belongs to its own branch of the Indo-European language family. Families speak it across Albania, Kosovo, nearby Balkan communities, historic communities in Italy and Greece, and a worldwide diaspora.

3 live booksArabic connects families across many countries and communities. Modern Standard Arabic is used alongside many regional spoken varieties.

1 live bookChinese includes several spoken varieties, with Mandarin the largest. Chinese characters connect written language across many communities.

4 live booksCzech is a West Slavic language spoken mainly in Czechia and by communities abroad.

1 live bookDanish is a North Germanic language used in Denmark and Danish-speaking communities elsewhere.

12 live booksDutch is a West Germanic language used by families in the Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname, and communities elsewhere.

4 live booksEnglish is a West Germanic language used in many different communities and countries around the world.

7 live booksFrench is a Romance language used across Europe, Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean, and Pacific communities.

2 live booksGerman is a West Germanic language used especially in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and neighboring communities.

1 live bookGreek forms its own Hellenic branch of Indo-European and has a very long written record.

8 live booksItalian is a Romance language used in Italy, Switzerland, and communities abroad, alongside many regional varieties.

2 live booksJapanese is a Japonic language used in Japan and Japanese-speaking communities around the world.

4 live booksKorean is a Koreanic language used across Korea and by communities around the world.

1 live bookNorwegian is a North Germanic language used in Norway and Norwegian-speaking communities abroad.

1 live bookPolish is a West Slavic language used in Poland and Polish-speaking communities around the world.

6 live booksPortuguese is a Romance language used by communities across Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia.

1 live bookRussian is an East Slavic language used in Russia and communities across Eurasia and the wider world.

2 live booksSpanish is a Romance language used across Spain, much of the Americas, and communities worldwide.

1 live bookSwedish is a North Germanic language and an official language in both Sweden and Finland.

2 live booksVietnamese is an Austroasiatic language used in Vietnam and Vietnamese-speaking communities worldwide.
Language in a real place
Meet AlbanianFlori & Luna visit AlbaniaStory, landmarks, language, and books →
Meet ItalianFlori & Luna visit ItalyStory, landmarks, language, and books →
Meet PortugueseFlori & Luna visit PortugalStory, landmarks, language, and books →
Meet DutchFlori & Luna visit the NetherlandsStory, landmarks, language, and books →
Meet NorwegianFlori & Luna visit NorwayStory, landmarks, language, and books →
Meet KoreanFlori & Luna visit South KoreaStory, landmarks, language, and books →
Meet CzechFlori & Luna visit CzechiaStory, landmarks, language, and books →
Meet FrenchFlori & Luna visit FranceStory, landmarks, language, and books →
Meet PortugueseFlori & Luna visit BrazilStory, landmarks, language, and books →