---
title: "@@LANGUAGE (Transact-SQL)"
description: "@@LANGUAGE (Transact-SQL)"
author: markingmyname
ms.author: maghan
ms.date: "09/18/2017"
ms.prod: sql
ms.technology: t-sql
ms.topic: reference
f1_keywords:
  - "@@LANGUAGE_TSQL"
  - "@@LANGUAGE"
helpviewer_keywords:
  - "languages [SQL Server], current in use"
  - "@@LANGUAGE function"
  - "current language in use"
  - "names [SQL Server], language in use"
dev_langs:
  - "TSQL"
monikerRange: ">= aps-pdw-2016 || = azuresqldb-current || = azure-sqldw-latest || >= sql-server-2016 || >= sql-server-linux-2017 || = azuresqldb-mi-current"
---
# @@LANGUAGE (Transact-SQL)
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  Returns the name of the language currently being used.  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```syntaxsql  
@@LANGUAGE  
```  
  
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## 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.  
  
```sql  
SELECT @@LANGUAGE AS 'Language Name';  
```  
  
 [!INCLUDE[ssResult](../../includes/ssresult-md.md)]  
  
```  
Language Name                   
------------------------------  
us_english                      
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Configuration Functions (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/functions/configuration-functions-transact-sql.md)   
 [SET LANGUAGE (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/statements/set-language-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_helplanguage (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-helplanguage-transact-sql.md)