@@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.

Syntax

@@LANGUAGE

nvarchar

To view information about language settings, including valid official language names, run sp_helplanguage without a parameter specified.

The following example returns the language for the current session.

SELECT @@LANGUAGE AS 'Language Name';

Here's the result set.

Language Name                   
------------------------------  
us_english