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How to Make Multilingual Surveys with Examples (+ Top 5 Benefits)

Can you believe that there are nearly 7,000 languages in the world? So, it’s no surprise that almost 95% of the world’s population does not speak English as their first language, and 75% do not speak English at all. If you’re limiting your surveys to English-speaking people, you’re likely missing out on a lot of valuable data. As a company owner, business strategist, or researcher, you should always be looking to reach out to a wider audience to collect more informed feedback and information. One way to do this is to create surveys in different languages using multilingual surveys which we’ll cover in this blog.

What is a Multilingual Survey?

A multilingual survey, or dual language survey, allows respondents to answer survey questions in their preferred language. Multilingual surveys can be used to reach respondents across the globe or to reach respondents in an area where many languages are spoken. For example, in the U.S., California is the most linguistically diverse state, with more than 220 languages spoken. So, if you’re looking to survey Californians, simply sending a survey in English will not paint an accurate picture when it comes to representation.

To create surveys in different languages, most survey makers will reach out to native speakers of the languages in which they wish to survey to have them perform a survey translation. Another option is to use multilingual software that can automatically translate the survey to Spanish, French, Arabic, and so on. Today, Google Translate can accommodate more than 100 different languages! Then, it’s just a matter of finding the best multilingual survey tool for creating surveys in different languages.

5 Benefits of Multilingual Surveys

Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once wrote, “The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” This holds true when it comes to conducting a survey as well! You don’t want to limit yourself by language. So, here are the top five benefits of creating multilingual surveys.

1. Greater Quantity of Data

For every language you use in your survey, you increase your chances of collecting more data. And, the easier you make it for respondents to express their opinions, the more data you will collect!

2. Greater Quality of Data

With a multilingual survey, respondents can answer questions in the language their most comfortable with. This improves the accuracy of data. And, because using multiple languages helps you reach a larger group of people, your results will portray a more accurate reflection of the entire population.

3. Lower Drop-off Rates

There will always be some people who agree to take a survey but drop out while taking it. However, if they’re trying to take a survey in their second language and don’t understand the questions, they’re more likely to become frustrated and quit the survey.

4. Better Relationship Building

When respondents see that you’re willing to take the time to perform survey translation to accommodate them, they’re more likely to react favorably and participate in your surveys in the future.

5. Faster Survey Results

The better a participant understands your survey questions, the quicker they can complete the survey. This provides you with faster survey results, which allows you to get to data analysis that much quicker.

Why SurveyLegend is the Best Multilingual Survey Tool

Now that you know the importance of creating multilingual surveys, you may be ready to get started. SurveyLegend makes it easy!

  • Survey creation options. SurveyLegend lets you send separate surveys in each language, or you can create one survey for all languages and let respondents choose their preferred language.
  • Easier promotional strategies. Our all-in-one solution makes it easier to promote your survey on different channels, e.g. email, social media, SMS, etc. All you need to do is share one survey link and let the audience choose their language.
  • Sectioned data for each language. Not only do we show all your data on one analytics page but the data will also be sectioned by each language. This way, you will see how each language group responded and can compare and contrast answers.
  • Language-specific questioning. Sometimes, you may need to ask a specific question of respondents who prefer a specific language. This is also possible in our multilingual surveys.
  • Support for right-to-left languages. SurveyLegend is built to support any language, including multi-byte character-set languages like Chinese and Japanese, or right-to-left languages like Persian, Arabic, or Hebrew.
  • Photo surveys & photo polls. SurveyLegend allows you to easily add photos or illustrations to your surveys to better get your message across. Best of all, there are no language barriers when it comes to images. Regardless of the language a respondent speaks, a poll with pictures or a picture survey will resonate with them. Read more about visual surveys and polls.

Creating a Multilingual Survey with SurveyLegend

There are two different methods of creating multilingual surveys. We recommend the first method as it is easier, faster, and more flexible. However, you may choose the method that suits your survey best. Simply click on the method you prefer below for specific instructions for each.

Method 1: Each Language in a Separate Survey (★ Recommended ★)

Method 1: having each language in a separate survey

METHOD 1: Each Language in a Separate Multilingual Survey
(★ Recommended ★)

This is the easiest and fastest way of creating a survey in different languages. All you need to do is to create one survey as an entry point in which respondents will choose their preferred language. The first survey will be linked to each additional translated survey.

Advantages of this method:

  • Easier to create and maintain. You design, customize, and set up logic flows for just one survey template. Them, simply duplicate it and translate it into different languages.
  • Easier to add new languages. Every time you add a new language, you just duplicate the main survey template and link to it from the entry survey.
  • Easier to keep data separated. Because each survey is intended for a unique language, collected data will be placed into distinct audience groups for further analysis.
  • Different ending scenarios. Because surveys are in different languages, you can conclude them in unique ways using customized thank you pages or redirecting respondents to pages specific to their language or needs.
  • Custom configurations or integrations. Each survey can have custom and individual configurations. For example, if you set up webhooks, each language can get a custom configuration. The same goes for integrating your survey with Google Sheets or other 3rd party integrations.

Step 1: Create a new multilingual survey to use as a template for other languages

Just login to your account and click on the New survey button. Here you’ll find more details about creating new surveys.

Now, start adding your questions, and if needed, customize the design or setup logic flows. For this example, we are adding only two questions, but you’re free to add as many questions as you need.

make a template for your survey in one of the languages first

 


Step 2: Rename the survey

It’s important to give a recognizable name to your survey because you will need to know which one is which when looking at the list of surveys in your dashboard. To rename the survey, simply navigate to the Configure step and type a new name; for example: “Customer satisfaction survey | quarter 2 (English)”


Step 3: Duplicate the original template and translate it

Now that you have a survey template, you can easily duplicate it and translate it to a new language. The amazing thing here is that all your configurations and customizations will be duplicated as well, so all you need to do is to translate the new survey into another language. The new survey will then get a unique link. Read more about duplicating surveys here.

Repeat the process for each one of the languages and don’t forget to rename the surveys properly.


Step 4: Copy and save the survey links

When you duplicate a survey, our system will assign a new unique link to it. Now, go to the share step of each survey one by one, and copy and save their links in a text file. You will need to redirect to these links from a new survey that you’ll make next.


Step 5: Create a new questionnaire in which respondents choose their preferred language

In this survey, you need to add an initial question that lets respondents choose their preferred language. To do this, drag in a question type called Picture selection from the left panel where all question types are presented. This will give your survey a more beautiful look, but most importantly, it will make it easier and faster for your respondents to find their preferred language amongst all offered languages.

Using the Picture Selection question, you can illustrate each language with a flag, making it not only more beautiful, but also faster and easier for respondents to find their own language amongst all choices.

 

Next, you need to choose flags that represent the language you need from our flag list at the bottom of this post. Then, upload it to your Picture Selection question and name each choice respectively.

Tip:


It’s better to write the name of the language in the original language. For example, Swedish is the English name for the Swedish language, but Swedes call their language “Svenska.” So, if you are targeting this audience, it is better to write in their own language too.

At the bottom of this guide, we have a list of all countries, their official languages, and the original spelling of each language name.


Step 6: Adjust these important settings for your initial question

This initial question will be used to let respondents choose which language they want to take this survey in. Therefore, it’s crucial to adjust these question settings and make sure they are correct.

Make the question compulsory

It’s very important to make answering this question a requirement! Otherwise, your respondents can bypass this question and see the rest of the survey in different languages. By making the answer required, respondents cannot continue to the rest of the survey and must select a language.

Adjust the layout

Make sure that the layout settings are correct. Preferably, you want to set the aspect ratio of the pictures at 6:4 or 16:9 so items look more like real flags. You can also adjust the number of pictures per row to the number of languages.

No zoomable / enlargeable images

Make sure that the “Zoomable pictures” setting is OFF. This is not needed and can just complicate things.

Adjust the voting type

For “Voting type,” adjust it to “Single,” which means respondents cannot select more than one answer at a time.

Add redirect links to choices

Enable this feature to add links to the visuals. When respondents click on their choice, the system will load the link. Our system also records which choice they clicked on before they leave the survey. Read more about adding redirect links to pictures & choices.

Open redirect link in same the tab

Make sure this feature is enabled as well. This way, when someone clicks on a flag to choose their preferred language, the link opens in the same browser window as the survey itself.

Tip:


This feature works perfectly fine, even if you have embedded your survey in a web page.


Step 7: Link the flags to their respective surveys

Remember when you copied the links to your surveys? Now you need them. To add links to images, click on each flag button and paste the respective survey link.

clicking the link button will let you add a link to each picture

 


Step 8: Remove the submit button

It’s important to remove the submit button so respondents don’t click on it by mistake. When respondents get to your survey, all that matters is letting them choose the right language so you don’t want anything else to be clickable.

To remove the submit button, click on it, and then from the settings on the left side, enable the following feature:


Step 9: Copy the link to this survey and share it

Now that you have made the entry point survey, go to its share step and copy its link. This is the survey that you will be sharing with your respondents. They will choose the language they feel most comfortable with and will automatically get redirected to it within the same browser window.


Check out this live example of a multilingual survey with redirects, made with our survey tool!

Scan to preview in mobile phone

Our mobile-ready surveys look gorgeous on any device!

Scan the QRC to preview this one on your smartphone.

Method 2: All Languages in the Same Survey

Method 2: having all languages in the same survey

Method 2: All Languages in the Same Multilingual Survey

Advantages of this method:

  • All data in one place: All collected data is accessible in real-time via our analytics tool. You can directly see statistics about which percentage of your audience have chosen which language. This means there is no need to navigate to other analytics pages, especially if you want to share the analytics using a private link.
  • Better for short surveys: Some users may feel this method is better as they have everything they need in one place and they do not have to jump between different surveys, especially when the survey is short.

Step 1: Create a new multilingual survey

Just log in to your account and click on the New survey button. Give your survey a suitable name, and then go to the “Create” step. Learn more about creating new surveys…


Step 2: Add an initial language question

The first thing you need to do is to add an initial question that lets respondents choose their preferred language. To do this, drag in a question type called Picture selection from the left panel where all question types are presented. This gives your survey a more beautiful look, but more importantly, it makes it easier and faster for your respondents to find their preferred language amongst offered languages.

Using the Picture Selection question, you can illustrate each language with a flag, making it not only more beautiful, but also faster and easier for respondents to find their own language amongst all choices.

 

Next, you need to choose flags that represent the language you need from our flag list at the bottom of this post, and upload it to your Picture selection question. Then name each choice respectively.

Tip:


It’s better to write the name of the language in the original language. For example, Swedish is the English name for the Swedish language, but Swedes call their language “Svenska.” So, if you are targeting this audience it is better to write in their own language too.

At the bottom of this guide, we have a list of all countries, their official languages, and the original spelling of each language name.


Step 3: Adjust these important settings for your initial question

This initial question will be used to let respondents choose which language they want to take this survey in. Therefore, it’s crucial to adjust these question settings and make sure they are correct.

Make the question required

It’s very important to make answering this question required! Otherwise, your respondents can bypass this question and see the rest of the survey, including other languages.

By making the answer “required,” respondents cannot continue to the rest of the survey and must tell our system what language they prefer.

Adjust the layout

Make sure that the layout settings are correct. Preferably, you want to set the aspect ratio of the pictures at 6:4 or 16:9 so images look more like real flags. You can also adjust the number of pictures per row to the number of languages.

No zoomable / enlargeable images

Make sure that the “Zoomable pictures” setting is OFF. This is not needed and can just complicate things.

Adjust the voting type

Adjust the “Voting type” to “Single,” which means respondents cannot select more than one choice at a time.


Step 4: Add a Page Break after this initial question

Now drag a Page Break right after this initial question. This will make this question the first and only question your respondents will see after coming to your survey.

Note:

It is very important to display only this question first, which means the rest of the survey will be hidden until respondents have chosen their preferred language.

Step 5: Write your next questions in one of the languages

Now start by adding your questions in any language you prefer. For this example, we are adding only two questions but you’re free to add as many questions as you need.

this illustration shows an example of a survey with two initial questions in English

 


Step 6: Duplicate the questions and translate them

After adding your initial questions, you can select the questions individually and press the duplicate button. This way, you’ll make a new copy of the question, which you can then translate to a different language.

When you’re done with the translations, use the drag-and-drop functionality to organize the questions. Simply put all questions that are written in the same language one after another.

this picture shows an example of questions which are originally made in English, which are duplicated and being translated by the survey creator.

 


Step 7: Divide languages using page breaks

After organizing the questions into groups, it’s time to divide them into distinct pages using Page Breaks. Simply drag a Page Break file from the sidebar and drop it between the groups of questions.

For this tutorial, we’ve divided our questions into three different languages. Therefore, we dragged in two Page Breaks to divide the questionnaire into three distinct pages. Also, remember that we have added one more Page Break right after the first initial question which separates that from the rest of the survey.

One page, per language…

this illustration shows how you can divide your multilingual questionnaire into different pages. One page for each language.

 


Step 8: Add logic flows

Now the fun part begins, which is making your questionnaire react smartly to how respondents answer your first language question (which language they choose).

What you want to do is to tell our system to “SHOW”, for example, the English page, “IF” the respondent chooses the English language at the beginning of the survey. And then show the other language, if respondents choose the other one, and so forth…

Now, while you’re on the “Create” step, activate the “Logic” step using the toggle button at the bottom-left corner. When activated, go to the “Logic” step using the navigation buttons located at the top bar.

Start creating a logic flow by following these simple steps:

A: Click on the language question (first question) to create a new logic flow.

B: Now, when you’re in the logic flow creation mode, choose the choice “is”.

C: Next, select the relevant language for this flow (in this example, we chose English).

D: Now, scroll down to the “THEN” section of your logic flow and add a consequence for the rule that you just made. You can do that by choosing “Show” from the first dropdown, and then from the second one, choose “Page.” Then, choose page number 2 from the list below (which is our English page in this example).

E: Repeat these steps for each language and create similar logic flows for each one of them.

Below, you see an illustration of the logic that we just created:

Logic Flow #1
IF
answer to the following question
*Please choose your preferred language.
is

illustration of a selected language in survey logic flow editor

THEN
show
page(s)
Page #2
end of logic flow

The above illustration shows a logic flow that is made to show the questions which are written in the English language (located on Page #2 of this survey) to respondents who choose “English” as their preferred language in the first question. Each language in this survey would need a similar logic flow to be displayed to respective respondents.

Note:
You MUST use the “Show” logic to create this flow. It is possible to use the “Skip to” or “Hide” logic as well to create a smart survey. However, in this case, the “Show” consequence will make sure that all the other languages are hidden and will never be displayed to the respondents.

Step 9: Preview data

Now it’s time to share your survey and enjoy watching the collected data in real-time as responses come in.

You’ll notice that since we separated the questions into distinct groups, you can easily see how respondents from each language group have responded to your questions.


Check out this live example of a multilingual survey made by our survey tool, using the same survey for all languages!

Scan to preview in mobile phone

Our mobile-ready surveys look gorgeous on any device!

Scan the QRC to preview this one on your smartphone.

 

 


Download Flags for your Multilingual Surveys

Feel free to download any flag that you need for your multilingual or dual language surveys. The flags are divided into regions for ease of finding them.

Asia

ASIA

Flag Country name Official language name(s) in English Official language name(s) in original language
Download flag of Bangladesh, for your multilingual survey Bangladesh Bengali বাংলা
Download flag of Bhutan, for your multilingual survey Bhutan Dzongkha Dzongkha
Download flag of Brunei, for your multilingual survey Brunei Malay Bahasa Melayu, بهاس ملايو
Download flag of Cambodia, for your multilingual survey Cambodia Khmer ភាសាខ្មែរ
Download flag of China, for your multilingual survey China Mandarin Chinese 官話/官话
Download flag of India, for your multilingual survey India Hindi (+ Bengali, English, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Assamese, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Kashmiri, Sanskrit, Sindhi) मानक हिन्दी, (+ বাংলা, English, …)
Download flag of Indonesia, for your multilingual survey Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia
Download flag of Japan, for your multilingual survey Japan Japanese 日本語
Download flag of Kazakhstan, for your multilingual survey Kazakhstan Kazakh (+ Russian) Kazakh (+ русский)
Download flag of North Korea, for your multilingual survey North Korea Korean 한국어, 조선말
Download flag of South Korea, for your multilingual survey South Korea Korean 한국어, 조선말
Download flag of Kyrgyzstan, for your multilingual survey Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz (+ Russian) кыргызча قىرعىچه (+ русский)
Download flag of Laos, for your multilingual survey Laos Lao ພາສາລາວ
Download flag of Malaysia, for your multilingual survey Malaysia Malay Bahasa Melayu, بهاس ملايو
Download flag of Maldives, for your multilingual survey Maldives Arabic العربية
Download flag of Mongolia, for your multilingual survey Mongolia Mongolian Монгол
Download flag of Myanmar, for your multilingual survey Myanmar Burmese ျမန္​မာစကား
Download flag of Nepal, for your multilingual survey Nepal Nepali नेपाली
Download flag of Philippines, for your multilingual survey Philippines Filipino (+ English) Filipino
Download flag of Singapore, for your multilingual survey Singapore Tamil (+ Malay, English, and Mandarin) தமிழ் (+ Bahasa Melayu, بهاس ملايو, …)
Download flag of Sri Lanka, for your multilingual survey Sri Lanka Sinhala (+ Tamil, and with English as a link language) සිංහල
Download flag of Taiwan, for your multilingual survey Taiwan Mandarin Chinese 官話/官话
Download flag of Tajikistan, for your multilingual survey Tajikistan Tajik (or Persian) تاجیکی (or فارسی)
Download flag of Thailand, for your multilingual survey Thailand Thai ภาษาไทย
Download flag of Turkmenistan, for your multilingual survey Turkmenistan Turkmen تورکمن ﺗﻴﻠی, تورکمنچه
Download flag of Uzbekistan, for your multilingual survey Uzbekistan Uzbek Uzbek
Download flag of Vietnam, for your multilingual survey Vietnam Vietnamese Tiếng Việt

Africa

AFRICA

Flag Country name Official language name(s) in English Official language name(s) in original language
Download flag of Angola, for your multilingual survey Angola Portuguese português
Download flag of Benin, for your multilingual survey Benin French Français
Download flag of Botswana, for your multilingual survey Botswana Tswana, English Setswana
Download flag of Burkina Faso, for your multilingual survey Burkina Faso French Français
Download flag of Burundi, for your multilingual survey Burundi Kirundi, French Kirundi, Français
Download flag of Cameroon, for your multilingual survey Cameroon French Français
Download flag of Cape Verde, for your multilingual survey Cape Verde Portuguese português
Download flag of The Central African Republic, for your multilingual survey Central African Republic French, Sango French, yângâ tî sängö
Download flag of Chad, for your multilingual survey Chad Arabic (+ French) العربية (+ Français)
Download flag of Comoros, for your multilingual survey Comoros Comorian, Arabic, French Comorian, العربية, Français
Download flag of Republic of the Congo, for your multilingual survey Republic of the Congo Swahili Kiswahili
Download flag of The Democratic Republic of the Congo, for your multilingual survey Democratic Republic of the Congo French Français
Download flag of Cote d'Ivoire, for your multilingual survey Cote d’Ivoire French Français
Download flag of Djibouti, for your multilingual survey Djibouti Arabic (+ French) العربية
Download flag of Equatorial Guinea, for your multilingual survey Equatorial Guinea Spanish español
Download flag of Eritrea, for your multilingual survey Eritrea Arabic العربية
Download flag of Ethiopia, for your multilingual survey Ethiopia Amharic (there are ninety individual languages spoken in Ethiopia!)
Download flag of Gabon, for your multilingual survey Gabon French Français
Download flag of Gambia, for your multilingual survey Gambia English English
Download flag of Ghana, for your multilingual survey Ghana English English
Download flag of Guinea, for your multilingual survey Guinea French Français
Download flag of Guinea-Bissau, for your multilingual survey Guinea-Bissau Portuguese português
Download flag of Kenya, for your multilingual survey Kenya Swahili (+ English) Kiswahili (+ English)
Download flag of Lesotho, for your multilingual survey Lesotho English, Sesotho English, Sesotho
Download flag of Liberia, for your multilingual survey Liberia English English
Download flag of Madagascar, for your multilingual survey Madagascar Malagasy, French Malagasy, Français
Download flag of Malawi, for your multilingual survey Malawi Swahili Kiswahili
Download flag of Mali, for your multilingual survey Mali French Français
Download flag of Mauritania, for your multilingual survey Mauritania Arabic العربية
Download flag of Mauritius, for your multilingual survey Mauritius English, Mauritian Creole, French English, kreol, créole ,Français
Download flag of Mozambique, for your multilingual survey Mozambique Portuguese português
Download flag of Namibia, for your multilingual survey Namibia English English
Download flag of Niger, for your multilingual survey Niger French Français
Download flag of Nigeria, for your multilingual survey Nigeria English English
Download flag of Rwanda, for your multilingual survey Rwanda Kinyarwanda, French, English Ikinyarwanda, Français, English
Download flag of Sao Tome and Principe, for your multilingual survey São Tomé and Príncipe Portuguese português
Download flag of Senegal, for your multilingual survey Senegal Arabic (+ French) العربية
Download flag of Seychelles, for your multilingual survey Seychelles English, French, Seychellois Creole English, French, kreol, seselwa
Download flag of Sierra Leone, for your multilingual survey Sierra Leone English English
Download flag of South Africa, for your multilingual survey South Africa English (+ Afrikaans, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu) English
Download flag of South Sudan, for your multilingual survey South Sudan Swahili Kiswahili
Download flag of Sudan, for your multilingual survey Sudan Arabic (+ English) العربية (+ English)
Download flag of Swaziland, for your multilingual survey Swaziland Swati (+ English) SiSwati (+ English)
Download flag of Tanzania, for your multilingual survey Tanzania Swahili (+ English) Kiswahili (+ English)
Download flag of Togo, for your multilingual survey Togo French Français
Download flag of Uganda, for your multilingual survey Uganda English (+ Swahili) English (+ Kiswahili)
Download flag of Zambia, for your multilingual survey Zambia English (+ Chewa, Bemba, Lunda, Tonga, Lozi, Luvale, Kaonde, Nyanja) English
Download flag of Zimbabwe, for your multilingual survey Zimbabwe Shona, Ndebele, Venda, Manyika, Nyanja, Chagani, and a unique-unified Zimbabwean English Shona, Ndebele, Venda, Manyika, Nyanja, Chagani, and Zimbabwean English

Australia

AUSTRALIA

Flag Country name Official language name(s) in English Official language name(s) in original language
Download flag of Australia, for your multilingual survey Australia English English
Download flag of East Timor, for your multilingual survey East Timor Portuguese português
Download flag of Fiji, for your multilingual survey Fiji English English
Download flag of Kiribati, for your multilingual survey Kiribati English English
Download flag of Marshall Islands, for your multilingual survey Marshall Islands Marshallese
Download flag of The Federated States of Micronesia, for your multilingual survey Micronesia English, Marshallese, Nauruan, Paluan, Chamorro and Carolinian
Download flag of Nauru, for your multilingual survey Nauru Nauruan (+ English) Nauru (+ English)
Download flag of New Zealand, for your multilingual survey New Zealand English (+ Māori) English (+ Māori)
Download flag of Palau, for your multilingual survey Palau Palauan, (+ English) a tekoi er a Belau, (+ English)
Download flag of Papua New Guinea, for your multilingual survey Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin (+ English and Motu) Tok Pisin
Download flag of Samoa, for your multilingual survey Samoa Samoan, (+ English) Gagana faʻa Sāmoa, (+ English)
Download flag of Solomon Islands, for your multilingual survey Solomon Islands English English
Download flag of Tonga, for your multilingual survey Tonga Tongan, (+ English) lea faka-Tonga, (+ English)
Download flag of Tuvalu, for your multilingual survey Tuvalu Tuvaluan, (+ English) Te Ggana Tuuvalu, (+ English)
Download flag of Vanuatu, for your multilingual survey Vanuatu Bislama, French, English Bislama, Français, English

Europe

EUROPE

Flag Country name Official language name(s) in English Official language name(s) in original language
Download flag of Albania, for your multilingual survey Albania Albanian Shqip
Download flag of Andorra, for your multilingual survey Andorra Catalan català
Download flag of Armenia, for your multilingual survey Armenia Armenian (+ Russian) Հայ (+ русский)
Download flag of Austria, for your multilingual survey Austria German Deutsch
Download flag of Belarus, for your multilingual survey Belarus Belarusian, (+ Russian) беларуская мова, (+ русский)
Download flag of Belgium, for your multilingual survey Belgium Dutch (+ French and German) Dutch (+ Français, Deutsch)
Download flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for your multilingual survey Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian bosanski
Download flag of Bulgaria, for your multilingual survey Bulgaria Bulgarian български език
Download flag of Croatia, for your multilingual survey Croatia Croatian hrvatski
Download flag of Cyprus, for your multilingual survey Cyprus Greek (Hellenic) (+ Turkish and English) ελληνικά ellīniká
Download flag of Czech Republic, for your multilingual survey Czech Republic Czech čeština
Download flag of Denmark, for your multilingual survey Denmark Danish Dansk
Download flag of Estonia, for your multilingual survey Estonia Estonian eesti keel
Download flag of Finland, for your multilingual survey Finland Finish (+ Swedish, Sami) Suomen kieli (+ Ruotsin kieli, Sami-kieltä)
Download flag of France, for your multilingual survey France French Français
Download flag of Georgia, for your multilingual survey Georgia Georgian ქართული
Download flag of Germany, for your multilingual survey Germany German Deutsch
Download flag of Greece, for your multilingual survey Greece Greek ελληνικά
Download flag of Hungary, for your multilingual survey Hungary Hungarian magyar
Download flag of Iceland, for your multilingual survey Iceland Icelandic íslenska
Download flag of Ireland, for your multilingual survey Ireland English English
Download flag of Italy, for your multilingual survey Italy Italian Italiano
Download flag of Kosovo, for your multilingual survey Kosovo Albanian, Serbian Shqip, srpski
Download flag of Latvia, for your multilingual survey Latvia Latvian Latviešu Valoda
Download flag of Liechtenstein, for your multilingual survey Liechtenstein German Deutsch
Download flag of Lithuania, for your multilingual survey Lithuania Lithuanian Lietuvių kalba
Download flag of Luxembourg, for your multilingual survey Luxembourg French (+ German) Français (+ Deutsch)
Download flag of Macedonia, for your multilingual survey Macedonia Macedonian македонски
Download flag of Malta, for your multilingual survey Malta Maltese (+ English) Maltin (+ English)
Download flag of Moldova, for your multilingual survey Moldova Moldovan Лимба молдовеняскэ
Download flag of Monaco, for your multilingual survey Monaco French Français
Download flag of Montenegro, for your multilingual survey Montenegro Montenegrin црногорски / crnogorski
Download flag of Netherlands, for your multilingual survey Netherlands Dutch Dutch
Download flag of Norway, for your multilingual survey Norway Norwegian (+ Sami) Kongeriket Norge (Bokmål), Kongeriket Noreg (Nynorsk), (+ Saami)
Download flag of Poland, for your multilingual survey Poland Polish język polski
Download flag of Portugal, for your multilingual survey Portugal Portuguese português
Download flag of Romania, for your multilingual survey Romania Romanian Daco-Romanian
Download flag of Russia, for your multilingual survey Russia Russian русский
Download flag of San Marino, for your multilingual survey San Marino Italian Italiano
Download flag of Serbia, for your multilingual survey Serbia Serbian srpski
Download flag of Slovakia, for your multilingual survey Slovakia Slovak slovenčina, slovenský jazyk
Download flag of Slovenia, for your multilingual survey Slovenia Slovene slovenski jezik, slovenščina
Download flag of Spain, for your multilingual survey Spain Spanish español
Download flag of Sweden, for your multilingual survey Sweden Swedish (+ Sami) Svenska (+ Saami)
Download flag of Switzerland, for your multilingual survey Switzerland Deutsch, French, Italian, Romansh Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Rumantsch
Download flag of Ukraine, for your multilingual survey Ukraine Ukrainian Українська мова
Download flag of United Kingdom, for your multilingual survey United Kingdom English English
Download flag of Vatican City, for your multilingual survey Vatican City Italian (+ Latin) Italiano (+ latina)

Middle East

MIDDLE EAST

Flag Country name Official language name(s) in English Official language name(s) in original language
Download flag of Afghanistan, for your multilingual survey Afghanistan Dari (+ Pashtu) دری (+ پښتانه)
Download flag of Algeria, for your multilingual survey Algeria Arabic (+ French) العربية (+ Français)
Download flag of Azerbaijan, for your multilingual survey Azerbaijan Azerbaijani Azerbaijani
Download flag of Bahrain, for your multilingual survey Bahrain Arabic العربية
Download flag of Egypt, for your multilingual survey Egypt Arabic العربية
Download flag of Iran, for your multilingual survey Iran Persian (or Farsi), (+ Kurdish, Arabic, Azeri) فارسی (or پارسی), (+ کوردی، العربية، آذری)
Download flag of Iraq, for your multilingual survey Iraq Arabic (+ Kurdish) العربية (+ کوردی)
Download flag of Israel, for your multilingual survey Israel Hebrew (+ Arabic) (+ العربية) עִברִית
Download flag of Jordan, for your multilingual survey Jordan Arabic العربية
Download flag of Kuwait, for your multilingual survey Kuwait Arabic العربية
Download flag of Lebanon, for your multilingual survey Lebanon Arabic العربية
Download flag of Libya, for your multilingual survey Libya Arabic العربية
Download flag of Morocco, for your multilingual survey Morocco Arabic العربية
Download flag of Oman, for your multilingual survey Oman Arabic العربية
Download flag of Pakistan, for your multilingual survey Pakistan Urdu (+ English) اردو
Download flag of Palestine, for your multilingual survey Palestine Arabic العربية
Download flag of Qatar, for your multilingual survey Qatar Arabic العربية
Download flag of Saudi Arabia, for your multilingual survey Saudi Arabia Arabic العربية
Download flag of Somalia, for your multilingual survey Somalia Arabic العربية
Download flag of Syria, for your multilingual survey Syria Arabic العربية
Download flag of Tunisia, for your multilingual survey Tunisia Arabic العربية
Download flag of Turkey, for your multilingual survey Turkey Turkish Türkçe
Download flag of The United Arab Emirates, for your multilingual survey United Arab Emirates Arabic العربية
Download flag of Yemen, for your multilingual survey Yemen Arabic العربية

North America

NORTH AMERICA

Flag Country name Official language name(s) in English Official language name(s) in original language
Download flag of Canada, for your multilingual survey Canada English (+ French) English (+ Français)
Download flag of Greenland, for your multilingual survey Greenland Greenlandic Kalaallisut
Download flag of Mexico, for your multilingual survey Mexico Spanish español
Download flag of United States of America, for your multilingual survey United States of America English (+ Hawaiian, Spanish) English

Central America

CENTRAL AMERICA

Flag Country name Official language name(s) in English Official language name(s) in original language
Download flag of Antigua and Barbuda, for your multilingual survey Antigua and Barbuda English English
Download flag of Bahamas, for your multilingual survey Bahamas English English
Download flag of Barbados, for your multilingual survey Barbados English English
Download flag of Belize, for your multilingual survey Belize English English
Download flag of Costa Rica, for your multilingual survey Costa Rica Spanish español
Download flag of Cuba, for your multilingual survey Cuba Spanish español
Download flag of Dominica, for your multilingual survey Dominica English English
Download flag of Dominican Republic, for your multilingual survey Dominican Republic Spanish español
Download flag of El Salvador, for your multilingual survey El Salvador Spanish español
Download flag of Grenada, for your multilingual survey Grenada English English
Download flag of Guatemala, for your multilingual survey Guatemala Spanish español
Download flag of Haiti, for your multilingual survey Haiti Haitian Creole (+ French) Kreyol ayisyen (+ Français)
Download flag of Honduras, for your multilingual survey Honduras Spanish español
Download flag of Jamaica, for your multilingual survey Jamaica English English
Download flag of Nicaragua, for your multilingual survey Nicaragua Spanish español
Download flag of Panama, for your multilingual survey Panama Spanish español
Download flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis, for your multilingual survey Saint Kitts and Nevis English English
Download flag of Saint Lucia, for your multilingual survey Saint Lucia English English
Download flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, for your multilingual survey Saint Vincent and the Grenadines English English
Download flag of Trinidad and Tobago, for your multilingual survey Trinidad and Tobago English English

South America

SOUTH AMERICA

Flag Country name Official language name(s) in English Official language name(s) in original language
Download flag of Argentina, for your multilingual survey Argentina Spanish español
Download flag of Bolivia, for your multilingual survey Bolivia Spanish español
Download flag of Brazil, for your multilingual survey Brazil Spanish (+ Brazilian Portuguese) español (+ Português do Brasil)
Download flag of Chile, for your multilingual survey Chile Spanish español
Download flag of Colombia, for your multilingual survey Colombia Spanish español
Download flag of Ecuador, for your multilingual survey Ecuador Spanish español
Download flag of Guyana, for your multilingual survey Guyana English English
Download flag of Paraguay, for your multilingual survey Paraguay Spanish (+ Guarani) español
Download flag of Peru, for your multilingual survey Peru Spanish (+ Quechua) español
Download flag of Suriname, for your multilingual survey Suriname Dutch Dutch
Download flag of Uruguay, for your multilingual survey Uruguay Spanish español
Download flag of Venezuela, for your multilingual survey Venezuela Spanish español
Note:

When we made this table, we did some research using conventional online encyclopedias and other resources. Of course, we are not linguists or politicians, and therefore are not nuanced in all sensitive areas when it comes to different countries, flags, languages, or ethnic groups. Therefore, if we have accidentally offended or excluded anyone, it was unintentional; this list was created just to help ease your work as a survey creator and does not reflect any political views or agendas. So, if you see an error or would like to request a change, free to contact us and let us know and we will do our best to create a better language table as a guide for your multilingual surveys. With love to all human beings, and all beautiful languages around the world!

Conclusion

We live in a diverse world, where nearly 7,000 languages are spoken! Therefore, when conducting surveys, a multilingual survey can help organizations, marketers, and researchers achieve more accurate survey results (and collect more data). So, are you ready to create your multilingual survey? SurveyLegend has you covered with our multilingual questionnaire and survey tool. To begin, simply write your survey, translate your survey, and then create your multilingual or dual language survey with SurveyLegend.

Have you conducted multilingual surveys in the past? Did you find that it gave you better results? Let us know your experiences in the comments!

Frequently Asked Questions

How many languages are spoken in the world?

Today there are roughly 7,000 languages across the globe. Of course, many of the lesser-known languages are centuries old and only spoken by a handful of people.

How many people globally speak English?

Only about 5% of the world’s population speaks English as their first language, with another 20% claiming it as a second language.

What is a multilingual survey?

A survey that has been translated and conducted in a variety of languages.

What are the benefits of a multilingual survey?

By addressing people in their native tongue, survey takers get more accurate responses because people better understand the questions. They can also expand their reach to gain data that is more representative of an entire population.

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Born entrepreneur, passionate leader, motivator, great love for UI & UX design, strong believer in "less is more”. Big advocate of bootstrapping. BS in Logistics Service Management. I don't create company environments, I create family and team environments.