The official language of Bhutan is Dzongkha, a Sino-Tibetan language. However, when it comes to languages, Bhutan is somewhat diverse with about two dozen different languages being actively spoken within the country. Bhutanese people do speak English as a second language but the way they speak is a bit different from what native English speakers would speak. The dialect used by the Bhutanese is normally used as an adopted common language owing to the linguistic variations in different parts of the country.

The medium of instructions in schools in Bhutan is English and it is not shocking to know that most of the educated populace can understand and speak adept English. However, the older generation and the village folks may not be able to speak the English language because they probably never went to schools. As stated earlier, Bhutanese people have tone of voice and accentuation different from native speakers. Based on region, religion, dialect, etc their English accent is affected by their mother tongue. Thus, you may notice that the southern Bhutanese population speaks different English from northern and eastern Bhutan, as least in terms of accent and pronunciation.

In the recent years, a small segment of the Bhutanese residents have been found to be speaking British or American English while the larger group has a mild Indian accent. Other languages prominently spoken in Bhutan are Hindi and Nepali. Overall, Bhutan is looked upon as an English-friendly country. On special request, travelers can ask for tour guides who can speak other foreign languages like Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, French, and many more.