“Acid” is a crucial concept in both science and everyday life, referring to a substance with a pH less than 7, known for its sharp taste and reactive properties. Across the world, the word for “acid” changes, reflecting the rich linguistic diversity of our planet. Here’s how to say “acid” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Acid | Pronunciation: Ah-sid
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – حمض (Hamidh) | Pronunciation: Hah-mid
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Թթու (Ttu) | Pronunciation: T-too
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Turşu | Pronunciation: Tur-shoo
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Azido | Pronunciation: Ah-zee-do
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Кіслата (Kislata) | Pronunciation: Kis-la-ta
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – অ্যাসিড (Æsid) | Pronunciation: Ah-see-d
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Kiselin | Pronunciation: Kee-se-lin
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Киселина (Kiselina) | Pronunciation: Kee-se-lee-na
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Àcid | Pronunciation: Ah-cid
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Kyselina | Pronunciation: Key-se-lee-na
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Syre | Pronunciation: See-re
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Zuur | Pronunciation: Zow-r
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Acid | Pronunciation: Ass-id
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Hape | Pronunciation: Ha-pe
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – اسید (Asid) | Pronunciation: Ah-seed
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Happo | Pronunciation: Hap-po
- French (🇫🇷) – Acide | Pronunciation: A-seed
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – მჟავა (Mzhava) | Pronunciation: Mzha-va
- German (🇩🇪) – Säure | Pronunciation: Zoy-re
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Οξύ (Oxy) | Pronunciation: Ox-ee
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – חומצה (Hometz) | Pronunciation: Ho-met-sah
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – अम्ल (Amla) | Pronunciation: Am-la
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Sav | Pronunciation: Shav
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Sýra | Pronunciation: See-ra
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Asam | Pronunciation: Ah-sam
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Aigéad | Pronunciation: Eg-ade
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Acido | Pronunciation: Ah-chee-do
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 酸 (San) | Pronunciation: San
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Қышқыл (Qyshqyl) | Pronunciation: Kish-kil
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – អាស៊ីត (Aasit) | Pronunciation: Ah-seet
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 산 (San) | Pronunciation: San
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Tijî | Pronunciation: Tee-jee
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Кислота (Kislota) | Pronunciation: Kis-lo-ta
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ອາຊິດ (Asid) | Pronunciation: Ah-sid
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Skābe | Pronunciation: Skah-be
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Rūgštis | Pronunciation: Roogsh-tis
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Säure | Pronunciation: Zow-re
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Киселина (Kiselina) | Pronunciation: Kee-se-lee-na
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Asid | Pronunciation: Ah-sid
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Aċidu | Pronunciation: A-chee-doo
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 酸 (Suān) | Pronunciation: Swahn
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – आम्ल (Aaml) | Pronunciation: Aa-mul
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Хүчил (Khuchil) | Pronunciation: Hoo-chil
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – एसिड (Asid) | Pronunciation: Ah-sid
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Syre | Pronunciation: See-re
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – اسید (Asid) | Pronunciation: Ah-seed
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – اسید (Asid) | Pronunciation: Ah-seed
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Kwas | Pronunciation: Kvas
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Ácido | Pronunciation: Ah-see-doh
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Acid | Pronunciation: Ah-cid
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Кислота (Kislota) | Pronunciation: Kis-lo-ta
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Киселина (Kiselina) | Pronunciation: Kee-se-lee-na
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – අම්ලය (Amlaya) | Pronunciation: Am-la-ya
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Kyselina | Pronunciation: Key-se-lee-na
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Kisline | Pronunciation: Kis-li-ne
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Aashito | Pronunciation: Ah-shee-to
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Ácido | Pronunciation: Ah-thee-doh
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Asidi | Pronunciation: Ah-see-dee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Syra | Pronunciation: See-ra
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Кислота (Kislota) | Pronunciation: Kis-lo-ta
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – அமிலம் (Amilam) | Pronunciation: Ah-mi-lam
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – ఆమ్లం (Amlam) | Pronunciation: Aa-m-lam
- Thai (🇹🇭) – กรด (Krad) | Pronunciation: Kra-d
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Asit | Pronunciation: Ah-sit
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Кислота (Kyslota) | Pronunciation: Kis-lo-ta
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – تیزاب (Tezaab) | Pronunciation: Tay-zaab
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Kislota | Pronunciation: Kis-lo-ta
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Axit | Pronunciation: Ah-sit
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Asid | Pronunciation: Ah-sid