The apple, a beloved fruit known for its sweet taste and crisp texture, is enjoyed around the globe and has significant cultural and historical importance in many societies. From being a symbol of knowledge and temptation in Western traditions to representing peace and health in others, apples hold a special place in the world’s culinary and cultural heritage. In this exploration, we delve into how to say “apple” in 70 different languages, highlighting the linguistic diversity that surrounds this universal fruit.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Mollë | Pronunciation: Mole-uh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – تفاحة (Tuffaha) | Pronunciation: Tuf-fah-ha
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – խնձոր (Khndzor) | Pronunciation: Khnd-zor
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Alma | Pronunciation: Al-mah
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Sagar | Pronunciation: Sah-gar
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Яблык (Yablyk) | Pronunciation: Ya-blyk
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – আপেল (Apel) | Pronunciation: Aa-pel
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Jabuka | Pronunciation: Ya-boo-kah
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Ябълка (Yabalka) | Pronunciation: Ya-bal-ka
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Poma | Pronunciation: Po-mah
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Jablko | Pronunciation: Ya-bull-ko
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Æble | Pronunciation: Aye-bluh
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Appel | Pronunciation: Ap-pel
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Apple | Pronunciation: Ap-pul
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Õun | Pronunciation: Oon
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – سیب (Sib) | Pronunciation: Seeb
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Omena | Pronunciation: Oh-men-ah
- French (🇫🇷) – Pomme | Pronunciation: Pom
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ვაშლი (Vashli) | Pronunciation: Vah-shlee
- German (🇩🇪) – Apfel | Pronunciation: Ap-fel
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Μήλο (Milo) | Pronunciation: Mee-lo
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – תפוח (Tapuach) | Pronunciation: Ta-pu-ah
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – सेब (Seb) | Pronunciation: Sayb
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Alma | Pronunciation: Al-ma
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Epli | Pronunciation: Ep-lee
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Apel | Pronunciation: Ah-pel
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Úll | Pronunciation: Ool
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Mela | Pronunciation: Meh-lah
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – りんご (Ringo) | Pronunciation: Rin-go
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Алма (Alma) | Pronunciation: Al-mah
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ផ្លែប៉ោម (Phlae paom) | Pronunciation: Plee pa-ohm
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 사과 (Sagwa) | Pronunciation: Sah-gwah
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Sev | Pronunciation: Sehv
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Алма (Alma) | Pronunciation: Al-mah
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ອັບແພງ (Ap paeng) | Pronunciation: Ap payng
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Ābols | Pronunciation: Aah-bols
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Obuolys | Pronunciation: Oh-boo-oh-lis
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Apel | Pronunciation: Ah-pel
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Јаболко (Jabolko) | Pronunciation: Ya-bol-ko
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Epal | Pronunciation: Eh-pahl
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Tuffieħa | Pronunciation: Too-fee-ha
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 苹果 (Píngguǒ) | Pronunciation: Ping-gwo
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – सफरचंद (Safarchand) | Pronunciation: Sa-far-chand
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Алим (Alim) | Pronunciation: Ah-lim
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – स्याउ (Syau) | Pronunciation: Syau
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Eple | Pronunciation: Eh-ple
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – سېب (Seb) | Pronunciation: Sayb
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – سیب (Sib) | Pronunciation: Seeb
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Jabłko | Pronunciation: Yab-woh-ko
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Maçã | Pronunciation: Ma-sa
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Măr | Pronunciation: Muh-r
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Яблоко (Yabloko) | Pronunciation: Ya-bloh-ko
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Јабука (Jabuka) | Pronunciation: Ya-boo-kah
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ඇපල් (Æppal) | Pronunciation: Aye-pal
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Jablko | Pronunciation: Yah-bul-ko
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Jabolko | Pronunciation: Yah-bol-ko
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Tufaax | Pronunciation: Too-fah-h
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Manzana | Pronunciation: Man-zah-nah
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Tufaha | Pronunciation: Too-fah-ha
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Äpple | Pronunciation: Ep-leh
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Себ (Seb) | Pronunciation: Seb
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – ஆப்பிள் (Āppiḷ) | Pronunciation: Aah-pil
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – యాపిల్ (Yāpil) | Pronunciation: Yaah-pil
- Thai (🇹🇭) – แอปเปิ้ล (Æpple) | Pronunciation: Aep-peel
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Elma | Pronunciation: El-mah
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Яблуко (Yabluko) | Pronunciation: Ya-bloo-ko
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – سیب (Seb) | Pronunciation: Sayb
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Olma | Pronunciation: Ol-mah
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Táo | Pronunciation: Tao
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Afal | Pronunciation: Ah-val