April, the fourth month of the year, is a time of vibrant spring in many parts of the world, bringing renewal, blooming flowers, and longer days. The name “April” is believed to derive from the Latin word “aperire,” meaning “to open,” in reference to the opening or blossoming of flowers and trees, a common occurrence throughout the month. Let’s explore how “April” is pronounced in 70 different languages, reflecting the global recognition of this season of growth and renewal.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Prill | Pronunciation: Preel
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – أبريل (Abril) | Pronunciation: Ah-bree-l
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Ապրիլ (April) | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Aprel | Pronunciation: Ah-prel
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Apirila | Pronunciation: Ah-peer-ee-lah
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Красавік (Krasavik) | Pronunciation: Krah-sah-veek
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – এপ্রিল (April) | Pronunciation: Eh-preel
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – April | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Април (April) | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Abril | Pronunciation: Ah-breel
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Duben | Pronunciation: Doo-ben
- Danish (🇩🇰) – April | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – April | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – April | Pronunciation: Ay-pril
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Aprill | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – آوریل (Avril) | Pronunciation: Ahv-reel
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Huhtikuu | Pronunciation: Hoot-tee-koo
- French (🇫🇷) – Avril | Pronunciation: Ah-vreel
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – აპრილი (Aprili) | Pronunciation: Ah-pree-lee
- German (🇩🇪) – April | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Απρίλιος (Aprílios) | Pronunciation: Ah-pree-lee-os
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – אפריל (April) | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – अप्रैल (Aprail) | Pronunciation: Ah-pryle
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Április | Pronunciation: Ah-pree-lish
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Apríl | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – April | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Aibreán | Pronunciation: Ab-rawn
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Aprile | Pronunciation: Ah-pree-leh
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 4月 (Shigatsu) | Pronunciation: Shee-gah-tsu
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Сәуір (Säwir) | Pronunciation: Saw-eer
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – មេសា (Mesa) | Pronunciation: Meh-sah
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 4월 (Sawol) | Pronunciation: Sah-wol
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Nîsan | Pronunciation: Nee-san
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Апрель (Aprel’) | Pronunciation: Ah-prel
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ເມສາ (Maysa) | Pronunciation: May-sah
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Aprīlis | Pronunciation: Ah-pree-lis
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Balandis | Pronunciation: Bah-lahn-dees
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Abrëll | Pronunciation: Ah-brell
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Април (April) | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – April | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – April | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 四月 (Sì yuè) | Pronunciation: Suh yueh
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – एप्रिल (April) | Pronunciation: Eh-preel
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Дөрөвдүгээр сар (Dörövdügäär sar) | Pronunciation: Duh-ruf-duh-gair sar
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – अप्रिल (April) | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – April | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – اپریل (April) | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – آوریل (Avril) | Pronunciation: Ah-vreel
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Kwiecień | Pronunciation: Kvyet-chen
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Abril | Pronunciation: Ah-breel
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Aprilie | Pronunciation: Ah-pree-lee-eh
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Апрель (Aprel’) | Pronunciation: Ah-prel
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Април (April) | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – අප්රේල් (Aprēl) | Pronunciation: Ah-prel
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Apríl | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – April | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Abriil | Pronunciation: Ah-bree-eel
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Abril | Pronunciation: Ah-breel
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Aprili | Pronunciation: Ah-pree-lee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – April | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Апрел (Aprel) | Pronunciation: Ah-prel
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – ஏப்ரல் (Ēpral) | Pronunciation: Eh-prul
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – ఏప్రిల్ (Ēpril) | Pronunciation: Ay-preel
- Thai (🇹🇭) – เมษายน (Maysayon) | Pronunciation: May-sa-yon
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Nisan | Pronunciation: Nee-sahn
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Квітень (Kviten’) | Pronunciation: Kvee-ten
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – اپریل (April) | Pronunciation: Ah-preel
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Aprel | Pronunciation: Ah-prel
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Tháng tư | Pronunciation: Tahng too
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Ebrill | Pronunciation: Eh-brill