“Attack” is a word that conveys a sense of urgency and action, often associated with combat or conflict, but also used in contexts ranging from sports to health (e.g., heart attack). It’s a term that spans the globe in various forms, reflecting the diverse ways in which languages express concepts of aggression, assault, and initiative. In this exploration, we’ll uncover how to say “attack” in 70 different languages, providing a glimpse into the linguistic richness that surrounds this universally understood concept.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Sulmo | Pronunciation: Sool-mo
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – هجوم (Hujoom) | Pronunciation: Hoo-joom
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Հարձակում (Hardzakum) | Pronunciation: Har-dza-koom
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Hücum | Pronunciation: Hoo-joom
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Eraso | Pronunciation: E-ra-so
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Напад (Napad) | Pronunciation: Na-pad
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – আক্রমণ (Aakraman) | Pronunciation: Aa-kra-mon
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Napad | Pronunciation: Na-pad
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Атака (Ataka) | Pronunciation: A-ta-ka
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Atac | Pronunciation: A-tak
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Útok | Pronunciation: Oo-tok
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Angreb | Pronunciation: Ang-reb
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Aanval | Pronunciation: Aan-val
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Attack | Pronunciation: A-tack
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Rünnak | Pronunciation: Rü-nnak
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – حمله (Hamleh) | Pronunciation: Ham-leh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Hyökkäys | Pronunciation: Hüö-kkäys
- French (🇫🇷) – Attaque | Pronunciation: At-tak
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – შეტევა (Sheteva) | Pronunciation: She-te-va
- German (🇩🇪) – Angriff | Pronunciation: An-griff
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Επίθεση (Epíthesi) | Pronunciation: Epi-the-si
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – התקפה (Hatkafa) | Pronunciation: Hat-ka-fah
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – हमला (Hamla) | Pronunciation: Hum-laa
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Támadás | Pronunciation: Ta-ma-dash
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Árás | Pronunciation: Au-raus
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Serangan | Pronunciation: Se-rang-an
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Ionsaí | Pronunciation: Ee-un-sai
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Attacco | Pronunciation: At-tak-ko
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 攻撃 (Kōgeki) | Pronunciation: Koh-ge-ki
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Шабуыл (Shabuyl) | Pronunciation: Sha-boo-il
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – វាយប្រហារ (Vai brohar) | Pronunciation: Vai bro-har
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 공격 (Gonggyeok) | Pronunciation: Gong-gyeok
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Hêrîş | Pronunciation: Heh-reesh
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Чабуул (Chabuul) | Pronunciation: Cha-bool
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ການທຳລາຍ (Kan thamlai) | Pronunciation: Kan tham-lai
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Uzbrukums | Pronunciation: Uz-bru-kums
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Ataka | Pronunciation: A-ta-ka
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Ugrëff | Pronunciation: Ug-riff
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Напад (Napad) | Pronunciation: Na-pad
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Serangan | Pronunciation: Se-rang-an
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Attakk | Pronunciation: A-ttak
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 攻击 (Gōngjī) | Pronunciation: Gong-ji
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – हल्ला (Hallā) | Pronunciation: Hul-laa
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Дайралт (Dairalt) | Pronunciation: Dai-ralt
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – आक्रमण (Aakraman) | Pronunciation: Aa-kra-man
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Angrep | Pronunciation: An-grep
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – حمله (Hamla) | Pronunciation: Hum-la
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – حمله (Hamleh) | Pronunciation: Ham-leh
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Atak | Pronunciation: A-tak
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Ataque | Pronunciation: A-ta-ke
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Atac | Pronunciation: A-tak
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Атака (Ataka) | Pronunciation: A-ta-ka
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Напад (Napad) | Pronunciation: Na-pad
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ප්රහාරය (Prahāraya) | Pronunciation: Pra-ha-ray-ya
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Útok | Pronunciation: U-tohk
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Napad | Pronunciation: Na-pad
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Weerar | Pronunciation: Wee-rar
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Ataque | Pronunciation: A-tah-ke
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Shambulizi | Pronunciation: Sham-bu-lee-zee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Attack | Pronunciation: A-ttack
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Ҳамла (Hamla) | Pronunciation: Ham-la
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – தாக்குதல் (Tākkutal) | Pronunciation: Tah-kku-tal
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – దాడి (Dāḍi) | Pronunciation: Dah-dee
- Thai (🇹🇭) – การโจมตี (Kān jōmtī) | Pronunciation: Kan choam-tee
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Saldırı | Pronunciation: Sal-duh-ree
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Атака (Ataka) | Pronunciation: A-ta-ka
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – حملہ (Hamla) | Pronunciation: Hum-la
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Hujum | Pronunciation: Hoo-jum
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Tấn công | Pronunciation: Tan cong
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Ymosodiad | Pronunciation: Uh-mo-sod-yad