Autumn, a season marked by its crisp air, falling leaves, and a rich palette of colors, heralds the transition from summer’s warmth to winter’s chill. This season, celebrated in countless poems, songs, and artworks, holds a special place in many cultures worldwide for its beauty and symbolic significance. In this exploration, we discover how to say “autumn” in 70 different languages, highlighting the global anticipation for this cozy, reflective time of year.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Vjeshtë | Pronunciation: Vyesh-tuh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – الخريف (Al-khareef) | Pronunciation: Al-kha-reef
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Աշուն (Ashun) | Pronunciation: Ah-shoon
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Payız | Pronunciation: Pa-yiz
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Udazkena | Pronunciation: U-da-zken-a
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Восень (Vosen’) | Pronunciation: Vo-sen
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – শরৎ (Sharat) | Pronunciation: Sha-rat
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Jesen | Pronunciation: Ye-sen
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Есен (Esen) | Pronunciation: E-sen
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Tardor | Pronunciation: Tar-dor
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Podzim | Pronunciation: Pod-zim
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Efterår | Pronunciation: Ef-tar
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Herfst | Pronunciation: Herfst
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Autumn | Pronunciation: Aw-tum
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Sügis | Pronunciation: Sue-gis
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – پاییز (Paeez) | Pronunciation: Pa-eez
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Syksy | Pronunciation: Suuk-sy
- French (🇫🇷) – Automne | Pronunciation: O-tohn
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – შემოდგომა (Shemodgoma) | Pronunciation: She-mod-go-ma
- German (🇩🇪) – Herbst | Pronunciation: Herpst
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Φθινόπωρο (Fthinóporo) | Pronunciation: Fthi-no-po-ro
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – סתיו (Stav) | Pronunciation: Stav
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – पतझड़ (Patjhad) | Pronunciation: Pat-jhar
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Ősz | Pronunciation: Ersh
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Haust | Pronunciation: Hoy-st
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Musim gugur | Pronunciation: Moo-seem goo-goor
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Fómhar | Pronunciation: Foh-wahr
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Autunno | Pronunciation: Ow-toon-no
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 秋 (Aki) | Pronunciation: Ah-kee
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Күз (Küz) | Pronunciation: Kooz
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – សរទរដូវ (Sarotarodov) | Pronunciation: Sa-rot-a-ro-dov
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 가을 (Gaeul) | Pronunciation: Gah-eul
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Payîz | Pronunciation: Pa-yez
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Күз (Küz) | Pronunciation: Kooz
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ລະດູການ (Ladoukan) | Pronunciation: La-doo-kan
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Rudens | Pronunciation: Roo-dens
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Ruduo | Pronunciation: Roo-dwo
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Hierscht | Pronunciation: Heer-sht
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Есен (Esen) | Pronunciation: E-sen
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Musim luruh | Pronunciation: Moo-seem loo-rooh
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Ħarifa | Pronunciation: Hah-ree-fah
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 秋天 (Qiūtiān) | Pronunciation: Chyoo-tee-an
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – शरद ऋतू (Sharad Ritu) | Pronunciation: Sha-rad Ree-too
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Намар (Namar) | Pronunciation: Na-mar
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – शरद ऋतु (Sharad Ritu) | Pronunciation: Sha-rad Ree-too
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Høst | Pronunciation: Hoo-st
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – موسم خزاں (Mawsum Khazan) | Pronunciation: Mow-sum Kha-zan
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – پاییز (Paeez) | Pronunciation: Pa-eez
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Jesień | Pronunciation: Ye-shen
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Outono | Pronunciation: Ow-toh-no
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Toamnă | Pronunciation: To-ahm-nah
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Осень (Osen’) | Pronunciation: O-syen
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Јесен (Jesen) | Pronunciation: Ye-sen
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – සරත් ඍතුව (Sarath Rithuwa) | Pronunciation: Sa-rath Ree-thoo-wa
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Jeseň | Pronunciation: Ye-sen
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Jesen | Pronunciation: Ye-sen
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Dayr | Pronunciation: Dye-r
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Otoño | Pronunciation: O-toh-nyo
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Majira ya vuli | Pronunciation: Ma-gee-ra ya voo-lee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Höst | Pronunciation: Huhst
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Тирамоҳ (Tiramoҳ) | Pronunciation: Tee-ra-moh
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – இலையுதிர் காலம் (Ilaiyuthir Kalam) | Pronunciation: I-lai-yu-thir Ka-lam
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – శరత్ కాలం (Sharath Kaalam) | Pronunciation: Sha-rath Kaa-lam
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ฤดูใบไม้ร่วง (Ruedu baimai ruang) | Pronunciation: Rue-du bai-mai ru-ang
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Sonbahar | Pronunciation: Son-ba-har
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Осінь (Osin’) | Pronunciation: O-seen
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – خزاں (Khizan) | Pronunciation: Khi-zan
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Kuz | Pronunciation: Kooz
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Mùa thu | Pronunciation: Mua too
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Hydref | Pronunciation: Huh-drev