The term “aviation,” referring to the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft, is a cornerstone of modern transportation and has a significant impact on global connectivity and economy. The term itself has origins tied deeply with the development of flight in the early 20th century. Here’s how to say “aviation” in 70 different languages, reflecting its universal importance and global reach.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Aviacion
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – طيران (Tayaran)
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Օդակայություն (Odakayutyun)
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Aviasiya
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Aeronautika
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Авіяцыя (Aviyatsyya)
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – বিমান চলাচল (Biman cholachol)
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Avijacija
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Авиация (Aviatsiya)
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Aviació
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Letectví
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Luftfart
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Luchtvaart
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Aviation
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Lennundus
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – هوانوردی (Havanavardi)
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Ilmailu
- French (🇫🇷) – Aviation
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ავიაცია (Aviatsia)
- German (🇩🇪) – Luftfahrt
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Αεροπορία (Aeroporia)
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – תעופה (Teufa)
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – विमानन (Vimanan)
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Légiközlekedés
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Flug
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Penerbangan
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Eitlíocht
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Aviazione
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 航空 (Koukuu)
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Әуе (Awe)
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – អាកាសចរណ៍ (Akasachar)
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 항공 (Hanggong)
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Aviyasyon
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Авиация (Aviatsiya)
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ການບິນ (Kan bin)
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Aviācija
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Aviacija
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Aviatioun
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Авијација (Avijacija)
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Penerbangan
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Avjazzjoni
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 航空 (Hángkōng)
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – विमानवाहतूक (Vimanavahatuk)
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Нисэх (Nisekh)
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – उड्डयन (Uddayan)
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Luftfart
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – هوايي (Huwayi)
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – هوانوردی (Havapeymayi)
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Lotnictwo
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Aviação
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Aviație
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Авиация (Aviatsiya)
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Авијација (Avijacija)
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ගුවන් යානය (Guvan Yānaya)
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Letectvo
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Letalstvo
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Duulista
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Aviación
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Usafiri wa anga
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Flyg
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Авиатсия (Aviatsiya)
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – விமானப் பயணம் (Vimāṉap payaṇam)
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – విమానయానం (Vimānayānaṁ)
- Thai (🇹🇭) – การบิน (Kār bin)
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Havacılık
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Авіація (Aviatsiya)
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – ہوابازی (Hawabazi)
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Aviatsiya
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Hàng không
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Awyrenneg