“Bad” is a commonly used word that expresses negativity or undesirability in many languages. Just as we’ve seen how “yes” can vary globally, the word “bad” also changes intriguingly across different cultures and regions. Let’s take a linguistic journey and discover how to say “bad” in 70 different languages. This exploration not only enhances our vocabulary but also offers a glimpse into the linguistic diversity that shapes our world.
Here is a list of how to say “bad” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Keq | Pronunciation: Kech
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – سيئ (Sayi’) | Pronunciation: Sa-yee
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – վատ (Vat) | Pronunciation: Vat
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Pis | Pronunciation: Pees
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Txarra | Pronunciation: Cha-rra
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Дрэнны (Drenny) | Pronunciation: Dren-ny
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – খারাপ (Khārāp) | Pronunciation: Kha-rap
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Loš | Pronunciation: Losh
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Лош (Losh) | Pronunciation: Losh
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Dolent | Pronunciation: Doh-lent
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Špatný | Pronunciation: Shpat-nee
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Dårlig | Pronunciation: Dar-lig
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Slecht | Pronunciation: Slekt
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Bad | Pronunciation: Bad
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Halb | Pronunciation: Halb
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – بد (Bad) | Pronunciation: Bad
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Huono | Pronunciation: Huo-no
- French (🇫🇷) – Mauvais | Pronunciation: Mow-vay
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ცუდი (Tsudi) | Pronunciation: Tsoo-dee
- German (🇩🇪) – Schlecht | Pronunciation: Shlekt
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Κακός (Kakós) | Pronunciation: Ka-kos
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – רע (Ra) | Pronunciation: Rah
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – खराब (Kharāb) | Pronunciation: Kha-rab
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Rossz | Pronunciation: Ross
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Slæmur | Pronunciation: Sly-mur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Buruk | Pronunciation: Boo-rook
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Dona | Pronunciation: Doh-na
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Cattivo | Pronunciation: Cat-tee-vo
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 悪い (Warui) | Pronunciation: Wa-ru-i
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Жаман (Zhaman) | Pronunciation: Zha-man
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – អាក្រក់ (Ākrăk) | Pronunciation: Ah-krahk
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 나쁜 (Nappeun) | Pronunciation: Na-ppeun
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Xerab | Pronunciation: Khe-rab
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Жаман (Zhaman) | Pronunciation: Zha-man
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ບໍ່ດີ (Baw dee) | Pronunciation: Baw dee
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Slikts | Pronunciation: Slikts
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Blogas | Pronunciation: Blo-gas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Schlecht | Pronunciation: Shlekt
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Лошо (Losho) | Pronunciation: Loh-sho
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Buruk | Pronunciation: Boo-rook
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Ħażin | Pronunciation: Haz-in
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 坏 (Huài) | Pronunciation: Hwai
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – खराब (Kharāb) | Pronunciation: Kha-rab
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Муу (Muu) | Pronunciation: Moo
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – खराब (Kharāb) | Pronunciation: Kha-rab
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Dårlig | Pronunciation: Dar-lig
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – بد (Bad) | Pronunciation: Bad
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – بد (Bad) | Pronunciation: Bad
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Zły | Pronunciation: Zwi
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Mau | Pronunciation: Mow
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Rău | Pronunciation: Rau
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Плохой (Plokhoi) | Pronunciation: Plo-khoy
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Лош (Loš) | Pronunciation: Losh
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – නරක (Naraka) | Pronunciation: Na-ra-ka
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Zlý | Pronunciation: Zlee
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Slab | Pronunciation: Slab
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Xun | Pronunciation: Hoon
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Malo | Pronunciation: Mah-lo
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mbaya | Pronunciation: M-ba-ya
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Dålig | Pronunciation: Daw-lig
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Бад (Bad) | Pronunciation: Bad
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – மோசம் (Mōcam) | Pronunciation: Mo-sam
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – చెడ్డ (Ceḍḍa) | Pronunciation: Ched-da
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ไม่ดี (Mâi dee) | Pronunciation: Mai dee
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Kötü | Pronunciation: Ko-tu
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Поганий (Pohanyi) | Pronunciation: Po-han-yi
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – برا (Bura) | Pronunciation: Bu-ra
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Yomon | Pronunciation: Yo-mon
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Xấu | Pronunciation: Sow
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Drwg | Pronunciation: Droog