The word “ball” is universally recognized as a round object commonly used in many types of sports and games. Whether it’s kicking a soccer ball or throwing a basketball, the term ‘ball’ connects cultures through play and competition. Here, we explore how the word for “ball” is expressed in 70 different languages, showcasing the linguistic diversity across the globe.
Here is a list of how to say “ball” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Top | Pronunciation: Top
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – كرة (Kurah) | Pronunciation: Koo-rah
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Գնդակ (Gndak) | Pronunciation: Gnd-ak
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Top | Pronunciation: Top
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Bola | Pronunciation: Bo-lah
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Мяч (Myach) | Pronunciation: Myah-ch
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – বল (Bôl) | Pronunciation: Bol
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Lopta | Pronunciation: Lop-tah
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Топка (Topka) | Pronunciation: Top-ka
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Pilota | Pronunciation: Pee-lo-tah
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Míč | Pronunciation: Meach
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Bold | Pronunciation: Bowl
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Bal | Pronunciation: Bal
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Ball | Pronunciation: Ball
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Pall | Pronunciation: Pal
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – توپ (Top) | Pronunciation: Tope
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Pallo | Pronunciation: Pal-lo
- French (🇫🇷) – Balle | Pronunciation: Bal
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ბურთი (Burti) | Pronunciation: Bur-tee
- German (🇩🇪) – Ball | Pronunciation: Ball
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Μπάλα (Bála) | Pronunciation: Bah-lah
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – כדור (Kadur) | Pronunciation: Kah-dur
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – गेंद (Gend) | Pronunciation: Gend
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Labda | Pronunciation: Lab-da
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Bolti | Pronunciation: Bol-tee
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Bola | Pronunciation: Bo-lah
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Liathróid | Pronunciation: Lee-throyd
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Palla | Pronunciation: Pal-lah
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – ボール (Bōru) | Pronunciation: Boh-ru
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Доп (Dop) | Pronunciation: Dope
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – បាល់ (Bal) | Pronunciation: Bal
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 공 (Gong) | Pronunciation: Gong
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Top | Pronunciation: Top
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Топ (Top) | Pronunciation: Top
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ບານ (Baan) | Pronunciation: Baan
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Bumba | Pronunciation: Boom-bah
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Kamuolys | Pronunciation: Kam-woh-lis
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Ball | Pronunciation: Ball
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Топка (Topka) | Pronunciation: Top-ka
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Bola | Pronunciation: Bo-lah
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Ballun | Pronunciation: Bal-loon
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 球 (Qiú) | Pronunciation: Chyoo
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – चेंडू (Chendu) | Pronunciation: Chen-doo
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Бөмбөг (Bömbög) | Pronunciation: Buhm-buhg
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – बल (Ball) | Pronunciation: Ball
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Ball | Pronunciation: Ball
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – توپ (Top) | Pronunciation: Top
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – توپ (Top) | Pronunciation: Top
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Piłka | Pronunciation: Peew-ka
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Bola | Pronunciation: Bo-lah
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Minge | Pronunciation: Min-geh
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Мяч (Myach) | Pronunciation: Myach
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Лопта (Lopta) | Pronunciation: Lop-ta
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – පන්දු (Pandu) | Pronunciation: Pan-doo
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Lopta | Pronunciation: Lop-tah
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Žoga | Pronunciation: Zho-gah
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Kubad | Pronunciation: Koo-bad
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Bola | Pronunciation: Bo-lah
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mpira | Pronunciation: Mm-pee-rah
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Boll | Pronunciation: Bol
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Тӯб (Toob) | Pronunciation: Toob
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – பந்து (Pandhu) | Pronunciation: Pan-dhoo
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – బంతి (Banti) | Pronunciation: Ban-thee
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ลูกบอล (Look bawn) | Pronunciation: Look bawn
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Top | Pronunciation: Top
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – М’яч (Myach) | Pronunciation: Myach
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – گیند (Gend) | Pronunciation: Gend
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Тўп (Tup) | Pronunciation: Toop
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Quả bóng | Pronunciation: Qua bong
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Pêl | Pronunciation: Pail