The term “beautiful” transcends mere visual appeal to encompass a deeper appreciation for aesthetics, emotion, and sometimes even the intangible essence of life itself. Across the globe, each language has its unique word to capture the essence of beauty, reflecting the diverse perceptions and cultural nuances that contribute to our collective human experience. Here, we present how to say “beautiful” in 70 different languages, highlighting the global tapestry of linguistic diversity and the universal appreciation of beauty.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Bukur | Pronunciation: Boo-kur
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – جميل (Jameel) | Pronunciation: Jah-meel
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Համեղ (Hamegh) | Pronunciation: Hah-megh
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Gözəl | Pronunciation: Go-zel
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Ederra | Pronunciation: Eh-dare-ah
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Прыгожы (Pryhozhy) | Pronunciation: Pri-go-zhi
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – সুন্দর (Sundor) | Pronunciation: Shoon-dor
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Lijep | Pronunciation: Lee-yep
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Красив (Krasiv) | Pronunciation: Kra-siv
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Bonic | Pronunciation: Bo-neek
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Krásný | Pronunciation: Krah-snee
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Smuk | Pronunciation: Smook
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Mooi | Pronunciation: Moy
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Beautiful | Pronunciation: Byoo-ti-ful
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Ilus | Pronunciation: Ee-loos
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – زیبا (Ziba) | Pronunciation: Zee-bah
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kaunis | Pronunciation: Kow-nis
- French (🇫🇷) – Beau (masculine), Belle (feminine) | Pronunciation: Bow / Bel
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ლამაზი (Lamazi) | Pronunciation: Lah-mah-zee
- German (🇩🇪) – Schön | Pronunciation: Shurn
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Όμορφος (Omorfos) | Pronunciation: Oh-mor-fos
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – יפה (Yafe) | Pronunciation: Yah-feh
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – सुंदर (Sundar) | Pronunciation: Sun-dar
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Szép | Pronunciation: Sayp
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Fallegur | Pronunciation: Fat-leh-gur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Cantik | Pronunciation: Chan-teek
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Álainn | Pronunciation: Aw-linn
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Bello | Pronunciation: Bel-lo
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 美しい (Utsukushii) | Pronunciation: Oo-tsoo-koo-shee
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Әдемі (Ademi) | Pronunciation: Ah-deh-mee
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ស្អាត (Sa’at) | Pronunciation: Sah-aht
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 아름다운 (Areumdawun) | Pronunciation: Ah-reum-dah-oon
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – جوان (Jwan) | Pronunciation: Jwahn
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Сулуу (Suluu) | Pronunciation: Soo-loo
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ງາມ (Ngam) | Pronunciation: Ngahm
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Skaists (masculine), Skaista (feminine) | Pronunciation: Sky-st / Sky-stah
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Gražus | Pronunciation: Grazh-oos
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Schéin | Pronunciation: Shane
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Убав (Ubav) | Pronunciation: Oo-bav
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Cantik | Pronunciation: Chan-teek
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Sabiħ | Pronunciation: Sah-beeh
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 美丽 (Měilì) | Pronunciation: May-lee
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – सुंदर (Sundar) | Pronunciation: Sun-dar
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Гоё (Goyo) | Pronunciation: Goy-yo
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – सुन्दर (Sundar) | Pronunciation: Sun-dar
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Vakker | Pronunciation: Vah-ker
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – ښکلی (Xkuley) | Pronunciation: Kh-koo-ley
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – زیبا (Ziba) | Pronunciation: Zee-bah
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Piękny (masculine), Piękna (feminine) | Pronunciation: Pyenk-nee / Pyenk-nah
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Bonito (masculine), Bonita (feminine) | Pronunciation: Bo-nee-toh / Bo-nee-tah
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Frumos | Pronunciation: Froo-mos
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Красивый (Krasivyy) | Pronunciation: Kra-see-viy
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Леп (Lep) | Pronunciation: Lep
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ලස්සන (Lassana) | Pronunciation: Lass-ah-nah
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Krásny | Pronunciation: Krahs-nee
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Lep | Pronunciation: Lep
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Qurux badan | Pronunciation: Koo-roox bah-dan
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Hermoso (masculine), Hermosa (feminine) | Pronunciation: Er-mo-so / Er-mo-sah
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mzuri | Pronunciation: Mzoo-ree
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Vacker | Pronunciation: Vah-ker
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Зебо (Zebo) | Pronunciation: Zeh-bo
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – அழகான (Azhagana) | Pronunciation: Aa-zha-ga-na
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – అందమైన (Andamaina) | Pronunciation: Ahn-da-mai-na
- Thai (🇹🇭) – สวย (Suay) | Pronunciation: Soo-way
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Güzel | Pronunciation: Goo-zel
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Гарний (Harnyi) | Pronunciation: Har-nee
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – خوبصورت (Khoobsurat) | Pronunciation: Khoob-soo-rat
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Chiroyli | Pronunciation: Chee-roy-lee
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Đẹp | Pronunciation: D-yep
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Prydferth | Pronunciation: Prud-verth