How to Say Billion in 70 Different Languages

The concept of a “billion” varies in magnitude depending on where you are in the world, highlighting the interesting ways numbers are perceived and used across different cultures and languages. Here’s how to say “billion” in 70 different languages:

  1. Albanian (🇦🇱) – Miliard | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-ard
  2. Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – مليار (Milyar) | Pronunciation: Mee-lya-r
  3. Armenian (🇦🇲) – միլիարդ (Miliard) | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-ard
  4. Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Milyard | Pronunciation: Mee-lyard
  5. Basque (🇪🇸) – Mila milioi | Pronunciation: Mee-lah mee-lee-oy
  6. Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Мільярд (Mil’yard) | Pronunciation: Meel-yard
  7. Bengali (🇧🇩) – বিলিয়ন (Biliyan) | Pronunciation: Bee-lee-yon
  8. Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Milijarda | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-yar-da
  9. Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Милиард (Miliard) | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-ard
  10. Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Mil milions | Pronunciation: Meel mee-lee-ons
  11. Czech (🇨🇿) – Miliarda | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-ar-da
  12. Danish (🇩🇰) – Milliard | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-ard
  13. Dutch (🇳🇱) – Miljard | Pronunciation: Meel-yahrd
  14. English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Billion | Pronunciation: Bil-yun
  15. Estonian (🇪🇪) – Miljard | Pronunciation: Meel-yard
  16. Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – میلیارد (Milyard) | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-yahrd
  17. Finnish (🇫🇮) – Miljardi | Pronunciation: Meel-yar-dee
  18. French (🇫🇷) – Milliard | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-ar
  19. Georgian (🇬🇪) – მილიარდი (Miliardi) | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-ar-dee
  20. German (🇩🇪) – Milliarde | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-ar-deh
  21. Greek (🇬🇷) – Δισεκατομμύριο (Disekatommyrio) | Pronunciation: Dee-seh-kah-toh-mee-ree-o
  22. Hebrew (🇮🇱) – מיליארד (Milyard) | Pronunciation: Mee-lyard
  23. Hindi (🇮🇳) – अरब (Arab) | Pronunciation: A-rab
  24. Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Milliárd | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-ard
  25. Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Milljarður | Pronunciation: Meel-yar-thur
  26. Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Miliar | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-ar
  27. Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Billiún | Pronunciation: Bil-yoon
  28. Italian (🇮🇹) – Miliardo | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-ar-do
  29. Japanese (🇯🇵) – 十億 (Jūoku) | Pronunciation: Joo-oh-koo
  30. Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Миллиард (Milliard) | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-yard
  31. Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ប៊ីលាន (Bilian) | Pronunciation: Bee-lee-an
  32. Korean (🇰🇷) – 십억 (Sibeok) | Pronunciation: Shib-eok
  33. Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Milyar | Pronunciation: Mee-lyar
  34. Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Миллиард (Milliard) | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-yard
  35. Lao (🇱🇦) – ລ້ານລ່ານ (Lan lan) | Pronunciation: Lan-lan
  36. Latvian (🇱🇻) – Miljards | Pronunciation: Meel-yards
  37. Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Milijardas | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-yar-das
  38. Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Milliard | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-ard
  39. Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Милијарда (Milijarda) | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-yar-da
  40. Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Bilion | Pronunciation: Bee-lee-on
  41. Maltese (🇲🇹) – Biljun | Pronunciation: Bil-yoon
  42. Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 十億 (Shí yì) | Pronunciation: Shee ee
  43. Marathi (🇮🇳) – अब्ज (Abja) | Pronunciation: Ub-jah
  44. Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Тэрбум (Terbum) | Pronunciation: Ter-boom
  45. Nepali (🇳🇵) – अर्ब (Arba) | Pronunciation: Ar-bah
  46. Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Milliard | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-ard
  47. Pashto (🇦🇫) – میلیارد (Milyard) | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-yard
  48. Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – میلیارد (Milyard) | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-yard
  49. Polish (🇵🇱) – Miliard | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-ard
  50. Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Bilhão | Pronunciation: Bee-lyown
  51. Romanian (🇷🇴) – Miliard | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-ard
  52. Russian (🇷🇺) – Миллиард (Milliard) | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-yard
  53. Serbian (🇷🇸) – Милијарда (Milijarda) | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-yar-da
  54. Sinhala (🇱🇰) – බිලියනය (Biliyanaya) | Pronunciation: Bee-lee-ya-nah-ya
  55. Slovak (🇸🇰) – Miliarda | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-ar-da
  56. Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Milijarda | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-yar-da
  57. Somali (🇸🇴) – Bilyan | Pronunciation: Bil-yan
  58. Spanish (🇪🇸) – Mil millones | Pronunciation: Meel mee-yon-es
  59. Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Bilioni | Pronunciation: Bee-lee-oh-nee
  60. Swedish (🇸🇪) – Miljard | Pronunciation: Mee-lyard
  61. Tajik (🇹🇯) – Миллиард (Milliard) | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-yard
  62. Tamil (🇮🇳) – பில்லியன் (Billiyan) | Pronunciation: Bil-lee-yan
  63. Telugu (🇮🇳) – బిలియన్ (Biliyan) | Pronunciation: Bi-lee-yan
  64. Thai (🇹🇭) – พันล้าน (Phan lan) | Pronunciation: Pan lahn
  65. Turkish (🇹🇷) – Milyar | Pronunciation: Mee-lyar
  66. Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Мільярд (Mil’yard) | Pronunciation: Meel-yard
  67. Urdu (🇵🇰) – ارب (Arab) | Pronunciation: A-rab
  68. Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Milliard | Pronunciation: Mee-lee-yard
  69. Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Tỷ | Pronunciation: Tee
  70. Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Biliwn | Pronunciation: Bil-yoon