Birds, fascinating creatures that grace the skies of our planet, are known for their ability to fly, distinctive songs, and varied plumage. The word for “bird” is as varied as the species themselves, reflecting the linguistic diversity of global cultures. Here’s how to say “bird” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Zog | Pronunciation: Zog
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – طائر (Tair) | Pronunciation: Tah-ir
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – թռչուն (T’rrchun) | Pronunciation: Trr-chun
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Quş | Pronunciation: Koosh
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Hegazti | Pronunciation: He-gaz-ti
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Птушка (Ptushka) | Pronunciation: P-too-shka
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – পাখি (Pakhi) | Pronunciation: Paa-khi
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Ptica | Pronunciation: P-tee-tsa
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Птица (Ptitsa) | Pronunciation: P-ti-tsa
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Ocell | Pronunciation: Oh-sell
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Pták | Pronunciation: P-tahk
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Fugl | Pronunciation: Fool
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Vogel | Pronunciation: Vo-gel
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Bird | Pronunciation: Bird
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Lind | Pronunciation: Lind
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – پرنده (Parandeh) | Pronunciation: Pa-ran-deh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Lintu | Pronunciation: Lin-tu
- French (🇫🇷) – Oiseau | Pronunciation: Wah-zoh
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ფრინველი (P’rinveli) | Pronunciation: P’rin-ve-li
- German (🇩🇪) – Vogel | Pronunciation: Fo-gel
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Πουλί (Pouli) | Pronunciation: Poo-lee
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – ציפור (Tzipor) | Pronunciation: Tzi-por
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – पक्षी (Pakshi) | Pronunciation: Pak-shee
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Madár | Pronunciation: Ma-daar
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Fugl | Pronunciation: Fuh-gl
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Burung | Pronunciation: Boo-roong
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Éan | Pronunciation: Ayn
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Uccello | Pronunciation: Oo-chel-lo
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 鳥 (Tori) | Pronunciation: To-ree
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Құс (Qus) | Pronunciation: Koos
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – សត្វបក្សី (Satvabaksei) | Pronunciation: Sat-va-bak-say
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 새 (Sae) | Pronunciation: Say
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Mirîşk | Pronunciation: Mee-ri-shk
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Куш (Kush) | Pronunciation: Koosh
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ໜັກນົກ (Nak nok) | Pronunciation: Nak nok
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Putns | Pronunciation: Poot-ns
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Paukštis | Pronunciation: Powksh-tis
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Vull | Pronunciation: Vool
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Птица (Ptica) | Pronunciation: Pee-tsa
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Burung | Pronunciation: Boo-roong
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Għasfur | Pronunciation: Aas-foor
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 鸟 (Niǎo) | Pronunciation: Nee-ow
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – पक्षी (Pakshi) | Pronunciation: Pak-shee
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Шувуу (Shuvuu) | Pronunciation: Shoo-voo
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – चरा (Chara) | Pronunciation: Cha-ra
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Fugl | Pronunciation: Foogle
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – مرغه (Murgha) | Pronunciation: Mur-gha
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – پرنده (Parandeh) | Pronunciation: Pa-ran-deh
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Ptak | Pronunciation: P-tak
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Pássaro | Pronunciation: Pa-sa-ro
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Pasăre | Pronunciation: Pa-sa-re
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Птица (Ptitsa) | Pronunciation: Pee-tsa
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Птица (Ptica) | Pronunciation: P-ti-tsa
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – කුරුල්ලා (Kurullā) | Pronunciation: Koo-rul-laa
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Vták | Pronunciation: V-tahk
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Ptica | Pronunciation: Pee-tsa
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Shimbir | Pronunciation: Shim-bir
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Pájaro | Pronunciation: Pa-ha-ro
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Ndege | Pronunciation: N-deh-geh
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Fågel | Pronunciation: Faw-gel
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Паранда (Paranda) | Pronunciation: Pa-ran-da
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – பறவை (Paravai) | Pronunciation: Pa-ra-vai
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – పక్షి (Pakshi) | Pronunciation: Pak-shee
- Thai (🇹🇭) – นก (Nok) | Pronunciation: Nok
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Kuş | Pronunciation: Koosh
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Птах (Ptakh) | Pronunciation: P-tahkh
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – پرندہ (Parindah) | Pronunciation: Pa-rin-dah
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Qush | Pronunciation: Koosh
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Chim | Pronunciation: Chim
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Aderyn | Pronunciation: A-de-rin