“Black” is a universal color found in every aspect of our lives, from nature to culture, representing everything from elegance to mystery. Similar to common words like “yes,” the term for “black” varies across the globe, reflecting the rich linguistic diversity that exists. This exploration takes us through how to say “black” in 70 different languages, offering a glimpse into the phonetic creativity and cultural nuances embedded within languages worldwide.
Here is a list of how to say “black” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Zi | Pronunciation: Zee
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – أسود (Aswad) | Pronunciation: Ah-s-wad
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Սև (Sev) | Pronunciation: Sehv
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Qara | Pronunciation: Ghah-rah
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Beltza | Pronunciation: Bel-tzah
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Чорны (Chorny) | Pronunciation: Chor-nee
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – কালো (Kalo) | Pronunciation: Kah-loh
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Crn | Pronunciation: Ts-rn
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Черен (Cheren) | Pronunciation: Che-ren
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Negre | Pronunciation: Nuh-greh
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Černý | Pronunciation: Chair-nee
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Sort | Pronunciation: Sort
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Zwart | Pronunciation: Zvahrt
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Black | Pronunciation: Blak
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Must | Pronunciation: Moost
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – سیاه (Siah) | Pronunciation: See-yah
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Musta | Pronunciation: Moos-tah
- French (🇫🇷) – Noir | Pronunciation: Nwahr
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – შავი (Shavi) | Pronunciation: Shah-vee
- German (🇩🇪) – Schwarz | Pronunciation: Shvahrts
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Μαύρο (Mavro) | Pronunciation: Mah-vroh
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – שחור (Shachor) | Pronunciation: Sha-khor
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – काला (Kala) | Pronunciation: Kaa-laa
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Fekete | Pronunciation: Fe-ke-te
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Svartur | Pronunciation: Svar-tur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Hitam | Pronunciation: Hee-tam
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Dubh | Pronunciation: Duv
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Nero | Pronunciation: Neh-ro
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 黒 (Kuro) | Pronunciation: Koo-ro
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Қара (Qara) | Pronunciation: Qah-rah
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ខ្មៅ (Khmao) | Pronunciation: Kmao
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 검은색 (Geom-eunsaek) | Pronunciation: Guhm-eun-saek
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Reş | Pronunciation: Resh
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Кара (Kara) | Pronunciation: Kah-rah
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ສີດຳ (Sii Dam) | Pronunciation: See Dahm
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Melns | Pronunciation: Melns
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Juoda | Pronunciation: Yuo-da
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Schwaarz | Pronunciation: Shvahrz
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Црн (Crn) | Pronunciation: Ts-rn
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Hitam | Pronunciation: Hee-tam
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Iswed | Pronunciation: Ees-wed
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 黑色 (Hēisè) | Pronunciation: Hay-suh
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – काळा (Kāḷā) | Pronunciation: Kaa-laa
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Хар (Khar) | Pronunciation: Khar
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – कालो (Kalo) | Pronunciation: Kaa-lo
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Svart | Pronunciation: Svaart
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – تور (Tor) | Pronunciation: Tor
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – سیاه (Siah) | Pronunciation: See-yah
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Czarny | Pronunciation: Char-nee
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Preto | Pronunciation: Preh-to
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Negru | Pronunciation: Neh-groo
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Чёрный (Chyornyy) | Pronunciation: Chyor-nee
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Црн (Crn) | Pronunciation: Ts-rn
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – කළු (Kaḷu) | Pronunciation: Kah-loo
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Čierny | Pronunciation: Chee-er-nee
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Črn | Pronunciation: Chrn
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Madow | Pronunciation: Mah-dow
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Negro | Pronunciation: Neh-gro
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Nyeusi | Pronunciation: Nye-oo-see
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Svart | Pronunciation: Svahrt
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Сиёҳ (Siyoh) | Pronunciation: See-yoh
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – கருப்பு (Karuppu) | Pronunciation: Kah-roo-poo
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – నలుపు (Nalupu) | Pronunciation: Nah-loo-poo
- Thai (🇹🇭) – สีดำ (See Dam) | Pronunciation: See Dahm
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Siyah | Pronunciation: See-yah
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Чорний (Chornyi) | Pronunciation: Chor-nee
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – کالا (Kala) | Pronunciation: Kah-lah
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Qora | Pronunciation: Qo-rah
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Đen | Pronunciation: Yen
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Du | Pronunciation: Dee