The word “boy” is a basic term used across cultures and languages to refer to a young male. It’s fascinating to see how this simple concept is expressed so differently around the world. Each language brings its unique twist to the term, reflecting the diversity and richness of linguistic heritage globally. Understanding how to say “boy” in various languages can be particularly useful for travelers, linguists, and those curious about language diversity.
Here is a list of how to say “boy” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Djalë | Pronunciation: Jah-luh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – ولد (Waled) | Pronunciation: Wah-led
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – տղա (Tgha) | Pronunciation: Tuh-guh
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Oğlan | Pronunciation: Oh-lan
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Mutil | Pronunciation: Moo-teel
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Хлопчык (Klopchyk) | Pronunciation: Klop-chik
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – ছেলে (Chele) | Pronunciation: Che-leh
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Dječak | Pronunciation: Jech-ak
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Момче (Momche) | Pronunciation: Mom-che
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Noi | Pronunciation: Noy
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Chlapec | Pronunciation: Hlah-pec
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Dreng | Pronunciation: Dren-g
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Jongen | Pronunciation: Yon-gen
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Boy | Pronunciation: Boy
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Poiss | Pronunciation: Poys
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – پسر (Pesar) | Pronunciation: Pe-sar
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Poika | Pronunciation: Poy-ka
- French (🇫🇷) – Garçon | Pronunciation: Gar-son
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ბიჭი (Bichi) | Pronunciation: Bee-chee
- German (🇩🇪) – Junge | Pronunciation: Yoong-eh
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Αγόρι (Agóri) | Pronunciation: Ah-go-ree
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – ילד (Yeled) | Pronunciation: Yeh-led
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – लड़का (Ladka) | Pronunciation: Lud-ka
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Fiú | Pronunciation: Fee-oo
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Strákur | Pronunciation: Straw-kur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Anak laki-laki | Pronunciation: Ah-nak lah-kee lah-kee
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Buachaill | Pronunciation: Boo-khuhl
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Ragazzo | Pronunciation: Rah-gatz-zo
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 男の子 (Otokonoko) | Pronunciation: Oh-toh-koh-noh-koh
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Ұл бала (Ul bala) | Pronunciation: Ool bah-lah
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ប្រុស (Pros) | Pronunciation: Pross
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 소년 (Sonyeon) | Pronunciation: So-nyeon
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Kur | Pronunciation: Koohr
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Бала (Bala) | Pronunciation: Bah-lah
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຊາຍ (Sai) | Pronunciation: Sigh
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Zēns | Pronunciation: Zehns
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Berniukas | Pronunciation: Ber-nee-oo-kas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Jong | Pronunciation: Yong
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Момче (Momche) | Pronunciation: Mom-cheh
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Lelaki | Pronunciation: Leh-lah-kee
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Subien | Pronunciation: Soo-bien
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 男孩 (Nánhái) | Pronunciation: Nan-hai
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – मुलगा (Mulga) | Pronunciation: Mool-gah
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Хүү (Khüü) | Pronunciation: Khue
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – छोरा (Chora) | Pronunciation: Cho-ra
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Gutt | Pronunciation: Goot
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – هلک (Həlak) | Pronunciation: Hel-ak
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – پسر (Pesar) | Pronunciation: Pe-sar
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Chłopiec | Pronunciation: Hwop-yets
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Menino | Pronunciation: Meh-nee-no
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Băiat | Pronunciation: Bye-at
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Мальчик (Mal’chik) | Pronunciation: Mal-cheek
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Дечак (Dečak) | Pronunciation: Deh-chak
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – පිරිමි ළමයා (Pirimi lamaya) | Pronunciation: Pee-ree-mee la-ma-ya
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Chlapec | Pronunciation: Hlah-pec
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Fant | Pronunciation: Fahnt
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Wiil | Pronunciation: Weel
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Niño | Pronunciation: Nee-nyo
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mvulana | Pronunciation: Mvoo-lah-nah
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Pojke | Pronunciation: Poy-keh
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Писар (Pisar) | Pronunciation: Pee-sar
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – பையன் (Paiyan) | Pronunciation: Pai-yan
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – అబ్బాయి (Abbai) | Pronunciation: Ahb-bye
- Thai (🇹🇭) – เด็กชาย (Dek chai) | Pronunciation: Dek chai
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Erkek çocuk | Pronunciation: Air-kek cho-jook
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Хлопець (Khlopyets) | Pronunciation: Klop-yets
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – لڑکا (Larka) | Pronunciation: Lar-ka
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Bolakay | Pronunciation: Bo-lah-kay
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Cậu bé | Pronunciation: Cow bay
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Bachgen | Pronunciation: Bah-ch-gen