“Breakfast,” the most important meal of the day, is celebrated across the globe, each culture bringing its unique flavors and traditions to the morning table. From the hearty full English breakfast to the light and fresh Japanese asagohan, the way we start our day can say a lot about our cultural background. Here’s how to say “breakfast” in 70 different languages, showcasing the linguistic and cultural diversity found around the world:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Mëngjes | Pronunciation: meng-jes
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – فطور (Futoor) | Pronunciation: foo-tor
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Առավոտյան (Arravotyan) | Pronunciation: ah-rah-vot-yan
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Səhər yeməyi | Pronunciation: seh-her yem-eyi
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Gosaldu | Pronunciation: go-sal-du
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Сняданак (Snyadanak) | Pronunciation: snya-da-nak
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – সকালের খাবার (Sakaler Khabar) | Pronunciation: sa-ka-ler kha-bar
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Doručak | Pronunciation: do-roo-chak
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Закуска (Zakuska) | Pronunciation: za-kus-ka
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Esmorzar | Pronunciation: es-mor-zar
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Snídaně | Pronunciation: sni-da-ne
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Morgenmad | Pronunciation: mor-gen-mad
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Ontbijt | Pronunciation: on-t-bite
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Breakfast | Pronunciation: break-fast
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Hommikusöök | Pronunciation: hom-mi-ku-söök
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – صبحانه (Sobhaneh) | Pronunciation: sob-ha-ne
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Aamiainen | Pronunciation: aa-mi-ai-nen
- French (🇫🇷) – Petit déjeuner | Pronunciation: pe-tee day-zhuh-nay
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – დილის საუზმე (Dilis sauzme) | Pronunciation: di-lis sau-zme
- German (🇩🇪) – Frühstück | Pronunciation: früh-shtück
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Πρωινό (Proino) | Pronunciation: pro-ee-no
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – ארוחת בוקר (Aruhat Boker) | Pronunciation: a-ru-hat bo-ker
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – नाश्ता (Nashta) | Pronunciation: na-sh-ta
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Reggeli | Pronunciation: reg-ge-li
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Morgunmatur | Pronunciation: mor-gun-ma-tur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Sarapan | Pronunciation: sa-ra-pan
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Bricfeasta | Pronunciation: brick-fast-a
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Colazione | Pronunciation: co-la-tsi-o-ne
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 朝ごはん (Asagohan) | Pronunciation: a-sa-go-han
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Таңғы ас (Tañğı as) | Pronunciation: tan-ghee as
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – អាហារពេលព្រឹក (Ahar pel prich) | Pronunciation: a-har pel prick
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 아침 식사 (Achim siksa) | Pronunciation: a-chim sik-sa
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Nifîro | Pronunciation: ni-fi-ro
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Эртең мененки тамак (Erteñ menenki tamak) | Pronunciation: er-ten me-nen-ki ta-mak
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ເຄື່ອງເຂົ້າເຊົ້າ (Khong khao sao) | Pronunciation: khong khao sao
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Brokastis | Pronunciation: bro-kas-tis
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Pusryčiai | Pronunciation: pus-ry-chiai
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Kaffisdësch | Pronunciation: kaf-fees-desh
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Појадок (Pojadok) | Pronunciation: po-ya-dok
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Sarapan | Pronunciation: sa-ra-pan
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Kolazzjon | Pronunciation: ko-lat-syon
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 早餐 (Zǎocān) | Pronunciation: zao-can
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – नाश्ता (Nashta) | Pronunciation: nas-tha
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Өглөөний цай (Öglöönii tsai) | Pronunciation: ög-löö-nii tsai
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – बिहानको खाजा (Bihanko khaja) | Pronunciation: bi-han-ko kha-ja
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Frokost | Pronunciation: fro-kost
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – ناشته (Nashta) | Pronunciation: na-sh-ta
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – صبحانه (Sobhaneh) | Pronunciation: sob-ha-neh
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Śniadanie | Pronunciation: shnyad-anie
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Café da manhã | Pronunciation: ka-fé da ma-nyã
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Mic dejun | Pronunciation: mik de-zhun
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Завтрак (Zavtrak) | Pronunciation: zav-trak
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Доручак (Doručak) | Pronunciation: do-roo-chak
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – උදේ කෑම (Ude kaema) | Pronunciation: u-de ka-e-ma
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Raňajky | Pronunciation: ra-nyaiky
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Zajtrk | Pronunciation: zai-trk
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Quraac | Pronunciation: qoo-raac
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Desayuno | Pronunciation: de-sa-yu-no
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Kifungua kinywa | Pronunciation: ki-fun-gua ki-nya-wa
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Frukost | Pronunciation: froo-kost
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Нонушто (Nonushto) | Pronunciation: no-nush-to
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – காலை உணவு (Kaalaை Unavu) | Pronunciation: ka-lai u-na-vu
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – తీని పదార్థం (Teeni padartham) | Pronunciation: tee-ni pa-dar-tham
- Thai (🇹🇭) – อาหารเช้า (Aahan chao) | Pronunciation: aa-han chao
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Kahvaltı | Pronunciation: kah-val-tuh
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Сніданок (Snidanok) | Pronunciation: sni-da-nok
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – ناشتہ (Nashta) | Pronunciation: nas-ta
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Нонушта (Nonushta) | Pronunciation: no-nush-ta
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Bữa sáng | Pronunciation: bu-a sang
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Brecwast | Pronunciation: brek-wast