“Brown” is a common color that we encounter daily in various forms, from nature to clothing. It’s interesting to see how this familiar color is referred to across different languages. In this post, we’ll explore the term for “brown” in 70 different languages, showcasing the diversity and richness of linguistic expression around the globe.
Here’s how to say “brown” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Kafe | Pronunciation: Kah-feh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – بُنِّيّ (Bunni) | Pronunciation: Boo-nee
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – դարչնագույն (Darchnaguyn) | Pronunciation: Dar-chi-na-guyn
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Qəhvəyi | Pronunciation: Gah-huh-yee
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Marroia | Pronunciation: Mar-roy-a
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Карычневы (Karychnevy) | Pronunciation: Ka-rych-ne-vy
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – বাদামী (Badami) | Pronunciation: Baa-daa-mee
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Smeđa | Pronunciation: Sme-jah
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Кафяв (Kafyav) | Pronunciation: Kaf-yav
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Marró | Pronunciation: Mar-roh
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Hnědá | Pronunciation: Hnye-dah
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Brun | Pronunciation: Broon
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Bruin | Pronunciation: Broyn
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Brown | Pronunciation: Brown
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Pruun | Pronunciation: Proon
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – قهوهای (Qahve-ee) | Pronunciation: Kah-veh-ee
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Ruskea | Pronunciation: Roos-kea
- French (🇫🇷) – Marron | Pronunciation: Ma-ron
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ყავისფერი (Qavisperi) | Pronunciation: Kav-is-peri
- German (🇩🇪) – Braun | Pronunciation: Brawn
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Καφέ (Kafé) | Pronunciation: Ka-feh
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – חום (Chum) | Pronunciation: Khoom
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – भूरा (Bhoora) | Pronunciation: Bhoo-ra
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Barna | Pronunciation: Bar-na
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Brúnn | Pronunciation: Broon
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Coklat | Pronunciation: Chok-lat
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Donn | Pronunciation: Dun
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Marrone | Pronunciation: Mar-ro-ne
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 茶色 (Chairo) | Pronunciation: Chai-ro
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Қоңыр (Qońyr) | Pronunciation: Kawn-yir
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ត្នោត (Tnoat) | Pronunciation: Tuh-noat
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 갈색 (Galsaek) | Pronunciation: Gal-saek
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Qehweî | Pronunciation: Qeh-weh-ee
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Күрөң (Küreng) | Pronunciation: Ku-reng
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ສີນໍ້າຕາ (Si nam ta) | Pronunciation: See nahm tah
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Brūns | Pronunciation: Broons
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Ruda | Pronunciation: Roo-dah
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Brong | Pronunciation: Brong
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Кафеава (Kafeava) | Pronunciation: Kah-feh-ah-vah
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Coklat | Pronunciation: Chok-lat
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Kannella | Pronunciation: Kan-nel-la
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 棕色 (Zōngsè) | Pronunciation: Zong-suh
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – तपकिरी (Tapkiri) | Pronunciation: Tap-kee-ree
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Хүрэн (Khüren) | Pronunciation: Khuren
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – खैरो (Khairo) | Pronunciation: Khai-ro
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Brun | Pronunciation: Broon
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – نسواری (Naswari) | Pronunciation: Nas-wa-ree
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – قهوهای (Qahve-ee) | Pronunciation: Kah-veh-ee
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Brązowy | Pronunciation: Branz-ovy
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Marrom | Pronunciation: Mar-rom
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Maro | Pronunciation: Mar-oh
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Коричневый (Korichnevyy) | Pronunciation: Kori-chne-vyy
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Braon | Pronunciation: Bra-on
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – දුඹුරු (Dumburu) | Pronunciation: Doom-boo-roo
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Hnedá | Pronunciation: Hneh-da
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Rjava | Pronunciation: Rya-va
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Buni | Pronunciation: Boo-nee
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Marrón | Pronunciation: Mar-rone
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Hudhurungi | Pronunciation: Hoo-dhoo-roong-ee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Brun | Pronunciation: Broon
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Қаҳваранг (Qahvarang) | Pronunciation: Kah-hva-rang
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – பழுப்பு (Pazhuppu) | Pronunciation: Pah-zhup-poo
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – గోధుమ (Godhuma) | Pronunciation: Go-dhoo-ma
- Thai (🇹🇭) – น้ำตาล (Nam tan) | Pronunciation: Nam tan
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Kahverengi | Pronunciation: Kah-veh-ren-gee
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Коричневий (Korychnevyi) | Pronunciation: Ko-rich-ne-viy
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – بھورا (Bhoora) | Pronunciation: Bhoo-ra
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Jigarrang | Pronunciation: Ji-gar-rang
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Nâu | Pronunciation: Now
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Brown | Pronunciation: Brown