The term “bullet,” often associated with speed, impact, and precision, is a small projectile used in firearms. This essential component of modern weaponry is known by various names across different cultures and languages, reflecting the global nature of its use. Here’s how to say “bullet” in 70 different languages, showcasing linguistic diversity.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Plumb | Pronunciation: Ploom
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – رصاصة (Rasaasah) | Pronunciation: Rah-sah-sah
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Գնդակ (Gndak) | Pronunciation: Gnd-ak
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Güllə | Pronunciation: Goo-luh
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Bala | Pronunciation: Bah-la
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Пуля (Pulya) | Pronunciation: Poo-lya
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – গুলি (Guli) | Pronunciation: Goo-lee
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Metak | Pronunciation: Meh-tak
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Куршум (Kurshum) | Pronunciation: Koor-shoom
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Bala | Pronunciation: Bah-la
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Kulka | Pronunciation: Kool-ka
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Kugle | Pronunciation: Koo-gleh
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Kogel | Pronunciation: Koh-gel
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Bullet | Pronunciation: Bull-it
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Kuul | Pronunciation: Kool
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – گلوله (Golooleh) | Pronunciation: Go-loo-leh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Luoti | Pronunciation: Loo-tee
- French (🇫🇷) – Balle | Pronunciation: Bal
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ტყვია (Tyqvia) | Pronunciation: T’kvee-a
- German (🇩🇪) – Kugel | Pronunciation: Koo-gel
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Σφαίρα (Sfaira) | Pronunciation: Sfai-ra
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – כדור (Kadoor) | Pronunciation: Kah-door
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – गोली (Goli) | Pronunciation: Go-lee
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Golyó | Pronunciation: Go-yo
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Kúla | Pronunciation: Koo-la
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Peluru | Pronunciation: Pe-lu-ru
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Piléar | Pronunciation: Pil-air
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Proiettile | Pronunciation: Pro-yet-tee-le
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 弾丸 (Dangan) | Pronunciation: Dan-gan
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Оқ (Oq) | Pronunciation: Oak
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – គ្រាប់កាំភ្លើង (Krâb kâm plœ̆ng) | Pronunciation: Krab kam plerng
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 총알 (Chongal) | Pronunciation: Chong-al
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Gulle | Pronunciation: Gool-le
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Ок (Ok) | Pronunciation: Oak
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ລູກດັນ (Luk dan) | Pronunciation: Look dan
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Lode | Pronunciation: Lo-deh
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Kulka | Pronunciation: Kool-ka
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Kugel | Pronunciation: Koo-gel
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Куршум (Kurshum) | Pronunciation: Koor-shoom
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Peluru | Pronunciation: Pe-lu-ru
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Bulletta | Pronunciation: Boo-let-ta
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 子弹 (Zǐdàn) | Pronunciation: Tzuh-dan
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – गोळी (Goli) | Pronunciation: Go-lee
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Буудай (Buudai) | Pronunciation: Boo-dye
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – गोली (Goli) | Pronunciation: Go-lee
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Kule | Pronunciation: Koo-le
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – ګولۍ (Gulay) | Pronunciation: Goo-lay
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – گلوله (Golooleh) | Pronunciation: Go-loo-leh
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Pocisk | Pronunciation: Po-tsisk
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Bala | Pronunciation: Ba-la
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Glonț | Pronunciation: Glont
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Пуля (Pulya) | Pronunciation: Poo-lya
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Метак (Metak) | Pronunciation: Meh-tak
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – පැතිකඩ (Pætikada) | Pronunciation: Pa-ti-ka-da
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Guľka | Pronunciation: Gool-ka
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Krogla | Pronunciation: Kro-glah
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Xabbad | Pronunciation: Ha-bbad
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Bala | Pronunciation: Ba-la
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Risasi | Pronunciation: Ree-sa-see
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Kula | Pronunciation: Koo-la
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Гулӯла (Gulūla) | Pronunciation: Goo-loo-la
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – குண்டு (Kundu) | Pronunciation: Koon-doo
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – బుల్లెట్ (Bullet) | Pronunciation: Bul-let
- Thai (🇹🇭) – กระสุน (Krasun) | Pronunciation: Kra-soon
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Mermi | Pronunciation: Mer-mee
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Куля (Kulya) | Pronunciation: Koo-lya
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – گولی (Goli) | Pronunciation: Go-lee
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – O’q | Pronunciation: O’q
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Đạn | Pronunciation: Dan
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Bwled | Pronunciation: Bool-ed