“Butter” is a staple in cuisines around the world, beloved for its rich flavor and creamy texture. Just as its taste varies slightly from region to region due to different production processes, so does the word for “butter” across various languages. Here, we explore how to say “butter” in 70 different languages, offering a glimpse into the linguistic diversity of our global community.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Gjalpë | Pronunciation: Yal-peh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – زبدة (Zubdah) | Pronunciation: Zuhb-dah
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – կարագ (Karag) | Pronunciation: Kah-rahg
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Yağ | Pronunciation: Yah-gh
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Gurina | Pronunciation: Goo-ree-nah
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Масла (Masla) | Pronunciation: Mas-lah
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – মাখন (Makhon) | Pronunciation: Mah-khohn
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Puter | Pronunciation: Poo-ter
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Масло (Maslo) | Pronunciation: Mas-lo
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Mantega | Pronunciation: Man-teh-gah
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Máslo | Pronunciation: Mah-sloh
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Smør | Pronunciation: Smor
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Boter | Pronunciation: Boh-ter
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Butter | Pronunciation: Buht-ter
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Või | Pronunciation: Voi
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – کره (Kareh) | Pronunciation: Kah-reh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Voi | Pronunciation: Voy
- French (🇫🇷) – Beurre | Pronunciation: Burr
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – კარაქი (K’araq’i) | Pronunciation: Kah-rah-kee
- German (🇩🇪) – Butter | Pronunciation: Boot-ter
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Βούτυρο (Voutyro) | Pronunciation: Voo-tee-ro
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – חמאה (Chem’ah) | Pronunciation: Kheh-mah-ah
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – मक्खन (Makkhan) | Pronunciation: Mukh-khan
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Vaj | Pronunciation: Vai
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Smjör | Pronunciation: Smyur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Mentega | Pronunciation: Men-teh-gah
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Im | Pronunciation: Imm
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Burro | Pronunciation: Buh-rro
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – バター (Batā) | Pronunciation: Bah-tah
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Май (Mai) | Pronunciation: My
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ប៊ឺ (Beu) | Pronunciation: Beuh
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 버터 (Beoteo) | Pronunciation: Buh-teo
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Kirīn | Pronunciation: Kee-reen
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Май (Mai) | Pronunciation: My
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ເບົາ (Bao) | Pronunciation: Bao
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Sviests | Pronunciation: Svee-ests
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Sviestas | Pronunciation: Svee-stas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Botter | Pronunciation: Bot-ter
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Путер (Puter) | Pronunciation: Poo-ter
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Mentega | Pronunciation: Men-teh-gah
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Butir | Pronunciation: Boo-teer
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 黄油 (Huángyóu) | Pronunciation: Hwang-yo
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – लोणी (Loni) | Pronunciation: Lo-nee
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Өрмөг (Örmög) | Pronunciation: Ur-mug
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – माखन (Mākhana) | Pronunciation: Ma-kha-na
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Smør | Pronunciation: Smor
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – غوړ (Ghwor) | Pronunciation: Ghu-r
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – کره (Kareh) | Pronunciation: Kah-reh
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Masło | Pronunciation: Mas-wo
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Manteiga | Pronunciation: Man-tay-gah
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Unt | Pronunciation: Oont
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Масло (Maslo) | Pronunciation: Mas-lo
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Путер (Puter) | Pronunciation: Poo-ter
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – බටර් (Batar) | Pronunciation: Buh-tur
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Maslo | Pronunciation: Mah-slo
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Maslo | Pronunciation: Mah-slo
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Subag | Pronunciation: Su-bahg
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Mantequilla | Pronunciation: Man-teh-kee-yah
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Siagi | Pronunciation: See-a-gee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Smör | Pronunciation: Smur
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Кирм (Kirm) | Pronunciation: Keerm
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – வெண்ணெய் (Veṇṇey) | Pronunciation: Ven-ney
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – వెన్న (Venna) | Pronunciation: Ven-nah
- Thai (🇹🇭) – เนย (Noey) | Pronunciation: Noy
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Tereyağı | Pronunciation: Teh-reh-yah-ghuh
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Масло (Maslo) | Pronunciation: Mas-lo
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – مکھن (Makhan) | Pronunciation: Mukh-khan
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Sariyog‘ | Pronunciation: Sa-ri-yog
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Bơ | Pronunciation: Bo
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Menyn | Pronunciation: Meh-nin