Cheese, a beloved food enjoyed worldwide, showcases the rich diversity of culinary traditions across cultures. The term for cheese varies significantly among languages, reflecting the unique characteristics and historical food practices of each culture. From fresh, soft varieties to aged, hard cheeses, the world of cheese is as linguistically diverse as it is flavorful.
Here is a list of how to say “cheese” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Djathë | Pronunciation: Jah-the
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – جبن (Jibn) | Pronunciation: Jeb-n
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Պանիր (Panir) | Pronunciation: Pah-neer
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Pendir | Pronunciation: Pen-deer
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Gazta | Pronunciation: Gahs-tah
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Сыр (Syr) | Pronunciation: Seer
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – পনির (Ponir) | Pronunciation: Poh-neer
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Sir | Pronunciation: Seer
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Сирене (Sirene) | Pronunciation: See-reh-neh
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Formatge | Pronunciation: For-mah-tjeh
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Sýr | Pronunciation: Seer
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Ost | Pronunciation: Ost
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Kaas | Pronunciation: Kahs
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Cheese | Pronunciation: Cheez
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Juust | Pronunciation: Yoost
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – پنیر (Panir) | Pronunciation: Pah-neer
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Juusto | Pronunciation: Yoo-stoh
- French (🇫🇷) – Fromage | Pronunciation: Froh-mahj
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ყველი (Qveli) | Pronunciation: Kveh-lee
- German (🇩🇪) – Käse | Pronunciation: Kay-zuh
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Τυρί (Tyri) | Pronunciation: Tee-ree
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – גבינה (Gvina) | Pronunciation: Geh-vee-nah
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – पनीर (Paneer) | Pronunciation: Pah-neer
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Sajt | Pronunciation: Sigh-t
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Ostur | Pronunciation: Os-tur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Keju | Pronunciation: Keh-joo
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Cáis | Pronunciation: Kawsh
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Formaggio | Pronunciation: For-mah-jjo
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – チーズ (Chīzu) | Pronunciation: Chee-zu
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Ірімшік (Irimshik) | Pronunciation: Ee-rim-shik
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – បបរសុីជំនួយ (Babor si chomnuoy) | Pronunciation: Bah-bor see chom-noy
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 치즈 (Chijeu) | Pronunciation: Chee-joo
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Penîr | Pronunciation: Pe-neer
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Сыр (Syr) | Pronunciation: Seer
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຊີຊ (Cheese) | Pronunciation: Cheez
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Siers | Pronunciation: Seers
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Sūris | Pronunciation: Soo-rees
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Kéis | Pronunciation: Kayss
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Сирење (Sirenje) | Pronunciation: See-ren-yeh
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Keju | Pronunciation: Keh-joo
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Ġobon | Pronunciation: Jo-bon
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 奶酪 (Nǎilào) | Pronunciation: Nai-lao
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – चीज (Cheese) | Pronunciation: Cheese
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Бяслаг (Byaslag) | Pronunciation: Byah-slahg
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – पनीर (Paneer) | Pronunciation: Pah-neer
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Ost | Pronunciation: Ost
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – پنیر (Paneer) | Pronunciation: Pah-neer
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – پنیر (Panir) | Pronunciation: Pah-neer
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Ser | Pronunciation: Sehr
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Queijo | Pronunciation: Kay-zhoo
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Brânză | Pronunciation: Bran-zah
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Сыр (Syr) | Pronunciation: Seer
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Сир (Sir) | Pronunciation: Seer
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – චීස් (Cheese) | Pronunciation: Chees
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Syr | Pronunciation: Seer
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Sir | Pronunciation: Seer
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Jiis | Pronunciation: Jees
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Queso | Pronunciation: Keh-so
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Jibini | Pronunciation: Jee-bee-nee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Ost | Pronunciation: Oost
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Панир (Panir) | Pronunciation: Pah-neer
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – சீஸ் (Cīs) | Pronunciation: Chees
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – చీజ్ (Cīj) | Pronunciation: Cheej
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ชีส (Chīs) | Pronunciation: Chees
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Peynir | Pronunciation: Pey-neer
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Сир (Syr) | Pronunciation: Seer
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – پنیر (Paneer) | Pronunciation: Pah-neer
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Pishloq | Pronunciation: Pee-shlok
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Phô mai | Pronunciation: Foh-my
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Caws | Pronunciation: Kows