Chicken, a staple ingredient in cuisines around the world, is celebrated for its versatility in dishes from every culture. Just as “yes” varies widely across languages, so does the word for chicken, reflecting the universal appreciation for this poultry. Whether grilled, fried, stewed, or baked, chicken forms a vital part of global culinary traditions, transcending language barriers with its universal appeal.
Here is a list of how to say “chicken” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Pulë | Pronunciation: Poo-leh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – دجاج (Dajaj) | Pronunciation: Dah-jahj
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Հավ (Hav) | Pronunciation: Hahv
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Toyuq | Pronunciation: Toy-yook
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Oilasko | Pronunciation: Oy-las-ko
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Курыца (Kurytsa) | Pronunciation: Koo-ree-tsa
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – মুরগি (Murgi) | Pronunciation: Moo-rgi
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Piletina | Pronunciation: Pee-leh-tee-na
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Пиле (Pile) | Pronunciation: Pee-leh
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Pollastre | Pronunciation: Pol-last-ray
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Kuře | Pronunciation: Koo-rzhe
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Kylling | Pronunciation: Kul-ing
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Kip | Pronunciation: Kip
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Chicken | Pronunciation: Chick-en
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Kana | Pronunciation: Kah-nah
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – مرغ (Morgh) | Pronunciation: Morgh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kana | Pronunciation: Kah-nah
- French (🇫🇷) – Poulet | Pronunciation: Poo-let
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ქათამი (Katami) | Pronunciation: Kah-tah-mee
- German (🇩🇪) – Huhn | Pronunciation: Hoon
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Κοτόπουλο (Kotopoulo) | Pronunciation: Ko-to-poo-lo
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – עוף (Of) | Pronunciation: Oaf
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – मुर्गी (Murgi) | Pronunciation: Mur-gee
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Csirke | Pronunciation: Cheer-keh
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Kjúklingur | Pronunciation: Kyo-kling-ur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Ayam | Pronunciation: Ah-yam
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Sicín | Pronunciation: Sick-een
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Pollo | Pronunciation: Poh-lo
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 鶏肉 (Toriniku) | Pronunciation: Toh-ree-nee-koo
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Тауық (Tauyq) | Pronunciation: Tau-ik
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – មាន់ (Moan) | Pronunciation: Moan
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 닭고기 (Dakgogi) | Pronunciation: Dahk-go-gi
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Mirîşk | Pronunciation: Mee-reshk
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Тоок (Took) | Pronunciation: Took
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ໄກ່ (Kai) | Pronunciation: Kai
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Vistas | Pronunciation: Vis-tas
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Višta | Pronunciation: Veesh-tah
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Poulet | Pronunciation: Poo-let
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Пилешко (Pileshko) | Pronunciation: Pee-lesh-ko
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Ayam | Pronunciation: Ah-yam
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Tiġieġ | Pronunciation: Tee-jeej
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 鸡 (Jī) | Pronunciation: Jee
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – कोंबडी (Kombdi) | Pronunciation: Kom-bdee
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Тахиа (Takhia) | Pronunciation: Tah-hee-ah
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – कुखुरा (Kukhura) | Pronunciation: Koo-khoo-ra
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Kylling | Pronunciation: Shil-ling
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – مرغی (Murghai) | Pronunciation: Mur-ghai
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – مرغ (Morgh) | Pronunciation: Morgh
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Kurczak | Pronunciation: Koor-chak
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Frango | Pronunciation: Fran-goo
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Pui | Pronunciation: Poo-ee
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Курица (Kuritsa) | Pronunciation: Koo-ree-tsah
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Пилетина (Piletina) | Pronunciation: Pee-leh-tee-na
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – කුකුල් මස් (Kukul Mas) | Pronunciation: Koo-kool Mas
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Kuracie | Pronunciation: Koo-rah-tsie
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Piščanec | Pronunciation: Pee-shchan-ets
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Digaag | Pronunciation: Dee-gaag
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Pollo | Pronunciation: Poy-yo
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Kuku | Pronunciation: Koo-koo
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Kyckling | Pronunciation: Shick-ling
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Мурғ (Murgh) | Pronunciation: Murgh
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – கோழி (Kozhi) | Pronunciation: Koh-zhee
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – కోడి (Kodi) | Pronunciation: Ko-dee
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ไก่ (Gai) | Pronunciation: Guy
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Tavuk | Pronunciation: Tah-vook
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Курка (Kurka) | Pronunciation: Koor-kah
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – مرغی (Murghi) | Pronunciation: Mur-ghi
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Tovuq | Pronunciation: Toh-vook
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Gà | Pronunciation: Ga
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Cyw Iâr | Pronunciation: Koo ee-ahr