Cleanliness is not just a virtue; it’s a universal language that speaks volumes about our respect for ourselves and our environment. In every corner of the world, the concept of cleanliness is upheld in various languages, each with its own unique expression. Join us on a linguistic journey as we uncover how to say “clean” in 70 diverse languages from around the globe.
- Afrikaans (🇿🇦) – Skoon | Pronunciation: Skoon
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – I pastër | Pronunciation: ee pah-ster
- Amharic (🇪🇹) – መንፈሳዊ (Menefesawi) | Pronunciation: me-ne-fe-sa-wee
- Arabic (🇸🇦) – نظيف (Naziif) | Pronunciation: Nah-zee-f
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – մաքրություն (Makrut’yun) | Pronunciation: ma-kroot-yoon
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Təmiz | Pronunciation: Teh-miz
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Garbi | Pronunciation: Gar-bee
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Чысты (Chysty) | Pronunciation: Chis-ty
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – পরিষ্কার (Porishkar) | Pronunciation: Po-ri-shkar
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Čist | Pronunciation: Chist
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Чист (Chist) | Pronunciation: Chist
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Net | Pronunciation: Net
- Chinese (Mandarin) (🇨🇳) – 清洁 (Qīngjié) | Pronunciation: Ching-jyeh
- Croatian (🇭🇷) – Čisto | Pronunciation: Chisto
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Čistý | Pronunciation: Chis-tee
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Ren | Pronunciation: Ren
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Schoon | Pronunciation: Skoon
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Clean | Pronunciation: Kleen
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Puhas | Pronunciation: Poo-hahs
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Puhdas | Pronunciation: Puh-das
- French (🇫🇷) – Propre | Pronunciation: Pro-pr
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – სუფთა (Sup’ta) | Pronunciation: soo-ph-ta
- German (🇩🇪) – Sauber | Pronunciation: Zow-ber
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Καθαρός (Katharós) | Pronunciation: Ka-tha-ros
- Gujarati (🇮🇳) – સાફ (Sāfa) | Pronunciation: Saaf
- Haitian Creole (🇭🇹) – Pwòp | Pronunciation: Pwop
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – נָקִי (Naki) | Pronunciation: Nah-kee
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – साफ़ (Sāfa) | Pronunciation: Saaf
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Tiszta | Pronunciation: Tees-ta
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Hreinn | Pronunciation: Hr-aynn
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Bersih | Pronunciation: Ber-seeh
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Pulito | Pronunciation: Pu-lee-to
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 清潔 (Seiketsu) | Pronunciation: Say-ket-soo
- Kannada (🇮🇳) – ಸ್ವಚ್ಛ (Svaccha) | Pronunciation: Sva-cha
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Таза (Taza) | Pronunciation: Tah-za
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ស្រស់ (Sros) | Pronunciation: Sroh
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 깨끗한 (Kkaekkeut-han) | Pronunciation: Kkaek-keut-han
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Paqij | Pronunciation: Pah-keej
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Таза (Taza) | Pronunciation: Tah-za
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ສັນນານ (San Nan) | Pronunciation: Sahn-nahn
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Tīrs | Pronunciation: Teers
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Švarus | Pronunciation: Shva-roos
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Sauber | Pronunciation: Zow-ber
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Чисто (Chisto) | Pronunciation: Chis-to
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Bersih | Pronunciation: Ber-seeh
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Nadif | Pronunciation: Na-dif
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – स्वच्छ (Svachchha) | Pronunciation: Sva-chch-ha
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Цэвэр (Tsever) | Pronunciation: Tse-ver
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – साफ (Sāfa) | Pronunciation: Saaf
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Ren | Pronunciation: Ren
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – پاک (Paak) | Pronunciation: Paak
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – تمیز (Tamiz) | Pronunciation: Tah-meez
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Czysty | Pronunciation: Chis-ty
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Limpo | Pronunciation: Leem-poo
- Punjabi (🇮🇳 / 🇵🇰) – ਸਾਫ (Sāfa) | Pronunciation: Saaf
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Curat | Pronunciation: Coo-rat
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Чистый (Chistyy) | Pronunciation: Chees-tiy
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Чисто (Chisto) | Pronunciation: Chis-to
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – සුළඟ (Sulan̆a) | Pronunciation: Su-lan-ga
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Čistý | Pronunciation: Chis-tee
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Čisto | Pronunciation: Chis-to
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Nadiif | Pronunciation: Nah-deef
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Limpio | Pronunciation: Leem-pyo
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Safi | Pronunciation: Sah-fee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Ren | Pronunciation: Ren
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – சுத்தமான (Cuttamāṉa) | Pronunciation: Soo-tha-ma-na
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – శుభ్రమైన (Śubhramaina) | Pronunciation: Shoobh-ra-mai-na
- Thai (🇹🇭) – สะอาด (Sààd) | Pronunciation: Sah-aat
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Temiz | Pronunciation: Teh-meez
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Чистий (Chystyy) | Pronunciation: Chis-tiy