Cleanliness, a concept as essential to wellbeing as food and water, varies in expression across the globe but maintains a universal significance. The act of cleansing—whether it’s purifying water, a space, or oneself—carries with it an intention of renewal and purity that transcends language barriers. Yet, how this action is articulated in various languages can offer us a deeper understanding of cultural nuances and the shared human experience. Let’s embark on a linguistic journey to explore how “cleanse” is expressed in 70 different languages, illuminating the diversity and commonality of our global village.
Here is a list of how to say “cleanse” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Pastrim | Pronunciation: Pah-streem
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – تنظيف (Tanẓīf) | Pronunciation: Tan-zeef
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – մաքրել (Mak’rel) | Pronunciation: Mahk-rel
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Təmizləmək | Pronunciation: Teh-miz-leh-mek
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Garbitu | Pronunciation: Gar-bee-too
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Ачысціць (Achystsić) | Pronunciation: Ah-chis-tits
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – পরিষ্কার (Poriṣkār) | Pronunciation: Poh-rish-kar
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Očistiti | Pronunciation: Oh-chist-ee-tee
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Почиствам (Pochistvam) | Pronunciation: Po-cheest-vam
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Netejar | Pronunciation: Neh-teh-har
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Čistit | Pronunciation: Chee-stit
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Rense | Pronunciation: Ren-seh
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Reinigen | Pronunciation: Ray-ni-gen
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Cleanse | Pronunciation: Klenz
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Puhastama | Pronunciation: Puh-has-ta-ma
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – پاک کردن (Pāk kardan) | Pronunciation: Pak kar-dan
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Puhdistaa | Pronunciation: Puh-dis-taa
- French (🇫🇷) – Purifier | Pronunciation: Pyu-ree-fee-ay
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – გასუფთავება (Gasup’taveba) | Pronunciation: Ga-soop-tav-eh-ba
- German (🇩🇪) – Reinigen | Pronunciation: Ry-ni-gen
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Καθαρισμός (Katharismós) | Pronunciation: Kath-ah-rees-mos
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – לנקות (Lenakot) | Pronunciation: Leh-nah-kot
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – सफाई (Safā’ī) | Pronunciation: Sah-fai
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Tisztítás | Pronunciation: Tis-ti-tash
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Hreinsa | Pronunciation: Hrayn-sa
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Membersihkan | Pronunciation: Mem-ber-see-kan
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Glanadh | Pronunciation: Glah-nah
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Purificare | Pronunciation: Pu-ree-fee-kah-ray
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 浄化する (Jōka suru) | Pronunciation: Joh-ka su-ru
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Тазалау (Tazalau) | Pronunciation: Tah-zah-lau
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – សំអាត (Sam’aat) | Pronunciation: Sahm-aat
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 정화하다 (Jeonghwahada) | Pronunciation: Jeong-hwa-ha-da
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Paqijkirin | Pronunciation: Pah-ji-kir-in
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Тазалоо (Tazaloo) | Pronunciation: Tah-za-loo
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ການຊັກສີ (Kān sạksī) | Pronunciation: Kan sak-see
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Attīrīt | Pronunciation: At-teer-eet
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Valyti | Pronunciation: Val-ee-tee
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Botzen | Pronunciation: Bo-tzen
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Чистење (Čistenje) | Pronunciation: Chee-sten-ye
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Membersihkan | Pronunciation: Mem-ber-see-kan
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Tnaddaf | Pronunciation: Tnah-daf
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 净化 (Jìnghuà) | Pronunciation: Jing-hwa
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – स्वच्छता (Svachchatā) | Pronunciation: Sva-chch-ta
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Цэвэрлэх (Tseverlekh) | Pronunciation: Tse-ver-lekh
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – सफा गर्नु (Safā garnu) | Pronunciation: Sa-fa gar-nu
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Rense | Pronunciation: Ren-se
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – پاکول (Pākol) | Pronunciation: Pak-ol
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – پاک کردن (Pāk kardan) | Pronunciation: Pak kar-dan
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Oczyszczać | Pronunciation: Oh-chish-chahts
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Limpar | Pronunciation: Leem-par
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Curăța | Pronunciation: Koo-rat-za
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Очищать (Ochishchat’) | Pronunciation: Oh-chee-shchat
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Очистити (Očistiti) | Pronunciation: Oh-chis-tee-tee
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – පිරිසිදු කිරීම (Pirisidu kirīma) | Pronunciation: Pee-ree-see-doo kee-ree-ma
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Čistiť | Pronunciation: Chee-steet
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Očistiti | Pronunciation: Oh-chees-tee-tee
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Nadiifin | Pronunciation: Nah-dee-fin
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Limpiar | Pronunciation: Leem-pee-ar
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Kusafisha | Pronunciation: Koo-sa-fee-sha
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Rengöra | Pronunciation: Ren-guh-rah
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Тоза кардан (Toza kardan) | Pronunciation: To-za kar-dan
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – சுத்தம் செய் (Suttham sei) | Pronunciation: Sut-tham say
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – శుభ్రపరచు (Śubhraparacu) | Pronunciation: Shubh-ra-par-achu
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ทำความสะอาด (Tham khwām s̄̀ād) | Pronunciation: Tham kwaam sa-aat
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Temizlemek | Pronunciation: Teh-miz-le-mek
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Очищати (Ochyshchaty) | Pronunciation: Oh-chy-shcha-tee
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – صاف کرنا (Sāf karna) | Pronunciation: Saaf kar-na
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Tozalash | Pronunciation: To-za-lash
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Làm sạch | Pronunciation: Lam sach
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Glanhau | Pronunciation: Glan-hai