“Death” is a profound concept that exists in every culture, signifying the end of life. The way it is expressed linguistically can provide insights into cultural attitudes towards mortality, life, and the hereafter. Knowing how to say “death” in different languages can be useful not only for practical communication but also in understanding diverse cultural perspectives on this universal human experience.
Here is a list of how to say “death” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Vdekje | Pronunciation: V-dek-ye
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – الموت (Al-Mawt) | Pronunciation: Al-mawt
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – մահ (Mah) | Pronunciation: Mah
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Ölüm | Pronunciation: O-lum
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Heriotza | Pronunciation: He-ri-ot-za
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Смерць (Smerts) | Pronunciation: Smerts
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – মৃত্যু (Mṛtyu) | Pronunciation: Mrit-yu
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Smrt | Pronunciation: Smrt
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Смърт (Smǎrt) | Pronunciation: Smurt
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Mort | Pronunciation: Mort
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Smrt | Pronunciation: Smrt
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Død | Pronunciation: Doed
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Dood | Pronunciation: Dode
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Death | Pronunciation: Death
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Surm | Pronunciation: Surm
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – مرگ (Marg) | Pronunciation: Marg
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kuolema | Pronunciation: Kuo-le-ma
- French (🇫🇷) – Mort | Pronunciation: More
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – სიკვდილი (Sikvdili) | Pronunciation: Si-kv-di-li
- German (🇩🇪) – Tod | Pronunciation: Tote
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Θάνατος (Thanatos) | Pronunciation: Tha-na-tos
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – מוות (Mavet) | Pronunciation: Ma-vet
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – मौत (Maut) | Pronunciation: Maut
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Halál | Pronunciation: Ha-lal
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Dauði | Pronunciation: Doy-thee
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Kematian | Pronunciation: Ke-ma-ti-an
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Bás | Pronunciation: Bawss
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Morte | Pronunciation: Mor-te
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 死 (Shi) | Pronunciation: Shee
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Өлім (Olim) | Pronunciation: O-leem
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – មរណភាព (Moronpheab) | Pronunciation: Mo-ron-pheap
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 죽음 (Jugeum) | Pronunciation: Ju-geum
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Mirin | Pronunciation: Mee-rin
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Өлүм (Ölüm) | Pronunciation: O-lum
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຕາຍ (Tai) | Pronunciation: Tai
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Nāve | Pronunciation: Na-ve
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Mirtis | Pronunciation: Mir-tis
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Doud | Pronunciation: Dode
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Смрт (Smrt) | Pronunciation: Smrt
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Kematian | Pronunciation: Ke-ma-ti-an
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Mewt | Pronunciation: Mewt
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 死亡 (Sǐwáng) | Pronunciation: See-wang
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – मृत्यू (Mrityu) | Pronunciation: Mri-tyoo
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Үхэл (Ükhel) | Pronunciation: Oo-khel
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – मृत्यु (Mrityu) | Pronunciation: Mri-tyu
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Død | Pronunciation: Dode
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – مرګ (Marg) | Pronunciation: Marg
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – مرگ (Marg) | Pronunciation: Marg
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Śmierć | Pronunciation: Shmyerch
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Morte | Pronunciation: Mor-tchi
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Moarte | Pronunciation: Mo-ar-te
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Смерть (Smert’) | Pronunciation: Smyert
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Смрт (Smrt) | Pronunciation: Smrt
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – මරණය (Maranaya) | Pronunciation: Ma-ra-na-ya
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Smrť | Pronunciation: Smert
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Smrt | Pronunciation: Smert
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Geeri | Pronunciation: Gay-ree
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Muerte | Pronunciation: Mwer-te
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Kifo | Pronunciation: Kee-fo
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Död | Pronunciation: Deud
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Марг (Marg) | Pronunciation: Marg
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – இறப்பு (Iṟappu) | Pronunciation: Ee-rap-pu
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – మరణం (Maraṇaṁ) | Pronunciation: Ma-ra-nam
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ความตาย (Khwām tāy) | Pronunciation: Kwaam taay
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Ölüm | Pronunciation: O-lum
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Смерть (Smert) | Pronunciation: Smert
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – موت (Maut) | Pronunciation: Maut
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – O’lim | Pronunciation: O’lim
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Cái chết | Pronunciation: Kay chet
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Marwolaeth | Pronunciation: Mar-wo-laith