Doctors, revered for their role in maintaining health and wellness, are known across the globe by various names, each carrying cultural significance and respect. This esteemed profession is central to every community, whether in bustling cities or remote villages. Today, we will learn how to say “doctor” in 70 different languages, emphasizing the universal importance of medical professionals.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Mjek | Pronunciation: Myek
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – طبيب (Tabeeb) | Pronunciation: Tah-beeb
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – բժիշկ (Bzhishk) | Pronunciation: Bzheeshk
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Həkim | Pronunciation: Ha-kim
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Mediku | Pronunciation: Meh-dee-koo
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Лекар (Lekar) | Pronunciation: Leh-kar
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – ডাক্তার (Daktar) | Pronunciation: Dak-tar
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Doktor | Pronunciation: Dok-tor
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Лекар (Lekar) | Pronunciation: Leh-kar
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Metge | Pronunciation: Met-jeh
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Lékař | Pronunciation: Lay-karzh
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Læge | Pronunciation: Lai-eh
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Dokter | Pronunciation: Dok-ter
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Doctor | Pronunciation: Dok-tor
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Arst | Pronunciation: Arst
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – دکتر (Doktor) | Pronunciation: Dok-tor
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Lääkäri | Pronunciation: Lah-ka-ree
- French (🇫🇷) – Médecin | Pronunciation: May-de-san
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ექიმი (Ekimi) | Pronunciation: Eh-kee-mee
- German (🇩🇪) – Arzt | Pronunciation: Ahrtst
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Γιατρός (Giatros) | Pronunciation: Yee-ah-tros
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – רופא (Rofe) | Pronunciation: Roh-feh
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – डॉक्टर (Doctor) | Pronunciation: Dok-tor
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Orvos | Pronunciation: Or-vosh
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Læknir | Pronunciation: Layk-neer
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Dokter | Pronunciation: Dok-ter
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Dochtúir | Pronunciation: Dokh-toor
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Medico | Pronunciation: Meh-dee-ko
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 医者 (Isha) | Pronunciation: Ee-sha
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Дәрігер (Däriger) | Pronunciation: Dah-ree-ger
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – វេជ្ជបណ្ឌិត (Veccabandit) | Pronunciation: Veh-cha-ban-dit
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 의사 (Uisa) | Pronunciation: Ee-sa
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Pizîşk | Pronunciation: Pee-zishk
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Дарыгер (Daryger) | Pronunciation: Dah-ree-ger
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ທ່ານຫມໍ (Thaan Mor) | Pronunciation: Than More
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Ārsts | Pronunciation: Arsts
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Gydytojas | Pronunciation: Gi-dy-to-yas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Dokter | Pronunciation: Dok-ter
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Доктор (Doktor) | Pronunciation: Dok-tor
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Doktor | Pronunciation: Dok-tor
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Tabib | Pronunciation: Tah-bib
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 医生 (Yīshēng) | Pronunciation: Yee-sheng
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – डॉक्टर (Doctor) | Pronunciation: Dok-tar
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Эмч (Emch) | Pronunciation: Emch
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – डाक्टर (Daaktar) | Pronunciation: Daak-tar
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Lege | Pronunciation: Leh-geh
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – ډاکټر (Daktar) | Pronunciation: Dak-tar
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – دکتر (Doktor) | Pronunciation: Dok-tor
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Lekarz | Pronunciation: Leh-karzh
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Médico | Pronunciation: Meh-dee-ko
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Medic | Pronunciation: Meh-dik
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Врач (Vrach) | Pronunciation: Vrach
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Доктор (Doktor) | Pronunciation: Dok-tor
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – වෛද්ය (Waidya) | Pronunciation: Vai-dya
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Doktor | Pronunciation: Dok-tor
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Zdravnik | Pronunciation: Zdra-vnik
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Dhakhtar | Pronunciation: Dak-tar
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Médico | Pronunciation: Meh-dee-ko
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Daktari | Pronunciation: Dak-ta-ree
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Läkare | Pronunciation: Lay-kah-re
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Духтур (Dukhtur) | Pronunciation: Dookh-tur
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – மருத்துவர் (Maruthuvar) | Pronunciation: Ma-ru-thu-var
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – వైద్యుడు (Vaidyudu) | Pronunciation: Vai-dyu-du
- Thai (🇹🇭) – หมอ (Mor) | Pronunciation: Mor
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Doktor | Pronunciation: Dok-tor
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Лікар (Likar) | Pronunciation: Lee-kar
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – ڈاکٹر (Doctor) | Pronunciation: Dok-tor
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Shifokor | Pronunciation: Shee-fo-kor
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Bác sĩ | Pronunciation: Bac-see
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Meddyg | Pronunciation: Med-dig