“Draw” is a common verb that finds use in various contexts, from art to pulling something towards oneself. It is fascinating to see how different languages around the world express this verb. Here’s how to say “draw” in 70 different languages, demonstrating the rich diversity of global linguistics.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Vizato | Pronunciation: Vee-zah-toh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – ارسم (Rasama) | Pronunciation: Rah-sahm
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Նկարել (Nkarel) | Pronunciation: Nkah-rel
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Çəkmək | Pronunciation: Chuhk-mak
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Marraztu | Pronunciation: Mar-rahs-too
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Маляваць (Malyavats) | Pronunciation: Mah-lya-vats
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – আঁকা (Aanka) | Pronunciation: Ahn-kah
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Crtati | Pronunciation: Tsr-tah-tee
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Рисувам (Risuvam) | Pronunciation: Ree-soo-vam
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Dibuixar | Pronunciation: Dee-boo-shar
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Kreslit | Pronunciation: Kres-lit
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Tegne | Pronunciation: Tey-ne
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Tekenen | Pronunciation: Teh-keh-nen
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Draw | Pronunciation: Draw
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Joonistama | Pronunciation: Yo-nis-tah-mah
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – کشیدن (Keshidan) | Pronunciation: Keh-shee-dan
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Piirtää | Pronunciation: Pee-ir-tah
- French (🇫🇷) – Dessiner | Pronunciation: Deh-see-nay
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ხატვა (Khatva) | Pronunciation: Khat-vah
- German (🇩🇪) – Zeichnen | Pronunciation: Zigh-nen
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Σχεδιάζω (Schediazo) | Pronunciation: Skeh-thee-ah-zo
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – לצייר (L’tzayer) | Pronunciation: L’tzai-yer
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – खींचना (Kheenchana) | Pronunciation: Kheen-cha-na
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Rajzol | Pronunciation: Rai-zol
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Teikna | Pronunciation: Tayk-na
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Menggambar | Pronunciation: Meng-gam-bar
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Tarraing | Pronunciation: Tar-ring
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Disegnare | Pronunciation: Dee-seh-gnah-re
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 描く (Kaku) | Pronunciation: Kah-koo
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Сызу (Syzy) | Pronunciation: Sih-zoo
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – គូរ (Kour) | Pronunciation: Koo-er
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 그리다 (Geurida) | Pronunciation: Goo-ree-dah
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Tarxîn | Pronunciation: Tar-kheen
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Тартуу (Tartuu) | Pronunciation: Tar-too
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ວາດ (Vad) | Pronunciation: Vahd
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Zīmēt | Pronunciation: Zee-met
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Piešti | Pronunciation: Pyeh-stee
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Zeechnen | Pronunciation: Zeekh-nen
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Црта (Crta) | Pronunciation: Tsr-tah
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Lukis | Pronunciation: Loo-kis
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Tpinġi | Pronunciation: Tpin-jee
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 画 (Huà) | Pronunciation: Hwah
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – काढणे (Kadhne) | Pronunciation: Kahdh-ne
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Зурах (Zurakh) | Pronunciation: Zoo-rah
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – तान्नु (Tannu) | Pronunciation: Tah-noo
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Tegne | Pronunciation: Teh-gneh
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – کشول (Kashawal) | Pronunciation: Kah-shawl
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – کشیدن (Keshidan) | Pronunciation: Keh-shee-dan
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Rysować | Pronunciation: Ris-oh-vach
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Desenhar | Pronunciation: Deh-sen-yar
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Desena | Pronunciation: Deh-seh-nah
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Рисовать (Risovat’) | Pronunciation: Ree-so-vat
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Цртати (Crtati) | Pronunciation: Tsr-tah-tee
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ඇඳීම (Aendiima) | Pronunciation: Aen-dee-mah
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Kresliť | Pronunciation: Kres-leech
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Risati | Pronunciation: Ree-sah-tee
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Sawir | Pronunciation: Sah-weer
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Dibujar | Pronunciation: Dee-boo-har
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Kuchora | Pronunciation: Koo-cho-rah
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Rita | Pronunciation: Ree-tah
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Кашидан (Kashidan) | Pronunciation: Kah-shee-dan
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – வரை (Varai) | Pronunciation: Vuh-rye
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – గీయు (Geeyu) | Pronunciation: Gee-yoo
- Thai (🇹🇭) – วาด (Wâat) | Pronunciation: Waht
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Çizmek | Pronunciation: Cheez-mek
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Малювати (Malyuvaty) | Pronunciation: Mah-lyu-vah-tee
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – کھینچنا (Khinchana) | Pronunciation: Khin-cha-na
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Chizish | Pronunciation: Chee-zish
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Vẽ | Pronunciation: Veh
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Lluniadu | Pronunciation: Lluh-nee-ah-dee