“Drink” is a common word we use daily, whether asking someone if they would like a drink or specifying what kind of drink we prefer. The term varies significantly across different languages and provides a fascinating glimpse into the linguistic diversity around the world. Below is a list of how to say “drink” in 70 different languages, showcasing the rich variety in pronunciation and spelling from country to country.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Pi | Pronunciation: Pee
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – شرب (Sharb) | Pronunciation: Sharb
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – խմել (Khmel) | Pronunciation: Kh-mel
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – İçki | Pronunciation: Ick-ki
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Edan | Pronunciation: Eh-dan
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Піць (Pić) | Pronunciation: Peets
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – পান করা (Pān karā) | Pronunciation: Paan kara
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Piti | Pronunciation: Pee-tee
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Пие (Pie) | Pronunciation: Pee-eh
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Beure | Pronunciation: Beh-oo-reh
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Pít | Pronunciation: Peet
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Drikke | Pronunciation: Dreek-keh
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Drinken | Pronunciation: Drin-ken
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Drink | Pronunciation: Drink
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Jooma | Pronunciation: Yo-ma
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – نوشیدن (Noushidan) | Pronunciation: Noo-shee-dan
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Juoda | Pronunciation: Yuo-da
- French (🇫🇷) – Boire | Pronunciation: Bwahr
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – სვამს (Svams) | Pronunciation: Svah-ms
- German (🇩🇪) – Trinken | Pronunciation: Trink-en
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Πίνω (Píno) | Pronunciation: Pee-no
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – לשתות (Lishtot) | Pronunciation: Leesh-tote
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – पीना (Peenā) | Pronunciation: Pee-na
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Inni | Pronunciation: In-nee
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Drekk | Pronunciation: Drek
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Minum | Pronunciation: Mee-num
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Ól | Pronunciation: Ohl
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Bere | Pronunciation: Beh-reh
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 飲む (Nomu) | Pronunciation: No-moo
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Ішу (Ishu) | Pronunciation: Ee-shoo
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ផឹក (Phek) | Pronunciation: Phek
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 마시다 (Masida) | Pronunciation: Ma-shee-da
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Vekirin | Pronunciation: Veh-kee-rin
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Ичүү (Ichüü) | Pronunciation: Ee-choo
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ດື່ມ (Deum) | Pronunciation: Doum
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Dzert | Pronunciation: Dzert
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Gerti | Pronunciation: Gher-ti
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Drénken | Pronunciation: Drayn-ken
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Пиење (Pienie) | Pronunciation: Pee-en-yeh
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Minum | Pronunciation: Mee-num
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Ixrob | Pronunciation: Ee-sh-rob
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 喝 (Hē) | Pronunciation: Heh
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – पिणे (Piṇe) | Pronunciation: Pee-neh
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Уух (Uukh) | Pronunciation: Ooh-kh
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – पिउनु (Piu-nu) | Pronunciation: Pee-oo-nu
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Drikke | Pronunciation: Dreek-keh
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – څښل (Chashal) | Pronunciation: Chah-shal
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – نوشیدن (Noushidan) | Pronunciation: Noo-shee-dan
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Pić | Pronunciation: Peetch
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Beber | Pronunciation: Beh-ber
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Bea | Pronunciation: Beh-ah
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Пить (Pit’) | Pronunciation: Peet
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Пити (Piti) | Pronunciation: Pee-tee
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – බොනවා (Bonawā) | Pronunciation: Bo-na-wa
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Piť | Pronunciation: Peet
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Piti | Pronunciation: Pee-tee
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Cab | Pronunciation: Cab
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Beber | Pronunciation: Beh-ber
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Kunywa | Pronunciation: Koo-ny-wah
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Dricka | Pronunciation: Dree-ka
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Нӯшидан (Nushidan) | Pronunciation: Noo-shee-dan
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – குடிக்க (Kudikka) | Pronunciation: Koo-dik-ka
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – త్రాగు (Trāgu) | Pronunciation: Traa-goo
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ดื่ม (Dùeum) | Pronunciation: Due-um
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – İçmek | Pronunciation: Eech-mek
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Пити (Pyty) | Pronunciation: Pee-tee
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – پینا (Peenā) | Pronunciation: Pee-na
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Ichmoq | Pronunciation: Eech-mok
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Uống | Pronunciation: Oong
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Yfed | Pronunciation: Uh-ved