How to Say Duel in 70 Different Languages

“Duel” is a term with roots deep in history, commonly referring to a contest between two individuals, typically using weapons, to settle a point of honor. The concept of a duel has been romanticized in literature and film, echoing through languages around the world. Understanding how to say “duel” in various languages can provide cultural insight into how different societies view honor, conflict, and resolution. In this article, we explore the term “duel” across a spectrum of languages, from the most widely spoken to some lesser-known tongues.

Here is how to say “duel” in 70 different languages:

  1. Albanian (🇦🇱) – Dyll | Pronunciation: Dill
  2. Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – مبارزة (Mubaraza) | Pronunciation: Moo-ba-ra-za
  3. Armenian (🇦🇲) – զորամարտ (Zoramart) | Pronunciation: Zoh-rah-mart
  4. Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Düel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  5. Basque (🇪🇸) – Dueloa | Pronunciation: Dwe-lo-a
  6. Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Дуэль (Duel’) | Pronunciation: Doo-el’
  7. Bengali (🇧🇩) – দ্বন্দ্বযুদ্ধ (Dbandwajuddho) | Pronunciation: Dbon-dwa-jud-dho
  8. Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Dvoboj | Pronunciation: Dvo-boy
  9. Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Дуел (Duel) | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  10. Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  11. Czech (🇨🇿) – Souboj | Pronunciation: Soo-boi
  12. Danish (🇩🇰) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  13. Dutch (🇳🇱) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  14. English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  15. Estonian (🇪🇪) – Duell | Pronunciation: Doo-ell
  16. Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – دوئل (Do’el) | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  17. Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kaksintaistelu | Pronunciation: Kak-sin-tai-steh-loo
  18. French (🇫🇷) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  19. Georgian (🇬🇪) – დუელი (Dueli) | Pronunciation: Doo-eh-lee
  20. German (🇩🇪) – Duell | Pronunciation: Doo-ell
  21. Greek (🇬🇷) – Μονομαχία (Monomachia) | Pronunciation: Mo-no-ma-hee-a
  22. Hebrew (🇮🇱) – דו-קרב (Du-Krav) | Pronunciation: Doo-krav
  23. Hindi (🇮🇳) – द्वंद्व (Dvandva) | Pronunciation: Dvun-dva
  24. Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Párbaj | Pronunciation: Par-bai
  25. Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Einvígi | Pronunciation: Ayn-vee-ghee
  26. Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  27. Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Comhrac | Pronunciation: Kor-rak
  28. Italian (🇮🇹) – Duello | Pronunciation: Dwel-lo
  29. Japanese (🇯🇵) – 決闘 (Kettou) | Pronunciation: Keh-toh
  30. Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Дуэль (Duel’) | Pronunciation: Doo-el’
  31. Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ប្រកួតប្រជែង (Prakot Pracheng) | Pronunciation: Pra-kot Pra-cheng
  32. Korean (🇰🇷) – 결투 (Gyeoltu) | Pronunciation: Gyeol-too
  33. Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  34. Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Дуэль (Duel’) | Pronunciation: Doo-el’
  35. Lao (🇱🇦) – ສົນທະນາ (Son Thana) | Pronunciation: Son tha-na
  36. Latvian (🇱🇻) – Duelis | Pronunciation: Doo-eh-lis
  37. Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Duelis | Pronunciation: Doo-eh-lis
  38. Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Duell | Pronunciation: Doo-ell
  39. Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Дуел (Duel) | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  40. Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  41. Maltese (🇲🇹) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  42. Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 决斗 (Juédòu) | Pronunciation: Jweh-doh
  43. Marathi (🇮🇳) – द्वंद्वयुद्ध (Dvandvayuddha) | Pronunciation: Dvan-dva-yud-dha
  44. Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Тулаан (Tulaan) | Pronunciation: Too-lan
  45. Nepali (🇳🇵) – द्वन्द्व (Dvandva) | Pronunciation: Dvan-dva
  46. Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Duell | Pronunciation: Doo-ell
  47. Pashto (🇦🇫) – دوه اړخیزه جګړه (Dwa arkhiza jangra) | Pronunciation: Dwa ar-khee-za jang-ra
  48. Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – مبارزه (Mobarezeh) | Pronunciation: Mo-bar-e-ze
  49. Polish (🇵🇱) – Pojedynek | Pronunciation: Po-yed-nyek
  50. Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Duelo | Pronunciation: Doo-eh-lo
  51. Romanian (🇷🇴) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  52. Russian (🇷🇺) – Дуэль (Duel’) | Pronunciation: Doo-el’
  53. Serbian (🇷🇸) – Дуел (Duel) | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  54. Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ද්වන්ද්වයුද්ධය (Dvandvayuddhaya) | Pronunciation: Dvan-dva-yud-dha-ya
  55. Slovak (🇸🇰) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  56. Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Dvoboj | Pronunciation: Dvo-boy
  57. Somali (🇸🇴) – Dagaal | Pronunciation: Da-gaal
  58. Spanish (🇪🇸) – Duelo | Pronunciation: Doo-eh-lo
  59. Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Pambano | Pronunciation: Pam-ba-no
  60. Swedish (🇸🇪) – Duell | Pronunciation: Doo-ell
  61. Tajik (🇹🇯) – Дуэл (Duel) | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  62. Tamil (🇮🇳) – இருதலைமுறை (Iruthalaimurai) | Pronunciation: I-ru-tha-lai-mu-rai
  63. Telugu (🇮🇳) – పోటీ (Potee) | Pronunciation: Po-tee
  64. Thai (🇹🇭) – การดวล (Kan Duan) | Pronunciation: Kan dwan
  65. Turkish (🇹🇷) – Düello | Pronunciation: Due-yo
  66. Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Дуель (Duel’) | Pronunciation: Doo-el’
  67. Urdu (🇵🇰) – مقابلہ (Muqabla) | Pronunciation: Moo-qab-la
  68. Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
  69. Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Tranh đấu | Pronunciation: Tran daow
  70. Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Dwyell | Pronunciation: Dw-ell