An ember, the softly glowing remains of a fire that still retains some heat long after the flames have died, holds a sense of both an ending and a lingering promise of rekindling. This concept, both simple and profound, is expressed in many languages around the world. Here, we explore how the term “ember” is articulated in 70 different languages, reflecting a universal human experience through the lens of linguistic diversity.
Here is a list of how to say “ember” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Gjëmb | Pronunciation: Jemb
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – جمرة (Jamra) | Pronunciation: Jam-rah
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Մոխիր (Mokhir) | Pronunciation: Mo-khir
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Köz | Pronunciation: Koz
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Ikatz | Pronunciation: Ee-katz
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Жарынка (Zharynka) | Pronunciation: Zha-ryn-ka
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – অঙ্গার (Angar) | Pronunciation: On-gar
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Žar | Pronunciation: Zar
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Жарава (Zharava) | Pronunciation: Zha-ra-va
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Brasa | Pronunciation: Bra-sa
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Žhavina | Pronunciation: Zha-vi-na
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Glød | Pronunciation: Gloyd
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Gloeiende kool | Pronunciation: Glue-ing kool
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Ember | Pronunciation: Em-ber
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Säde | Pronunciation: Sa-de
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – زغال اخته (Zoghal Akhteh) | Pronunciation: Zo-ghal akh-teh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kekele | Pronunciation: Ke-ke-le
- French (🇫🇷) – Braise | Pronunciation: Brayz
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ნაკვერჩხალი (Nakverchkali) | Pronunciation: Nak-ver-chka-li
- German (🇩🇪) – Glut | Pronunciation: G-loot
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Κάρβουνο (Karvouno) | Pronunciation: Kar-voo-no
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – גֶּחֶל (Geḥel) | Pronunciation: Geh-hel
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – अंगारा (Angara) | Pronunciation: An-ga-ra
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Parázs | Pronunciation: Pa-raz
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Glóð | Pronunciation: Gloth
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Bara | Pronunciation: Ba-ra
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Smólach | Pronunciation: Smo-lakh
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Brace | Pronunciation: Bra-che
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 燃えさし (Moesashi) | Pronunciation: Mo-e-sa-shi
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Көміршік (Kömirkşik) | Pronunciation: Ko-mir-shik
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – កំប៉ុងភ្លើង (Kombong pleung) | Pronunciation: Kom-bong pleung
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 잉걸불 (Inggeolbul) | Pronunciation: Ing-gol-bul
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Xas | Pronunciation: Khas
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Көйгөй (Köygöy) | Pronunciation: Koy-goy
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຢາງ (Yang) | Pronunciation: Yang
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Ugunsdzirksts | Pronunciation: U-gun-dzirk-sts
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Žarija | Pronunciation: Zha-ri-ja
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Glid | Pronunciation: Glee-d
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Жар (Zhar) | Pronunciation: Zhar
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Bara | Pronunciation: Ba-ra
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Ġieġ | Pronunciation: Jeej
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 余烬 (Yújìn) | Pronunciation: Yu-jin
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – ठिणगी (Thiṇgī) | Pronunciation: Thin-gee
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Нүүрсний нүд (Nüürsniy nüd) | Pronunciation: Nuu-rs-niy nud
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – अंगारो (Angāro) | Pronunciation: An-ga-ro
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Glør | Pronunciation: Glur
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – ګل (Gul) | Pronunciation: Gul
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – آتشینه (Atashinah) | Pronunciation: A-ta-shee-nah
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Żar | Pronunciation: Zar
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Brasa | Pronunciation: Bra-sa
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Jar | Pronunciation: Jar
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Уголек (Ugolek) | Pronunciation: U-go-lek
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Жар (Zhar) | Pronunciation: Zhar
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – අඟින්න (Anginna) | Pronunciation: An-gin-na
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Žerav | Pronunciation: Zhe-rav
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Žerjavica | Pronunciation: Zher-ya-vi-ca
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Dhuxul | Pronunciation: Dhux-ul
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Brasa | Pronunciation: Bra-sa
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Makaa | Pronunciation: Ma-kaa
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Glöd | Pronunciation: Glurd
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Ангиштпара (Angishtpara) | Pronunciation: An-gisht-pa-ra
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – நெருப்புக் கரி (Neruppu karī) | Pronunciation: Ne-ru-pu ka-ri
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – నిప్పులు (Nippulu) | Pronunciation: Nip-pu-lu
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ไฟเก่า (Fai kao) | Pronunciation: Fai kao
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Kor | Pronunciation: Kor
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Жаринка (Zharinka) | Pronunciation: Zha-rin-ka
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – انگارہ (Angarah) | Pronunciation: An-ga-rah
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Olacha | Pronunciation: O-la-cha
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Than hồng | Pronunciation: Than hong
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Gwreichion | Pronunciation: Gw-rey-chion
This list highlights the rich linguistic diversity and cultural nuances involved in describing a simple yet profound element of nature—the ember.