“Female” is a word that signifies gender across different species, most commonly in humans. It’s fascinating how this simple term transforms linguistically around the world. For those interested in languages, this list provides a unique insight into the diversity of expression. Here’s how to say “female” in 70 different languages, highlighted with bolded country names and emojis, and supported by pronunciations.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Femër | Pronunciation: Fem-er
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – أنثى (Unthā) | Pronunciation: Un-tha
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Իգական (Igakan) | Pronunciation: Ee-gah-kan
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Qadın | Pronunciation: Ga-din
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Emakume | Pronunciation: Eh-mah-koo-meh
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Жанчына (Zhanchyna) | Pronunciation: Zhan-chee-na
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – নারী (Nārī) | Pronunciation: Na-ree
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Žena | Pronunciation: Zhe-na
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Жена (Zhena) | Pronunciation: Zhe-na
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Dona | Pronunciation: Do-na
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Žena | Pronunciation: Zhe-na
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Kvinde | Pronunciation: Kvin-deh
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Vrouw | Pronunciation: Vrow
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Female | Pronunciation: Fee-male
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Naine | Pronunciation: Nai-ne
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – زن (Zan) | Pronunciation: Zan
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Nainen | Pronunciation: Nai-nen
- French (🇫🇷) – Femme | Pronunciation: Fem
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ქალი (K’ali) | Pronunciation: K’a-lee
- German (🇩🇪) – Frau | Pronunciation: Frow
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Γυναίκα (Gynaíka) | Pronunciation: Yee-nay-ka
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – אישה (Isha) | Pronunciation: Ee-shah
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – महिला (Mahilā) | Pronunciation: Ma-hee-laa
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Nő | Pronunciation: Nuh
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Kona | Pronunciation: Ko-na
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Wanita | Pronunciation: Wa-nee-ta
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Mná | Pronunciation: M’na
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Donna | Pronunciation: Do-nna
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 女性 (Josei) | Pronunciation: Jo-say
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Әйел (Äyel) | Pronunciation: Ai-yel
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ស្រី (Srei) | Pronunciation: S-ray
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 여성 (Yeoseong) | Pronunciation: Yuh-sung
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Jin | Pronunciation: Jin
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Аял (Ayal) | Pronunciation: A-yal
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຍິງ (Nyĭng) | Pronunciation: Ying
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Sieviete | Pronunciation: See-vi-eh-te
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Moteris | Pronunciation: Mo-te-ris
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Fra | Pronunciation: Fra
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Жена (Z̆ena) | Pronunciation: Zhe-na
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Wanita | Pronunciation: Wa-nee-ta
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Mara | Pronunciation: Ma-ra
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 女性 (Nǚxìng) | Pronunciation: New-shing
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – स्त्री (Strī) | Pronunciation: Sthree
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Эмэгтэй (Emegtei) | Pronunciation: E-meg-tei
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – महिला (Mahilā) | Pronunciation: Ma-hee-laa
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Kvinne | Pronunciation: Kvin-neh
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – ښځه (X̌ča) | Pronunciation: Sh-cha
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – زن (Zan) | Pronunciation: Zan
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Kobieta | Pronunciation: Ko-byeh-ta
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Mulher | Pronunciation: Moo-lyer
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Femeie | Pronunciation: Fe-may-ie
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Женщина (Zhenshchina) | Pronunciation: Zhen-shchee-na
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Жена (Žena) | Pronunciation: Zhe-na
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – කාන්තාව (Kāntāva) | Pronunciation: Kan-tha-va
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Žena | Pronunciation: Zhe-na
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Ženska | Pronunciation: Zhen-ska
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Haweeney | Pronunciation: Ha-ween-ey
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Mujer | Pronunciation: Moo-her
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mwanamke | Pronunciation: Mwa-na-mkeh
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Kvinna | Pronunciation: Kvin-na
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Зан (Zan) | Pronunciation: Zan
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – பெண் (Peṇ) | Pronunciation: Pen
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – స్త్రీ (Strī) | Pronunciation: Sthree
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ผู้หญิง (Phū̂ yĭng) | Pronunciation: Poo ying
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Kadın | Pronunciation: Ka-din
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Жінка (Zhinка) | Pronunciation: Zheen-ka
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – عورت (Aurat) | Pronunciation: Ow-rut
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Ayol | Pronunciation: A-yol
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Phụ nữ | Pronunciation: Foo noo
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Benyw