“Flood” is a term describing a large overflow of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land. As a natural disaster, understanding this term in various languages can be vital for travel, safety, and communication in diverse regions. Here, we’ll discover how to say “flood” in 70 different languages around the world, illustrating the linguistic richness across the globe.
Here is a list of how to say “flood” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Përmbytje | Pronunciation: Purm-byt-ye
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – فيضان (Faydaan) | Pronunciation: Fay-dan
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – հեղեղ (Heġeġ) | Pronunciation: Heg-hegh
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Daşqın | Pronunciation: Dash-kin
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Uholde | Pronunciation: Oo-hol-de
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Паводак (Pavodak) | Pronunciation: Pa-vo-dak
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – বন্যা (Bonya) | Pronunciation: Bon-ya
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Poplava | Pronunciation: Po-pla-va
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Наводнение (Navodnenie) | Pronunciation: Na-vod-ne-nie
- Catalan (🇪🇸) – Inundació | Pronunciation: Ee-nun-da-see-oh
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Povodeň | Pronunciation: Po-vo-den
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Oversvømmelse | Pronunciation: Over-svum-el-se
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Overstroming | Pronunciation: Over-strom-ing
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Flood | Pronunciation: Fluhd
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Üleujutus | Pronunciation: Yule-oo-yoo-tus
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – سیل (Seil) | Pronunciation: Seel
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Tulva | Pronunciation: Tool-va
- French (🇫🇷) – Inondation | Pronunciation: Ee-non-da-tion
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – დიდი წყალი (Didi ts’qali) | Pronunciation: Dee-dee ts’-ka-li
- German (🇩🇪) – Überschwemmung | Pronunciation: Uber-shvem-mung
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Πλημμύρα (Plimmyra) | Pronunciation: Plee-my-ra
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – שיטפון (Shitafon) | Pronunciation: Shee-ta-fon
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – बाढ़ (Baadh) | Pronunciation: Bah-dh
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Árvíz | Pronunciation: Ar-veez
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Flóð | Pronunciation: Floth
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Banjir | Pronunciation: Ban-jir
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Tuile | Pronunciation: Tui-le
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Alluvione | Pronunciation: Al-lu-vi-o-ne
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 洪水 (Kōzui) | Pronunciation: Koh-zoo-ee
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Су тасқыны (Su tasqyny) | Pronunciation: Soo tas-ky-nee
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ទឹកជំនន់ (Tek jomnon) | Pronunciation: Tek jom-non
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 홍수 (Hong-su) | Pronunciation: Hong-soo
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Lîstik | Pronunciation: Lee-stik
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Сел (Sel) | Pronunciation: Sel
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ນ້ຳຖ້ວມ (Nam thom) | Pronunciation: Nam tom
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Plūdos | Pronunciation: Ploo-dos
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Potvynis | Pronunciation: Pot-vy-nis
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Iwwerschwemmung | Pronunciation: Ee-ver-shvem-mung
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Поплава (Poplava) | Pronunciation: Po-pla-va
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Banjir | Pronunciation: Ban-jir
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Għargħar | Pronunciation: Ahr-ghar
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 洪水 (Hóngshuǐ) | Pronunciation: Hong-shway
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – पूर (Poor) | Pronunciation: Poor
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Үер (Üer) | Pronunciation: U-er
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – बाढी (Baadhi) | Pronunciation: Baad-hee
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Flom | Pronunciation: Flom
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – سېلاو (Sailaw) | Pronunciation: Sai-law
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – سیل (Seil) | Pronunciation: Seel
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Powódź | Pronunciation: Po-vooj
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Inundação | Pronunciation: Ee-nun-da-sao
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Inundație | Pronunciation: Ee-nun-da-tsee
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Наводнение (Navodnenie) | Pronunciation: Na-vod-ne-nie
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Поплава (Poplava) | Pronunciation: Po-pla-va
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ගංවතුර (Gangwatura) | Pronunciation: Gang-wa-too-ra
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Záplava | Pronunciation: Za-pla-va
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Poplava | Pronunciation: Po-pla-va
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Fatahaad | Pronunciation: Fa-ta-haad
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Inundación | Pronunciation: Ee-nun-da-thee-on
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mafuriko | Pronunciation: Ma-fu-ree-ko
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Översvämning | Pronunciation: Er-ver-svem-ning
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Сел (Sel) | Pronunciation: Sel
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – வெள்ளம் (Vellam) | Pronunciation: Veh-lam
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – వరద (Varada) | Pronunciation: Va-ra-da
- Thai (🇹🇭) – น้ำท่วม (Nam tuam) | Pronunciation: Nam tuam
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Sel | Pronunciation: Sel
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Повінь (Povin’) | Pronunciation: Po-veen
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – سیلاب (Sailaab) | Pronunciation: Sai-laab
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Toʻfon | Pronunciation: To-phon
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Lũ lụt | Pronunciation: Loo loot
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Llifogydd | Pronunciation: Llif-og-idd
Learning how to say “flood” in multiple languages enhances not just our vocabulary but also our understanding of global cultures, especially in preparing for or responding to natural disasters.