The term “flu,” short for influenza, refers to a highly contagious viral infection that affects the respiratory tract. Understanding how to say “flu” in different languages can be especially useful in healthcare settings, when traveling, or during global health discussions. Here, we’ll learn how to express the word “flu” in 70 different languages, illustrating the vast linguistic diversity across the globe.
Here is a list of how to say “flu” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Gripe | Pronunciation: Gree-pe
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – إنفلونزا (Influenza) | Pronunciation: In-floo-en-za
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Գրիպ (Grip) | Pronunciation: Grip
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Qrip | Pronunciation: G-rip
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Gripe | Pronunciation: Gree-pe
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Грып (Gryp) | Pronunciation: Grip
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – ইনফ্লুয়েঞ্জা (Inphluyenja) | Pronunciation: In-flu-en-ja
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Gripa | Pronunciation: Gree-pa
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Грип (Grip) | Pronunciation: Grip
- Catalan (🇪🇸) – Grip | Pronunciation: Gripp
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Chřipka | Pronunciation: Hrrip-ka
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Influenza | Pronunciation: In-flu-en-za
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Griep | Pronunciation: Gree-p
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Flu | Pronunciation: Fl-oo
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Gripp | Pronunciation: Gripp
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – آنفلوآنزا (Anfluansa) | Pronunciation: An-flu-an-za
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Influenssa | Pronunciation: In-flu-en-ssa
- French (🇫🇷) – Grippe | Pronunciation: Gripp
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – გრიპი (Grip’i) | Pronunciation: Gri-pee
- German (🇩🇪) – Grippe | Pronunciation: Gripp-eh
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Γρίπη (Gripi) | Pronunciation: Gree-pee
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – שפעת (Shapa’at) | Pronunciation: Sha-fa-at
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – फ्लू (Flu) | Pronunciation: Flu
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Influenza | Pronunciation: In-flu-en-za
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Flensa | Pronunciation: Flen-sa
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Flu | Pronunciation: Flu
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Fliú | Pronunciation: Flee-oo
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Influenza | Pronunciation: In-flu-en-za
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – インフルエンザ (Infuruenza) | Pronunciation: In-fu-ru-en-za
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Тұмау (Tumau) | Pronunciation: Too-mow
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ជំងឺផ្ដាសាយ (Chomngi Pdasaay) | Pronunciation: Chom-gee P-da-say
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 독감 (Dokgam) | Pronunciation: Dok-gam
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Girip | Pronunciation: G-rip
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Тумоо (Tumoo) | Pronunciation: Too-mo-o
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ພະຍາດອາກາດ (Pha Nyad Akad) | Pronunciation: Pa-nyad-a-kad
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Gripa | Pronunciation: Gree-pa
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Gripas | Pronunciation: G-ree-pas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Gripp | Pronunciation: Gripp
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Грип (Grip) | Pronunciation: Grip
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Selesema | Pronunciation: Se-le-se-ma
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Influwenza | Pronunciation: In-flu-en-za
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 流感 (Liúgǎn) | Pronunciation: Lyoo-gan
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – इन्फ्लुएंजा (Inphluenja) | Pronunciation: In-flu-en-ja
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Ханиад (Khaniad) | Pronunciation: Ha-nee-ad
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – फ्लू (Flu) | Pronunciation: Flu
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Influensa | Pronunciation: In-flu-en-sa
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – انفلونزا (Influenza) | Pronunciation: In-floo-en-za
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – آنفلوانزا (Anfluansa) | Pronunciation: An-flu-an-za
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Grypa | Pronunciation: Gri-pa
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Gripe | Pronunciation: Gree-pe
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Gripă | Pronunciation: G-ree-pa
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Грипп (Gripp) | Pronunciation: Gripp
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Грип (Grip) | Pronunciation: Grip
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ඉන්ෆ්ලුවන්සා (Influvansa) | Pronunciation: In-flu-van-sa
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Chrípka | Pronunciation: Hrip-ka
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Gripa | Pronunciation: Gree-pa
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Hargab | Pronunciation: Har-gab
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Gripe | Pronunciation: Gree-pe
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mafua | Pronunciation: Ma-foo-a
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Influensa | Pronunciation: In-flu-en-sa
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Зуком (Zukom) | Pronunciation: Zoo-kom
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – காய்ச்சல் (Kaichal) | Pronunciation: Kai-chal
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – ఫ్లూ (Flū) | Pronunciation: F-loo
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ไข้หวัดใหญ่ (Khai wat yai) | Pronunciation: Khai wat yai
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Grip | Pronunciation: Gree-p
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Грип (Hryp) | Pronunciation: Hrip
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – فلو (Flu) | Pronunciation: Fl-oo
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Shumkash | Pronunciation: Shum-kash
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Cúm | Pronunciation: Koom
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Ffliw | Pronunciation: Fflee-oo
Knowing how to say “flu” in these languages is not just an exercise in vocabulary but also a practical resource for international communication, particularly in global health contexts.