A garland is a decorative wreath or cord, often made of flowers, leaves, or other materials, that is hung or worn for festive occasions. The term for “garland” varies significantly across different languages and cultures, adding to its universal charm. In this article, we’ll explore how the word for “garland” is expressed in 70 different languages from around the world, from the most commonly spoken languages to some of the lesser-known ones.
Here is a list of how to say “garland” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Kurorë | Pronunciation: Ku-roh-re
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – إكليل (Iklil) | Pronunciation: Ick-leel
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – պսակ (Psak) | Pronunciation: Psak
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Çələng | Pronunciation: Che-leng
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Guirnalda | Pronunciation: Geer-nal-da
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Гірлянда (Hirlyanda) | Pronunciation: Heerl-yanda
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – মালা (Mālā) | Pronunciation: Ma-la
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Vijenac | Pronunciation: Vee-yeh-nats
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Венец (Venets) | Pronunciation: Ve-nets
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Garlanda | Pronunciation: Gar-lan-da
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Girlanda | Pronunciation: Geer-lan-da
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Guirlande | Pronunciation: Geer-lan-deh
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Slinger | Pronunciation: Sling-er
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Garland | Pronunciation: Gar-land
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Vanik | Pronunciation: Va-nik
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – تاج گل (Tāj-e gol) | Pronunciation: Taj-e-gol
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Seppele | Pronunciation: Sep-peh-leh
- French (🇫🇷) – Guirlande | Pronunciation: Geer-lan-de
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – გვირგვინი (Gvirgvin) | Pronunciation: Gvir-gveen
- German (🇩🇪) – Girlande | Pronunciation: Geer-lan-de
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Γιρλάντα (Girlanda) | Pronunciation: Yeer-lan-da
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – זר (Zer) | Pronunciation: Zer
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – माला (Mālā) | Pronunciation: Ma-la
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Girland | Pronunciation: Geer-land
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Blómsveigur | Pronunciation: Blohms-vay-gur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Kalung bunga | Pronunciation: Kah-lung boo-ngah
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Cuach | Pronunciation: Koo-ahk
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Ghirlanda | Pronunciation: Geer-lan-da
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 花輪 (Hanawa) | Pronunciation: Ha-na-wa
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Гүлтәж (Gültäj) | Pronunciation: Gool-tazh
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ផងដៃផ្កា (Phăng dai phka) | Pronunciation: Pong-dai-pka
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 화환 (Hwahan) | Pronunciation: Hwa-han
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – گێز (Gez) | Pronunciation: Gez
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Гүлчамбар (Gülchambar) | Pronunciation: Gool-cham-bar
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ພວງດອກໄມ້ (Phuang dok mai) | Pronunciation: Phuang dok mai
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Vainags | Pronunciation: Vai-nags
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Vainikas | Pronunciation: Vai-nee-kas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Kroun | Pronunciation: Kroon
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Венец (Venec) | Pronunciation: Ve-nets
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Kalungan | Pronunciation: Ka-loong-an
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Kuruna | Pronunciation: Ku-ru-na
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 花环 (Huāhuán) | Pronunciation: Hwah-hwan
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – हार (Hār) | Pronunciation: Har
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Цэцгэн титэм (Tsetsgiin titem) | Pronunciation: Tsetsgiin ti-tem
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – माला (Mālā) | Pronunciation: Ma-la
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Krans | Pronunciation: Krans
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – ګلپوش (Gulposh) | Pronunciation: Gul-posh
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Wieniec | Pronunciation: Vee-en-yets
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Guirlanda | Pronunciation: Geer-lan-da
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Ghirlandă | Pronunciation: Geer-lan-da
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Венок (Venok) | Pronunciation: Ve-nok
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Венац (Venac) | Pronunciation: Ve-nats
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – මාල (Māla) | Pronunciation: Ma-la
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Veniec | Pronunciation: Ve-neets
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Venec | Pronunciation: Ve-nets
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Garoog | Pronunciation: Ga-roog
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Guirnalda | Pronunciation: Geer-nal-da
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Ushanga | Pronunciation: Oo-shan-ga
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Krans | Pronunciation: Krans
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Гулчанбар (Gulchanbar) | Pronunciation: Gool-chan-bar
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – மாலை (Mālai) | Pronunciation: Ma-lai
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – తాళం (Tālam) | Pronunciation: Ta-lam
- Thai (🇹🇭) – พวงมาลัย (Phuang malai) | Pronunciation: Phuang ma-lai
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Çelenk | Pronunciation: Che-lenk
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Гірлянда (Hirlyanda) | Pronunciation: Heer-lyan-da
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – مالا (Mala) | Pronunciation: Ma-la
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Gulchambar | Pronunciation: Gool-cham-bar
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Vòng hoa | Pronunciation: Vong hwa
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Torch | Pronunciation: Tor-ch
- Zulu (🇿🇦) – Umhlobiso | Pronunciation: Um-hlo-bi-so