A gate is an entry or exit point in a fence, wall, or enclosure, often serving as a controlled access point. The term for “gate” varies significantly across different languages and cultures. In this article, we’ll explore how the word for “gate” 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 “gate” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Portë | Pronunciation: Por-tuh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – بوابة (Bawwaba) | Pronunciation: Baw-wa-ba
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – դարպաս (Darpas) | Pronunciation: Dar-pas
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Qapı | Pronunciation: Qa-puh
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Atea | Pronunciation: Ah-teh-ah
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Варта (Varta) | Pronunciation: Var-ta
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – গেট (Geṭ) | Pronunciation: Gate
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Kapija | Pronunciation: Ka-pee-ya
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Порта (Porta) | Pronunciation: Por-ta
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Porta | Pronunciation: Por-ta
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Brána | Pronunciation: Brah-na
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Port | Pronunciation: Port
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Poort | Pronunciation: Port
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Gate | Pronunciation: Gate
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Värav | Pronunciation: Va-rahv
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – دروازه (Darvaze) | Pronunciation: Dar-va-zeh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Portti | Pronunciation: Port-tee
- French (🇫🇷) – Portail | Pronunciation: Por-tai
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – კარიბჭე (Karibche) | Pronunciation: Ka-rib-cheh
- German (🇩🇪) – Tor | Pronunciation: Tor
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Πύλη (Pýli) | Pronunciation: Pee-lee
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – שער (Sha’ar) | Pronunciation: Sha-ar
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – द्वार (Dvāra) | Pronunciation: Dvaa-rah
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Kapu | Pronunciation: Ka-poo
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Hlið | Pronunciation: Hlee-th
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Gerbang | Pronunciation: Ger-bang
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Geata | Pronunciation: Gya-ta
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Cancello | Pronunciation: Kan-che-lo
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 門 (Mon) | Pronunciation: Mohn
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Қақпа (Qaqpa) | Pronunciation: Kak-pa
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ច្រក (Chrok) | Pronunciation: Chrok
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 문 (Mun) | Pronunciation: Moon
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Derî | Pronunciation: Deh-ree
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Дарбаза (Darbaza) | Pronunciation: Dar-ba-za
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ປະຕູ (Patu) | Pronunciation: Pa-too
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Vārti | Pronunciation: Vahr-tee
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Vartai | Pronunciation: Var-tai
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Paart | Pronunciation: Part
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Врата (Vrata) | Pronunciation: Vrah-ta
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Pintu gerbang | Pronunciation: Pin-too ger-bang
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Bieb | Pronunciation: Beep
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 门 (Mén) | Pronunciation: Mun
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – प्रवेशद्वार (Pravesh-dvāra) | Pronunciation: Pra-vesh-dvaa-rah
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Хаалга (Khaalga) | Pronunciation: Hahl-gah
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – ढोका (Dhōkā) | Pronunciation: Dho-ka
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Port | Pronunciation: Port
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – دروازه (Darwaza) | Pronunciation: Dar-wa-za
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Brama | Pronunciation: Bra-ma
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Portão | Pronunciation: Por-tawn
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Poartă | Pronunciation: Po-ar-ta
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Ворота (Vorota) | Pronunciation: Va-ro-ta
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Врата (Vrata) | Pronunciation: Vra-ta
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ගේට්ටුව (Gēṭṭuva) | Pronunciation: Ge-tu-va
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Brána | Pronunciation: Brah-na
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Vrata | Pronunciation: Vrah-ta
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Albaabka | Pronunciation: Al-baab-ka
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Puerta | Pronunciation: Pwer-ta
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Lango | Pronunciation: Lan-go
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Grind | Pronunciation: Grinned
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Дарвоз (Darvoz) | Pronunciation: Dar-voz
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – கதவு (Kathavu) | Pronunciation: Ka-tha-vu
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – గేటు (Gēṭu) | Pronunciation: Gay-tu
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ประตู (Pratu) | Pronunciation: Pra-too
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Kapı | Pronunciation: Ka-puh
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Ворота (Vorota) | Pronunciation: Va-ro-ta
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – دروازہ (Darwaza) | Pronunciation: Dar-wa-za
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Darvoza | Pronunciation: Dar-vo-za
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Cổng | Pronunciation: Kohng
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Porth | Pronunciation: Porth
- Zulu (🇿🇦) – Isango | Pronunciation: Ee-sang-oh