“Genesis” refers to the origin or mode of formation of something, and it is also known as the first book of the Bible in Christian and Jewish scriptures. Knowing how to say “genesis” in different languages can be fascinating, especially for scholars, theologians, and those interested in cultural studies. Here, we’ll explore how the term “genesis” is expressed in 70 different languages, showing the diverse linguistic adaptations of this term across the globe.
Here is a list of how to say “genesis” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Gjenezë | Pronunciation: Juh-nez-uh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – تكوين (Takween) | Pronunciation: Ta-kween
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – ծնունդ (Tsnund) | Pronunciation: Tsnund
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Yaradılış | Pronunciation: Ya-ra-də-ləsh
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Sorrera | Pronunciation: Sor-rer-a
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Стварэнне (Stvarenne) | Pronunciation: Stva-ren-neh
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – সৃষ্টি (Srishti) | Pronunciation: Sri-sh-ti
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Postanak | Pronunciation: Po-sta-nak
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Сътворение (Satvorenie) | Pronunciation: Sa-tvo-re-nie
- Catalan (🇪🇸) – Gènesi | Pronunciation: Je-neh-si
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Genesis | Pronunciation: Ge-ne-sis
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Skabelse | Pronunciation: Ska-bel-se
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Genesis | Pronunciation: Ge-ne-sis
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Genesis | Pronunciation: Jen-uh-sis
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Loomine | Pronunciation: Loo-mi-ne
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – آفرینش (Afarinesh) | Pronunciation: A-fa-reen-esh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Luominen | Pronunciation: Loo-mi-nen
- French (🇫🇷) – Genèse | Pronunciation: Zhuh-ness
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – გენეზისი (Genezi) | Pronunciation: Ge-ne-zi
- German (🇩🇪) – Genesis | Pronunciation: Ge-ne-sis
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Γένεση (Genesis) | Pronunciation: Ye-ne-si
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – בראשית (Bereshit) | Pronunciation: Be-re-sheet
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – उत्पत्ति (Utpatti) | Pronunciation: Ut-pat-ti
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Teremtés | Pronunciation: Te-rem-tes
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Upphaf | Pronunciation: Up-haf
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Kejadian | Pronunciation: Ke-ja-di-an
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Géineasas | Pronunciation: Gay-nee-sas
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Genesi | Pronunciation: Je-ne-si
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 創世記 (Sōseiki) | Pronunciation: So-se-ki
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Жаратылыс (Zharatylis) | Pronunciation: Zha-ra-ty-lis
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ការបង្កើត (Kar bongkoeut) | Pronunciation: Kar bong-kert
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 창세기 (Changsegi) | Pronunciation: Chang-se-gi
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Destpêk | Pronunciation: Dest-pek
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Түзүлүш (Tüzülüş) | Pronunciation: Tüz-ül-üsh
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ການສ້າງ (Kan sang) | Pronunciation: Kan sang
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Radīšana | Pronunciation: Ra-di-sha-na
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Sukūrimas | Pronunciation: Su-koo-ri-mas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Genesis | Pronunciation: Ge-ne-sis
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Генеза (Geneza) | Pronunciation: Ge-ne-za
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Genesis | Pronunciation: Jen-e-sis
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Ġenesi | Pronunciation: Je-ne-si
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 创世纪 (Chuàngshìjì) | Pronunciation: Chwang-shr-jee
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – उत्पत्ति (Utpatti) | Pronunciation: Ut-pat-ti
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Үүсэл (Üüsel) | Pronunciation: Üü-sel
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – सृष्टि (Srishti) | Pronunciation: Sri-sh-ti
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Skapelsen | Pronunciation: Ska-pel-sen
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – پیدایش (Paidayish) | Pronunciation: Pai-da-yish
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – آفرینش (Afarinesh) | Pronunciation: A-fa-reen-esh
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Genesis | Pronunciation: Ge-ne-sis
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Gênesis | Pronunciation: Zhe-ne-sis
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Geneza | Pronunciation: Ge-ne-za
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Генезис (Genezis) | Pronunciation: Ge-ne-zis
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Генеза (Geneza) | Pronunciation: Ge-ne-za
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – උපත්තිය (Upatthiya) | Pronunciation: U-pa-tthi-ya
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Genezis | Pronunciation: Ge-ne-zis
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Geneza | Pronunciation: Ge-ne-za
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Abuuris | Pronunciation: A-buu-ris
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Génesis | Pronunciation: He-ne-sis
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mwanzo | Pronunciation: Mwan-zo
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Genesis | Pronunciation: Yen-e-sis
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Пайдоиш (Paidoish) | Pronunciation: Pai-doysh
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – ஆதிக்காலம் (Aadhikkaalam) | Pronunciation: Aa-dhi-kaa-lam
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – సృష్టి (Srushti) | Pronunciation: Sru-sh-ti
- Thai (🇹🇭) – กำเนิด (Kamnot) | Pronunciation: Kam-not
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Yaratılış | Pronunciation: Ya-ra-tuh-luhsh
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Генеза (Heneza) | Pronunciation: He-ne-za
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – پیدائش (Pedaish) | Pronunciation: Pe-da-ish
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Yaratish | Pronunciation: Ya-ra-tish
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Sự sáng tạo | Pronunciation: Soo sang tao
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Genesis | Pronunciation: Jen-e-sis
Exploring the term “genesis” in these languages not only enhances our understanding of linguistic diversity but also deepens our appreciation of how different cultures interpret and describe the concept of beginnings and creation.