Giant, a word often associated with towering figures and monumental entities in folklore and mythology, conveys a sense of immense size and power across various cultures. Here is how to say “giant” in 70 different languages, showcasing the linguistic diversity that describes these colossal beings.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Gjigant | Pronunciation: Gee-gant
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – عملاق (Amliq) | Pronunciation: Aml-aq
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – հսկա (Huska) | Pronunciation: Hoo-ska
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Nəhəng | Pronunciation: Neh-heng
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Erraldoi | Pronunciation: Err-al-doy
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Велізар (Velizar) | Pronunciation: Veh-lee-zar
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – দৈত্য (Daitya) | Pronunciation: Doy-tya
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Div | Pronunciation: Dive
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Гигант (Gigant) | Pronunciation: Gee-gant
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Gegant | Pronunciation: Geh-gant
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Obor | Pronunciation: Oh-bor
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Kæmpe | Pronunciation: Kem-peh
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Reus | Pronunciation: Roys
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Giant | Pronunciation: Jai-ant
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Hiiglane | Pronunciation: Hee-gl-ah-neh
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – غول (Ghoul) | Pronunciation: Ghool
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Jätti | Pronunciation: Yat-ti
- French (🇫🇷) – Géant | Pronunciation: Zhay-ant
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – გიგანტი (Giganti) | Pronunciation: Gee-gan-tee
- German (🇩🇪) – Riese | Pronunciation: Ree-ze
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Γίγαντας (Gigantas) | Pronunciation: Yee-gan-tas
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – ענק (Anak) | Pronunciation: Ah-nak
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – विशाल (Vishal) | Pronunciation: Vish-aal
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Óriás | Pronunciation: Or-ee-ash
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Risa | Pronunciation: Ree-sa
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Raksasa | Pronunciation: Ruk-sa-sa
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Fathach | Pronunciation: Fah-hah
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Gigante | Pronunciation: Jee-gan-te
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 巨人 (Kyojin) | Pronunciation: Kyo-jin
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Алып (Alyp) | Pronunciation: A-lip
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – យក្ស (Yaksa) | Pronunciation: Yak-sah
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 거인 (Geo-in) | Pronunciation: Guh-een
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Mir | Pronunciation: Meer
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Жомок (Zhomok) | Pronunciation: Zho-mok
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ເຈົ້າຍາກ (Chao yak) | Pronunciation: Chow yahk
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Milzis | Pronunciation: Mil-zis
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Milžinas | Pronunciation: Mil-zhi-nas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Räis | Pronunciation: Rise
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Гигант (Gigant) | Pronunciation: Gee-gant
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Gergasi | Pronunciation: Ger-ga-see
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Ġgant | Pronunciation: Djah-nt
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 巨人 (Jùrén) | Pronunciation: Joo-ren
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – राक्षस (Rakshas) | Pronunciation: Ruck-shuss
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Асар том (Asar tom) | Pronunciation: A-sar tom
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – दैत्य (Daitya) | Pronunciation: Dai-tya
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Kjempe | Pronunciation: Yem-pe
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – غول (Ghula) | Pronunciation: Ghoo-lah
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – غول (Ghoul) | Pronunciation: Ghool
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Olbrzym | Pronunciation: Ol-bzhym
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Gigante | Pronunciation: Zhee-gan-tche
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Uriaș | Pronunciation: Oo-ree-ash
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Гигант (Gigant) | Pronunciation: Gee-gant
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Div | Pronunciation: Dive
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – යක්ෂයා (Yakshaya) | Pronunciation: Yak-shah-ya
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Obor | Pronunciation: Oh-bor
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Velikan | Pronunciation: Vel-i-kan
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Naar | Pronunciation: Na-ar
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Gigante | Pronunciation: Hee-gan-te
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Jinamizi | Pronunciation: Jee-nah-mee-zee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Jätte | Pronunciation: Yeh-tte
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Дев (Dev) | Pronunciation: Dev
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – பேய் (Pey) | Pronunciation: Pay
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – రాక్షసుడు (Rakshasudu) | Pronunciation: Rak-sha-soo-doo
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ยักษ์ (Yak) | Pronunciation: Yak
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Dev | Pronunciation: Dev
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Велетень (Veleten) | Pronunciation: Veh-le-ten
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – دیو (Deo) | Pronunciation: Deo
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Ulkan | Pronunciation: Ool-kan
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Khổng lồ | Pronunciation: Khong-lo
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Cawr | Pronunciation: Kawr