Welcoming guests is a universal gesture of hospitality found in every culture around the world. Each language has its unique way of addressing and referring to a guest, reflecting the customs and respect given to visitors. In this article, we’ll explore how to say “guest” in 70 different languages, offering a glimpse into the global tradition of hospitality.
Here is how to say “guest” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Mysafir | Pronunciation: Mee-sa-feer
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – ضيف (Dayf) | Pronunciation: Da-yef
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Հյուր (Hyur) | Pronunciation: H-yoor
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Qonaq | Pronunciation: Go-nak
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Gonbidatu | Pronunciation: Gon-bee-da-too
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Госць (Hosts’) | Pronunciation: Gosts
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – অতিথি (Atithi) | Pronunciation: A-ti-thi
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Gost | Pronunciation: Gost
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Гост (Gost) | Pronunciation: Gost
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Convidat | Pronunciation: Kon-vee-dat
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Host | Pronunciation: Hohst
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Gæst | Pronunciation: Guest
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Gast | Pronunciation: Ghast
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Guest | Pronunciation: Guest
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Külaline | Pronunciation: Koo-ya-li-ne
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – مهمان (Mehman) | Pronunciation: Meh-maan
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Vieras | Pronunciation: Vee-ras
- French (🇫🇷) – Invité | Pronunciation: An-vee-tay
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – სტუმარი (Stumari) | Pronunciation: Stoo-ma-ree
- German (🇩🇪) – Gast | Pronunciation: Gast
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Επισκέπτης (Episkeptis) | Pronunciation: E-pi-skep-tis
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – אורח (Ore’ach) | Pronunciation: O-re-ach
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – अतिथि (Atithi) | Pronunciation: A-ti-thee
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Vendég | Pronunciation: Ven-deg
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Gestur | Pronunciation: Ges-tur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Tamu | Pronunciation: Tah-moo
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Aoi | Pronunciation: Ee
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Ospite | Pronunciation: Os-pee-te
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – ゲスト (Gesuto) | Pronunciation: Ge-su-to
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Қонақ (Qonaq) | Pronunciation: Ko-nak
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ភ្ញៀវ (Phnhiĕv) | Pronunciation: P’nee-ev
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 손님 (Son-nim) | Pronunciation: So-nim
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Mêvan | Pronunciation: Meh-van
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Конок (Konok) | Pronunciation: Ko-nok
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ເຊົ້າຊານ (Khon khon) | Pronunciation: Kho-khon
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Viesis | Pronunciation: Vee-sis
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Svečias | Pronunciation: Sve-chyas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Gaascht | Pronunciation: Gaasht
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Гост (Gost) | Pronunciation: Gost
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Tetamu | Pronunciation: Teh-ta-moo
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Mistieden | Pronunciation: Mis-tee-den
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 客人 (Kèrén) | Pronunciation: Keh-ren
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – पाहुणा (Pāhūnā) | Pronunciation: Pah-hoo-na
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Зочин (Zochin) | Pronunciation: Zo-chin
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – अतिथि (Atithi) | Pronunciation: A-ti-thi
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Gjest | Pronunciation: Yest
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – میلمه (Melma) | Pronunciation: Meel-mah
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – مهمان (Mehman) | Pronunciation: Meh-maan
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Gość | Pronunciation: Goshch
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Convidado | Pronunciation: Kon-vee-da-do
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Oaspete | Pronunciation: O-as-pe-te
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Гость (Gost’) | Pronunciation: Gohst
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Гост (Gost) | Pronunciation: Gost
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – අමුත්තා (Amuththā) | Pronunciation: Ah-moo-tha
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Hosť | Pronunciation: Host
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Gost | Pronunciation: Gost
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Marti | Pronunciation: Mar-tee
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Invitado | Pronunciation: In-vee-ta-do
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mgeni | Pronunciation: M-ge-nee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Gäst | Pronunciation: Yest
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Меҳмон (Mehmon) | Pronunciation: Meh-mon
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – விருந்தினர் (Virundhinar) | Pronunciation: Vee-roon-thee-nar
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – అతిథి (Atithi) | Pronunciation: A-ti-thi
- Thai (🇹🇭) – แขก (Khaek) | Pronunciation: Kha-ek
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Misafir | Pronunciation: Mee-sa-feer
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Гість (Hist’) | Pronunciation: Heest
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – مہمان (Mehmaan) | Pronunciation: Meh-maan
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Mehmon | Pronunciation: Meh-mon
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Khách | Pronunciation: Khahk
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Gwestai | Pronunciation: Gwes-tai