The word “hike” can refer to a walk, usually in nature, and is a term widely used by outdoor enthusiasts around the world. Just as the activity of hiking can be enjoyed in different landscapes and regions, the word for “hike” varies across different languages. Here is a fascinating list of how to say “hike” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Ecje | Pronunciation: Eh-ts-yeh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – تنزه (Tanzah) | Pronunciation: Tan-zah
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Քայլարշավ (Kaylarshav) | Pronunciation: Ky-lar-shav
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Gəzinti | Pronunciation: Geh-zin-tee
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Ibilaldi | Pronunciation: Ee-bee-lahl-dee
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Паход (Pakhod) | Pronunciation: Pah-khod
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – হাঁটা (Hãṭā) | Pronunciation: Hahn-taa
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Planinarenje | Pronunciation: Plah-nee-nah-ren-yeh
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Поход (Pohod) | Pronunciation: Poh-hod
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Excursió | Pronunciation: Eks-koor-see-oh
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Túra | Pronunciation: Too-rah
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Vandretur | Pronunciation: Vahn-dre-toor
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Wandeling | Pronunciation: Vahn-de-ling
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Hike | Pronunciation: Hike
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Matk | Pronunciation: Mahtk
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – پیادهروی (Piyade-ravi) | Pronunciation: Pee-yah-deh-rah-vee
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Vaellus | Pronunciation: Vah-eh-lus
- French (🇫🇷) – Randonnée | Pronunciation: Rahn-doh-nay
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ლაშქრობა (Lashkroba) | Pronunciation: Lash-kroh-bah
- German (🇩🇪) – Wanderung | Pronunciation: Vahn-der-ung
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Πεζοπορία (Pezoporia) | Pronunciation: Peh-zoh-po-ree-ah
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – טיול רגלי (Tiyul Ragli) | Pronunciation: Tee-yool Rah-glee
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – लंबी पैदल यात्रा (Lambi Paidal Yatra) | Pronunciation: Lahm-bee Pae-dal Yaa-tra
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Túra | Pronunciation: Too-rah
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Gönguferð | Pronunciation: Goeng-oo-ferth
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Mendaki | Pronunciation: Men-dah-kee
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Siúlóid | Pronunciation: Shoo-loid
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Escursione | Pronunciation: Es-koor-see-oh-neh
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – ハイキング (Haikingu) | Pronunciation: Hai-kin-goo
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Жорық (Zhorik) | Pronunciation: Zhoh-rik
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ដើរឡើងភ្នំ (Daer Leung Phnom) | Pronunciation: Daer Leung Pnum
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 하이킹 (Haiking) | Pronunciation: Hai-king
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Guhstina | Pronunciation: Goo-shtee-nah
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Жөө жүрүү (Joo Zhuryu) | Pronunciation: Joo Zhu-roo
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ເດີນທາງ (Deunthang) | Pronunciation: Dern-thang
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Pārgājiens | Pronunciation: Paar-gah-yiens
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Žygis | Pronunciation: Zhee-ghis
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Wanderung | Pronunciation: Vahn-der-ung
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Пешачење (Peshacheñe) | Pronunciation: Peh-shah-chen-yeh
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Mendaki | Pronunciation: Men-dah-kee
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Mixja | Pronunciation: Miks-ya
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 远足 (Yuǎnzú) | Pronunciation: Yoo-en-zoo
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – गिर्यारोहण (Giryārohaṇ) | Pronunciation: Gee-ryah-roh-han
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Явган аялал (Yavgan Ayalal) | Pronunciation: Yav-gan Ay-al-al
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – पैदल यात्रा (Paidal Yatra) | Pronunciation: Pae-dal Yaa-tra
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Fottur | Pronunciation: Foh-toor
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – د پياده مزل (Da Piada Mazal) | Pronunciation: Dah Pee-ah-dah Mah-zal
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Wędrówka | Pronunciation: Ven-droo-fka
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Caminhada | Pronunciation: Kah-mee-nyah-da
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Drumeție | Pronunciation: Droo-me-tsi-eh
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Поход (Pohod) | Pronunciation: Poh-hod
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Планинарење (Planinarenje) | Pronunciation: Plah-nee-nah-ren-yeh
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – පයනක් (Payanak) | Pronunciation: Pa-ya-nak
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Túra | Pronunciation: Too-rah
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Pohod | Pronunciation: Poh-hod
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Socodka | Pronunciation: So-chod-ka
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Excursión | Pronunciation: Eks-koor-see-ohn
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Matembelezi | Pronunciation: Mah-teh-meh-leh-zee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Vandring | Pronunciation: Vahn-dring
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Саёҳат (Sayohat) | Pronunciation: Sa-yo-hat
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – ஏறுதல் (Eerudhal) | Pronunciation: Ee-roo-thal
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – ట్రెక్కింగ్ (Trekkinku) | Pronunciation: Trek-kin-ku
- Thai (🇹🇭) – เดินเขา (Dern Kao) | Pronunciation: Dern Kao
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Yürüyüş | Pronunciation: Yoo-roo-yush
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Поход (Pokhid) | Pronunciation: Poh-kheed
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – چڑھائی (Charhai) | Pronunciation: Char-hai
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Sayohat | Pronunciation: Sa-yo-hat
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Đi bộ đường dài (Đi bộ) | Pronunciation: Dee Boh Doong Dahy
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Hike | Pronunciation: Hike
- Zulu (🇿🇦) – Ukuhamba | Pronunciation: Oo-koo-hahm-bah