Jazz is a genre of music that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The word for “jazz” varies across languages, reflecting the rich diversity of linguistic traditions worldwide. In this article, we’ll explore how the word for “jazz” is expressed in different languages around the world, from the most commonly spoken languages to some of the lesser-known ones.
Here is a list of how to say “jazz” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Xhaz | Pronunciation: Jahz
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – جاز (Jazz) | Pronunciation: Jaz
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Ջազ (Jazz) | Pronunciation: Jahz
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Caz | Pronunciation: Jahz
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Джаз (Dzjaz) | Pronunciation: Dzjaz
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – জ্যাজ (Jyaj) | Pronunciation: Jyaj
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Džez | Pronunciation: Jhehz
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Джаз (Dzhaz) | Pronunciation: Jhaz
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Yahz
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Yahz
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – جاز (Jazz) | Pronunciation: Jaz
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- French (🇫🇷) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ჯაზი (Jazi) | Pronunciation: Jah-zi
- German (🇩🇪) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Yahz
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Τζαζ (Tzaz) | Pronunciation: Tzahz
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – ג’אז (Jazz) | Pronunciation: Jaz
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – जैज़ (Jaiz) | Pronunciation: Jaiz
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Dzsessz | Pronunciation: Jes
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Djass | Pronunciation: Dyass
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Snagcheol | Pronunciation: Snag-khyol
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – ジャズ (Jazu) | Pronunciation: Jah-zoo
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Джаз (Dzhaz) | Pronunciation: Jhaz
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ជាស (Cheas) | Pronunciation: Chee-ehs
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 재즈 (Jaejeu) | Pronunciation: Jae-joo
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Caz | Pronunciation: Jahz
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Джаз (Dzhaz) | Pronunciation: Jhaz
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ດົນຕີແຈັສ (Don Ti Jaes) | Pronunciation: Don Tee Jaes
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Džezs | Pronunciation: Jhez
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Džiazas | Pronunciation: Jhaz-ahs
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Џез (Džez) | Pronunciation: Jhez
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 爵士 (Juéshì) | Pronunciation: Jweh-shih
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – जॅझ (Jæzz) | Pronunciation: Jæzz
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Жаз (Jaz) | Pronunciation: Jahz
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – ज्याज (Jyāj) | Pronunciation: Jyāj
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Yahz
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – جاز (Jazz) | Pronunciation: Jaz
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Yaz
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Джаз (Dzhaz) | Pronunciation: Jhaz
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Џез (Džez) | Pronunciation: Jhez
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ජැස් (Jæs) | Pronunciation: Jæs
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Yahz
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Ҷаз (Chaz) | Pronunciation: Chaz
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – ஜாஸ் (Jās) | Pronunciation: Jās
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – జాజ్ (Jāj) | Pronunciation: Jāj
- Thai (🇹🇭) – แจ๊ส (Jæ̂s) | Pronunciation: Jæ̂s
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Caz | Pronunciation: Jahz
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Джаз (Dzhaz) | Pronunciation: Jhaz
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – جاز (Jazz) | Pronunciation: Jaz
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Nhạc Jazz | Pronunciation: Nhạc Jazz
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Jazz | Pronunciation: Jazz
- Yiddish (🇮🇱) – דזשאז (Dzjaz) | Pronunciation: Dzjaz