Kelp is a type of large, brown seaweed that grows in underwater forests in shallow oceans. The word for “kelp” varies across languages, reflecting the rich diversity of linguistic traditions worldwide. In this article, we’ll explore how the word for “kelp” 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 “kelp” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Algat deti | Pronunciation: Al-gat deh-tee
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – أعشاب بحرية (Aashaab Bahriya) | Pronunciation: Aash-aab bah-ree-yah
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Կաղամբ (Kagham) | Pronunciation: Ka-gham
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Dəniz yosunu | Pronunciation: Deh-neez yo-soo-noo
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Algak | Pronunciation: Al-gak
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Водарасці (Vodarastsi) | Pronunciation: Vo-da-rah-sti
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – সামুদ্রিক শৈবাল (Samudrik Shoibal) | Pronunciation: Sa-moo-drik shoy-bal
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Morske alge | Pronunciation: Mor-skeh al-geh
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Водорасли (Vodorásli) | Pronunciation: Vo-do-ras-lee
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Alga marina | Pronunciation: Al-ga ma-ree-na
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Chaluhy | Pronunciation: Cha-loo-hy
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Tang | Pronunciation: Tang
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Zeewier | Pronunciation: Zay-weer
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Kelp | Pronunciation: Kelp
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Pruunvetikas | Pronunciation: Pruun-ve-ti-kas
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – جلبک دریایی (Jolbak Daryayi) | Pronunciation: Jol-bak dar-ya-yi
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Rakkolevä | Pronunciation: Rak-ko-leh-vah
- French (🇫🇷) – Varech | Pronunciation: Va-rehk
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ზღვის ბალახი (Zghvis Balakhi) | Pronunciation: Zgh-vees ba-lakh-ee
- German (🇩🇪) – Seetang | Pronunciation: Zay-tang
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Φύκια (Fykia) | Pronunciation: Fee-kee-ah
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – אצות ים (Atzot Yam) | Pronunciation: A-tzot yam
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – समुद्री शैवाल (Samudri Shaival) | Pronunciation: Sa-moo-dree shai-val
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Tengeri moszat | Pronunciation: Ten-ge-ree mo-sat
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Þang | Pronunciation: Thang
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Rumput laut | Pronunciation: Room-poot lah-oot
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Feamainn | Pronunciation: Fah-min
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Alga marina | Pronunciation: Al-ga ma-ree-na
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 昆布 (Konbu) | Pronunciation: Kon-boo
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Теңіз балдыры (Teñiz baldyr) | Pronunciation: Ten-giz bal-der
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – សរសៃសមុទ្រ (Sosai Samut) | Pronunciation: So-sai sa-mut
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 다시마 (Dasima) | Pronunciation: Da-see-ma
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Kevokiya deryayî | Pronunciation: Ke-vo-ki-ya deh-rya-yee
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Деңиз өсүмдүгү (Deñiz ösümdügü) | Pronunciation: Deh-niz oe-suem-doo-gue
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ສາຍສະໝຸດ (Sai Samut) | Pronunciation: Sai sa-mut
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Jūras aļģes | Pronunciation: Yoo-ras al-jis
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Dumbliai | Pronunciation: Doom-blyai
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Mieralgen | Pronunciation: Mee-er-al-gen
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Морски алги (Morski Algi) | Pronunciation: Mor-ski al-gi
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Rumpai laut | Pronunciation: Room-pie lah-oot
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Alka tal-baħar | Pronunciation: Al-ka tal ba-har
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 海带 (Hǎidài) | Pronunciation: Hi-die
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – केल्प (Kelp) | Pronunciation: Kelp
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Замаг (Zamag) | Pronunciation: Zah-mahg
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – समुद्री शैवाल (Samudri Shaival) | Pronunciation: Sa-moo-dree shai-val
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Tang | Pronunciation: Tang
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – د بحر ونې (Da Bahar Wane) | Pronunciation: Da bah-har wa-nay
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Glony morskie | Pronunciation: Glo-nee mor-skee-eh
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Algas marinhas | Pronunciation: Al-gas ma-reen-yas
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Alge marine | Pronunciation: Al-ge ma-ree-ne
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Ламинария (Laminaria) | Pronunciation: La-mee-nah-ree-ya
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Морске алге (Morske Alge) | Pronunciation: Mor-skeh al-geh
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – මුහුදු යකඩ (Muhudu Yakada) | Pronunciation: Moo-hoo-doo ya-ka-da
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Riasy | Pronunciation: Ria-sy
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Morske alge | Pronunciation: Mor-skeh al-geh
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Algae badda | Pronunciation: Al-gae bah-da
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Algas marinas | Pronunciation: Al-gas ma-ree-nas
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mwani | Pronunciation: Mwa-nee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Tång | Pronunciation: Tong
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Баланд (Balandi) | Pronunciation: Ba-lan-dee
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – கடல் பசை (Kadal Pasai) | Pronunciation: Ka-dal pa-sai
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – సముద్రపు మొక్కలు (Samudrapu Mokkal) | Pronunciation: Sa-moo-dra-poo mok-kal
- Thai (🇹🇭) – สาหร่ายทะเล (Sār̀āy Thale) | Pronunciation: Sa-rai tha-lay
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Deniz yosunu | Pronunciation: Deh-neez yo-soo-noo
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Водорості (Vodrosti) | Pronunciation: Vo-do-ros-tee
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – سمندری گھاس (Samandari Ghaas) | Pronunciation: Sa-man-da-ree ghaas
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Suv o’ti | Pronunciation: Suv oh-tee
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Tảo bẹ | Pronunciation: Tao beh
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Llysiau môr | Pronunciation: Ll-uh-sigh-uh mor
- Yiddish (🇮🇱) – ים גראָז (Yam Graz) | Pronunciation: Yahm grahz