Here is a list of how to say “life” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Jetë | Pronunciation: Yeh-tuh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – حياة (Hayat) | Pronunciation: Ha-yat
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Կյանք (Kyank) | Pronunciation: Kyangk
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Həyat | Pronunciation: Hay-yat
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Bizitza | Pronunciation: Bee-zitz-ah
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Жыццё (Zhyttsyo) | Pronunciation: Zhytts-yo
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – জীবন (Jibon) | Pronunciation: Jee-bon
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Život | Pronunciation: Zhee-vot
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Живот (Zhivot) | Pronunciation: Zhee-vot
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Vida | Pronunciation: Vee-da
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Život | Pronunciation: Zhee-vot
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Liv | Pronunciation: Leev
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Leven | Pronunciation: Lay-ven
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Life | Pronunciation: Life
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Elu | Pronunciation: Eh-loo
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – زندگی (Zendegi) | Pronunciation: Zen-deh-gee
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Elämä | Pronunciation: Eh-lah-mah
- French (🇫🇷) – Vie | Pronunciation: Vee
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – სიცოცხლე (Sitsotskhle) | Pronunciation: Sit-sots-khle
- German (🇩🇪) – Leben | Pronunciation: Lay-ben
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Ζωή (Zoi) | Pronunciation: Zo-ee
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – חיים (Chaim) | Pronunciation: Kha-eem
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – जीवन (Jeevan) | Pronunciation: Jee-vun
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Élet | Pronunciation: Ay-let
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Líf | Pronunciation: Leef
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Hidup | Pronunciation: Hee-doop
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Saol | Pronunciation: Say-ol
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Vita | Pronunciation: Vee-ta
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 生命 (Seimei) | Pronunciation: Say-may
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Өмір (Ömir) | Pronunciation: Uh-meer
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ជីវិត (Cheevit) | Pronunciation: Chee-vit
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 삶 (Salm) | Pronunciation: Sahm
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Jiyan | Pronunciation: Jee-yan
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Өмүр (Ömür) | Pronunciation: Uh-mur
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຊີວິດ (Siwit) | Pronunciation: See-wit
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Dzīve | Pronunciation: Dzee-veh
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Gyvenimas | Pronunciation: Gee-veh-nee-mas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Liewen | Pronunciation: Lee-ven
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Живот (Zhivot) | Pronunciation: Zhee-vot
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Kehidupan | Pronunciation: Keh-hee-doo-pan
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Ħajja | Pronunciation: Hah-yah
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 生活 (Shēnghuó) | Pronunciation: Shung-hwoh
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – जीवन (Jeevan) | Pronunciation: Jee-vun
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Амьдрал (Am’dral) | Pronunciation: Am-dral
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – जीवन (Jeevan) | Pronunciation: Jee-vun
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Liv | Pronunciation: Leev
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – ژوند (Zwand) | Pronunciation: Zwund
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – زندگی (Zendegi) | Pronunciation: Zen-de-gee
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Życie | Pronunciation: Zhih-chye
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Vida | Pronunciation: Vee-da
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Viață | Pronunciation: Vee-ah-tseh
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Жизнь (Zhizn’) | Pronunciation: Zheezn
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Живот (Zhivot) | Pronunciation: Zhee-vot
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ජීවිතය (Jeevitaya) | Pronunciation: Jee-vi-ta-ya
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Život | Pronunciation: Zhee-vot
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Življenje | Pronunciation: Zheev-lyeh-nye
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Nolosha | Pronunciation: No-lo-sha
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Vida | Pronunciation: Vee-da
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Maisha | Pronunciation: Ma-ee-sha
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Liv | Pronunciation: Leev
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Ҳаёт (Hayot) | Pronunciation: Ha-yot
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – வாழ்வு (Vaazhvuh) | Pronunciation: Vaazh-vuh
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – జీవితం (Jeevitam) | Pronunciation: Jee-vi-tam
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ชีวิต (Cheewit) | Pronunciation: Chee-wit
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Hayat | Pronunciation: Ha-yat
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Життя (Zhyttya) | Pronunciation: Zhit-tya
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – زندگی (Zindagi) | Pronunciation: Zin-da-gee
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Hayot | Pronunciation: Ha-yot
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Cuộc sống | Pronunciation: Kwok-sung
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Bywyd | Pronunciation: Buh-wid
Understanding the word “life” in various languages reveals not only the linguistic diversity but also the cultural significance attributed to this universal concept. From “Vida” in Spanish to “Zindagi” in Urdu, each term carries its own unique resonance, enriching our global perspective on the essence of existence.
