“Nice” is an adjective we often use to describe a multitude of positive attributes, from pleasant personalities and agreeable weather to satisfying experiences and quality objects. It’s a versatile word that encapsulates everything that is pleasant, likable, and of good quality. Given its broad applicability, it’s fascinating to see how this concept is communicated across different languages and cultures. Despite the vast diversity in linguistic expression, the sentiment of appreciating the good in things and people is universal. In this exploration, we will travel linguistically across the globe to learn how to express the concept of “nice” in 70 different languages, highlighting the beautiful variety of human expression.
Here is how to say “nice” in 70 different languages:
- Afrikaans (๐ฟ๐ฆ) โ Lekker | Pronunciation: Leh-kur
- Albanian (๐ฆ๐ฑ) โ Bukur | Pronunciation: Boo-kur
- Arabic (Standard) (๐ธ๐ฆ) โ ุฌู ูู (Jameel) | Pronunciation: Jah-meel
- Armenian (๐ฆ๐ฒ) โ ีฌีกีพ (Lav) | Pronunciation: Lahv
- Azerbaijani (๐ฆ๐ฟ) โ Gรถzษl | Pronunciation: Go-zel
- Basque (๐ช๐ธ) โ Polita | Pronunciation: Po-lee-tah
- Belarusian (๐ง๐พ) โ ะััะณะพะถั (Pryhozhy) | Pronunciation: Pri-go-zhi
- Bengali (๐ง๐ฉ) โ เฆธเงเฆจเงเฆฆเฆฐ (Sundar) | Pronunciation: Shoon-dor
- Bosnian (๐ง๐ฆ) โ Lijep | Pronunciation: Lee-yep
- Bulgarian (๐ง๐ฌ) โ ะฅัะฑะฐะฒ (Hubav) | Pronunciation: Hoo-bav
- Catalan (๐ช๐ธ โ Catalonia) โ Bonic | Pronunciation: Boh-neek
- Chinese, Mandarin (๐จ๐ณ) โ ๅฅฝ็ (Hวokร n) | Pronunciation: How-kan
- Croatian (๐ญ๐ท) โ Lijep | Pronunciation: Lee-yep
- Czech (๐จ๐ฟ) โ Hezkรฝ | Pronunciation: Hez-kee
- Danish (๐ฉ๐ฐ) โ Dejlig | Pronunciation: Dey-lee
- Dutch (๐ณ๐ฑ) โ Mooi | Pronunciation: Moy
- English (๐บ๐ธ / ๐ฌ๐ง) โ Nice | Pronunciation: Niece
- Estonian (๐ช๐ช) โ Kena | Pronunciation: Keh-nah
- Finnish (๐ซ๐ฎ) โ Mukava | Pronunciation: Moo-kah-vah
- French (๐ซ๐ท) โ Agrรฉable | Pronunciation: Ah-gray-ahbl
- Georgian (๐ฌ๐ช) โ แแแแแแ (Lamazi) | Pronunciation: Lah-mah-zee
- German (๐ฉ๐ช) โ Nett | Pronunciation: Net
- Greek (๐ฌ๐ท) โ ฮฉฯฮฑฮฏฮฟฯ (Oraios) | Pronunciation: Oh-ray-os
- Hebrew (๐ฎ๐ฑ) โ ื ืืื (Nehmad) | Pronunciation: Neh-mahd
- Hindi (๐ฎ๐ณ) โ เค เคเฅเคเคพ (Acchฤ) | Pronunciation: Uch-chaa
- Hungarian (๐ญ๐บ) โ Szรฉp | Pronunciation: Sayp
- Icelandic (๐ฎ๐ธ) โ Nettur | Pronunciation: Net-tur
- Indonesian (๐ฎ๐ฉ) โ Bagus | Pronunciation: Bah-goos
- Irish (๐ฎ๐ช) โ Deas | Pronunciation: Jass
- Italian (๐ฎ๐น) โ Bello | Pronunciation: Bel-lo
- Japanese (๐ฏ๐ต) โ ใใ (Ii) | Pronunciation: Ee
- Kazakh (๐ฐ๐ฟ) โ ะะฐาัั (Jaqsy) | Pronunciation: Jahk-see
- Korean (๐ฐ๐ท) โ ์ข์ (Joeun) | Pronunciation: Joh-eun
- Kurdish (๐ฎ๐ถ/๐ธ๐พ/๐น๐ท/๐ฎ๐ท) โ Baล | Pronunciation: Bash
- Kyrgyz (๐ฐ๐ฌ) โ ะะฐะบัั (Jakshy) | Pronunciation: Jahk-shee
- Lao (๐ฑ๐ฆ) โ เบเบต (Dii) | Pronunciation: Dee
- Latvian (๐ฑ๐ป) โ Jauks | Pronunciation: Yowks
- Lithuanian (๐ฑ๐น) โ Graลพus | Pronunciation: Graz-oos
- Macedonian (๐ฒ๐ฐ) โ ะฃะฑะฐะฒ (Ubav) | Pronunciation: Oo-bav
- Malay (๐ฒ๐พ / ๐ฎ๐ฉ) โ Bagus | Pronunciation: Bah-goos
- Maltese (๐ฒ๐น) โ Sabiฤง | Pronunciation: Sah-beeh
- Marathi (๐ฎ๐ณ) โ เคเคพเคจ (Chฤn) | Pronunciation: Chaan
- Mongolian (๐ฒ๐ณ) โ ะกะฐะนั ะฐะฝ (Saikhan) | Pronunciation: Sai-khan
- Nepali (๐ณ๐ต) โ เคฐเคพเคฎเฅเคฐเฅ (Ramro) | Pronunciation: Ram-ro
- Norwegian (๐ณ๐ด) โ Hyggelig | Pronunciation: Hoo-ge-lee
- Persian (Farsi) (๐ฎ๐ท) โ ุฎูุจ (Khoob) | Pronunciation: Khube
- Polish (๐ต๐ฑ) โ Miลy | Pronunciation: Mee-wuh
- Portuguese (๐ต๐น / ๐ง๐ท) โ Agradรกvel | Pronunciation: Ah-grah-dah-vel
- Romanian (๐ท๐ด) โ Frumos | Pronunciation: Froo-mos
- Russian (๐ท๐บ) โ ะฅะพัะพัะธะน (Khoroshiy) | Pronunciation: Kho-ro-shee
- Serbian (๐ท๐ธ) โ ะะตะฟ (Lep) | Pronunciation: Lep
- Slovak (๐ธ๐ฐ) โ Peknรฝ | Pronunciation: Pek-nee
- Slovenian (๐ธ๐ฎ) โ Lep | Pronunciation: Lep
- Somali (๐ธ๐ด) โ Fiican | Pronunciation: Fee-can
- Spanish (๐ช๐ธ) โ Agradable | Pronunciation: Ah-grah-dah-bleh
- Swahili (๐ฐ๐ช / ๐น๐ฟ) โ Nzuri | Pronunciation: N-zoo-ree
- Swedish (๐ธ๐ช) โ Trevlig | Pronunciation: Trev-leeg
- Tamil (๐ฎ๐ณ) โ เฎจเฎฒเฏเฎฒ (Nalla) | Pronunciation: Nuh-lla
- Telugu (๐ฎ๐ณ) โ เฐฎเฐเฐเฐฟ (Manchi) | Pronunciation: Man-chee
- Thai (๐น๐ญ) โ เธเธต (Dii) | Pronunciation: Dee
- Turkish (๐น๐ท) โ Gรผzel | Pronunciation: Goo-zel
- Ukrainian (๐บ๐ฆ) โ ะะฐัะฝะธะน (Harnyi) | Pronunciation: Har-nee
- Urdu (๐ต๐ฐ) โ ุงฺฺพุง (Achha) | Pronunciation: Ach-ha
- Uzbek (๐บ๐ฟ) โ Yaxshi | Pronunciation: Yahk-shee
- Vietnamese (๐ป๐ณ) โ Tแปt | Pronunciation: Tot
- Welsh (๐ฌ๐ง โ Wales) โ Neis | Pronunciation: Naise
- Xhosa (๐ฟ๐ฆ) โ Mhle | Pronunciation: Muh-le
- Yiddish (๐ฎ๐ฑ) โ ืฉืืื (Sheyn) | Pronunciation: Shain
- Yoruba (๐ณ๐ฌ) โ Dรกra | Pronunciation: Dah-rah
- Zulu (๐ฟ๐ฆ) โ Nenhle | Pronunciation: Nen-hle
