How to Say Night in 70 Different Languages

“Night” is a word that evokes a myriad of images and sensations: the tranquility of the evening, the mystery of the dark, and the beauty of the stars. Across the globe, as the sun dips below the horizon, every culture has its own word to describe this daily phenomenon, reflecting the universal human experience of day turning into night. This exploration into how “night” is said in 70 different languages not only highlights the linguistic diversity of our world but also the shared moments of dusk, dreams, and the quietude that night brings to every corner of the planet.

Here is a list of how to say “night” in 70 different languages:

Albanian (🇦🇱) – Nata | Pronunciation: Nah-tah
Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – ليل (Layl) | Pronunciation: Layl
Armenian (🇦🇲) – Գիշեր (Gisher) | Pronunciation: Gee-sher
Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Gecə | Pronunciation: Geh-jeh
Basque (🇪🇸) – Gau | Pronunciation: Gau
Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Ноч (Noch) | Pronunciation: Noch
Bengali (🇧🇩) – রাত (Rat) | Pronunciation: Raat
Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Noć | Pronunciation: Noch
Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Нощ (Nosht) | Pronunciation: Nosht
Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Nit | Pronunciation: Neet
Czech (🇨🇿) – Noc | Pronunciation: Notz
Danish (🇩🇰) – Nat | Pronunciation: Naht
Dutch (🇳🇱) – Nacht | Pronunciation: Nahcht
English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Night | Pronunciation: Nait
Estonian (🇪🇪) – Öö | Pronunciation: Uh
Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – شب (Shab) | Pronunciation: Shahb
Finnish (🇫🇮) – Yö | Pronunciation: Yuh
French (🇫🇷) – Nuit | Pronunciation: Nwee
Georgian (🇬🇪) – ღამე (Ghame) | Pronunciation: Gha-me
German (🇩🇪) – Nacht | Pronunciation: Na-kht
Greek (🇬🇷) – Νύχτα (Nychta) | Pronunciation: Neekh-ta
Hebrew (🇮🇱) – לילה (Layla) | Pronunciation: Lay-lah
Hindi (🇮🇳) – रात (Raat) | Pronunciation: Raat
Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Éjszaka | Pronunciation: Ay-shah-kah
Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Nótt | Pronunciation: Nout
Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Malam | Pronunciation: Mah-lam
Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Oíche | Pronunciation: Ee-ha
Italian (🇮🇹) – Notte | Pronunciation: No-te
Japanese (🇯🇵) – 夜 (Yoru) | Pronunciation: Yo-roo
Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Түн (Tün) | Pronunciation: Toon
Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – យប់ (Yab) | Pronunciation: Yahb
Korean (🇰🇷) – 밤 (Bam) | Pronunciation: Bahm
Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Şev | Pronunciation: Shev
Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Кеч (Keç) | Pronunciation: Ke-ch
Lao (🇱🇦) – ຕານ (Tan) | Pronunciation: Tan
Latvian (🇱🇻) – Nakts | Pronunciation: Nakts
Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Naktis | Pronunciation: Nack-tis
Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Nuecht | Pronunciation: Nuecht
Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Ноќ (Noḱ) | Pronunciation: No-ch
Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Malam | Pronunciation: Mah-lam
Maltese (🇲🇹) – Lejl | Pronunciation: Lail
Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 夜晚 (Yèwǎn) | Pronunciation: Yeh-wahn
Marathi (🇮🇳) – रात्र (Raatra) | Pronunciation: Rah-tra
Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Шөнө (Shönö) | Pronunciation: Shuh-noh
Nepali (🇳🇵) – रात (Raat) | Pronunciation: Raat
Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Natt | Pronunciation: Naht
Pashto (🇦🇫) – شپه (Shpa) | Pronunciation: Shpa
Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – شب (Shab) | Pronunciation: Shahb
Polish (🇵🇱) – Noc | Pronunciation: Notz
Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Noite | Pronunciation: Noyt
Romanian (🇷🇴) – Noapte | Pronunciation: No-ap-te
Russian (🇷🇺) – Ночь (Noch’) | Pronunciation: Noch
Serbian (🇷🇸) – Ноћ (Noć) | Pronunciation: Noch
Sinhala (🇱🇰) – රාත්‍රී (Raathri) | Pronunciation: Rah-tree
Slovak (🇸🇰) – Noc | Pronunciation: Notz
Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Noč | Pronunciation: Noch
Somali (🇸🇴) – Hab | Pronunciation: Hab
Spanish (🇪🇸) – Noche | Pronunciation: No-che
Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Usiku | Pronunciation: Oo-see-koo
Swedish (🇸🇪) – Natt | Pronunciation: Nat
Tajik (🇹🇯) – Шаб (Shab) | Pronunciation: Shahb
Tamil (🇮🇳) – இரவு (Irau) | Pronunciation: Eeravu
Telugu (🇮🇳) – రాత్రి (Raathri) | Pronunciation: Rah-tree
Thai (🇹🇭) – ค่ำ (Kham) | Pronunciation: Kam
Turkish (🇹🇷) – Gece | Pronunciation: Geh-jeh
Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Ніч (Nich) | Pronunciation: Neetch
Urdu (🇵🇰) – رات (Raat) | Pronunciation: Raat
Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Tun | Pronunciation: Toon
Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Đêm | Pronunciation: Dem
Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Nos | Pronunciation: Noss