How to Say Ocean in 70 Different Languages

The word “ocean” represents the vast, interconnected body of saltwater that covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface. The word for “ocean” can differ significantly across languages and cultures, making it an interesting topic of discussion. In this article, we’ll explore how the word for “ocean” 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 “ocean” in 70 different languages:

  1. Albanian (🇦🇱) – Oqean | Pronunciation: Oh-che-an
  2. Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – محيط (Muheet) | Pronunciation: Moo-heet
  3. Armenian (🇦🇲) – օվկիանոս (Ovkyanos) | Pronunciation: Ov-kyan-os
  4. Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Okean | Pronunciation: Oh-ke-an
  5. Basque (🇪🇸) – Ozeano | Pronunciation: O-ze-ano
  6. Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Акіян (Akijan) | Pronunciation: A-ki-yan
  7. Bengali (🇧🇩) – মহাসাগর (Môhashagôr) | Pronunciation: Mo-ha-sha-gor
  8. Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Okean | Pronunciation: Oh-ke-an
  9. Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Океан (Okean) | Pronunciation: Oh-ke-an
  10. Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Oceà | Pronunciation: O-se-ah
  11. Czech (🇨🇿) – Oceán | Pronunciation: Oh-tse-an
  12. Danish (🇩🇰) – Ocean | Pronunciation: Oh-say-an
  13. Dutch (🇳🇱) – Oceaan | Pronunciation: Oh-se-aan
  14. English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Ocean | Pronunciation: Oh-shun
  15. Estonian (🇪🇪) – Ookean | Pronunciation: Oh-ke-an
  16. Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – اقیانوس (Oghyanous) | Pronunciation: Okh-ya-noos
  17. Finnish (🇫🇮) – Valtameri | Pronunciation: Vahl-ta-me-ri
  18. French (🇫🇷) – Océan | Pronunciation: O-say-an
  19. Georgian (🇬🇪) – ოკეანე (Okeane) | Pronunciation: Oh-ke-ah-ne
  20. German (🇩🇪) – Ozean | Pronunciation: Oh-tsay-an
  21. Greek (🇬🇷) – Ωκεανός (Okeanos) | Pronunciation: Oh-ke-ah-nos
  22. Hebrew (🇮🇱) – אוקיינוס (Okyanus) | Pronunciation: Oh-kee-ah-nus
  23. Hindi (🇮🇳) – महासागर (Mahasagar) | Pronunciation: Ma-ha-sa-gar
  24. Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Óceán | Pronunciation: Oh-tse-an
  25. Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Haf | Pronunciation: Hahv
  26. Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Samudra | Pronunciation: Sa-moo-dra
  27. Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Aigéan | Pronunciation: Ahg-ee-awn
  28. Italian (🇮🇹) – Oceano | Pronunciation: Oh-che-ah-no
  29. Japanese (🇯🇵) – 海洋 (Kaiyō) | Pronunciation: Kai-yo
  30. Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Мұхит (Mukhit) | Pronunciation: Moo-khit
  31. Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – មហាសមុទ្រ (Moha Somut) | Pronunciation: Mo-ha Sa-mut
  32. Korean (🇰🇷) – 대양 (Daeyang) | Pronunciation: Dae-yang
  33. Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Okyanûs | Pronunciation: Ohk-ya-noos
  34. Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Океан (Okean) | Pronunciation: Oh-ke-an
  35. Lao (🇱🇦) – ມະຫາສະໝຸດ (Mahasamut) | Pronunciation: Ma-ha-sa-mut
  36. Latvian (🇱🇻) – Okeāns | Pronunciation: Oh-ke-ans
  37. Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Vandenynas | Pronunciation: Van-de-ny-nas
  38. Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Ozean | Pronunciation: Oh-tsay-an
  39. Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Океан (Okean) | Pronunciation: Oh-ke-an
  40. Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Lautan | Pronunciation: Lau-tan
  41. Maltese (🇲🇹) – Oċean | Pronunciation: Oh-che-an
  42. Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 海洋 (Hǎiyáng) | Pronunciation: Hai-yang
  43. Marathi (🇮🇳) – महासागर (Mahasagar) | Pronunciation: Ma-ha-sa-gar
  44. Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Далай (Dalai) | Pronunciation: Da-lai
  45. Nepali (🇳🇵) – महासागर (Mahasagar) | Pronunciation: Ma-ha-sa-gar
  46. Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Havet | Pronunciation: Ha-vet
  47. Pashto (🇦🇫) – سمندر (Samandar) | Pronunciation: Sa-man-dar
  48. Polish (🇵🇱) – Ocean | Pronunciation: O-tse-an
  49. Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Oceano | Pronunciation: O-se-ano
  50. Romanian (🇷🇴) – Ocean | Pronunciation: O-che-an
  51. Russian (🇷🇺) – Океан (Okean) | Pronunciation: O-ke-an
  52. Serbian (🇷🇸) – Океан (Okean) | Pronunciation: O-ke-an
  53. Sinhala (🇱🇰) – සාගරය (Sagaraya) | Pronunciation: Sa-ga-ra-ya
  54. Slovak (🇸🇰) – Oceán | Pronunciation: Oh-tse-an
  55. Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Ocean | Pronunciation: O-tse-an
  56. Somali (🇸🇴) – Badweyn | Pronunciation: Bad-weyn
  57. Spanish (🇪🇸) – Océano | Pronunciation: O-se-a-no
  58. Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Bahari | Pronunciation: Ba-ha-ri
  59. Swedish (🇸🇪) – Ocean | Pronunciation: Oh-say-an
  60. Tajik (🇹🇯) – Уқёнус (Uqyonus) | Pronunciation: Ooh-kyoh-noos
  61. Tamil (🇮🇳) – பெருங்கடல் (Perunkadal) | Pronunciation: Pe-run-ka-dal
  62. Telugu (🇮🇳) – మహాసముద్రం (Mahasamudram) | Pronunciation: Ma-ha-sa-mu-dram
  63. Thai (🇹🇭) – มหาสมุทร (Mahasamut) | Pronunciation: Ma-ha-sa-mut
  64. Turkish (🇹🇷) – Okyanus | Pronunciation: Ohk-ya-noos
  65. Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Океан (Okean) | Pronunciation: O-ke-an
  66. Urdu (🇵🇰) – سمندر (Samandar) | Pronunciation: Sa-man-dar
  67. Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Okean | Pronunciation: Oh-ke-an
  68. Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Đại dương | Pronunciation: Dai-zu-ung
  69. Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Cefnfor | Pronunciation: Kevn-for
  70. Zulu (🇿🇦) – Ulwandle Olukhulu | Pronunciation: Oo-lwan-dle O-loo-khu-lu