How to Say Open in 70 Different Languages

“Open” is a word we often use in our daily lives, whether we’re opening a door, a window, or a book. It’s a simple action, but the way we say it can vary greatly from one language to another. Let’s take a fascinating journey across the globe and learn how to say “open” in 70 different languages.

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

Albanian (🇦🇱) – Hap | Pronunciation: Hap
Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – افتح (Iftah) | Pronunciation: If-tah
Armenian (🇦🇲) – Բաց (Bats) | Pronunciation: Bats
Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Aç | Pronunciation: Ah-ch
Basque (🇪🇸) – Ireki | Pronunciation: Ee-re-kee
Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Адчыніць (Adchynits’) | Pronunciation: Ad-chy-neets
Bengali (🇧🇩) – খোলা (Khola) | Pronunciation: Kho-la
Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Otvori | Pronunciation: Ot-vo-ree
Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Отвори (Ot-vori) | Pronunciation: Ot-vo-ree
Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Obrir | Pronunciation: Ob-reer
Czech (🇨🇿) – Otevřít | Pronunciation: O-tev-reet
Danish (🇩🇰) – Åbn | Pronunciation: Oh-bn
Dutch (🇳🇱) – Open | Pronunciation: Oh-pen
English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Open | Pronunciation: Oh-pen
Estonian (🇪🇪) – Ava | Pronunciation: Ah-vah
Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – باز کردن (Baz kardan) | Pronunciation: Baz kar-dan
Finnish (🇫🇮) – Avaa | Pronunciation: Ah-vah
French (🇫🇷) – Ouvrir | Pronunciation: Oo-vreer
Georgian (🇬🇪) – გახსნა (Gakhsna) | Pronunciation: Gakh-sna
German (🇩🇪) – Öffnen | Pronunciation: Oef-nen
Greek (🇬🇷) – Ανοίγω (Anígo) | Pronunciation: Ah-nee-go
Hebrew (🇮🇱) – לפתוח (Liftoakh) | Pronunciation: Lif-to-akh
Hindi (🇮🇳) – खोलना (Kholna) | Pronunciation: Khol-na
Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Nyit | Pronunciation: Nyit
Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Opna | Pronunciation: Op-na
Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Buka | Pronunciation: Boo-ka
Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Oscail | Pronunciation: Oss-kul
Italian (🇮🇹) – Aprire | Pronunciation: Ah-pree-reh
Japanese (🇯🇵) – 開ける (Akeru) | Pronunciation: Ah-keh-roo
Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Аш (Ash) | Pronunciation: Ash
Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – បើក (Baek) | Pronunciation: Bahk
Korean (🇰🇷) – 열다 (Yeolda) | Pronunciation: Yuhl-da
Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Vekirin | Pronunciation: Veh-kee-reen
Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Ачуу (Achoo) | Pronunciation: Ah-choo
Lao (🇱🇦) – ເປີດ (Pued) | Pronunciation: Pued
Latvian (🇱🇻) – Atvērt | Pronunciation: Aht-vert
Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Atidaryti | Pronunciation: Ah-tee-dah-ree-tee
Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Opmaachen | Pronunciation: Op-mah-chen
Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Отвори (Ot-vori) | Pronunciation: Ot-vo-ree
Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Buka | Pronunciation: Boo-ka
Maltese (🇲🇹) – Iftaħ | Pronunciation: If-tah
Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 开 (Kāi) | Pronunciation: Kai
Marathi (🇮🇳) – उघड (Ughad) | Pronunciation: U-ghad
Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Нээх (Neekh) | Pronunciation: Neek
Nepali (🇳🇵) – खोल्नु (Kholnu) | Pronunciation: Khol-nu
Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Åpne | Pronunciation: Aw-pneh
Pashto (🇦🇫) – خلاصول (Khalasool) | Pronunciation: Khah-la-sool
Polish (🇵🇱) – Otworzyć | Pronunciation: Ot-vor-zhich
Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Abrir | Pronunciation: Ah-breer
Romanian (🇷🇴) – Deschide | Pronunciation: Des-kee-deh
Russian (🇷🇺) – Открыть (Otkryt’) | Pronunciation: Oht-kreet
Serbian (🇷🇸) – Отворити (Otvoriti) | Pronunciation: Ot-vo-ree-tee
Sinhala (🇱🇰) – විවෘත (Viwruta) | Pronunciation: Vee-vroo-tah
Slovak (🇸🇰) – Otvoriť | Pronunciation: Ot-vo-reech
Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Odpreti | Pronunciation: Od-pre-tee
Somali (🇸🇴) – Furo | Pronunciation: Foo-roh
Spanish (🇪🇸) – Abrir | Pronunciation: Ah-breer
Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Fungua | Pronunciation: Foon-gwah
Swedish (🇸🇪) – Öppna | Pronunciation: Oep-nah
Tajik (🇹🇯) – Кушодан (Kushodan) | Pronunciation: Ku-sho-dan
Tamil (🇮🇳) – திற (Tira) | Pronunciation: Tee-ra
Telugu (🇮🇳) – తెరవండి (Teravandi) | Pronunciation: Teh-rah-vahn-dee
Thai (🇹🇭) – เปิด (P̄eid) | Pronunciation: Bpeuht
Turkish (🇹🇷) – Aç | Pronunciation: Ach
Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Відкрити (Vidkryty) | Pronunciation: Veed-krih-tee
Urdu (🇵🇰) – کھولنا (Kholna) | Pronunciation: Khol-na
Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Ochish | Pronunciation: Och-ish
Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Mở | Pronunciation: Mow
Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Agor | Pronunciation: Ah-gor
Zulu (🇿🇦) – Vula | Pronunciation: Voo-lah