Pain is a universal experience that transcends language and culture. However, the word for “pain” can vary significantly across different languages. In this article, we’ll explore how the word for “pain” is expressed in 70 different languages, from the most commonly spoken languages to some of the lesser-known ones.
Here is a list of how to say “pain” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Dhimbje | Pronunciation: Dhim-byeh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – ألم (Alam) | Pronunciation: Ah-lam
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Ցավ (Ts’av) | Pronunciation: Tsav
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Ağrı | Pronunciation: Ah-rɯ
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Mina | Pronunciation: Mee-nah
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Боль (Bol’) | Pronunciation: Bol
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – ব্যথা (Byathā) | Pronunciation: Byah-thah
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Bol | Pronunciation: Bol
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Болка (Bolka) | Pronunciation: Bol-kah
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Dolor | Pronunciation: Doh-lor
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Bolest | Pronunciation: Boh-lest
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Smerte | Pronunciation: Smehr-teh
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Pijn | Pronunciation: Pain
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Pain | Pronunciation: Pain
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Valu | Pronunciation: Vah-loo
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – درد (Dard) | Pronunciation: Dard
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kipu | Pronunciation: Kee-poo
- French (🇫🇷) – Douleur | Pronunciation: Doo-luhr
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ტკივილი (T’k’ivili) | Pronunciation: T’k’ee-vee-lee
- German (🇩🇪) – Schmerz | Pronunciation: Shmerts
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Πόνος (Pónos) | Pronunciation: Poh-nos
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – כאב (Ke’ev) | Pronunciation: Keh-ev
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – दर्द (Dard) | Pronunciation: Dard
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Fájdalom | Pronunciation: Fai-dah-lom
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Verkur | Pronunciation: Ver-kur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Rasa sakit | Pronunciation: Rah-sah sah-kit
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Pian | Pronunciation: Pee-an
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Dolore | Pronunciation: Doh-lo-reh
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 痛み (Itami) | Pronunciation: Ee-tah-mee
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Ауырсыну (Auyrsynu) | Pronunciation: Ah-uyr-sy-nu
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ការឈឺចាប់ (Kar cheu chap) | Pronunciation: Kah chuh chahp
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 통증 (Tongjeung) | Pronunciation: Tong-jung
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Eziyet | Pronunciation: Eh-zee-yet
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Оору (Ooru) | Pronunciation: Oh-or-oo
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຄວາມເຈັບປວດ (Khwam chep poad) | Pronunciation: Kwam chep poad
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Sāpes | Pronunciation: Sah-pes
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Skausmas | Pronunciation: Skows-mas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Péng | Pronunciation: Pang
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Болка (Bolka) | Pronunciation: Bol-kah
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Sakit | Pronunciation: Sah-kit
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Uġigħ | Pronunciation: Oo-jeeh
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 痛苦 (Tòngkǔ) | Pronunciation: Tong-koo
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – वेदना (Vednā) | Pronunciation: Ved-nah
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Өвчин (Övchin) | Pronunciation: Uv-chin
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – पीडा (Pīḍā) | Pronunciation: Pee-dah
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Smerte | Pronunciation: Smehr-teh
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – درد (Dard) | Pronunciation: Dard
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – درد (Dard) | Pronunciation: Dard
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Ból | Pronunciation: Bool
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Dor | Pronunciation: Dor
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Durere | Pronunciation: Doo-reh-reh
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Боль (Bol’) | Pronunciation: Bol
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Бол (Bol) | Pronunciation: Bol
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – වේදනාව (Vēdanāva) | Pronunciation: Vay-dah-nah-va
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Bolesť | Pronunciation: Boh-lest
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Bolečina | Pronunciation: Boh-leh-chee-nah
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Xanuun | Pronunciation: Kha-noon
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Dolor | Pronunciation: Doh-lor
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Maumivu | Pronunciation: Mau-mee-voo
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Smärta | Pronunciation: Smehr-tah
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Дард (Dard) | Pronunciation: Dard
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – வலி (Vali) | Pronunciation: Vah-lee
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – నొప్పి (Noppi) | Pronunciation: Nop-pee
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ความเจ็บปวด (Khwam chep puat) | Pronunciation: Kwam chep poot
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Ağrı | Pronunciation: Ah-ruh
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Біль (Bil’) | Pronunciation: Bil
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – درد (Dard) | Pronunciation: Dard
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Og’riq | Pronunciation: Oh-reeq
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Đau | Pronunciation: Dow
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Poen | Pronunciation: Poyn