Peace—a simple yet profoundly powerful concept that resonates deeply across cultures, languages, and hearts. It’s a word that encapsulates tranquility, harmony, and the absence of conflict. Across the globe, different languages capture this universal aspiration through their unique phonetics and scripts, offering us a glimpse into how diverse cultures yearn for and cherish peace. Whether used in the context of personal inner tranquility or as a collective desire for global harmony, the word “peace” carries a significant weight in every language. In this exploration, let’s traverse the linguistic landscape of our world to discover how to articulate this beautiful concept in 70 different languages. This journey not only enriches our vocabulary but also reminds us of our shared human longing for peace.
Here is how to say “peace” in 70 different languages:
- Afrikaans (🇿🇦) – Vrede | Pronunciation: Vreh-deh
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Paqe | Pronunciation: Pah-che
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – سلام (Salaam) | Pronunciation: Sah-laam
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Խաղաղություն (Khaghaghut’yun) | Pronunciation: Khah-ghah-ghoo-tyoon
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Sülh | Pronunciation: Soolh
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Bakea | Pronunciation: Bah-keh-ah
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Мір (Mir) | Pronunciation: Meer
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – শান্তি (Shanti) | Pronunciation: Shahn-tee
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Mir | Pronunciation: Meer
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Мир (Mir) | Pronunciation: Meer
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Pau | Pronunciation: Pow
- Chinese, Mandarin (🇨🇳) – 和平 (Hépíng) | Pronunciation: Huh-peeng
- Croatian (🇭🇷) – Mir | Pronunciation: Meer
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Mír | Pronunciation: Meer
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Fred | Pronunciation: Frehd
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Vrede | Pronunciation: Vreh-deh
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Peace | Pronunciation: Pees
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Rahu | Pronunciation: Rah-hoo
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Rauha | Pronunciation: Rau-ha
- French (🇫🇷) – Paix | Pronunciation: Pax
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – მშვიდობა (Mshvidoba) | Pronunciation: Msh-vee-doh-bah
- German (🇩🇪) – Frieden | Pronunciation: Free-den
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Ειρήνη (Eiríni) | Pronunciation: Ee-ree-nee
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – שלום (Shalom) | Pronunciation: Sha-lom
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – शांति (Shanti) | Pronunciation: Shahn-tee
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Béke | Pronunciation: Bay-keh
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Friður | Pronunciation: Frith-ur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Damai | Pronunciation: Dah-my
- Irish (🇮🇪) – Síocháin | Pronunciation: Shee-khawn
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Pace | Pronunciation: Pah-che
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 平和 (Heiwa) | Pronunciation: Hey-wah
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Бейбітшілік (Beybitshilik) | Pronunciation: Bay-bit-shee-lik
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 평화 (Pyeonghwa) | Pronunciation: Pyung-hwa
- Kurdish (🇮🇶/🇸🇾/🇹🇷/🇮🇷) – Aşti | Pronunciation: Ash-tee
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Тынчтык (Tynchtyk) | Pronunciation: Tynch-tyk
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ສັນຕິພາບ (Santiphab) | Pronunciation: San-tee-pab
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Miers | Pronunciation: Mee-ers
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Taika | Pronunciation: Ty-kah
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Мир (Mir) | Pronunciation: Meer
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Damai | Pronunciation: Dah-my
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Paċi | Pronunciation: Pah-chee
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – शांती (Shanti) | Pronunciation: Shahn-tee
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Энхтайван (Enkhtaivan) | Pronunciation: Enkh-tai-van
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – शान्ति (Shanti) | Pronunciation: Shahn-tee
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Fred | Pronunciation: Frehd
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – صلح (Solh) | Pronunciation: Solh
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Pokój | Pronunciation: Po-koy
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Paz | Pronunciation: Paz
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Pace | Pronunciation: Pah-che
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Мир (Mir) | Pronunciation: Meer
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Мир (Mir) | Pronunciation: Meer
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Mier | Pronunciation: Meer
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Mir | Pronunciation: Meer
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Nabad | Pronunciation: Nah-bahd
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Paz | Pronunciation: Path
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Amani | Pronunciation: Ah-mah-nee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Fred | Pronunciation: Frehd
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – சமாதானம் (Samādāṉam) | Pronunciation: Sah-mah-thah-num
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – శాంతి (Shānti) | Pronunciation: Shahn-tee
- Thai (🇹🇭) – สันติภาพ (Santiphap) | Pronunciation: San-tee-pahp
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Barış | Pronunciation: Bah-rish
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Мир (Myr) | Pronunciation: Meer
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – امن (Aman) | Pronunciation: Ah-man
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Tinchlik | Pronunciation: Tin-chlik
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Hòa bình | Pronunciation: Hoa binh
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Heddwch | Pronunciation: Heth-ook
- Xhosa (🇿🇦) – Uxolo | Pronunciation: Oo-kho-lo
- Yiddish (🇮🇱) – שלום (Sholem) | Pronunciation: Shoh-lem
- Yoruba (🇳🇬) – Alafia | Pronunciation: Ah-lah-fee-ah
- Zulu (🇿🇦) – Ukuthula | Pronunciation: Oo-koo-too-lah