How to Say Pen in 70 Different Languages

The pen is a tool we use daily for writing, and it has different names across various languages. In this article, we’ll explore how the word for “pen” is expressed in different languages around the world.

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

Albanian (🇦🇱) – Stilolaps | Pronunciation: stee-LOH-laps
Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – قلم (Qalam) | Pronunciation: QAH-lahm
Armenian (🇦🇲) – գրիչ (Grich) | Pronunciation: GREECH
Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Qələm | Pronunciation: GAH-lahm
Basque (🇪🇸) – Arkatza | Pronunciation: ar-KAHT-sah
Belarusian (🇧🇾) – ручка (Ruchka) | Pronunciation: ROOCH-kah
Bengali (🇧🇩) – কলম (Kolom) | Pronunciation: KOH-lohm
Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Olovka | Pronunciation: OH-lohv-kah
Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Химикалка (Himikalka) | Pronunciation: hee-mee-KAHL-kah
Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Ploma | Pronunciation: PLOH-mah
Czech (🇨🇿) – Pero | Pronunciation: PEH-roh
Danish (🇩🇰) – Pen | Pronunciation: pehn
Dutch (🇳🇱) – Pen | Pronunciation: pehn
English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Pen | Pronunciation: pehn
Estonian (🇪🇪) – Pliiats | Pronunciation: PLEE-ahts
Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – خودکار (Khodkar) | Pronunciation: khod-KAR
Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kynä | Pronunciation: KUU-nah
French (🇫🇷) – Stylo | Pronunciation: STEE-loh
Georgian (🇬🇪) – კალამი (Kalami) | Pronunciation: kah-LAH-mee
German (🇩🇪) – Stift | Pronunciation: shtift
Greek (🇬🇷) – Στυλό (Styló) | Pronunciation: stee-LOH
Hebrew (🇮🇱) – עט (Et) | Pronunciation: eht
Hindi (🇮🇳) – पेन (Pen) | Pronunciation: pehn
Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Toll | Pronunciation: tohl
Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Penni | Pronunciation: PEN-ee
Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Pena | Pronunciation: PEH-nah
Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Peann | Pronunciation: pyan
Italian (🇮🇹) – Penna | Pronunciation: PEHN-nah
Japanese (🇯🇵) – ペン (Pen) | Pronunciation: pehn
Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Қалам (Qalam) | Pronunciation: kah-LAHM
Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ប៊ិច (Bich) | Pronunciation: bich
Korean (🇰🇷) – 펜 (Pen) | Pronunciation: pehn
Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Pênûs | Pronunciation: PEH-noos
Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Калем (Kalem) | Pronunciation: kah-LEM
Lao (🇱🇦) – ປາກກາ (Pakga) | Pronunciation: pah-KAH
Latvian (🇱🇻) – Pildspalva | Pronunciation: PILDS-pahl-vah
Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Rašiklis | Pronunciation: rah-SHEE-klees
Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Fieder | Pronunciation: FEE-der
Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Пенкало (Penkalo) | Pronunciation: PEN-kah-lo
Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Pen | Pronunciation: pehn
Maltese (🇲🇹) – Pinzell | Pronunciation: pin-ZELL
Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 钢笔 (Gāngbǐ) | Pronunciation: gahng-BEE
Marathi (🇮🇳) – पेन (Pen) | Pronunciation: pehn
Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Үзэг (Üzeg) | Pronunciation: OO-zeg
Nepali (🇳🇵) – कलम (Kalam) | Pronunciation: kah-LAHM
Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Penn | Pronunciation: pehn
Pashto (🇦🇫) – قلم (Qalam) | Pronunciation: QAH-lahm
Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – خودکار (Khodkar) | Pronunciation: khod-KAR
Polish (🇵🇱) – Długopis | Pronunciation: DWOH-goh-pees
Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Caneta | Pronunciation: kah-NEH-tah
Romanian (🇷🇴) – Pix | Pronunciation: piks
Russian (🇷🇺) – Ручка (Ruchka) | Pronunciation: ROOCH-kah
Serbian (🇷🇸) – Оловка (Olovka) | Pronunciation: OH-lohv-kah
Sinhala (🇱🇰) – පෑන (Pæna) | Pronunciation: PAE-nah
Slovak (🇸🇰) – Pero | Pronunciation: PEH-roh
Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Svinčnik | Pronunciation: SVEEN-chneek
Somali (🇸🇴) – Qalin | Pronunciation: QAH-leen
Spanish (🇪🇸) – Bolígrafo | Pronunciation: boh-LEE-grah-foh
Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Kalamu | Pronunciation: kah-LAH-moo
Swedish (🇸🇪) – Penna | Pronunciation: PEHN-nah
Tajik (🇹🇯) – Қалам (Qalam) | Pronunciation: kah-LAHM
Tamil (🇮🇳) – பேனா (Pēnā) | Pronunciation: PAY-nah
Telugu (🇮🇳) – పెన్ (Pen) | Pronunciation: pehn
Thai (🇹🇭) – ปากกา (Pakka) | Pronunciation: PAHK-kah
Turkish (🇹🇷) – Kalem | Pronunciation: kah-LEM
Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Ручка (Ruchka) | Pronunciation: ROOCH-kah
Urdu (🇵🇰) – قلم (Qalam) | Pronunciation: QAH-lahm
Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Qalam | Pronunciation: kah-LAHM
Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Bút | Pronunciation: boot
Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Pin | Pronunciation: peen