Photography is a universal language that captures moments and tells stories through images. The term for “photography” varies across different languages and cultures, showcasing the rich diversity of human expression. In this article, we’ll explore how to say “photography” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Fotografi | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – تصوير (Taswir) | Pronunciation: Tas-weer
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Լուսանկարչություն (Lusankarch’ut’yun) | Pronunciation: Loo-san-kar-choo-tyoon
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Fotoqrafiya | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-ya
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Argazkilaritza | Pronunciation: Ar-gaz-ki-la-rit-za
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Фатаграфія (Fatagrafiya) | Pronunciation: Fa-ta-gra-fi-ya
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – ফটোগ্রাফি (Phōṭōgrāphi) | Pronunciation: Pho-to-gra-fi
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Fotografija | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-ja
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Фотография (Fotografiya) | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-ya
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Fotografia | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-a
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Fotografie | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-e
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Fotografi | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Fotografie | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Photography | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Fotograafia | Pronunciation: Fo-to-graa-fi-a
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – عکاسی (Akasi) | Pronunciation: Ak-ka-si
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Valokuvaus | Pronunciation: Va-lo-koo-vaus
- French (🇫🇷) – Photographie | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ფოტოგრაფია (Fot’ograpia) | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-pi-a
- German (🇩🇪) – Fotografie | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Φωτογραφία (Fotografia) | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-a
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – צילום (Tzillum) | Pronunciation: Tzi-loom
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – फोटोग्राफी (Phoṭōgrāphī) | Pronunciation: Pho-to-gra-fi
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Fényképezés | Pronunciation: Feen-kee-pe-zez
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Ljósmyndun | Pronunciation: Lyo-smynd-un
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Fotografi | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Grianghrafadóireacht | Pronunciation: Green-gra-fa-dore-acht
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Fotografia | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-a
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 写真撮影 (Shashin Satsuei) | Pronunciation: Sha-shin Sa-tsu-ei
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Фотосурет (Fotosuret) | Pronunciation: Fo-to-su-ret
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ថតរូប (Thotrub) | Pronunciation: Thot-roob
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 사진 (Sajin) | Pronunciation: Sa-jin
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Wênegrêdan | Pronunciation: We-ne-gre-dan
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Сүрөт (Süret) | Pronunciation: Soo-ret
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ການຖ່າຍຮູບ (Kan Thai Rup) | Pronunciation: Kan Thai Rup
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Fotogrāfija | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-ja
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Fotografija | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-ja
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Fotografie | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Фотографија (Fotografija) | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-ja
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Fotografi | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Fotografija | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-ja
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 摄影 (Shèyǐng) | Pronunciation: She-ying
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – छायाचित्रण (Chāyācitraṇa) | Pronunciation: Chaa-yaa-chit-ra-na
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Гэрэл зураг (Gereh Zurag) | Pronunciation: Ge-rel Zu-rag
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – फोटोग्राफी (Phōṭōgrāphī) | Pronunciation: Pho-to-gra-fi
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Fotografering | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fe-ring
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – عکاسي (Akasi) | Pronunciation: Ak-ka-si
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Fotografia | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-a
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Fotografia | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-a
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Fotografie | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-e
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Фотография (Fotografiya) | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-ya
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Фотографија (Fotografija) | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-ja
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ඡායාරූපකරණය (Chāyārūpakaraṇaya) | Pronunciation: Chaa-yaa-roo-pa-ka-ra-na-ya
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Fotografia | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-a
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Fotografija | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-ja
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Sawir qaadista | Pronunciation: Sa-wir qaa-dis-ta
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Fotografía | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-a
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Upigaji picha | Pronunciation: U-pi-ga-ji pi-cha
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Fotografi | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Суратгирӣ (Suratgiri) | Pronunciation: Su-rat-gi-ri
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – புகைப்படம் (Pukaippaṭam) | Pronunciation: Pu-kaip-pa-tam
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – ఫోటోగ్రఫీ (Phōṭōgraphī) | Pronunciation: Pho-to-gra-fi
- Thai (🇹🇭) – การถ่ายภาพ (Kān thāy phāph) | Pronunciation: Kan tai phap
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Fotoğrafçılık | Pronunciation: Fo-to-graf-chi-lik
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Фотографія (Fotohrafiya) | Pronunciation: Fo-to-hra-fi-ya
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – فوٹوگرافی (Photography) | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Fotografiya | Pronunciation: Fo-to-gra-fi-ya
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Nhiếp ảnh | Pronunciation: Nyip an
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Ffotograffiaeth | Pronunciation: Ffo-to-graf-fi-eth
- Zulu (🇿🇦) – Ukuthatha izithombe | Pronunciation: U-ku-tha-tha i-zi-thom-be
