“Pull” is a common action we use in our daily lives, whether it’s pulling a door open or pulling a rope. The word for “pull” varies widely across different languages. In this article, we’ll explore how “pull” is expressed in 70 different languages around the world.
Here is a list of how to say “pull” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Tërheq | Pronunciation: tur-HEH-ch
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – سحب (Sahb) | Pronunciation: sahb
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Քաշել (Qashel) | Pronunciation: ka-SHEL
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Çəkmək | Pronunciation: chehk-MEK
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Tiratu | Pronunciation: tee-RAH-too
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Цягнуць (Cyahnuts’) | Pronunciation: tsah-NOOT’s
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – টান (Tan) | Pronunciation: tahn
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Povuci | Pronunciation: poh-VOO-tsee
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Дърпам (Darpam) | Pronunciation: DUR-pam
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Estirar | Pronunciation: eh-stee-RAHR
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Táhnout | Pronunciation: TAH-noht
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Trække | Pronunciation: TREH-keh
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Trekken | Pronunciation: TREH-kuhn
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Pull | Pronunciation: pul
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Tõmbama | Pronunciation: TUHM-bah-mah
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – کشیدن (Keshidan) | Pronunciation: keh-shee-DAHN
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Vetää | Pronunciation: VEH-tah
- French (🇫🇷) – Tirer | Pronunciation: tee-REH
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – მოქაჩვა (Mokachva) | Pronunciation: moh-KAH-chvah
- German (🇩🇪) – Ziehen | Pronunciation: TSEE-en
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Τραβώ (Travó) | Pronunciation: trah-VOH
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – למשוך (Limshokh) | Pronunciation: leem-SHOHKH
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – खींचना (Kheenchna) | Pronunciation: KHEENCH-nah
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Húzni | Pronunciation: HOOZ-nee
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Draga | Pronunciation: DRAH-gah
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Tarik | Pronunciation: TAH-reek
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Tarraing | Pronunciation: TAR-ring
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Tirare | Pronunciation: tee-RAH-reh
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 引く (Hiku) | Pronunciation: HEE-koo
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Тарту (Tartu) | Pronunciation: TAR-too
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ទាញ (Teanh) | Pronunciation: tee-ANH
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 당기다 (Dangida) | Pronunciation: DAHNG-ee-dah
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Rikandin | Pronunciation: ree-KAN-deen
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Тартуу (Tartuu) | Pronunciation: TAR-too
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ດຶງ (Deung) | Pronunciation: DEUNG
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Vilkt | Pronunciation: VEELKT
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Traukti | Pronunciation: TROWK-tee
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Zéien | Pronunciation: TSEE-en
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Влече (Vleche) | Pronunciation: VLEH-cheh
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Tarik | Pronunciation: TAH-reek
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Iġbed | Pronunciation: EESH-bed
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 拉 (Lā) | Pronunciation: lah
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – ओढणे (Odhne) | Pronunciation: OH-dhneh
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Татах (Tatah) | Pronunciation: TAH-tah
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – तान्नुहोस् (Tannuhos) | Pronunciation: TAN-noo-hos
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Trekke | Pronunciation: TREH-keh
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – کش کول (Kash Kawa) | Pronunciation: kash KOH-luh
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – کشیدن (Keshidan) | Pronunciation: keh-shee-DAHN
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Ciągnąć | Pronunciation: CHONG-nots
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Puxar | Pronunciation: poo-SHAR
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Trage | Pronunciation: TRAH-geh
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Тянуть (Tyanut’) | Pronunciation: tyah-NOOT’
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Повући (Povući) | Pronunciation: poh-VOO-chee
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ඇදීම (Aedima) | Pronunciation: AE-dee-mah
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Ťahať | Pronunciation: TYAH-hat
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Vleči | Pronunciation: VLEH-chee
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Jiid | Pronunciation: JEED
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Tirar | Pronunciation: tee-RAHR
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Vuta | Pronunciation: VOO-tah
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Dra | Pronunciation: DRAH
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Кашидан (Kashidan) | Pronunciation: kah-shee-DAHN
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – இழுத்து (Izhuthu) | Pronunciation: IH-loo-thoo
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – లాగు (Laagu) | Pronunciation: LAH-goo
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ดึง (Deung) | Pronunciation: DEUNG
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Çekmek | Pronunciation: CHEK-mek
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Тягнути (Tyahnuty) | Pronunciation: tyah-NOO-tee
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – کھینچنا (Kheenchna) | Pronunciation: KHEENCH-nah
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Tortmoq | Pronunciation: TORT-mok
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Kéo | Pronunciation: keh-OH
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Tynnu | Pronunciation: TUN-nee