The title of “queen” holds a significant place across various cultures around the world, symbolizing power, dignity, and influence within a monarchy. As the female counterpart to a king, queens can be reigning monarchs, queen consorts (the wives of kings), or queen dowagers (widows of kings). The linguistic diversity in how we refer to a queen is as rich and varied as the histories and traditions of the nations themselves. This exploration into the term “queen” in 70 different languages not only serves as a linguistic journey but also highlights the global tapestry of royal heritage and governance.
Here is how to say “queen” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Mbretëreshë | Pronunciation: Mbre-te-re-she
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – ملكة (Malika) | Pronunciation: Ma-lee-ka
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Թագուհի (Taguhi) | Pronunciation: Tah-goo-hee
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Kraliça | Pronunciation: Kra-lee-ja
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Erregina | Pronunciation: Ehr-re-gee-na
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Каралева (Karaleva) | Pronunciation: Ka-ra-le-va
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – রানী (Rani) | Pronunciation: Rah-nee
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Kraljica | Pronunciation: Kral-jeet-sa
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Кралица (Kralitsa) | Pronunciation: Krah-lee-tsa
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Reina | Pronunciation: Ray-na
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Královna | Pronunciation: Kra-lov-na
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Dronning | Pronunciation: Drone-ing
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Koningin | Pronunciation: Koh-ning-in
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Queen | Pronunciation: Kween
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Kuninganna | Pronunciation: Koo-nin-gan-na
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – ملکه (Malakeh) | Pronunciation: Mah-la-keh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kuningatar | Pronunciation: Koo-ning-a-tar
- French (🇫🇷) – Reine | Pronunciation: Ren
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – დედოფალი (Dedopali) | Pronunciation: Deh-do-pah-lee
- German (🇩🇪) – Königin | Pronunciation: Kuh-nee-gin
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Βασίλισσα (Vasilissa) | Pronunciation: Va-see-lee-sah
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – מלכה (Malka) | Pronunciation: Mal-kah
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – रानी (Rani) | Pronunciation: Rah-nee
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Királynő | Pronunciation: Kee-ral-nyo
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Drottning | Pronunciation: Droht-ning
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Ratu | Pronunciation: Rah-too
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Banríon | Pronunciation: Ban-ree-on
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Regina | Pronunciation: Reh-gee-na
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 女王 (Joō) | Pronunciation: Joh-oh
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Патшайым (Patshayym) | Pronunciation: Paht-shai-yim
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – មហាក្សត្រី (Mahaksatri) | Pronunciation: Ma-ha-ka-sa-tree
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 여왕 (Yeowang) | Pronunciation: Yuh-wang
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Şahîvan | Pronunciation: Shah-hee-van
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Падыша (Padisha) | Pronunciation: Pah-dee-shah
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ນັງ (Nang) | Pronunciation: Nang
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Karaliene | Pronunciation: Ka-ra-lee-ene
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Karalienė | Pronunciation: Ka-ra-lee-ne
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Kinnigin | Pronunciation: Kin-ni-gin
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Кралица (Kralica) | Pronunciation: Kra-lee-tsa
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Ratu | Pronunciation: Rah-too
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Reġina | Pronunciation: Ray-gee-na
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 皇后 (Huánghòu) | Pronunciation: Hwahng-ho
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – राणी (Rani) | Pronunciation: Rah-nee
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Хатан хаан (Khatan khaan) | Pronunciation: Kha-tan khan
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – रानी (Rani) | Pronunciation: Rah-nee
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Dronning | Pronunciation: Dron-ning
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – ملکه (Malika) | Pronunciation: Ma-lee-ka
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – ملکه (Malakeh) | Pronunciation: Mah-la-keh
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Królowa | Pronunciation: Kru-lo-va
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Rainha | Pronunciation: Ray-nya
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Regină | Pronunciation: Re-gee-na
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Королева (Koroleva) | Pronunciation: Ko-ro-lye-va
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Краљица (Kraljica) | Pronunciation: Kral-yee-tsa
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – රැජින (Rajina) | Pronunciation: Ra-gee-na
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Kráľovná | Pronunciation: Krah-lov-na
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Kraljica | Pronunciation: Kral-yeet-sa
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Boqorad | Pronunciation: Bo-kor-ad
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Reina | Pronunciation: Ray-nah
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Malkia | Pronunciation: Mal-kee-ah
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Drottning | Pronunciation: Drot-ning
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Малика (Malika) | Pronunciation: Ma-lee-ka
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – அரசி (Arasi) | Pronunciation: A-ra-see
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – రాణి (Rani) | Pronunciation: Rah-nee
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ราชินี (Ratchini) | Pronunciation: Rah-chee-nee
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Kraliçe | Pronunciation: Kra-lee-che
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Королева (Koroleva) | Pronunciation: Ko-ro-lye-va
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – ملکہ (Malika) | Pronunciation: Ma-lee-ka
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Malika | Pronunciation: Ma-lee-ka
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Hoàng hậu | Pronunciation: Hwang how
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Brenhines | Pronunciation: Bren-hee-nes