A “sigh” is a universal expression of emotion, often signifying relief, exhaustion, frustration, or longing. Though the sound of a sigh is similar across different cultures, the word for “sigh” varies greatly among languages. In this article, we’ll explore how to say “sigh” in 70 different languages.
Here is a list of how to say “sigh” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Psherëtimë | Pronunciation: Psheh-reh-teem-uh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – تنهد (Tanahed) | Pronunciation: Ta-na-hed
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Հառաչել (Harachely) | Pronunciation: Ha-ra-chel
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Ah çəkmək | Pronunciation: Ah chek-mek
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Hasperen | Pronunciation: Has-peh-ren
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Уздых (Uzdykh) | Pronunciation: Ooz-dikh
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – নিশ্বাস (Nishshash) | Pronunciation: Nish-shash
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Uzdah | Pronunciation: Ooz-dah
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Въздишка (Vazdishka) | Pronunciation: Vaz-deesh-ka
- Catalan (🇪🇸) – Sospir | Pronunciation: Soss-peer
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Vzdech | Pronunciation: Vz-dekh
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Suk | Pronunciation: Sook
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Zucht | Pronunciation: Zookt
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Sigh | Pronunciation: Sigh
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Ohkama | Pronunciation: Oh-ka-ma
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – آه کشیدن (Âh Kesheedan) | Pronunciation: Ah keh-shee-dan
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Huokaus | Pronunciation: Hwo-kows
- French (🇫🇷) – Soupir | Pronunciation: Soo-peer
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ამოოხვრა (Amokhra) | Pronunciation: Ah-mo-khrah
- German (🇩🇪) – Seufzen | Pronunciation: Soif-zen
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Αναστεναγμός (Anastenagmos) | Pronunciation: Ah-nah-steh-nah-gmos
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – אנחה (Anakha) | Pronunciation: Ah-nah-khah
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – आह (Aah) | Pronunciation: Aah
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Sóhaj | Pronunciation: Sho-haj
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Andvarp | Pronunciation: And-varp
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Mendesis | Pronunciation: Men-deh-sis
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Osna | Pronunciation: Os-na
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Sospiro | Pronunciation: Sos-pee-roh
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – ため息 (Tameiki) | Pronunciation: Ta-meh-ee-kee
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Күрсіну (Kürsinw) | Pronunciation: Kur-see-noo
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ដង្ហើម (Danghaerm) | Pronunciation: Dang-haerm
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 한숨 (Hansum) | Pronunciation: Haan-soom
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Bexhûr | Pronunciation: Bekh-oor
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Күлүп (Külüp) | Pronunciation: Koo-loop
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຖ້າຫາກ (Thahak) | Pronunciation: Ta-hak
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Nopūta | Pronunciation: No-poo-tah
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Atodūsis | Pronunciation: Ah-toh-doo-sis
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Seufzen | Pronunciation: Soif-zen
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Воздишка (Vozdishka) | Pronunciation: Voz-deesh-ka
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Mengeluh | Pronunciation: Men-geh-loo
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Sogħla | Pronunciation: Soh-lah
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 叹息 (Tànxī) | Pronunciation: Tan-shee
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – उसासा (Usasa) | Pronunciation: Oo-sa-sa
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Санаа алдах (Sanaa aldakh) | Pronunciation: Sa-naa al-daah
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – सुस्केरा (Suskerah) | Pronunciation: Soos-keh-rah
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Sukke | Pronunciation: Soo-keh
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – سا (Sa) | Pronunciation: Sa
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Westchnienie | Pronunciation: Vest-h-nyeh-nyeh
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Suspiro | Pronunciation: Soos-pee-roh
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Suspin | Pronunciation: Soos-peen
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Вздох (Vzdokh) | Pronunciation: Vz-dohk
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Уздах (Uzda) | Pronunciation: Ooz-dah
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – හෙම (Hema) | Pronunciation: He-ma
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Vzdych | Pronunciation: Vz-dikh
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Vzdih | Pronunciation: Vz-deek
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Neefta | Pronunciation: Nef-ta
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Suspiro | Pronunciation: Soos-pee-roh
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Kuvuta pumzi | Pronunciation: Koo-voo-ta poo-mzee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Sucka | Pronunciation: Soo-kah
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Ах кашидан (Akh Kashidan) | Pronunciation: Akh ka-shee-dan
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – நிச்சயம் (Nīccaiyam) | Pronunciation: Ne-chai-yam
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – నిట్టూర్పు (Nitturpu) | Pronunciation: Nit-too-roo-poo
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ถอนหายใจ (Thonhaichai) | Pronunciation: Ton-hai-jai
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – İç çekmek | Pronunciation: Itch chek-mek
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Зітхання (Zitkhannya) | Pronunciation: Zit-kha-nya
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – آہ بھرنا (Aah Bharna) | Pronunciation: Ah bhar-na
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Nafas olish | Pronunciation: Na-fas o-lish
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Thở dài | Pronunciation: Toh-zai
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Ochenaid | Pronunciation: O-kh-en-aid
- Zulu (🇿🇦) – Ukukhuluma | Pronunciation: Oo-koo-khoo-loo-ma