Swimming is a popular activity and sport enjoyed by many people around the world. The word for “swimming” varies across different languages, each reflecting the unique linguistic heritage of its speakers. Here is a list of how to say “swimming” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Not | Pronunciation: Not
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – سباحة (Sibaha) | Pronunciation: Si-ba-ha
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – լող (Logh) | Pronunciation: Loh-gh
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Üzgüçülük | Pronunciation: Ooz-goo-choo-look
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Igeriketa | Pronunciation: Ee-ge-ree-ke-ta
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Плаванне (Plavanne) | Pronunciation: Plah-van-ne
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – সাঁতার (Sātār) | Pronunciation: Saa-taar
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Plivanje | Pronunciation: Plee-va-nye
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Плуване (Pluvane) | Pronunciation: Plu-va-ne
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Natació | Pronunciation: Na-ta-see-o
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Plavání | Pronunciation: Plah-va-nee
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Svømning | Pronunciation: Svom-ning
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Zwemmen | Pronunciation: Zveh-men
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Swimming | Pronunciation: Swim-ing
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Ujumine | Pronunciation: U-yu-mi-ne
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – شنا (Shena) | Pronunciation: She-na
- Finnish (🇫�) – Uinti | Pronunciation: Oon-tee
- French (🇫🇷) – Natation | Pronunciation: Na-ta-syon
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ცურვა (Tsurva) | Pronunciation: Tsur-va
- German (🇩🇪) – Schwimmen | Pronunciation: Shvim-men
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Κολύμβηση (Kolymvisi) | Pronunciation: Ko-lim-vee-see
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – שחייה (Schiyah) | Pronunciation: Skee-yah
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – तैराकी (Tairaki) | Pronunciation: Tae-ra-kee
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Úszás | Pronunciation: Oo-saash
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Sund | Pronunciation: Soond
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Berenang | Pronunciation: Be-re-nang
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Snámh | Pronunciation: Snahv
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Nuoto | Pronunciation: Nwo-to
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 水泳 (Suiei) | Pronunciation: Soo-ey-ay
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Жүзі (Zhüzi) | Pronunciation: Zhü-zee
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ហែលទឹក (Hael Teuk) | Pronunciation: Hael Teuk
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 수영 (Suyeong) | Pronunciation: Soo-yong
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – هەڵەکان (Helekân) | Pronunciation: Hel-e-kan
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Сууда сүзүү (Suuda süzüü) | Pronunciation: Soo-da sü-zü
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ລອຍນ້ຳ (Loi Nam) | Pronunciation: Loi Nam
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Peldēšana | Pronunciation: Pel-de-sha-na
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Plaukimas | Pronunciation: Plow-kee-mas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Schwammen | Pronunciation: Shvam-men
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Пливање (Plivanje) | Pronunciation: Plee-va-nye
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Berenang | Pronunciation: Be-re-nang
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Għawm | Pronunciation: Awhm
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 游泳 (Yóuyǒng) | Pronunciation: Yoh-yong
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – पोहणे (Pohane) | Pronunciation: Po-ha-ne
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Сэлэх (Selex) | Pronunciation: Seh-lekh
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – पौडी खेल (Paudi Khel) | Pronunciation: Pau-di Khel
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Svømming | Pronunciation: Svo-ming
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – لامبو وهل (Lambu Wahil) | Pronunciation: Lam-boo Wa-hil
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – شنا (Shena) | Pronunciation: She-na
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Pływanie | Pronunciation: Pliv-an-ye
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Natação | Pronunciation: Na-ta-sao
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Înot | Pronunciation: I-noht
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Плавание (Plavanie) | Pronunciation: Plah-va-nee-ye
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Пливање (Plivanje) | Pronunciation: Plee-va-nye
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – පාවනැතිම (Pavanætima) | Pronunciation: Pah-vah-nay-ti-mah
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Plávanie | Pronunciation: Plah-va-nye
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Plavanje | Pronunciation: Plah-va-nye
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Dabaasha | Pronunciation: Da-baa-sha
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Natación | Pronunciation: Na-ta-syon
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Kuogelea | Pronunciation: Ku-o-ge-lea
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Simning | Pronunciation: Sim-ning
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Шиноварӣ (Shinovari) | Pronunciation: Shi-no-va-ree
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – நீச்சல் (Neecchal) | Pronunciation: Nee-chal
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – ఈత (Eeta) | Pronunciation: Ee-ta
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ว่ายน้ำ (Wâynáam) | Pronunciation: Why-naam
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Yüzme | Pronunciation: Yüz-meh
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Плавання (Plavannya) | Pronunciation: Plah-va-nya
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – تیراکی (Tairaki) | Pronunciation: Tae-ra-kee
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Suzish | Pronunciation: Soo-zish
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Bơi lội | Pronunciation: Boy-loi
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Nofio | Pronunciation: No-vee-oh