How to say

Bee

50 languages. Same English phrase, each row is the natural translation for that language. Tap Play to hear a Fluente voice, or Practise to listen, repeat and score.

Amharic አማርኛ am

ንብ

Nuhb

Use 'nəb' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Arabic العربية ar

نحلة

Nah-lah

Use 'naḥla' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

Bangla বাংলা bn

মৌমাছি

Mow-MA-chee

Use 'moumachhi' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Catalan català ca

Abella

Ah-BEH-lyah

Use 'abella' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Czech čeština cs

Včela

VCHEH-lah

Use 'včela' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Danish dansk da

Bee

Use 'bi' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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German Deutsch de

Biene

BEE-nuh

Use 'Biene' when talking about the insect; it's a standard term.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Μέλισσα

Meh-LEE-sah

Use 'mélissa' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Spanish Español es

Abeja

Ah-BEH-hah

Use 'abeja' when referring to the insect, and it's a common word in everyday conversation.

Estonian eesti et

Mesilane

Meh-see-LAH-neh

Use 'mesilane' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Basque Basque eu

Erlea

Er-LEH-ah

Use 'erlea' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Persian فارسی fa

زنبور

Zahn-boor

Use 'zanbur' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Finnish suomi fi

Mehiläinen

Meh-hee-LIE-nen

Use 'mehiläinen' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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French Français fr

Abeille

Ah-bay

Use 'abeille' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

Galician Galician gl

Abella

Ah-BEH-lyah

Use 'abella' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

મધમાખી

Mah-dha-MA-khee

Use 'madhamākhī' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Kudan zuma

Koo-dan zoo-mah

Use 'kudan zuma' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Hebrew עברית he

דבורה

D'VO-rah

Use 'd'vora' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

मधुमक्खी

Mah-doo-MAK-khee

Use 'madhumakkhi' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

Hungarian magyar hu

Méh

May

Use 'méh' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Lebah

Leh-bah

Use 'lebah' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Býfluga

Be-FLOO-ga

Use 'býfluga' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Italian Italiano it

Ape

Ah-peh

Use 'ape' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

Japanese 日本語 ja

蜂

Hah-chee

Use 'hachi' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

Korean 한국어 ko

벌

Buhl

Use 'beol' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Bitė

Bee-teh

Use 'bitė' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Bite

Bee-teh

Use 'bite' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Marathi मराठी mr

मधमाशी

Mah-dha-MA-shee

Use 'madhamāshī' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Malay Melayu ms

Lebah

Leh-bah

Use 'lebah' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Bij

Bay

Use 'bij' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

Norwegian norsk no

Bee

Use 'bi' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਮੱਖੀ

Mak-KHEE

Use 'makkhī' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Polish polski pl

Pszczoła

Psh-CHO-wah

Use 'pszczoła' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

Portuguese Português pt

Abelha

Ah-BEH-lyah

Use 'abelha' to refer to the insect; it's a standard term.

Romanian română ro

Albină

Al-BEE-nuh

Use 'albină' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Russian русский ru

Пчела́

Pchee-LAH

Use 'pchelá' when referring to the insect; it's a standard term.

Swedish svenska sv

Bee

Use 'bi' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Nyuki

N-yoo-kee

Use 'nyuki' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

தேனீ

Theh-NEE

Use 'thenee' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

తేనెటీగ

TAY-neh-TEE-gah

Use 'tēnetīga' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Thai ไทย th

ผึ้ง

P-ung

Use 'phʉ̂ng' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Bubuyog

Boo-BO-yohg

Use 'bubuyog' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Arı

Ah-ruh

Use 'arı' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Бджола́

Bzh-oh-LAH

Use 'bdzholá' to refer to the insect; it's a standard term.

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Urdu اردو ur

مکھی

Mak-khee

Use 'makkhi' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Ong

Use 'ong' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Ẹrẹ

Eh-reh

Use 'ẹrẹ' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Chinese 中文 zh

蜜蜂

Mee-fung

Use 'mìfēng' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

蜜蜂

Maht foong

Use 'mat6 fung1' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Inyosi

Ee-NYOH-see

Use 'inyosi' to refer to the insect; it's a common word.

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