How to say

Cold

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

ቀዝቃዛ (ḳezḳaza)

Keh-z-KAH-zah

Use 'ḳezḳaza' to describe cold temperatures.

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Arabic العربية ar

بارد

BAH-rid

Use 'bārid' to describe cold temperatures.

Bangla বাংলা bn

ঠান্ডা

Thahn-DAH

Use 'thanda' to describe cold temperatures.

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Catalan català ca

Fred

Use 'fred' to describe cold temperatures.

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Czech čeština cs

Zima

ZEE-mah

Use 'zima' to describe that it is cold (weather).

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Danish dansk da

Koldt

Kohl-t

Use 'koldt' to describe cold temperatures.

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German Deutsch de

Kalt

Kahlt

Use 'kalt' to describe cold temperatures or feelings.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Κρύο

KREE-oh

Use 'krýo' to describe cold temperatures.

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Spanish Español es

Frío

FREE-o

Use 'frío' to describe the temperature of an object or the weather.

Estonian eesti et

Külm

Koolm

Use 'külm' to describe cold temperatures.

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Basque Basque eu

Hotz

Ohts

Use 'hotz' to describe cold temperatures.

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Persian فارسی fa

سرد

Sard

Use 'sard' to describe cold temperatures.

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Finnish suomi fi

Kylmä

Kool-MA

Use 'kylmä' to describe cold temperatures.

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French Français fr

Froid

FWAH

Use 'froid' to describe the temperature, both of objects and the weather.

Galician Galician gl

Frío

FREE-o

Use 'frío' to describe cold temperatures.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

ઠંડો

Thun-do

Use 'thando' to describe cold temperatures.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Sanyi

San-yee

Use 'sanyi' to describe cold temperatures.

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Hebrew עברית he

קר

Kahr

Use 'kar' to describe cold temperatures.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

ठंडा

Thun-DAH

Use 'thanda' to describe cold temperatures.

Hungarian magyar hu

Hideg

HEE-deg

Use 'hideg' to describe cold temperatures.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Dingin

Dee-ngin

Use 'dingin' to describe cold temperatures.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Kalt

Kahlt

Use 'kalt' to describe cold temperatures.

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Italian Italiano it

Freddo

FREH-doh

Use 'freddo' to describe the temperature of something or the weather.

Japanese 日本語 ja

寒い (Samui)

Sah-moo-ee

Use 'samui' to describe cold temperatures.

Korean 한국어 ko

춥다 (Chupda)

Choop-dah

Use 'chupda' to describe cold temperatures.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Šalta

Shahl-TAH

Use 'šalta' to describe cold temperatures.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Auksts

Owkst

Use 'auksts' to describe cold temperatures.

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Marathi मराठी mr

थंड

Thund

Use 'thand' to describe cold temperatures.

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Malay Melayu ms

Sejuk

Se-jook

Use 'sejuk' to describe cold temperatures.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Koud

Khowt

Use 'koud' to describe cold temperatures.

Norwegian norsk no

Kaldt

Kahlt

Use 'kaldt' to describe cold temperatures.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਠੰਡਾ

Thun-DA

Use 'thanda' to describe cold temperatures.

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Polish polski pl

Zimno

ZIM-no

Use 'zimno' to describe that it is cold (weather).

Portuguese Português pt

Frio

FREE-oo

Use 'frio' to describe coldness, whether it's the weather or an object.

Romanian română ro

Rece

REH-cheh

Use 'rece' to describe cold temperatures.

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Russian русский ru

Холодно

Ha-LAWD-nah

Use 'holodno' to describe that it is cold (weather).

Swedish svenska sv

Kallt

Kahlt

Use 'kallt' to describe cold temperatures.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Baridi

Ba-REE-dee

Use 'baridi' to describe cold temperatures.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

குளிர்

Koo-leer

Use 'kulir' to describe cold temperatures.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

చల్లగా

Cha-la-GAA

Use 'challagaa' to describe cold temperatures.

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Thai ไทย th

หนาว (Nao)

Naow (with a mid tone)

Use 'nao' to describe cold temperatures.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Malamig

Ma-la-MEEG

Use 'malamig' to describe cold temperatures.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Soğuk

So-OOK

Use 'soğuk' to describe cold temperatures.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Холодно

Kho-LAWD-noh

Use 'kholodno' to describe that it is cold (weather).

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Urdu اردو ur

ٹھنڈا

Thun-DAH

Use 'thanda' to describe cold temperatures.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Lạnh

Lahnh (with a falling tone)

Use 'lạnh' to describe cold temperatures.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Tútù

Too-TOO

Use 'tútù' to describe cold temperatures.

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Chinese 中文 zh

冷 (lěng)

Lung (as in 'lung' in English, but with a falling tone)

Use 'lěng' to describe cold temperatures.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

凍 (dung3)

Doong (with a low falling tone)

Use 'dung3' to describe cold temperatures.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Bandayo

Bahn-DAH-yo

Use 'bandayo' to describe cold temperatures.

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