Amharic አማርኛ am
ምግብ
mi-GIB
Use 'Migib' for food in general.
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How to say
Food
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Arabic العربية ar
طعام
ta-A-am
Use 'Ta'aam' for food; 'Akl' is more common in daily conversations.
Bangla বাংলা bn
খাবার
kha-BAR
Use 'Khabar' for food in general.
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Catalan català ca
Menjar
men-ZHAR
Use 'Menjar' for food in general.
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Czech čeština cs
Jídlo
YEE-dloh
Use 'Jídlo' for food; 'Žrádlo' is a casual term.
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Danish dansk da
Mad
Mahd
Use 'Mad' for food in general.
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German Deutsch de
Essen
'Ess-en
Use 'Essen' to refer to food or a meal; 'Futter' is used for animal food.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Φαγητό
fa-gee-TOH
Use 'Fagitó' for food in general.
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Spanish Español es
Comida
koh-MEE-dah
Use 'comida' to refer to food in general, meals, or specific dishes.
Estonian eesti et
Toit
Toyt
Use 'Toit' for food in general.
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Basque Basque eu
Janari
ha-NA-ri
Use 'Janari' for food in general.
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Persian فارسی fa
غذا
ghah-ZAH
Use 'Ghaza' for food in general.
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Finnish suomi fi
Ruoka
ROO-oh-ka
Use 'Ruoka' for food in general.
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French Français fr
Nourriture
noo-ree-TYUR
Use 'nourriture' for food in general; 'bouffe' is more casual.
Galician Galician gl
Comida
ko-MEE-dah
Use 'Comida' for food in general.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
ખોરાક
kho-RAAK
Use 'Khōrāka' for food in general.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Abinci
ah-BIN-chi
Use 'Abinci' for food in general.
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Hebrew עברית he
אוכל
O-khel
Use 'Ochel' for food in general.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
खाना
KHA-na
Use 'Khana' for food in general.
Hungarian magyar hu
Étel
AY-tel
Use 'Étel' for food; 'Kaja' is a casual term.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Makanan
mah-KAH-nan
Use 'Makanan' for food in general.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Matur
MA-tur
Use 'Matur' for food in general.
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Italian Italiano it
Cibo
CHEE-bo
Use 'cibo' for food in general; 'mangiare' can also refer to food in a more casual way.
Japanese 日本語 ja
食べ物
ta-beh-MO-no
Use 'Tabemono' for food in general; 'kuimono' is a more casual term.
Korean 한국어 ko
음식
EUM-shik
Use 'Eumsik' for food in general; 'bap' can also mean a meal.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Maistas
MY-stahs
Use 'Maistas' for food in general.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Ēdiens
EH-dee-ens
Use 'Ēdiens' for food in general.
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Marathi मराठी mr
अन्न
AH-nna
Use 'Anna' for food; 'Jevan' is more commonly used for a meal.
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Malay Melayu ms
Makanan
mah-KAH-nan
Use 'Makanan' for food in general.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Eten
'Eh-ten
Use 'eten' to refer to food or eating; 'vreten' is a very informal term.
Norwegian norsk no
Mat
Maht
Use 'Mat' for food in general.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਖਾਣਾ
KHA-na
Use 'Khāṇā' for food in general.
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Polish polski pl
Jedzenie
yeh-DZEH-nyeh
Use 'Jedzenie' for food; 'Żarcie' is a casual term.
Portuguese Português pt
Comida
ko-MEE-dah
Use 'comida' to refer to food in general or a meal.
Romanian română ro
Mâncare
mın-KA-reh
Use 'mâncare' for food in general.
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Russian русский ru
Еда
yeh-DAH
Use 'Yeda' for food in general; 'Zhratva' is a very informal and sometimes rude term.
Swedish svenska sv
Mat
Maht
Use 'Mat' for food in general.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Chakula
cha-KOO-la
Use 'Chakula' for food in general.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
உணவு
oo-NA-vu
Use 'Uṇavu' for food in general; 'Sāppāḍu' is more casual.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
ఆహారం
AH-haa-rum
Use 'Āhāram' for food in general.
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Thai ไทย th
อาหาร
aa-HAAHN
Use 'A-hǎan' for food in general; 'gin' can also refer to food in a more casual way.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Pagkain
pag-KAH-in
Use 'Pagkain' for food in general.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Yemek
YEH-mek
Use 'Yemek' for food in general.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Їжа
yee-ZHAH
Use 'Yizha' for food in general.
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Urdu اردو ur
کھانا
KHA-na
Use 'Khānā' for food in general.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Thức ăn
thuhk-ahn
Use 'Thức ăn' for food in general; 'Đồ ăn' is more common in daily conversations.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Oúnjẹ
O-oon-jeh
Use 'Oúnjẹ' for food in general.
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Chinese 中文 zh
食物
Shr-woo
Use 'Shíwù' for food in general; 'chī de' is more casual.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
食物
See maht
Use 'Si6 mat6' for food in general; 'ye5 sik6' is more casual.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Ukudla
oo-KOOD-lah
Use 'Ukudla' for food in general.
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