How to say

Sun

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Amharic አማርኛ am

ፀሐይ

Tseh-hay

Use 'Tsehay' when discussing the sun.

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Arabic العربية ar

شمس

Shamz

Use 'Shams' in everyday conversations about the sun.

Bangla বাংলা bn

সূর্য

Shoor-jo

Use 'Robi' in everyday conversation, and 'Sūryo' is more formal.

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Catalan català ca

Sol

Sohl

Use 'Sol' when talking about the sun.

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Czech čeština cs

Slunce

Sloon-seh

Use 'Slunce' when talking about the sun, weather, or its effects.

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Danish dansk da

Sol

Sohl

Use 'Sol' when talking about the sun.

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German Deutsch de

Sonne

Zon-uh

Use 'Sonne' when discussing the sun, weather, or its impact.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Ήλιος

EE-lee-os

Use 'Ήλιος' when referring to the sun in general conversation.

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Spanish Español es

Sol

Sohl

Use 'Sol' in everyday conversations about the weather or the celestial body.

Estonian eesti et

Päike

Pie-keh

Use 'Päike' when talking about the sun.

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Basque Basque eu

Eguzki

Eh-goo-ski

Use 'Eguzki' when talking about the sun.

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Persian فارسی fa

خورشید

Khor-sheed

Use 'Khorshid' when discussing the sun, the weather, or its warmth.

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Finnish suomi fi

Aurinko

Ow-rin-ko

Use 'Aurinko' when talking about the sun.

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French Français fr

Soleil

So-lay

Use 'Soleil' to talk about the sun's presence, the weather, or its effects.

Galician Galician gl

Sol

Sohl

Use 'Sol' when talking about the sun.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

સૂર્ય

Soor-ya

Use 'Sūrya' when discussing the sun, weather, or its effects.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Rana

Rah-nah

Use 'Rana' when talking about the sun.

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Hebrew עברית he

שמש

Sheh-mesh

Use 'Shemesh' when talking about the sun, weather, or its effects.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

सूर्य

Soor-ya

Use 'Sooraj' in everyday conversation, and 'Sūrya' is more formal or used in religious contexts.

Hungarian magyar hu

Nap

Nop

Use 'Nap' when talking about the sun, the weather, or its effects.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Matahari

Mah-ta-ha-ree

Use 'Matahari' when discussing the sun.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Sól

Soal

Use 'Sól' when talking about the sun.

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Italian Italiano it

Sole

So-lay

Use 'Sole' in conversations about the weather, the sun's warmth, or its position in the sky.

Japanese 日本語 ja

太陽

Tie-yo

Use 'Taiyou' when discussing the sun.

Korean 한국어 ko

태양

Tae-yang

Use 'Taeyang' when talking about the sun.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Saulė

Sow-leh

Use 'Saulė' when talking about the sun.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Saule

Sow-leh

Use 'Saule' when talking about the sun.

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Marathi मराठी mr

सूर्य

Soor-ya

Use 'Sūrya' when discussing the sun, weather, or its effects.

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Malay Melayu ms

Matahari

Mah-ta-ha-ree

Use 'Matahari' when discussing the sun.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Zon

Use 'Zon' in everyday conversations about the weather or the sun's presence.

Norwegian norsk no

Sol

Soohl

Use 'Sol' when talking about the sun.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਸੂਰਜ

Soo-raj

Use 'Sūraj' when talking about the sun, weather, or its warmth.

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Polish polski pl

Słońce

Swon-tseh

Use 'Słońce' when talking about the sun, weather, or its effects.

Portuguese Português pt

Sol

Sohl

Use 'Sol' to talk about the sun, the weather, or the feeling of warmth.

Romanian română ro

Soare

So-ah-ray

Use 'Soare' when discussing the sun, the weather, or its warmth.

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Russian русский ru

Солнце

Sohn-tseh

Use 'Солнце' in general discussions about the sun, and 'Солнышко' for a more endearing tone.

Swedish svenska sv

Sol

Soohl

Use 'Sol' when talking about the sun.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Jua

Joo-ah

Use 'Jua' when talking about the sun.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

சூரியன்

Soo-ree-yan

Use 'Sūriyan' when discussing the sun, weather, or its effects.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

సూర్యుడు

Soor-yu-du

Use 'Sūryuḍu' when talking about the sun, weather, or its warmth.

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Thai ไทย th

พระอาทิตย์

Pra-aa-tit

Use 'Phra-aa-thit' when talking about the sun.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Araw

Ah-rau

Use 'Araw' when talking about the sun.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Güneş

Goo-nesh

Use 'Güneş' to talk about the sun, the weather, or its warmth.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Сонце

Sohn-tseh

Use 'Сонце' to discuss the sun, the weather, or its warmth.

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Urdu اردو ur

سورج

Soo-raj

Use 'Sooraj' when discussing the sun, weather, or its effects.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Mặt trời

Mut-choy

Use 'Mặt trời' when discussing the sun.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Oòrùn

O-roon

Use 'Oòrùn' when discussing the sun.

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Chinese 中文 zh

太阳

Tie-yang

Use 'Tàiyáng' in general conversation about the sun.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

太陽

Tie Yoe-ng

Use 'Taai3 Yeong4' when talking about the sun.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Ilanga

Ee-lahn-gah

Use 'Ilanga' when talking about the sun.

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