From the Middle East to the Central American region, here are some of the most beautiful words in different languages. Learn their meanings and impress your friends with your new language skills!
One of the greatest joys of learning a new language is discovering a beautiful term you've never heard of before. Beautiful words in different languages are precious gems that provide insight into the hearts and minds of people around the world.
There is no more amazing feeling than learning interesting words from other languages. Sometimes these terms are just a better way of saying "I love you." There are exquisite and untranslatable phrases that capture a concept, an emotion or even a vision that you do not understand in your language.
I have been thinking about words in different languages not only because I live in an international place like Miami, but also when mylittle studentsIn China they tell me I'm pretty. English is not their first language, so it is very special when they give me a sweet compliment. That is why I have made a selection of the most beautiful words in the world in this post. Explore how foreign languages can be colorful and inspiring.
Beautiful words in different languages of West African countries
- Fula-Jangalama
Meaning: Love of nature or beauty in all things.
(The Fula, Fulani or Fulɓe are one of the main ethnic groups of the Sahel and West Africa).
- Wolof - Yerma
Meaning: love, care and concern for others.
(Wolof is a national language of Senegal, spoken as the primary language by around 4.6 million people.)
- Hausa - sun
Meaning: love, care and concern for others.
(The Hausa are the largest ethnic group in West and Central Africa and speak the Hausa language, which belongs to the Afroasiatic language family.)
- Yoruba – Ayo
Meaning: happiness, joy or ecstasy
(Yoruba is a language spoken in West Africa, mainly southwestern Nigeria.)
- Igbo - good woman
Meaning: A good wife (lit. "a worthwhile woman")
(Igbo is the primary mother tongue of the Igbo, an ethnic group from eastern Nigeria.)
- Wolof - Soppi or love gourd (both are poetic terms specific to romantic love)
Meaning: to be in love (literally "full of love")
(Wolof is the main language in Senegal.)
Beautiful words in different languages of East African countries
- Somali - Silk
Meaning: love, affection or affection
(Somali is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. It is an official language in Somalia, Somaliland, and Ethiopia, and a national language in Djibouti and northeastern Kenya.)
- Somalia - Freedom
Meaning: A term of endearment used when addressing someone younger than you.
- Somali - Habar or love (both are poetic terms specific to romantic love)
Meaning: to be in love (literally "to have love")
- Somali - Jacey
Meaning: beautiful or beautiful (literally "like a flower")
- somali - like
Meaning: love, affection or affection (literally "to wish a lot")
- Somalia - Qalbi or Qanciir
Meaning: heart (the first is more poetic)
- Somalia - Nafisa
Meaning: precious or valued (literally "something that is valuable")
- Swahili – friend
Meaning: girlfriend, boyfriend or spouse
(Swahili, also known by its indigenous name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language. It is one of the two official languages of the East African Community countries, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda).
- Sweden - Konnte
Meaning: beautiful, adorable or guapo
- Swahili – cooking
Meaning: to be in love (literally "to be intoxicated")
- Swahili - happiness
Meaning: happiness, joy or delight
- Swahili - true love
Meaning: true love (literally "love that is real")
- Kikuyu-Gott
meaning: god
(Kikuyu or Gikuyu is a Bantu language spoken by the Agĩkũyũ people of Kenya. Kikuyu is spoken in the region between Nyeri and Nairobi).
- Kikuyu – Muthamaki
Meaning: a wise person (literally "one who is full of advice")
- Kamba-Ngai
meaning: god
(Kikamba or Kamba is a Bantu language spoken by millions of Kamba people in Kenya and elsewhere).
- chain - subjunctive
Meaning: beauty, fairness or beauty
- Seil - good
Meaning: bravery, courage or bravery
Beautiful words in different languages of South American countries
- Quechua – white
meaning: woman
(Runasimi or Quechua is a family of indigenous languages that belong to the Peruvian Andes and are spoken from Quechua).
- Quechua – False
Meaning: to deceive or deceive someone.
- Queen – Wind
Meaning: love, affection or kindness.
- Quechua – Peruvian
Meaning: flirt or seduce someone.
- Aymara – Thank you
Meaning: a person full of energy, emotions and happiness.
(Aymara is a language spoken by the Aymara people of the Bolivian Andes. It is one of the few Amerindian languages with more than a million speakers.)
- Aymara – A sword
Meaning: to be very sad or heartbroken
- Guaranteed - as
Meaning: laugh with all your heart or with joy
(Guarani, specifically the main variety known as Paraguayan Guarani, is a South American language belonging to the Tupí-Guarani linguistic family).
- Guaraní – Iryasy
Meaning: Tenderness, delicacy or charm.
Beautiful words in different languages of the Central American countries
- Quiche – Cook
meaning: love
(Formerly spelled Quiché, K'iche is a Mayan language spoken by nearly a million people in the western highlands of the central department of Guatemala.)
- Quiche Chuchu
Meaning: to be in love
- Quiche – Lucas
Meaning: love (noun)
- Cakchiquel - Chi Growth
Meaning: love each other
(The Kaqchikel language is an indigenous Mesoamerican language spoken by the Kaqchikel people of central Guatemala).
- Cakchiquel - Achi weh
Meaning: my love
Beautiful words in different languages of the Middle East region
- Persa – Eshq
Meaning: love, affection or passion.
(Persian, also known as Farsi, is a Western Iranian language spoken in Iran.)
- arabic - center
Meaning: love, affection or affection
(Arabic is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic, all of which are spoken in Arab states and around the world.)
- Arabic – Rajah
Meaning: to like or love someone or something.
- Arabic - Ghir
Meaning: love, passion or infatuation
- Arabic–Hubb
Meaning: love, affection or affection
- Arabic – Ishq
Meaning: love or passion
Beautiful words in different languages of Central African countries
- Swahili: Upendo or Mapenzi (both are poetic terms specific to romantic love)
Meaning: to be in love (literally "to have love")
(Swahili is a Bantu language spoken in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and the Central African Republic.)
- Swahili - mothers or children
Meaning: A term of endearment used when specifically addressing an elderly woman or mother.
- Swahili - daughter or grandmother
Meaning: A term of endearment used when specifically addressing a young woman.
Beautiful words in different languages of the countries of South Africa
- Xhosa: Umntu or Inkosi (both are terms of respect used specifically to address someone older than oneself)
Meaning: a person, male or female (literally "a human being")
(Xhosa is also known as isiXhosa.) The Nguni language is spoken in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
- Zulu - Brother or Mbaba
Meaning: An expression of respect used when specifically addressing someone younger than oneself.
(IsiZulu (or isizulu, as a deronym) is a Nguni language of the Southern Bantu branch spoken in southern Africa.)
- Zulu - Take your time
Meaning: to make beautiful things (literally "to make beautiful things")
- Zulu - Mapphefo or Qawhe
Meaning: beauty (literally "light")
- Zulu – Phuhile oder Itshailala
Meaning: love, affection or affection (literally "being in great joy")
Beautiful words in different languages of Asian countries.
- Porcelain
- mandarin – you
Meaning: love, affection or affection
(The People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Singapore use Standard Mandarin Chinese as their official language.)
- Mandarin–Qing
Meaning: love, affecto o cariño (literally "to be pure")
- Mandarin–Xing
Meaning: love, affection or cariño (literally "be kind")
- Cantonês – Mung hoi
Meaning: love or affection (literally "heart flowers")
(Several Chinese languages are spoken in Guangdong and the Guangxi provinces of southern China, including the major cities of Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Macau. It is sometimes referred to as the Cantonese language (Wade-Giles romanization) Yüeh-yü or Yueyu ( Cantonese).)
- Hokkien – Heng
Meaning: really want something; covet much (lit. "persist")
(Hokkien is a southern Min language spoken in the Chinese province of Fujian, where it originated.)
- Urdu - love
Meaning: love, affection or affection
(Urdu is a language spoken mainly in South Asia. It is the official language of Pakistan.)
- Urdu – Bahot oder Bohot
Meaning: much, many, a lot or a lot (literally "a lot")
- urdu love
Meaning: love or affection (literally "taste")
- Urdu – Chahat
Meaning: love, affection or fondness (literally "to love")
- Urdu – Qadar
Meaning: A term of respect used when specifically addressing someone older than oneself (lit. "to show respect")
- not dear
Meaning: beautiful or adorable (literally "cariño")
(Hindi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in North, Central, East and West India.)
- No - Mitha
Meaning: sweet or charming (literally "sweet")
- Hindi – Prem
Meaning: love, affection o cariño (literally "love")
- English - Jugnu
Meaning: A small bright light (literally "firefly")
- no-hansi
Meaning: a smile or laugh (lit. "lip twist")
- indonesian - pretty
Meaning: A term of endearment used when specifically addressing a young woman.
(The national language of Indonesia is Indonesian. It is a standardized form of Malay, an Austronesian language.)
- english - lovely
Meaning: A term of endearment used when specifically addressing someone older than oneself.
- indonesian - pretty
Meaning: A term of endearment used when addressing someone younger than you.
- English – Nice
Meaning: A term of endearment used when specifically addressing someone older than oneself.
- German – Be Radiant
Meaning: beautiful or charming (literally "shining")
- German - Like an angel
Meaning: beautiful or adorable (literally "like an angel")
Each region has many different sweet and beautiful words, each with their own unique meaning. Whether you're looking for a term of endearment for someone special or just trying to describe something lovely, these words will come in handy.
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