85+ “Lion” in Other Languages

In this guide, you’ll find 85+ translations of the word “lion,” complete with pronunciation and example sentences, so you can speak about this powerful animal anywhere in the world.

How to Say “lion in other languages” in 85 Different Languages

Below you’ll see 85 languages, each with the translation for lion, a simplified pronunciation, and an example sentence in that language.

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• Afrikaans (🇿🇦) – Leeu | Pronunciation: lay-oo | Example: Ek het ’n leeu in die veld gesien. (I saw a lion in the field.)
• Albanian (🇦🇱) – Luan | loo-ahn | Ai është i guximshëm si një luan. (He is brave like a lion.)
• Amharic (🇪🇹) – አንበሳ (Ambesa) | am-beh-sa | አንበሳው በደን ይኖራል። (The lion lives in the forest.)
• Arabic (🇸🇦) – أسد (Asad) | a-sad | الأسد ملك الغابة. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Armenian (🇦🇲) – Առյուծ (Aryuts) | ar-yoots | Առյուծը ուժի խորհրդանիշ է։ (The lion is a symbol of strength.)
• Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Şir | sheer | Şir çox güclüdür. (The lion is very strong.)
• Bangla (🇧🇩) – সিংহ (Shingho) | shing-ho | সিংহ জঙ্গলের রাজা। (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Basque (🇪🇸) – Lehoi | leh-hoy | Lehoia indartsua da. (The lion is powerful.)
• Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Леў (Leu) | lyeu | Леў — цар жывёл. (The lion is the king of animals.)
• Bengali (🇮🇳) – সিংহ (Shingho) | shing-ho | সিংহ সাহসের প্রতীক। (The lion is a symbol of courage.)
• Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Lav | lahv | Lav je kralj džungle. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Лъв (Luv) | luv | Лъвът е смел. (The lion is brave.)
• Burmese (🇲🇲) – ခြင်္သေ့ (Khyin-thay) | chinn-thay | ခြင်္သေ့သည် တောတွင် နေထိုင်သည်။ (The lion lives in the jungle.)
• Catalan (🇪🇸) – Lleó | lyuh-oh | El lleó és valent. (The lion is brave.)
• Cebuano (🇵🇭) – Leon | leh-on | Ang leon hari sa lasang. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Chinese (Mandarin) (🇨🇳) – 狮子 (Shīzi) | shee-dzuh | 狮子是丛林之王。 (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Croatian (🇭🇷) – Lav | lahv | Lav je snažan. (The lion is strong.)
• Czech (🇨🇿) – Lev | lev | Lev je odvážný. (The lion is courageous.)
• Danish (🇩🇰) – Løve | loo-veh | Løven er junglens konge. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Dutch (🇳🇱) – Leeuw | lay-oo | De leeuw is sterk. (The lion is strong.)

• Finnish (🇫🇮) – Leijona | Pronunciation: lay-yo-na Example: Leijona on metsän kuningas. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• French (🇫🇷) – Lion | Pronunciation: lee-ohn Example: Le lion rugit fort. (The lion roars loudly.)
• Galician (🇪🇸) – León | Pronunciation: le-ohn Example: O león dorme. (The lion is sleeping.)
• Georgian (🇬🇪) – ლომი (lomi) | Pronunciation: lo-mee Example: ლომი ძლიერი ცხოველია. (The lion is a strong animal.)
• German (🇩🇪) – Löwe | Pronunciation: luh-veh Example: Der Löwe brüllt. (The lion roars.)
• Greek (🇬🇷) – Λιοντάρι (liontári) | Pronunciation: lee-on-dah-ree Example: Το λιοντάρι είναι γενναίο. (The lion is brave.)
• Gujarati (🇮🇳) – સિંહ (Sinh) | Pronunciation: seenh Example: સિંહ જંગલનો રાજા છે. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Haitian Creole (🇭🇹) – Lyon | Pronunciation: lee-on Example: Lyon an ap dòmi. (The lion is sleeping.)
• Hausa (🇳🇬) – Zaki | Pronunciation: zah-kee Example: Zaki yana cikin daji. (The lion is in the jungle.)
• Hawaiian (🇺🇸) – Liona | Pronunciation: lee-oh-nah Example: ʻO ka liona ke aliʻi o ka nahele. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Hebrew (🇮🇱) – אריה (aryeh) | Pronunciation: ar-yeh Example: האריה שואג. (The lion roars.)
• Hindi (🇮🇳) – शेर (Sher) | Pronunciation: sher Example: शेर जंगल का राजा है। (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Hmong (🇨🇳) – Tsov ntxhuav | Pronunciation: tso-n-choo-ah Example: Tsov ntxhuav nyob hauv hav zoov. (The lion lives in the forest.)
• Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Oroszlán | Pronunciation: oh-ross-lahn Example: Az oroszlán üvölt. (The lion roars.)
• Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Ljón | Pronunciation: lyohn Example: Ljón er dýr konungur. (The lion is a majestic animal.)
• Igbo (🇳🇬) – Odum | Pronunciation: oh-doom Example: Odum bụ eze ọhịa. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Singa | Pronunciation: see-ngah Example: Singa itu ganas. (The lion is fierce.)
• Irish (🇮🇪) – Leon | Pronunciation: leh-un Example: Tá an leon ag codladh. (The lion is sleeping.)
• Italian (🇮🇹) – Leone | Pronunciation: leh-oh-neh Example: Il leone ruggisce. (The lion roars.)
• Japanese (🇯🇵) – ライオン (raion) | Pronunciation: rah-ee-on Example: ライオンは強い動物です。 (The lion is a strong animal.)
• Javanese (🇮🇩) – Singa | Pronunciation: sing-ah Example: Singa iku raja alas. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Kannada (🇮🇳) – ಸಿಂಹ (Simha) | Pronunciation: sim-ha Example: ಸಿಂಹ ಕಾಡಿನ ಅರಸು. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Арыстан (arystan) | Pronunciation: ah-riss-tahn Example: Арыстан орман патшасы. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Khmer (🇰🇭) – សីហា (seiha) | Pronunciation: say-ha Example: សីហា គឺជាសត្វខ្លាំង។ (The lion is a strong animal.)
• Kinyarwanda (🇷🇼) – Intare | Pronunciation: in-tah-reh Example: Intare iri mu ishyamba. (The lion is in the forest.)
• Korean (🇰🇷) – 사자 (saja) | Pronunciation: sah-jah Example: 사자는 용감합니다. (The lion is brave.)
• Kurdish (🇮🇶) – Şêr | Pronunciation: sher Example: Şêr şaxa daristana. (The lion roars in the forest.)
• Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Арстан (arstan) | Pronunciation: ar-stahn Example: Арстан токой падышасы. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Lao (🇱🇦) – ສິງ (sing) | Pronunciation: sing Example: ສິງເປັນກະສັດຂອງປ່າ. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Latvian (🇱🇻) – Lauva | Pronunciation: low-vah Example: Lauva ir drosmīgs dzīvnieks. (The lion is a brave animal.)

• Romanian (🇷🇴) – leu | Pronunciation: leh-oo Example: Leul este regele junglei. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Russian (🇷🇺) – лев (lev) | Pronunciation: lyehv Example: Лев живёт в саванне. (The lion lives in the savanna.)
• Samoan (🇼🇸) – leona | Pronunciation: leh-oh-nah Example: O le leona o le tupu o le vao. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Serbian (🇷🇸) – лав (lav) | Pronunciation: lahv Example: Лав је снажан. (The lion is strong.)
• Sesotho (🇱🇸) – tau | Pronunciation: tah-oo Example: Tau e bitsoa morena oa moru. (The lion is called the king of the forest.)
• Shona (🇿🇼) – shumba | Pronunciation: shoom-bah Example: Shumba inogara musango. (The lion lives in the wild.)
• Sindhi (🇵🇰) – شير (sheer) | Pronunciation: sheer Example: شير جهنگل جو بادشاه آهي. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Sinhala (🇱🇰) – සිංහයා (singhaya) | Pronunciation: sing-ha-ya Example: සිංහයා වනාන්තරයේ රජු වේ. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Slovak (🇸🇰) – lev | Pronunciation: lehv Example: Lev žije v Afrike. (The lion lives in Africa.)
• Slovenian (🇸🇮) – lev | Pronunciation: lehv Example: Lev je kralj džungle. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Somali (🇸🇴) – libaax | Pronunciation: lee-baahkh Example: Libaaxu waa boqorka kaynta. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Spanish (🇪🇸) – león | Pronunciation: leh-ohn Example: El león vive en la sabana. (The lion lives in the savanna.)
• Sundanese (🇮🇩) – singa | Pronunciation: sing-ah Example: Singa mangrupa raja leuweung. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Swahili (🇹🇿) – simba | Pronunciation: seem-bah Example: Simba ni mfalme wa msitu. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Swedish (🇸🇪) – lejon | Pronunciation: ley-yohn Example: Lejonet är djungelns konung. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Tajik (🇹🇯) – шер (sher) | Pronunciation: sher Example: Шер подшоҳи ҷангал аст. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Tamil (🇮🇳) – சிங்கம் (singam) | Pronunciation: sing-am Example: சிங்கம் காட்டின் ராஜா. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Telugu (🇮🇳) – సింహం (simham) | Pronunciation: sim-ham Example: సింహం అడవిలో రాజు. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Thai (🇹🇭) – สิงโต (singto) | Pronunciation: sing-toh Example: สิงโตเป็นราชาแห่งป่า. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Tigrinya (🇪🇷) – ነብሪ (nebri) | Pronunciation: neb-ree Example: ነብሪ ዓለም ኣምሓራር እዩ። (The lion is the pride of the world.)
• Tok Pisin (🇵🇬) – laion | Pronunciation: lie-on Example: Laion em king bilong bus. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Turkish (🇹🇷) – aslan | Pronunciation: ahs-lahn Example: Aslan ormanın kralıdır. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Turkmen (🇹🇲) – arslan | Pronunciation: ar-slan Example: Arslan tokaýyň patyşasydyr. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – лев (lev) | Pronunciation: lyehv Example: Лев — цар джунглів. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Urdu (🇵🇰) – شیر (sheer) | Pronunciation: sheer Example: شیر جنگل کا بادشاہ ہے۔ (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Uyghur (🇨🇳) – ئارسلان (arslan) | Pronunciation: ar-slan Example: ئارسلان ئورماننىڭ پادىشاھىدۇر. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Uzbek (🇺🇿) – sher | Pronunciation: sher Example: Sher o‘rmonning podshosi. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – sư tử | Pronunciation: soo-too Example: Sư tử là vua của rừng. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Welsh (🏴) – llew | Pronunciation: hleh-oo Example: Y llew yw brenin y goedwig. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Wolof (🇸🇳) – gainde | Pronunciation: gain-deh Example: Gainde mooy buur jàngale. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
• Xhosa (🇿🇦) – ingonyama | Pronunciation: in-go-nyah-mah Example: Ingonyama ngukumkani wehlathi. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Yiddish (🇮🇱) – לייב (leyb) | Pronunciation: leyb Example: דער לייב איז דער קעניג פון וואַלד. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Yoruba (🇳🇬) – kiniun | Pronunciation: kee-nee-oon Example: Kiniun ni ọba igbo. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Zulu (🇿🇦) – ibhubesi | Pronunciation: ee-bhoo-beh-see Example: Ibhubesi yinkosi yezihlahla. (The lion is the king of the forest.)
• Maori (🇳🇿) – raiona | Pronunciation: rye-oh-nah Example: Ko te raiona te kingi o te ngahere. (The lion is the king of the forest.)

Conclusion

No matter where you go in the world, the word “lion in other languages” always carries love and respect.