650+ Ways to Say “Swear Words in Other Languages”

Language is powerful, and words can carry different meanings depending on culture and context. Many people search for swear words in other languages out of curiosity, for fun, or to better understand how expressions of frustration, anger, or surprise differ across the world. While swear words are often considered taboo, they are also part of daily communication, humor, movies, and literature.

This article explores 650+ ways to say swear words in other languages, showing their translations, pronunciations, and example sentences. The goal is not to encourage offensive use, but to help you understand world languages, cultural expressions, and linguistic diversity. By learning these terms, you’ll gain insights into how emotions are expressed universally yet uniquely in every tongue.

How to Say “Swear Words” in 650 Different Languages

1. Afrikaans (🇿🇦) – vloekwoord | Pronunciation: flook-voort Example: Hy het ‘n vloekwoord gesê. (“He said a swear word.”)
2. Albanian (🇦🇱) – sharje | Pronunciation: shahr-yeh Example: Ai përdori një sharje gjatë lojës. (“He used a swear word during the game.”)
3. Amharic (🇪🇹) – ስድብ (sidib) | Pronunciation: si-dib Example: እሱ በቃል ስድብ ተጠቀመ። (“He used a swear word.”)
4. Arabic (🇸🇦) – شتيمة (shatīmah) | Pronunciation: sha-tee-mah Example: لا تقل أي شتيمة. (“Don’t say any swear word.”)
5. Armenian (🇦🇲) – հայհոյանք (hayhoyank) | Pronunciation: hai-ho-yank Example: Նա ասաց մի հայհոյանք. (“He said a swear word.”)
6. Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – söyüş | Pronunciation: so-yush Example: O, dostuna bir söyüş dedi. (“He said a swear word to his friend.”)
7. Bangla (🇧🇩) – গালি (gali) | Pronunciation: gaa-lee Example: সে একটি গালি দিল। (“He used a swear word.”)
8. Basque (🇪🇸) – iraintzea | Pronunciation: ee-rain-tze-ah Example: Ez erabili iraintzea. (“Don’t use swear words.”)
9. Belarusian (🇧🇾) – лаянка (layanka) | Pronunciation: la-yan-ka Example: Ён сказаў лаянка. (“He said a swear word.”)
10. Bosnian (🇧🇦) – psovka | Pronunciation: psoh-vka Example: On je rekao jednu psovka. (“He said a swear word.”)

11. Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – псувня (psuvnya) | Pronunciation: psu-vnya Example: Той каза една псувня. (“He said a swear word.”)
12. Burmese (🇲🇲) – ညှို့စကား (nyho sa-ga) | Pronunciation: nyo sa-ga Example: သူ ညှို့စကား ပြောသည်။ (“He used a swear word.”)
13. Catalan (🇪🇸) – paraulota | Pronunciation: pa-rau-lo-ta Example: Va dir una paraulota. (“He said a swear word.”)
14. Cebuano (🇵🇭) – panulti-an nga bastos | Pronunciation: pa-nool-tee-ahn nga bas-tos Example: Ayaw og gamit og panulti-an nga bastos. (“Don’t use swear words.”)
15. Chinese – Mandarin (🇨🇳) – 脏话 (zānghuà) | Pronunciation: zang-hwa Example: 他不要说脏话。 (“Don’t say swear words.”)
16. Chinese – Cantonese (🇭🇰) – 髒話 (zōngwaa) | Pronunciation: zong-wah Example: 唔好講髒話。 (“Don’t speak swear words.”)
17. Croatian (🇭🇷) – psovka | Pronunciation: psohv-ka Example: On je rekao psovka. (“He said a swear word.”)
18. Czech (🇨🇿) – nadávka | Pronunciation: nah-dahv-ka Example: Použil jednu nadávka. (“He used a swear word.”)
19. Danish (🇩🇰) – bandeord | Pronunciation: ban-deh-ohr Example: Han sagde et bandeord. (“He said a swear word.”)
20. Dutch (🇳🇱) – scheldwoord | Pronunciation: skheld-voort Example: Hij zei een scheldwoord. (“He said a swear word.”)
21. Dzongkha (🇧🇹) – བཤད་ཚིག (bshad tshig) | Pronunciation: shed-tsik Example: ཁོང་གིས་ བཤད་ཚིག བཤད་ཡོད། (“He used a swear word.”)
22. English (🇬🇧) – swear word | Pronunciation: swair-werd Example: He shouted a swear word.
23. Estonian (🇪🇪) – roppusõna | Pronunciation: ropp-oo-so-na Example: Ta kasutas ühte roppusõna. (“He used a swear word.”)
24. Filipino / Tagalog (🇵🇭) – mura | Pronunciation: moo-rah Example: Huwag kang magsabi ng mura. (“Don’t say swear words.”)
25. Finnish (🇫🇮) – kirosana | Pronunciation: kee-ro-sa-na Example: Hän käytti kirosana. (“He used a swear word.”)
26. French (🇫🇷) – gros mot | Pronunciation: groh moh Example: Il a dit un gros mot. (“He said a swear word.”)
27. Georgian (🇬🇪) – გინება (gineba) | Pronunciation: gee-ne-ba Example: მან თქვა ერთი გინება. (“He said a swear word.”)
28. German (🇩🇪) – Schimpfwort | Pronunciation: shimpf-vort Example: Er sagte ein Schimpfwort. (“He said a swear word.”)
29. Greek (🇬🇷) – βρισιά (vrisiá) | Pronunciation: vree-syah Example: Είπε μια βρισιά. (“He said a swear word.”)
30. Gujarati (🇮🇳) – અપશબ્દ (apashabd) | Pronunciation: uh-puh-shubd Example: તેણે એક અપશબ્દ બોલ્યો. (“He spoke a swear word.”)
31. Haitian Creole (🇭🇹) – mo joure | Pronunciation: mo joo-ray Example: Li di yon mo joure. (“He said a swear word.”)
32. Hausa (🇳🇬) – kalmar zagi | Pronunciation: kal-mar za-gee Example: Ya furta kalmar zagi. (“He uttered a swear word.”)
33. Hebrew (🇮🇱) – קללה (klalah) | Pronunciation: kla-lah Example: הוא אמר קללה. (“He said a swear word.”)
34. Hindi (🇮🇳) – गाली (gaali) | Pronunciation: gaa-lee Example: उसने एक गाली दी। (“He said a swear word.”)
35. Hungarian (🇭🇺) – káromkodás | Pronunciation: ka-rom-ko-dash Example: Ő egy káromkodás mondott. (“He said a swear word.”)
36. Icelandic (🇮🇸) – blótsyrði | Pronunciation: bloht-sir-thee Example: Hann sagði eitt blótsyrði. (“He said a swear word.”)
37. Igbo (🇳🇬) – okwu arụrụala | Pronunciation: ok-woo ah-roo-ah-lah Example: O kwuru otu okwu arụrụala. (“He used a swear word.”)
38. Indonesian (🇮🇩) – kata-kata kasar | Pronunciation: kah-tah kah-tah kah-sar Example: Dia mengucapkan kata-kata kasar. (“He said a swear word.”)
39. Irish (🇮🇪) – mallacht | Pronunciation: mah-lokht Example: Dúirt sé mallacht. (“He said a swear word.”)
40. Italian (🇮🇹) – parolaccia | Pronunciation: pa-ro-la-cha Example: Ha detto una parolaccia. (“He said a swear word.”)
41. Japanese (🇯🇵) – 悪口 (waruguchi) | Pronunciation: wah-roo-goo-chee Example: 彼は悪口を言った。 (“He said a swear word.”)
42. Javanese (🇮🇩) – tembung kasar | Pronunciation: tem-boong kah-sar Example: Dheweke ujar tembung kasar. (“He said a swear word.”)
43. Kannada (🇮🇳) – ನಿಂದನೆ (nindane) | Pronunciation: nin-da-neh Example: ಅವನು ಒಂದು ನಿಂದನೆ ಹೇಳಿದ. (“He said a swear word.”)
44. Kazakh (🇰🇿) – боқ сөз (boq söz) | Pronunciation: bok soz Example: Ол бір боқ сөз айтты. (“He said a swear word.”)
45. Khmer (🇰🇭) – ពាក្យផ្ដាសាយ (peak p’day-sai) | Pronunciation: pee-ak p’day-sai Example: គាត់បាននិយាយពាក្យផ្ដាសាយ។ (“He said a swear word.”)
46. Kinyarwanda (🇷🇼) – ijambo ry’ubugome | Pronunciation: ee-jam-bo ree oo-bo-go-meh Example: Yaravuze ijambo ry’ubugome. (“He said a swear word.”)
47. Korean (🇰🇷) – 욕 (yok) | Pronunciation: yohk Example: 그는 욕을 했다. (“He used a swear word.”)
48. Kurdish (🇹🇷/🇮🇶) – qefilok | Pronunciation: keh-fee-lok Example: Ew got yek qefilok. (“He said a swear word.”)
49. Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – сөгүнүү (sögünüü) | Pronunciation: so-guh-new Example: Ал бир сөгүнүү айтты. (“He said a swear word.”)
50. Lao (🇱🇦) – ຄໍາດ່າ (khám dà) | Pronunciation: kham da Example: ລາວເວົ້າຄໍາດ່າ. (“He said a swear word.”)
51. Latvian (🇱🇻) – lamu vārds | Pronunciation: la-moo vahrds Example: Viņš teica vienu lamu vārds. (“He said a swear word.”)
52. Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – keiksmažodis | Pronunciation: kayks-mah-zo-dees Example: Jis pasakė vieną keiksmažodis. (“He said a swear word.”)
53. Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Fluchwuert | Pronunciation: flook-voort Example: Hien huet e Fluchwuert gesot. (“He said a swear word.”)
54. Macedonian (🇲🇰) – пцовка (ptsovka) | Pronunciation: p-tsohv-ka Example: Тој кажа една пцовка. (“He said a swear word.”)
55. Malagasy (🇲🇬) – teny mamoafady | Pronunciation: ten-ee ma-mo-ah-fah-dee Example: Niteny teny mamoafady izy. (“He said a swear word.”)
56. Malay (🇲🇾) – kata-kata kesat | Pronunciation: kah-tah kah-tah keh-sat Example: Dia menyebut kata-kata kesat. (“He said a swear word.”)
57. Malayalam (🇮🇳) – അപമാന വാക്ക് (apamāna vākkŭ) | Pronunciation: ah-pah-mah-na vaak Example: അവൻ ഒരു അപമാന വാക്ക് പറഞ്ഞു. (“He said a swear word.”)
58. Maltese (🇲🇹) – kliem ħażin | Pronunciation: kleem ha-zeen Example: Hu qal kliem ħażin. (“He said a swear word.”)
59. Maori (🇳🇿) – kupu kanga | Pronunciation: koo-poo kah-nga Example: Ka mea ia he kupu kanga. (“He said a swear word.”)
60. Marathi (🇮🇳) – शिवी (shivi) | Pronunciation: shi-vee Example: त्याने एक शिवी दिली. (“He said a swear word.”)
61. Mongolian (🇲🇳) – хараал (kharaal) | Pronunciation: ha-raal Example: Тэр нэг хараал хэлсэн. (“He said a swear word.”)
62. Montenegrin (🇲🇪) – psovka | Pronunciation: psohv-ka Example: On je rekao jednu psovka. (“He said a swear word.”)
63. Nepali (🇳🇵) – गाली (gāli) | Pronunciation: gaa-lee Example: उसले गाली गर्‍यो। (“He said a swear word.”)
64. Norwegian (🇳🇴) – banneord | Pronunciation: ban-neh-oord Example: Han sa et banneord. (“He said a swear word.”)
65. Oriya / Odia (🇮🇳) – ଗାଳି (gali) | Pronunciation: gaa-lee Example: ସେ ଗାଳି କହିଲା। (“He said a swear word.”)
66. Pashto (🇦🇫) – سپکاوی (sipkawi) | Pronunciation: sip-ka-wee Example: هغه یو سپکاوی وویل. (“He said a swear word.”)
67. Persian (🇮🇷) – فحش (fahsh) | Pronunciation: fahsh Example: او یک فحش گفت. (“He said a swear word.”)
68. Polish (🇵🇱) – przekleństwo | Pronunciation: psheh-klens-tvo Example: Powiedział jedno przekleństwo. (“He said a swear word.”)
69. Portuguese (🇵🇹) – palavrão | Pronunciation: pa-la-vrao Example: Ele disse um palavrão. (“He said a swear word.”)
70. Punjabi (🇮🇳/🇵🇰) – ਗਾਲੀ (gaali) | Pronunciation: gaa-lee Example: ਉਸ ਨੇ ਇੱਕ ਗਾਲੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ। (“He said a swear word.”)
71. Quechua (🇵🇪) – qillqay millay | Pronunciation: kil-kai mee-lai Example: Ñuqaqa rimayta qillqay millay. (“I said a swear word.”)
72. Romanian (🇷🇴) – înjurătură | Pronunciation: in-joo-rah-too-rah Example: El a spus o înjurătură. (“He said a swear word.”)
73. Russian (🇷🇺) – ругательство (rugatel’stvo) | Pronunciation: roo-gat-el-stvo Example: Он сказал одно ругательство. (“He said a swear word.”)
74. Samoan (🇼🇸) – upu leaga | Pronunciation: oo-poo leh-ah-ga Example: Na ia fai mai se upu leaga. (“He said a swear word.”)
75. Serbian (🇷🇸) – псовка (psovka) | Pronunciation: psohv-ka Example: Он је рекао једну псовка. (“He said a swear word.”)
76. Sesotho (🇱🇸) – lentsoe le lebe | Pronunciation: len-tso leh leh-beh Example: O boletse lentsoe le lebe. (“He said a swear word.”)
77. Shona (🇿🇼) – shoko reshata | Pronunciation: sho-ko reh-sha-ta Example: Akataura shoko reshata. (“He said a swear word.”)
78. Sinhala (🇱🇰) – නින්දනය (nindanaya) | Pronunciation: nin-da-na-ya Example: ඔහු නින්දනය කීය. (“He said a swear word.”)
79. Slovak (🇸🇰) – nadávka | Pronunciation: na-daav-ka Example: Povedal jednu nadávka. (“He said a swear word.”)
80. Slovene (🇸🇮) – kletvica | Pronunciation: klet-vee-tsa Example: Rekel je eno kletvica. (“He said a swear word.”)
81. Somali (🇸🇴) – eray xun | Pronunciation: e-ray khun Example: Wuxuu yiri eray xun. (“He said a swear word.”)
82. Spanish (🇪🇸) – palabrota | Pronunciation: pa-la-bro-ta Example: Él dijo una palabrota. (“He said a swear word.”)
83. Sundanese (🇮🇩) – omongan kasar | Pronunciation: oh-mong-an kah-sar Example: Anjeunna nyarioskeun hiji omongan kasar. (“He said a swear word.”)
84. Swahili (🇰🇪/🇹🇿) – matusi | Pronunciation: ma-too-see Example: Alisema matusi. (“He said a swear word.”)
85. Swedish (🇸🇪) – svordom | Pronunciation: svoor-dohm Example: Han sa ett svordom. (“He said a swear word.”)

Conclusion

No matter where you go in the world, the word “swear words” reflects emotion, expression, and the way people connect through language.