The word beach evokes thoughts of sand, sea, and sunshine across the globe, and it’s fascinating to see how different cultures express this common natural feature. Whether you’re traveling, learning a new language, or just curious, knowing how to say “beach” in various languages can be both fun and useful. Here’s a list of how “beach” is translated around the world:
100 Translations of “Beach”:
- Spanish – Playa
- French – Plage
- German – Strand
- Italian – Spiaggia
- Portuguese – Praia
- Dutch – Strand
- Russian – Пляж (Plyazh)
- Arabic – شاطئ (Shati’)
- Turkish – Plaj
- Japanese – ビーチ (Bīchi) / 海岸 (Kaigan)
- Chinese (Mandarin) – 海滩 (Hǎitān)
- Korean – 해변 (Haebyeon)
- Greek – Παραλία (Paralía)
- Hindi – समुद्र तट (Samudra Tat)
- Urdu – ساحل (Saahil)
- Bengali – সৈকত (Soikat)
- Thai – ชายหาด (Chai Hat)
- Vietnamese – Bãi biển
- Swahili – Ufukwe
- Polish – Plaża
- Romanian – Plajă
- Hungarian – Tengerpart
- Finnish – Ranta
- Swedish – Strand
- Norwegian – Strand
- Danish – Strand
- Czech – Pláž
- Slovak – Pláž
- Ukrainian – Пляж (Plyazh)
- Hebrew – חוף (Chof)
- Persian – ساحل (Sāhel)
- Malay – Pantai
- Indonesian – Pantai
- Filipino – Dalampasigan
- Icelandic – Strönd
- Latvian – Pludmale
- Lithuanian – Paplūdimys
- Estonian – Rand
- Croatian – Plaža
- Serbian – Плажа (Plaža)
- Bosnian – Plaža
- Slovenian – Plaža
- Albanian – Plazh
- Macedonian – Плажа (Plaža)
- Bulgarian – Плаж (Plazh)
- Georgian – პლაჟი (Plazhi)
- Armenian – Լողափ (Loghap)
- Khmer – ឆ្នេរ (Chhne)
- Lao – ຫາດ (Hat)
- Burmese – ကမ်းခြေ (Kan Hkye)
- Nepali – समुद्र किनारा (Samudra Kinara)
- Sinhala – වෙරළ (Werala)
- Tamil – கடற்கரை (Kaṭarkaṟai)
- Telugu – సముద్ర తీరము (Samudra Teeramu)
- Kannada – ಕಡಲತೀರ (Kadalateera)
- Malayalam – കടല്ത്തീരം (Kadaltheeram)
- Pashto – ساحل (Sahil)
- Kazakh – Жағажай (Zhagazhai)
- Uzbek – Plyaj
- Azerbaijani – Çimərlik
- Turkmen – Kenarý
- Tajik – Бич (Bich)
- Mongolian – Эрэг (Ereg)
- Haitian Creole – Plaj
- Fijian – Baravi
- Maori – Tātahi
- Samoan – Matafaga
- Tongan – Matātahi
- Zulu – Ugu
- Xhosa – Ulwandle
- Afrikaans – Strand
- Yoruba – Etikun
- Igbo – Osimiri
- Hausa – Gabar teku
- Basque – Hondartza
- Catalan – Platja
- Galician – Praia
- Welsh – Traeth
- Irish – Trá
- Scottish Gaelic – Tràigh
- Breton – Traezhenn
- Cornish – Treth
- Malagasy – Morontsiraka
- Cebuano – Baybayon
- Hmong – Ntug hiav txwv
- Quechua – Qucha or Playa
- Aymara – Quta quta
- Guarani – Yrembe’y
- Nahuatl – Pāntli
- Mapudungun – Lafken
- Inuktitut – ᐊᒥᖅ (Amiq)
- Hawaiian – Kahakai
- Chamorro – Kånta
- Marshallese – Ene
- Palauan – Ngerkebesang
- Tahitian – Ta’ahapae
- Bislama – Solwota
- Ojibwe – Nibiwining
- Cree – Nipiwin
- Cherokee – ᎠᎦᎳᎭᎢ (Agalahai)