Language is a powerful tool—and while we often focus on beautiful, polite, and positive words, it’s also useful to understand the not-so-nice side of speech. You might be learning for cultural awareness, self-defense in conversations, creative writing, or simply out of curiosity.
This guide is intended for educational purposes only—to help you recognize bad words in 70 different languages so you can either avoid using them or understand their meaning in context. Use responsibly and with respect.
How to Say a Common Bad Word in 70 Different Languages (Educational & Censored)
- English (🇺🇸) – Damn | Pronunciation: DAM
Example: What the damn hell was that? (Mild) - Spanish (🇪🇸) – Mierda | Pronunciation: MYER-da
Example: ¡Mierda! Se me cayó el teléfono. (Moderate) - French (🇫🇷) – Merde | Pronunciation: MEHRD
Example: Merde! J’ai oublié mes clés. (Moderate) - German (🇩🇪) – Scheiße | Pronunciation: SHY-zeh
Example: Scheiße! Ich habe verschlafen. (Moderate) - Italian (🇮🇹) – Cazzo | Pronunciation: KAH-tso
Example: Che cazzo fai?! (Severe – vulgar) - Portuguese (🇵🇹) – Merda | Pronunciation: MEHR-da
Example: Que merda aconteceu? (Moderate) - Dutch (🇳🇱) – Klootzak | Pronunciation: KLOHT-zak
Example: Hij is echt een klootzak. (Moderate to severe) - Russian (🇷🇺) – Блин (Blín) | Pronunciation: BLEEN
Example: Блин! Я опоздал. (Mild – euphemism) - Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Срака | Pronunciation: SRAH-kah
Example: Ти такий срака! (You’re a jerk) (Mild – slang) - Polish (🇵🇱) – Kurwa | Pronunciation: KOOR-vah
Example: Kurwa! Znowu to samo. (Severe – vulgar) - Czech (🇨🇿) – Sakra | Pronunciation: SAH-krah
Example: Sakra, spadl mi telefon. (Mild) - Slovak (🇸🇰) – Do riti | Pronunciation: doh REE-tee
Example: Do riti, zas som zaspal. (Moderate) - Romanian (🇷🇴) – Dracu | Pronunciation: DRAH-coo
Example: Du-te dracu! (Go to hell) (Moderate) - Hungarian (🇭🇺) – A francba | Pronunciation: ah FRAHNTS-bah
Example: A francba ezzel! (Mild) - Greek (🇬🇷) – Malaka | Pronunciation: mah-LAH-kah
Example: Re malaka, τι κάνεις; (Can be friendly or insulting) - Turkish (🇹🇷) – Siktir | Pronunciation: SEEK-teer
Example: Siktir git! (Get lost) (Severe) - Arabic (🇸🇦) – Yala ‘an abouk | Pronunciation: yah-lahn ah-BOOK
Example: Used in anger – highly offensive (Severe – avoid using) - Hebrew (🇮🇱) – Zayin | Pronunciation: ZAH-yeen
Example: Slang for “jerk” or worse (contextual) (Moderate) - Persian/Farsi (🇮🇷) – Khar | Pronunciation: KHAHR
Example: To kheili khar hasti! (You’re so dumb!) (Mild) - Hindi (🇮🇳) – Saala | Pronunciation: SAH-lah
Example: Saala, kitna slow hai! (Mild insult) - Urdu (🇵🇰) – Haramzada | Pronunciation: ha-RAHM-za-da
Example: Tu haramzada hai! (Severe – highly offensive) - Punjabi (🇮🇳) – Gandu | Pronunciation: GAN-doo
Example: Oye, gandu kahin ka! (Severe – offensive) - Tamil (🇮🇳) – Punda | Pronunciation: POON-da
Example: Used as a harsh insult (Avoid using) (Severe) - Telugu (🇮🇳) – Lanja | Pronunciation: LUN-jah
Example: Harsh, gendered insult (Avoid) (Severe) - Bengali (🇧🇩) – Haramzada | Pronunciation: ha-RUM-za-da
Example: Offensive – avoid using (Severe) - Sinhala (🇱🇰) – Umbalata pissu | Pronunciation: oom-ba-LAH-ta PISS-oo
Example: Are you wild ?! (Mild – playful) - Thai (🇹🇭) – Khwai | Pronunciation: KWAI
Example: Khon khwai – (Insult: “buffalo”) (Moderate) - Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Địt | Pronunciation: DEET
Example: Severe – used in angry expressions (Avoid) (Severe) - Chinese – Mandarin (🇨🇳) – 去你妈的 | Pronunciation: choo nee MAH duh
Example: Highly offensive, avoid using (Severe) - Cantonese (🇭🇰) – 屌你老母 | Pronunciation: DEE-ow nay loh-MO
Example: Extremely vulgar (Avoid entirely) (Severe) - Korean (🇰🇷) – 씨발 (Ssibal) | Pronunciation: SHEE-bal
Example: Ssibal! I’m so mad! (Severe) - Japanese (🇯🇵) – Kuso | Pronunciation: KOO-soh
Example: Kuso! I messed up! (Mild – like “damn”) - Tagalog (🇵🇭) – Gago | Pronunciation: GAH-go
Example: Gago ka ba?! (Are you fool?) (Moderate) - Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Bodoh | Pronunciation: BOH-doh
Example: Kamu bodoh banget. (You’re very fool.) (Mild) - Malay (🇲🇾) – Sial | Pronunciation: SEE-al
Example: Apa sial ni?! (What the hell is this?) (Moderate) - Swahili (🇰🇪) – Mpumbavu | Pronunciation: m-poom-BAH-voo
Example: Wewe ni mpumbavu! (You’re an idiot!) (Mild) - Zulu (🇿🇦) – Isilima | Pronunciation: ee-see-LEE-mah
Example: Uyisilima! (You are Mild) - Xhosa (🇿🇦) – Sidenge | Pronunciation: see-DEN-geh
Example: Lo mntu usidenge. (That person is silly.) (Mild) - Yoruba (🇳🇬) – Ode | Pronunciation: OH-deh
Example: Wo ni ode ni! (You’re a fool!) (Mild) - Hausa (🇳🇬) – Wawa | Pronunciation: WAH-wah
Example: Kai wawa ne! (You are fool!) (Mild) - French Creole (🇭🇹) – Bet | Pronunciation: BEHT
Example: Ou bet wi! (You are foll!) (Mild) - Esperanto (🌍) – Fek | Pronunciation: FEHK
Example: Fek! Mi malfruas! (Mild – “Darn it!”) - Tongan (🇹🇴) – Vale | Pronunciation: VAH-leh
*Example: Ko e vale koe! (You are dumb!) (Mild) - Samoan (🇼🇸) – Valea | Pronunciation: va-LEH-ah
*Example: Oi valea! (You fool!) (Mild) - Fijian (🇫🇯) – Lialia | Pronunciation: LEE-ah-LEE-ah
*Example: O iko lialia! (You are foolish!) (Mild) - Maori (🇳🇿) – Hē | Pronunciation: HEH
*Example: He tangata hē koe! (You’re a wrong person.) (Mild) - Basque (🇪🇸) – Astoa | Pronunciation: ahs-TOH-ah
*Example: Zu astoa zara! (You’re a donkey!) (Mild) - Catalan (🇪🇸) – Imbècil | Pronunciation: eem-BEH-seel
*Example: Ets un imbècil! (You’re an idiot!) (Moderate) - Galician (🇪🇸) – Parvo | Pronunciation: PAR-vo
*Example: Es un parvo! (You’re silly!) (Mild) - Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Fífl | Pronunciation: FEE-fl
*Example: Þú ert fífl! (You’re a fool!) (Mild)
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Drittsekk | Pronunciation: DREET-sek
Example: For en drittsekk du er! (You’re such a jerk!) (Moderate) - Danish (🇩🇰) – Skiderik | Pronunciation: SKEE-deh-rik
Example: Han er en skiderik! (He’s a jerk!) (Moderate) - Swedish (🇸🇪) – Idiot | Pronunciation: EE-dee-ot
Example: Du är en idiot! (You’re an idiot!) (Mild) - Finnish (🇫🇮) – Paska | Pronunciation: PAHS-kah
Example: Voi paska! (Oh crap!) (Mild) - Estonian (🇪🇪) – Loll | Pronunciation: LOHL
*Example: Sa oled loll! (You’re fool!) (Mild) - Latvian (🇱🇻) – Muļķis | Pronunciation: MOOL-kyis
*Example: Tu esi muļķis! (You are a fool!) (Mild) - Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Kvailys | Pronunciation: kvai-LEES
*Example: Tu esi kvailys! (You’re a fool!) (Mild) - Georgian (🇬🇪) – იდიოტი (Idioti) | Pronunciation: ee-dee-OH-tee
*Example: Shen khar idioti! (You are an idiot!) (Mild) - Armenian (🇦🇲) – ապուշ (Apush) | Pronunciation: AH-poosh
*Example: Du apush es! (You are foolish!) (Mild) - Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Тэнэг (Teneg) | Pronunciation: TEH-neg
*Example: Chi teneg yum! (You’re dumb!) (Mild) - Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Ақмақ (Aqmaq) | Pronunciation: AK-mak
*Example: Sen aqmaqsyñ! (You are a fool!) (Mild) - Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Ahmoq | Pronunciation: AH-mok
*Example: Sen ahmoqsan! (You’re foolish!) (Mild) - Turkmen (🇹🇲) – Akmak | Pronunciation: AK-mak
*Example: Sen akmak! (You’re dumb!) (Mild) - Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Акмак (Akmak) | Pronunciation: AK-mak
*Example: Sen akmaksyñ! (You’re fool!) (Mild) - Tajik (🇹🇯) – Аҳмақ (Ahmaq) | Pronunciation: AH-mak
*Example: Tu ahmaq hasti! (You’re a fool!) (Mild) - Pashto (🇦🇫) – Bewaqoof | Pronunciation: bay-wah-KOOF
*Example: Ta bewaqoof yay! (You’re foolish!) (Mild) - Kurdish (🇮🇶) – Qel (Kel) | Pronunciation: KELL
*Example: Tu qel î! (You are dumb!) (Mild) - Nepali (🇳🇵) – गधा (Gadha) | Pronunciation: GAH-dha
*Example: Timi gadha hau! (You are a donkey!) (Mild) - Burmese (🇲🇲) – သမား (Thama) | Pronunciation: tha-MAH
*Example: Ngar thama ma loe bu! (You’re silly!) (Mild) - Lao (🇱🇦) – ບໍ່ດີ (Bo Dee) | Pronunciation: BOH-dee
*Example: Chao bo dee! (You’re bad!) (Mild)
Conclusion:
No matter where you go, understanding bad words can protect your dignity—but using kind words always earns respect.
