The Earth is our shared home, a planet teeming with life and wonder.
Known by different names across cultures and continents, the word “Earth” carries deep symbolic and environmental significance.
In this blog post, we explore how to say “Earth” in 70 different languages — with pronunciation guides and example sentences to help you connect globally and linguistically.
🌐 70 Ways to Say “Earth” in Different Languages
- Arabic – الأرض (al-ʾarḍ)
Example: الأرض كوكبنا الوحيد. (The Earth is our only planet.) - Spanish – la Tierra (lah TYEH-rrah)
Example: La Tierra gira alrededor del sol. (The Earth orbits the sun.) - French – la Terre (lah TEHR)
Example: La Terre est notre maison. (The Earth is our home.) - German – die Erde (dee ER-duh)
Example: Die Erde ist wunderschön. (The Earth is beautiful.) - Italian – la Terra (lah TEHR-rah)
Example: La Terra è il nostro pianeta. (The Earth is our planet.) - Portuguese – a Terra (ah TEH-hah)
Example: A Terra é azul do espaço. (The Earth is blue from space.) - Russian – Земля (zem-LYAH)
Example: Земля — наш дом. (Earth is our home.) - Mandarin Chinese – 地球 (dìqiú)
Example: 地球是我们唯一的家。(Earth is our only home.) - Japanese – 地球 (chikyū)
Example: 地球は青い惑星です。(The Earth is a blue planet.) - Korean – 지구 (jigu)
Example: 지구는 소중한 행성입니다. (The Earth is a precious planet.) - Hindi – पृथ्वी (prithvī)
Example: पृथ्वी हमारा घर है। (The Earth is our home.) - Greek – Γη (yee)
Example: Η Γη είναι ο πλανήτης μας. (The Earth is our planet.) - Turkish – Dünya (doon-YAH)
Example: Dünya bizim evimizdir. (The Earth is our home.) - Hebrew – כדור הארץ (kadur ha’aretz)
Example: כדור הארץ הוא כוכב לכת. (The Earth is a planet.) - Swahili – Dunia (doo-NEE-ah)
Example: Dunia ni makazi yetu. (The Earth is our dwelling.) - Polish – Ziemia (ZHEH-myah)
Example: Ziemia to nasz dom. (The Earth is our home.) - Dutch – de aarde (duh AHR-duh)
Example: De aarde draait om de zon. (The Earth revolves around the sun.) - Swedish – jorden (YOR-den)
Example: Jorden är vår planet. (The Earth is our planet.) - Danish – jorden (YOR-en)
Example: Jorden er smuk. (The Earth is beautiful.) - Norwegian – jorden (YOR-den)
Example: Jorden er vårt hjem. (The Earth is our home.) - Finnish – maa (MAH)
Example: Maa on elämän koti. (The Earth is the home of life.) - Czech – Země (ZEM-nye)
Example: Země je náš domov. (The Earth is our home.) - Hungarian – Föld (föld)
Example: A Föld a mi bolygónk. (The Earth is our planet.) - Romanian – Pământ (puh-MUHNT)
Example: Pământul este casa noastră. (The Earth is our home.) - Ukrainian – Земля (zem-LYA)
Example: Земля — наш дім. (Earth is our home.) - Bulgarian – Земята (zeh-MYA-tah)
Example: Земята е нашата планета. (The Earth is our planet.) - Thai – โลก (lôhk)
Example: โลกคือบ้านของเรา (The Earth is our home.) - Vietnamese – Trái đất (chai dat)
Example: Trái đất là hành tinh của chúng ta. (Earth is our planet.) - Indonesian – Bumi (BOO-mee)
Example: Bumi adalah rumah kita. (The Earth is our home.) - Filipino – Daigdig (dah-ig-DEEG)
Example: Ang daigdig ay tahanan natin. (The Earth is our home.) - Malay – Bumi (BOO-mee)
Example: Bumi adalah planet kita. (Earth is our planet.) - Bengali – পৃথিবী (prithibī)
Example: পৃথিবী আমাদের একমাত্র বাসস্থান। (Earth is our only home.) - Tamil – பூமி (pūmi)
Example: பூமி நம்முடைய வீடு. (Earth is our home.) - Telugu – భూమి (bhūmi)
Example: భూమి మన గ్రహం. (Earth is our planet.) - Marathi – पृथ्वी (pruthvī)
Example: पृथ्वी आपले घर आहे. (The Earth is our home.) - Urdu – زمین (zameen)
Example: زمین ہمارا گھر ہے۔ (The Earth is our home.) - Persian – زمین (zamin)
Example: زمین خانه ماست. (The Earth is our home.) - Pashto – ځمکه (dzmaka)
Example: ځمکه زموږ سیاره ده. (The Earth is our planet.) - Kurdish (Kurmanji) – erd (erd)
Example: Erd malê me ye. (Earth is our home.) - Azerbaijani – Yer (yer)
Example: Yer bizim evimizdir. (The Earth is our home.) - Kazakh – Жер (zher)
Example: Жер — біздің планетамыз. (The Earth is our planet.) - Uzbek – Yer (yer)
Example: Yer bizning sayyoramiz. (The Earth is our planet.) - Armenian – Երկիր (yerkir)
Example: Երկիր մոլորակ է։ (The Earth is a planet.) - Georgian – დედამიწა (dedamitsa)
Example: დედამიწა ჩვენი სახლია. (The Earth is our home.) - Lao – โลก (lôhk)
Example: โลกคือบ้านของเรา (The Earth is our home.) - Khmer – ភពផែនដី (phop phaen dey)
Example: ភពផែនដីគឺជាប្រទេសរបស់យើង។ (The Earth is our country.) - Sinhala – පෘථිවිය (pruthiviya)
Example: පෘථිවිය අපගේ ගෙදරයි. (Earth is our home.) - Nepali – पृथ्वी (prithvī)
Example: पृथ्वी हाम्रो घर हो। (Earth is our home.) - Mongolian – Дэлхий (delkhi)
Example: Дэлхий бидний гэр юм. (The Earth is our home.) - Zulu – umhlaba (oom-HLAH-bah)
Example: Umhlaba uyikhaya lethu. (The Earth is our home.)
- Xhosa – umhlaba (oom-HLAH-bah)
Example: Umhlaba yiplanethi yethu. (The Earth is our planet.) - Sesotho – lefats’e (leh-FAHT-seh)
Example: Lefats’e ke lehae la rona. (The Earth is our home.) - Hausa – duniya (doo-NEE-yah)
Example: Duniya ita ce mahaifiyarmu. (The Earth is our mother.) - Igbo – ụwa (oo-WAH)
Example: Ụwa bụ ebe obibi anyị. (The Earth is our dwelling.) - Yoruba – ayé (ah-YEH)
Example: Ayé ni ile wa. (The Earth is our home.) - Maori – whenua (FEH-noo-ah)
Example: Ko te whenua tō tātou kāinga. (The land is our home.) - Samoan – lalolagi (lah-lah-LAH-lee)
Example: O le lalolagi o lo tatou fanua. (The Earth is our land.) - Tongan – māmani (MAH-mah-nee)
Example: Ko e māmani ko hono moʻui. (The Earth is alive.) - Hawaiian – honua (hoh-NOO-ah)
Example: ʻO ka honua ka home o nā mea ola. (The Earth is the home of living things.) - Fijian – vuravura (voo-rah-VOO-rah)
Example: Na vuravura na noda vuravura duadua. (The Earth is our only world.) - Cherokee – ᎡᎳᏗ (eladi)
Example: ᎡᎳᏗ ᏗᏓᏅᏙᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏓᎸᏔᏅ. (The Earth is sacred and beautiful.) - Inuktitut – ᓇᓄᖅ (nanuq – though more commonly “ᐊᓘᔭᖅᑑᖅ” [aluyaqtuut] for planet Earth)
Example: ᐊᓘᔭᖅᑑᖅ ᐃᓯᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅ ᐊᐅᓚ. (The Earth is alive and strong.) - Nahuatl – tlaltikpak (tlahl-teek-PAHK)
Example: Tlaltikpak tlen nemi tonan. (The Earth is where our mother lives.) - Quechua – pachamama (pah-cha-MAH-mah)
Example: Pachamama llaqtayku. (Earth is our motherland.) - Aymara – aka pacha (AH-kah PAH-chah)
Example: Aka pacha jach’a uraqiwa. (The Earth is a big world.) - Twi (Akan) – asase (ah-SAH-seh)
Example: Asase yɛ yɛn fie. (The Earth is our home.) - Zulu (variant) – umhlaba wonke (oom-HLAH-bah WOHN-keh)
Example: Umhlaba wonke uyimfihlakalo. (The entire Earth is a mystery.) - Esperanto – Tero (TEH-roh)
Example: La Tero estas nia hejmo. (The Earth is our home.) - Latin – Terra (TEHR-rah)
Example: Terra est domus nostra. (The Earth is our home.) - Basque – Lurra (LOO-rrah)
Example: Lurra gure etxea da. (The Earth is our home.)
🌍 Final Thought:
Across languages and borders, the word “Earth” reminds us we’re all part of one big beautiful planet. 🌱💚
