Pink is the color of love, tenderness, and charm. It’s associated with roses, cotton candy, and joyful moments.
But did you know that the word pink has a different sound in nearly every corner of the world?
In this article, we’ll explore how to say “pink” in 70 different languages—complete with pronunciation guides and example sentences to help you use this vibrant word confidently across cultures.
Translations of “Pink” in Different Languages
- English – Pink (pink)
She wore a pink dress to the party. - Spanish – Rosa (ROH-sah)
Me gusta el color rosa. - French – Rose (rohz)
Elle aime la robe rose. - German – Rosa (ROH-zah)
Das ist ein rosa Auto. - Italian – Rosa (ROH-zah)
Mi piace il vestito rosa. - Portuguese – Rosa (HOH-zah)
Ela pintou o quarto de rosa. - Dutch – Roze (ROH-zuh)
Ik heb roze bloemen gekocht. - Swedish – Rosa (ROH-sah)
Hennes skjorta är rosa. - Norwegian – Rosa (ROH-sah)
Hun har rosa sko. - Danish – Lyserød (LYU-seh-rohl)
Jeg kan godt lide lyserød. - Finnish – Vaaleanpunainen (VAA-leh-ahn-poo-nai-nen)
Tämä on vaaleanpunainen kukka. - Estonian – Roosa (ROH-sah)
- Latvian – Rozā (ROH-zah)
- Lithuanian – Rožinė (ROH-zhi-neh)
- Polish – Różowy (roo-ZHO-vih)
- Czech – Růžová (ROO-zho-vah)
- Slovak – Ružová (ROO-zho-vah)
- Hungarian – Rózsaszín (ROH-zha-seen)
- Romanian – Roz (rohz)
- Greek – Ροζ (roz)
- Russian – Розовый (ROH-zah-viy)
- Ukrainian – Рожевий (ro-ZHEH-viy)
- Belarusian – Ружовы (roo-ZHO-vy)
- Bulgarian – Розов (ROH-zov)
- Serbian – Розе / Ружичаста (RO-ze / ROO-zhee-cha-sta)
- Croatian – Ružičasta (roo-ZHEE-cha-sta)
- Slovenian – Rožnata (ROZH-nah-tah)
- Bosnian – Roza (ROH-zah)
- Macedonian – Розева (ROH-zeh-vah)
- Albanian – Rozë (ROH-zuh)
- Turkish – Pembe (PEM-beh)
- Arabic – وردي (war-di)
- Hebrew – ורוד (va-ROD)
- Persian (Farsi) – صورتی (soo-rah-tee)
- Hindi – गुलाबी (goo-LAA-bee)
- Urdu – گلابی (goo-LAA-bee)
- Bengali – গোলাপি (goh-LAH-pee)
- Punjabi – ਗੁਲਾਬੀ (goo-LAH-bee)
- Gujarati – ગુલાબી (goo-LAH-bee)
- Marathi – गुलाबी (goo-LAH-bee)
- Tamil – இளஞ்சிவப்பு (i-lan-chi-vap-pu)
- Telugu – గులాబీ (goo-LAH-bee)
- Kannada – ಗುಲಾಬಿ (goo-LAH-bee)
- Malayalam – പിങ്ക് / ഗുലാബി (pink / goo-LAH-bee)
- Sinhala – රෝස පැහැති (ro-sa pa-he-ti)
- Thai – สีชมพู (see chom-phoo)
- Lao – ສີຊົ່ມພູ (see-som-phoo)
- Vietnamese – Hồng (hong)
- Khmer – ពណ៌ផ្កាឈូក (poar phka chhouk)
- Chinese (Mandarin) – 粉红色 (fěn hóng sè)
- Japanese – ピンク (pinku)
- Korean – 분홍색 (bun-hong-saek)
- Mongolian – Ягаан (ya-gaan)
- Tibetan – རིན་ཐང་མཛུབ་པོ (rin-thang mdzub-po)
- Malay – Merah jambu (meh-rah jam-boo)
- Indonesian – Merah muda (meh-rah moo-dah)
- Filipino (Tagalog) – Rosas (ROH-sas)
- Hawaiian – ʻĀkala (AH-kah-lah)
- Samoan – Piniki (pee-NEE-kee)
- Maori – Māwhero (MAH-feh-roh)
- Swahili – Waridi (wah-REE-dee)
- Zulu – Mpinki (m-PEEN-kee)
- Xhosa – Mpinki (m-PEEN-kee)
- Yoruba – Pinki (PEEN-kee)
- Igbo – Pink (pink)
- Hausa – Ruwan hoda (roo-wan ho-da)
- Amharic – ሐምራዊ (ham-rah-wee)
- Somali – Binkii (bin-kee)
- Afrikaans – Pienk (pyenk)
- Esperanto – Rozkolora (roz-ko-LO-ra)
🌈 Final Thought
Pink is more than just a color—it’s an expression of joy, youth, and imagination. As we’ve seen across 70 languages, the world has countless beautiful ways to describe this hue. Whether you’re learning a new language or just love colors, knowing how to say “pink” connects you with cultures, art, and emotions from around the globe.
“In every language, pink speaks the language of love and light.”