Rainbows have fascinated cultures around the globe for centuries. They are symbols of hope, peace, and beauty that appear in many myths, artworks, and languages.
In this post, we’ll explore how to say “rainbow” in 70 different languages, complete with pronunciation guides and example sentences to help you understand their context.
Rainbow in 70 Different Languages
- Arabic – قوس قزح (qaws quzah)
رأيت قوس قزح بعد المطر.
I saw a rainbow after the rain. - Spanish – arcoíris (ahr-koh-EE-rees)
El arcoíris apareció en el cielo.
The rainbow appeared in the sky. - French – arc-en-ciel (ahrk-ahn-syel)
Un bel arc-en-ciel est apparu.
A beautiful rainbow appeared. - German – Regenbogen (REH-ghen-boh-gen)
Der Regenbogen war sehr bunt.
The rainbow was very colorful. - Italian – arcobaleno (ar-koh-bah-LEH-noh)
L’arcobaleno dopo la pioggia era splendido.
The rainbow after the rain was splendid. - Portuguese – arco-íris (ar-koo-EE-rees)
O arco-íris é um fenômeno natural bonito.
The rainbow is a beautiful natural phenomenon. - Russian – радуга (RAH-doo-ga)
После дождя появилась радуга.
After the rain, a rainbow appeared. - Japanese – 虹 (にじ, niji)
空に大きな虹がかかっていた。
There was a big rainbow in the sky. - Korean – 무지개 (mujigae)
무지개가 하늘에 떴어요.
A rainbow appeared in the sky. - Chinese (Mandarin) – 彩虹 (cǎi hóng)
雨后出现了一道美丽的彩虹。
A beautiful rainbow appeared after the rain. - Hindi – इंद्रधनुष (indradhanush)
बारिश के बाद इंद्रधनुष दिखा।
A rainbow was seen after the rain. - Swahili – upinde wa mvua
Upinde wa mvua ulionekana angani.
The rainbow appeared in the sky. - Zulu – umnyama wenkosikazi
Umnyama wenkosikazi ubonakala emva kwemvula.
The rainbow is seen after the rain. - Greek – ουράνιο τόξο (ouránio tóxo)
Είδα ένα όμορφο ουράνιο τόξο.
I saw a beautiful rainbow. - Turkish – gökkuşağı (gehk-koo-shah-uh)
Gökyüzünde bir gökkuşağı vardı.
There was a rainbow in the sky. - Hebrew – קשת (keshet)
ראינו קשת בשמים.
We saw a rainbow in the sky. - Persian – رنگینکمان (rangin-kamaan)
رنگینکمانی زیبا در آسمان بود.
There was a beautiful rainbow in the sky. - Polish – tęcza (TEN-cha)
Na niebie pojawiła się tęcza.
A rainbow appeared in the sky. - Dutch – regenboog (RAY-ghen-bohg)
Na de regen zagen we een regenboog.
We saw a rainbow after the rain. - Finnish – sateenkaari
- Norwegian – regnbue (RENG-boo-eh)
En vakker regnbue dukket opp etter regnet.
A beautiful rainbow appeared after the rain. - Danish – regnbue (RAYN-boo-eh)
Der var en regnbue på himlen.
There was a rainbow in the sky. - Swedish – regnbåge (RENG-boh-geh)
En regnbåge dök upp efter regnet.
A rainbow appeared after the rain. - Icelandic – regnbogi (REGN-bo-ghi)
Regnbogi sást á himninum.
A rainbow was seen in the sky. - Czech – duha (DOO-ha)
Na obloze byla duha.
There was a rainbow in the sky. - Slovak – dúha (DOO-ha)
Dúha sa objavila na oblohe.
A rainbow appeared in the sky. - Hungarian – szivárvány (see-VAHR-vahny)
Egy szivárvány jelent meg az égen.
A rainbow appeared in the sky. - Romanian – curcubeu (koor-koo-BEH-oo)
Un curcubeu a apărut după ploaie.
A rainbow appeared after the rain. - Ukrainian – веселка (veh-SEL-ka)
На небі з’явилася веселка.
A rainbow appeared in the sky. - Belarusian – вясёлка (vya-SYOL-ka)
На небе з’явілася вясёлка.
A rainbow appeared in the sky. - Serbian – дуга (DOO-ga)
На небу се појавила дуга.
A rainbow appeared in the sky. - Croatian – duga (DOO-ga)
Duga se pojavila nakon kiše.
A rainbow appeared after the rain. - Bosnian – duga
Vidjela sam dugu na nebu.
I saw a rainbow in the sky. - Slovenian – mavrica (MAHV-ree-tsa)
Na nebu se je pojavila mavrica.
A rainbow appeared in the sky. - Albanian – ylber (eel-BEHR)
Pati një ylber në qiell.
There was a rainbow in the sky. - Macedonian – виножито (vee-NO-zhee-toh)
На небото се појави виножито.
A rainbow appeared in the sky. - Malay/Indonesian – pelangi (peh-LAHN-gee)
Saya melihat pelangi setelah hujan.
I saw a rainbow after the rain. - Tagalog – bahaghari (ba-hag-HAH-ree)
May bahaghari sa langit.
There’s a rainbow in the sky. - Vietnamese – cầu vồng (kow VONG)
Một cầu vồng xuất hiện sau cơn mưa.
A rainbow appeared after the rain. - Thai – รุ้ง (rúng)
ฉันเห็นรุ้งหลังฝนตก.
I saw a rainbow after the rain. - Lao – ລຸ້ງຟ້າ (lung fa)
ຫຼັງຈາກຝົນຕົກ ມີລຸ້ງຟ້າ.
There was a rainbow after the rain. - Khmer – ឌូហា (duha)
ខ្ញុំបានឃើញឌូហានៅលើមេឃ។
I saw a rainbow in the sky. - Burmese – တိမ်တိုက် (tein-taik)
မိုးရွာပြီးနောက် တိမ်တိုက်တခုမြင်ရသည်။
After the rain, a rainbow appeared. - Mongolian – солонго (so-LON-go)
Борооны дараа солонго гарч ирсэн.
A rainbow appeared after the rain. - Nepali – इन्द्रेणी (indreni)
पानी परेपछि इन्द्रेणी देखियो।
A rainbow was seen after the rain. - Sinhala – ඉඳුරු (induru)
විසි වැසි අසුනින් පසු ඉඳුරු දැකිය හැකිය.
A rainbow can be seen after the rain. - Tamil – வானவில் (vaanavil)
மழைக்குப் பிறகு வானவில் தோன்றியது.
The rainbow appeared after the rain. - Telugu – ఇంద్రధనుస్సు (indradhanussu)
వర్షానంతరం ఇంద్రధనుస్సు కనపడింది.
A rainbow appeared after the rain. - Kannada – ಇಂದ್ರಧನುಸ್ಸು (indradhanussu)
ಮಳೆಯ ನಂತರ ಇಂದ್ರಧನುಸ್ಸು ಕಾಣಿಸಿತು.
A rainbow appeared after the rain. - Malayalam – ഇന്ദ്രധനുസ്സ് (indradhanuss)
മഴയ്ക്കു ശേഷം ഇന്ദ്രധനുസ്സ് കാണപ്പെട്ടു.
A rainbow appeared after the rain. - Bengali – রামধনু (ramdhonu)
বৃষ্টির পরে আকাশে রামধনু দেখা গেল।
After the rain, a rainbow appeared in the sky. - Punjabi – ਇੰਦਰਧਨੁਸ਼ (indradhanush)
ਬਰਸਾਤ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਇੰਦਰਧਨੁਸ਼ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਆਇਆ।
A rainbow appeared after the rain. - Marathi – इंद्रधनुष्य (indradhanuṣya)
पावसानंतर इंद्रधनुष्य दिसले.
A rainbow was seen after the rain. - Urdu – قوس و قزح (qaus-o-quzah)
بارش کے بعد قوس و قزح نمودار ہوئی۔
A rainbow appeared after the rain. - Pashto – قوس قزح (qaws qazah)
د باران نه وروسته قوس قزح ښکاره شو.
After the rain, a rainbow appeared. - Kazakh – кемпірқосақ (kempirqosaq)
Жаңбырдан кейін кемпірқосақ пайда болды.
A rainbow appeared after the rain. - Uzbek – kamalak
Yomg’irdan keyin kamalak paydo bo’ldi.
After the rain, a rainbow appeared. - Turkmen – älem
Ýagyşdan soň älem peýda boldy.
After the rain, a rainbow appeared. - Tajik – камонборон (kāmonboron)
Баъд аз борон камонборон пайдо шуд.
After the rain, a rainbow appeared. - Azerbaijani – göyqurşağı
Yağışdan sonra göyqurşağı çıxdı.
After the rain, a rainbow appeared. - Georgian – ცისარტყელა (tsisartkhela)
წვიმის შემდეგ ცისარტყელა გამოჩნდა.
After the rain, a rainbow appeared. - Armenian – ծիածան (tsiatsan)
Անձրևից հետո ծիածան հայտնվեց։
After the rain, a rainbow appeared. - Hausa – bishiyar ƙoƙon fari
Bayan ruwan sama, bishiyar ƙoƙon fari ta bayyana.
After the rain, a rainbow appeared. - Igbo – okwute igwe
Mgbe mmiri gasịrị, okwute igwe pụtara.
After the rain, a rainbow appeared. - Yoruba – osumare
Lẹ́yìn òjò, osumare hàn ní ọ̀run.
After the rain, a rainbow appeared in the sky. - Somali – qaansoroobaad
Ka dib roobka, qaansoroobaad ayaa muuqday.
After the rain, a rainbow appeared. - Amharic – ቀስተ ደመና (q’este demena)
ከዝናብ በኋላ ቀስተ ደመና ታየ።
A rainbow appeared after the rain. - Tigrinya – መውሕልቲ ሰማይ (mewhəlti semay)
በዝናብ ውስጥ መውሕልቲ ሰማይ ታይቷል።
A rainbow appeared after the rain. - Maori – āniwaniwa
I puta te āniwaniwa i muri i te ua.
The rainbow appeared after the rain. - Hawaiian – ānuenue
Ua puka ka ānuenue ma hope o ka ua.
The rainbow appeared after the rain.
🌈 Final Thought
From the Icelandic “regnbogi” to the Hawaiian “ānuenue”, the word rainbow beautifully reflects the vibrant cultures and languages around the world. Though its colors may be the same, the name it goes by can tell a story of linguistic richness. Use this list not only to expand your vocabulary but also to appreciate how nature connects us all — no matter what language we speak.
