Have you ever felt the ground shake and the sky roar with thunder?
That booming sound, part of nature’s incredible symphony, is awe-inspiring across the globe. What’s fascinating is that every language has its own way of naming this powerful phenomenon.
Whether you are a traveler, a language lover, or just curious about the world, this guide will help you say “thunder” in 70 languages.
By the end, you’ll not only know the words but also feel connected to how people everywhere experience nature’s might.
🌍 How to Say “Thunder” in 70 Different Languages
- English (🇺🇸) – Thunder | Pronunciation: thuhn-der
Example: The thunder shook the whole house. - Spanish (🇪🇸) – Trueno | Pronunciation: troo-eh-no
Example: El trueno retumbó en la noche. (The thunder rumbled in the night.) - French (🇫🇷) – Tonnerre | Pronunciation: toh-nehr
Example: Le tonnerre a grondé toute la nuit. (The thunder rumbled all night.) - German (🇩🇪) – Donner | Pronunciation: don-ner
Example: Der Donner war sehr laut. (The thunder was very loud.) - Italian (🇮🇹) – Tuono | Pronunciation: two-no
Example: Il tuono ha fatto tremare le finestre. (The thunder made the windows shake.) - Portuguese (🇵🇹) – Trovão | Pronunciation: tro-vao
Example: O trovão ecoou pelo céu. (The thunder echoed across the sky.) - Chinese (Mandarin) (🇨🇳) – 雷 (Léi) | Pronunciation: lay
Example: 外面的雷很大。 (Wàimiàn de léi hěn dà.) – The thunder outside is loud. - Japanese (🇯🇵) – 雷 (Kaminari) | Pronunciation: kah-mee-nah-ree
Example: 外で雷が鳴っています。 (Soto de kaminari ga natteimasu.) – Thunder is roaring outside. - Korean (🇰🇷) – 천둥 (Cheondung) | Pronunciation: chun-doong
Example: 밖에 천둥이 쳤어요. (Bakke cheondungi chyeosseoyo.) – Thunder struck outside. - Hindi (🇮🇳) – गरज (Garaj) | Pronunciation: ga-raj
Example: आकाश में गरज हुई। (Aakash mein garaj hui.) – There was thunder in the sky. - Urdu (🇵🇰) – گرج (Garaj) | Pronunciation: ga-raj
Example: آسمان میں گرج ہوئی۔ (Aasman mein garaj hui.) – Thunder rumbled in the sky. - Bengali (🇧🇩) – বজ্রপাত (Bôjropat) | Pronunciation: boj-ro-pat
Example: আকাশে বজ্রপাত হলো। (Akash-e bojropat holo.) – There was thunder in the sky. - Arabic (🇸🇦) – رعد (Ra‘d) | Pronunciation: ra-ad
Example: كان الرعد مدوياً في الليل. (The thunder was roaring in the night.) - Russian (🇷🇺) – Гром (Grom) | Pronunciation: grom
Example: Гром прогремел над городом. (Thunder rumbled over the city.) - Turkish (🇹🇷) – Gök gürültüsü | Pronunciation: gok gu-ruhl-tu-su
Example: Dışarıda gök gürültüsü vardı. (There was thunder outside.) - Greek (🇬🇷) – Βροντή (Vrontí) | Pronunciation: vrohn-tee
Example: Η βροντή ακούστηκε δυνατά. (The thunder was heard loudly.) - Dutch (🇳🇱) – Donder | Pronunciation: don-der
Example: De donder rommelde door de nacht. (The thunder rumbled through the night.) - Swedish (🇸🇪) – Åska | Pronunciation: aws-ka
Example: Åskan var högljudd. (The thunder was loud.) - Finnish (🇫🇮) – Ukkonen | Pronunciation: oo-ko-nen
Example: Ukkonen jyrisi taivaalla. (The thunder rumbled in the sky.) - Polish (🇵🇱) – Grzmot | Pronunciation: gzh-mot
Example: Grzmot był bardzo głośny. (The thunder was very loud.) - Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Guntur | Pronunciation: goon-toor
Example: Guntur terdengar di langit. (Thunder was heard in the sky.) - Malay (🇲🇾) – Guruh | Pronunciation: goo-rooh
Example: Guruh menggelegar di malam hari. (Thunder roared at night.) - Thai (🇹🇭) – ฟ้าร้อง (Faa Rong) | Pronunciation: fah rong
Example: ฟ้าร้องดังมาก. (The thunder is very loud.) - Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Sấm | Pronunciation: sam
Example: Sấm vang trời. (Thunder roared in the sky.) - Filipino (🇵🇭) – Kulog | Pronunciation: koo-log
Example: May malakas na kulog sa labas. (There is loud thunder outside.) - Swahili (🇰🇪) – Radi | Pronunciation: rah-dee
Example: Radi lilikuwa kubwa sana. (The thunder was very loud.) - Zulu (🇿🇦) – Umdlalo wothando | Pronunciation: um-dla-lo wo-than-do
Example: Umdlalo wothando wawuqhuma ebusuku. (Thunder cracked at night.) - Hebrew (🇮🇱) – רעם (Ra’am) | Pronunciation: ra-am
Example: הרעם היה חזק מאוד. (The thunder was very strong.) - Persian (🇮🇷) – رعد (Ra‘d) | Pronunciation: ra-ad
Example: رعد در آسمان غرید. (Thunder rumbled in the sky.) - Nepali (🇳🇵) – गडगडाहट (Gadgadahat) | Pronunciation: gad-ga-da-hat
Example: आकाशमा गडगडाहट भयो। (There was thunder in the sky.) - Sinhala (🇱🇰) – තරංග (Tharanga) | Pronunciation: tha-ran-ga
Example: ආකාශයේ තරංග අමාරුයි. (Thunder in the sky was loud.) - Tamil (🇮🇳) – மின்னல் (Minnal) | Pronunciation: min-nal
Example: வானில் மின்னல் நடந்தது. (Thunder occurred in the sky.) - Telugu (🇮🇳) – మెఘశబ్దం (Meghashabdam) | Pronunciation: meh-gha-shab-dam
Example: ఆకాశంలో మెఘశబ్దం వచ్చింది. (Thunder came in the sky.) - Kannada (🇮🇳) – ಗರ್ಜನೆ (Garjane) | Pronunciation: gar-ja-ne
Example: ಆಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಗರ್ಜನೆ ಕೇಳಿಸಿತು. (Thunder was heard in the sky.) - Marathi (🇮🇳) – कडकडाट (Kadkadāt) | Pronunciation: kad-ka-dat
Example: आकाशात कडकडाट झाला. (Thunder occurred in the sky.) - Gujarati (🇮🇳) – ગર્જન (Garjan) | Pronunciation: gar-jan
Example: આકાશમાં ગર્જન થયું. (Thunder occurred in the sky.) - Burmese (🇲🇲) – မိုးဆက် (Moethat) | Pronunciation: moe-that
Example: မိုးဆက်ကြီး ထွက်နေသည်။ (Thunder is happening.) - Khmer (🇰🇭) – ការក្លែងក្លាយ (Kar Klenk) | Pronunciation: kar-kleng
Example: ព្រៃមានក្លែងក្លាយដ៏ខ្លាំង។ (Thunder is loud.) - Lao (🇱🇦) – ຟ້າຮ້ອງ (Faa Hong) | Pronunciation: fah hong
Example: ຟ້າຮ້ອງດັງ. (Thunder is loud.) - Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Газар чимээ (Gazar chimee) | Pronunciation: gah-zar chi-mee
Example: Газар чимээ сонсогдож байна. (Thunder is heard.) - Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Найзағай (Naizagai) | Pronunciation: nai-za-gai
Example: Найзағай аспанда жарқ етті. (Thunder flashed in the sky.) - Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Momaqaldiroq | Pronunciation: mo-ma-kal-diroq
Example: Osmonda momaqaldiroq bo‘ldi. (Thunder happened in the sky.) - Tajik (🇹🇯) – Таранг (Tarang) | Pronunciation: ta-rang
Example: Дар осмон таранг буд. (There was thunder in the sky.) - Georgian (🇬🇪) – ელვა (Elva) | Pronunciation: el-va
Example: ელვა და ელვას ხმა გაისმა. (Thunder and lightning were heard.) - Armenian (🇦🇲) – Գոռազուն (Gorazun) | Pronunciation: go-ra-zun
Example: Աշխարհը գոռազուն էր։ (The world was filled with thunder.) - Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Грім (Hrim) | Pronunciation: hrim
Example: Грім лунав у небі. (Thunder roared in the sky.) - Czech (🇨🇿) – Hrom | Pronunciation: hrom
Example: Hrom hřměl na obloze. (Thunder rumbled in the sky.) - Slovak (🇸🇰) – Hrom | Pronunciation: hrom
Example: Hrom burácal na oblohe. (Thunder rumbled in the sky.) - Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Mennydörgés | Pronunciation: men-ny-dor-gesh
Example: Mennydörgés hallatszott az égen. (Thunder was heard in the sky.) - Romanian (🇷🇴) – Tunet | Pronunciation: too-net
Example: Tunetul a zguduit cerul. (Thunder shook the sky.) - Serbian (🇷🇸) – Грм (Grm) | Pronunciation: grm
Example: Грм је одјекнуо у ноћи. (Thunder echoed in the night.) - Croatian (🇭🇷) – Grom | Pronunciation: grom
Example: Grom se čuo daleko. (Thunder was heard far away.) - Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Grom | Pronunciation: grom
Example: Grom se začuo. (Thunder was heard.) - Albanian (🇦🇱) – Breshër | Pronunciation: bre-sher
Example: Breshëri dhe bubullimë ndodhën. (Thunder occurred.) - Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Þrumur | Pronunciation: throo-mur
Example: Þrumur heyrðist í fjarska. (Thunder was heard in the distance.) - Irish (🇮🇪) – Toirneach | Pronunciation: tor-nakh
Example: Chuala mé toirneach ar an spéir. (I heard thunder in the sky.) - Welsh (🇬🇧) – Tarannau | Pronunciation: ta-ran-eye
Example: Clywais dârannau yn y nefoedd. (I heard thunder in the sky.) - Hawaiian (🇺🇸) – Keleka | Pronunciation: keh-leh-ka
Example: Keleka ka lani i kēia pō. (Thunder in the sky tonight.) - Samoan (🇼🇸) – Felelei | Pronunciation: fe-leh-leh
Example: Felelei le lagi. (Thunder in the sky.) - Maori (🇳🇿) – Āwhio | Pronunciation: ah-fhee-oh
Example: Āwhio i te rangi. (Thunder in the sky.) - Basque (🇪🇸) – Trumoi | Pronunciation: troo-moi
Example: Trumoi entzun zen zeruan. (Thunder was heard in the sky.) - Catalan (🇪🇸) – Tro | Pronunciation: tro
Example: El tro va ressonar al cel. (Thunder echoed in the sky.) - Esperanto (🌐) – Tondro | Pronunciation: ton-dro
Example: Tondro bruĉis en la ĉielo. (Thunder rumbled in the sky.)
⚡ Conclusion
Thunder is nature’s universal voice, powerful and awe-inspiring in every corner of the globe. From the rumble over mountains to the roar in city skies, every language captures its strength differently. Learning these words not only enhances your vocabulary but also connects you to the shared human experience of awe and wonder. Next time you hear thunder, remember — no matter where you are, the world speaks the same language of power and beauty. Nature’s voice is truly global.
