How To Say “Bee” In Different Languages
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Some time ago, I was listening to a podcast about this story of a person’s love for their dog. I felt rosy hearing happy moments and I felt blue hearing tragic moments. Then, in the middle of the podcast, the host shared two bee stories.
The bee stories had one thing in common: the tradition of "telling the bees." And that got me buzzed with curiosity. What was this whole shebang about telling the bees? Now, I’m not sure if this was the order, but one of the stories was about how a hive showed up in the middle of winter to pay respects to their beekeeper.
Hearing these stories fascinated me because I had no idea that these black and yellow, waggle-dancing creatures could possess such power to tug at your heartstrings. It is comforting to know that even the hardworking bees care. So we should continue saving and learning more about them. Long live the bees.
“Bee” Around the World
- English: bee (bee)
- French: abeille (ah-bey)
- Filipino: bubuyog (bu-bu-yog)
- Korean: 벌 (beohl)
- German: Biene (bee-nuh)
- Dutch: bij (bey)
- Indonesian: lebah (luh-bah)
- Turkish: arı (ah-ruh)
- Vietnamese: ong (ohng)
- Japanese: はち (ha-chi)
- Ukrainian: бджола (bdjoh-lah)
- Russian: пчела (pchye-lah)
- Norwegian: bie (bee-eh)
- Swedish: bi (bee)
- Greek: μέλισσα (meh-lee-sah)
- Italian: ape (ah-peh)
- Mandarin Chinese: 蜜蜂, mì fēng (mee-fuhng)
- Polish: pszczoła (psh-choh-wah)
- Finnish: mehiläinen (meh-hee-lie-nen)
- Spanish: abeja (ah-be-ha)
- Portuguese: abelha (ah-behl-yah)
- Arabic: نحلة (nah-lah)
- Hindi: मधुमक्खी (muh-dhoo-muh-khee)
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