How To Say “Chocolate” In Different Languages

They say that every time you have chocolate, an angel gets their wings. Meditate upon that thought for a minute—isn’t that magical? Helping angels fulfill their duties by simply enjoying a delicious piece of chocolate is quite the task.

Before we dive into what this treat is called around the world, here are seven sweet facts about everyone's favorite snack:

Fun Facts About Chocolate

1. Napoleon Bonaparte loved chocolate and reportedly carried it with him during all his military trips.
2. Milk chocolate was first developed in 1875.
3. The scent of chocolate increases theta brain waves, which triggers physical relaxation.
4. The word "chocolate" is believed to come from the Aztec word “xocoatl”.
5. White chocolate isn’t technically chocolate because it doesn’t contain cocoa solids.
6. Chocolate contains theobromine, which is poisonous to cats and dogs—keep it for yourself!
7. It takes about 400 cocoa beans to make just one pound of chocolate.

You can read more about this treat in English, German, Korean, French, and more with our sweet Beelinguapp story: “Chocolate, A Bite of Happiness”.

"Chocolate" Around the World

• English: chocolate (chok-lit)
• French: chocolat (sho-ko-la)
• Spanish: chocolate (cho-co-la-te)
• German: Schokolade (sho-ko-la-deh)
• Italian: cioccolato (cho-koh-la-to)
• Portuguese: chocolate (cho-co-la-te)
• Dutch: chocolade (sho-ko-la-duh)
• Swedish: choklad (sho-klaad)
• Norwegian: sjokolade (shoo-koo-lah-deh)
• Finnish: suklaa (sook-lah)
• Polish: czekolada (che-ko-la-da)
• Russian: шоколад (sho-ko-lat)
• Greek: σοκολάτα (so-ko-la-ta)
• Turkish: çikolata (chee-koh-lah-tah)
• Korean: 초콜릿 (cho-kol-lit)
• Japanese: チョコレート (cho-ko-re-to)
• Mandarin Chinese: 巧克力 (qiǎo kè lì)
• Hindi: चॉकलेट (chokolēt)
• Indonesian: cokelat (cho-ke-lat)
• Tagalog: tsokolate (cho-ko-la-teh)
• Vietnamese: sô cô la (suh koh lah)