How To Say “Milk” In Different Languages
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Mmmmmmilk. Milk is a four-letter word, but these days, not all kinds come from a cow! I like milk. No, actually that is a lie. I love milk. But when I found out as a toddler that chocolate milk didn’t actually come from chocolate cows, I was devastated and very confused. Mostly, I just worried about whether or not I’d still get my chocolate milk fix! (Spoiler: I always did.)
Now that I’ve mastered the source of my milk, I have a more important question for you: When you have cereal, do you pour the milk before or after? There might not be a "wrong" answer to this riddle, but you’re definitely going to get some looks depending on what you choose! Better choose your milk pouring strategy carefully :)
| Language | Local Word | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| English | milk | milk |
| Tagalog | ang gatas | ang ga-tas |
| Vietnamese | sữa | soo-uh |
| Indonesian | susu | soo-soo |
| Italian | il latte | eel lah-teh |
| Spanish | la leche | lah leh-cheh |
| French | le lait | luh leh |
| German | die Milch | dee milkh |
| Dutch | de melk | duh melk |
| Korean | 우유 | oo-yoo |
| Japanese | 牛乳 | gyuu-nyuu |
| Russian | Молоко | moloko |
| Polish | mleko | mleh-ko |
| Swedish | mjölken | myuhlk-en |
| Finnish | maito | my-toh |
| Norwegian | melken | melk-en |
| Ukrainian | молоко | moloko |
| Turkish | süt | soot |
| Greek | το γάλα | toh gah-lah |
| Icelandic | mjólkin | myohlk-in |
| Esperanto | la lakto | la lahk-toh |
| Mandarin Chinese | 牛奶 | niúnǎi |
| Hindi | दूध | doodh |
| Arabic | الحليب | al haleeb |
| Brazilian Portuguese | o leite | oh lay-chee |
| Danish | mælken | melk-en |
| Romanian | laptele | lap-teh-leh |
| Czech | mléko | mlyeh-ko |
| Catalan | la llet | lah lyet |
| Basque | esne | es-neh |
| Bulgarian | млякото | mlyah-koh-toh |


