How To Say “Shampoo” In Different Languages
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The other day, I saw this guy with really nice hair. It was very much like Disney-esque prince hair. Think of Prince Eric’s hair from the Little Mermaid, because it was really close to that. Those gorgeous, voluminous, glossy locks that make you stop and stare and wonder “what shampoo is that guy using” because clearly he looked like a walking shampoo commercial.
For five minutes, I was consumed by sheer envy. Then, I mustered up the courage to ask him for his shampoo because I too have a dream of having beautiful hair like that. Or hair that is almost as beautiful as his. Sigh.
PS – he did share the name of the shampoo he’s using, yayyyyy ;)
So, in honor of legendary locks everywhere, here is how to ask for shampoo around the world:
| Language | Local Word | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| English | shampoo | sham-poo |
| Italian | lo shampoo | loh sham-poo |
| French | le shampooing | luh sham-pwah |
| German | das Shampoo | dahs sham-poo |
| Greek | σαμπουάν | sam-boo-ahn |
| Spanish | el champú | el cham-poo |
| Ukrainian | шампунь | shahm-poon |
| Tagalog | shampoo | sham-poo |
| Mandarin Chinese | 洗发水 | shee-fah-shway |
| Finnish | shampoo | sham-poo |
| Swedish | schampo | sham-poh |
| Polish | szampon | sham-pon |
| Norwegian | sjampo | sham-po |
| Turkish | şampuan | shahm-poo-ahn |
| Dutch | de shampoo | duh sham-poo |
| Russian | шампунь | shahm-poon |
| Hindi | शैम्पू | shaem-poo |
| Korean | 샴푸 | shahm-poo |
| Brazilian Portuguese | o xampu | o sham-poo |
| European Portuguese | o champô | o sham-poh |
| Japanese | シャンプー | sham-poo |
| Indonesian | sampo | sham-poh |
| Vietnamese | dầu gội đầu | zow goy dow |
| Esperanto | ŝampuo | sham-poo-oh |
| Swahili | shampuu | sham-poo |
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