How To Say “Pizza” In Different Languages

There are two types of people in the world: ones that hate pineapple on their pizza and ones that love pineapple on their pizza. Which one are you?

Despite the ongoing argument that pineapple doesn’t belong on pizza (the verdict is up to you), one cannot argue a truth universally acknowledged that one slice of it can bring you comfort and joy. Doesn’t the thought of a delicious pizza make you smile and crave it even more?

Well, before you get even more hungry, here are some not-so-secrets about pizza: it is one of the most popular foods around the world and there’s a special pizza for everyone. Once you eat it, you want more of it—there’s actually science behind this phenomenon. Its mix of ingredients and chemical reactions make this baked food taste scrumdiddlyumptious.

• English: pizza (peet-za)
• Italian: pizza (peet-za)
• French: pizza (pid-za)
• Spanish: pizza (peet-sa)
• Korean: 피자 (pija)
• Japanese: ピザ (piza)
• Mandarin Chinese: 比萨 (bǐsà)
• Tagalog: pizza (peet-sa)
• German: Pizza (pit-saa)
• Portuguese: pizza (peet-sa)
• Dutch: pizza (pit-za)
• Swedish: pizza (pit-sa)
• Norwegian: pizza (pit-za)
• Finnish: pizza (peet-za)
• Danish: pizza (peet-zaa)
• Russian: пицца (pits-tsa)
• Polish: pizza (peets-sa)
• Swahili: piza (pih-za)
• Indonesian: pizza (pits-za)
• Vietnamese: pizza (pihz-zaa)
• Greek: πίτσα (pit-sa)
• Ukrainian: піца (pit-sah)
• Turkish: pizza (piz-za)
• Hungarian: pizza (pidz-za)
• Esperanto: pico (pi-ko)
• Hindi: पिज़्ज़ा (piz-za)