How To Say “Bread” In Different Languages

Maybe it’s the magic in the bread that makes eating bread feel like home… or maybe I’m just biased because I love bread. Usually, when I am enjoying freshly baked bread, I feel so comforted and at peace like I’m at home, cozying by the fireplace. Mmmm, that sounds warm in the tummy and warm in the feels. Now, that’s bread magic for you!

On a scale of bread to BREAD, how much do you like bread? Do you have a favorite type or types of bread? As you share your bread opinions, I’d also like to share mine. Here’s the thing, I love bread so I’m more of team BREAD. Some of my fave breads (because I have a long list) are babka, brioche, baguette, challah, roti, pandesal, pandoro, concha, banana bread and cornbread. What’s yours?

• English: bread (bred)
• French: le pain (luh pan)
• Italian: il pane (eel pah-neh)
• German: das Brot (dahs broht)
• Indonesian: roti (roh-tee)
• Japanese: パン (pahn)
• Tagalog: tinapay (tee-nah-pai)
• Spanish: el pan (el pahn)
• European Portuguese: o pão (oo pow)
• Swedish: bröd (bruhd)
• Ukrainian: хліб (khleeb)
• Polish: chleb (hleb)
• Greek: ψωμί (pso-mee)
• Finnish: leipä (lay-pah)
• Russian: хлеб (khlyeb)
• Brazilian Portuguese: o pão (oo pow)
• Arabic: خبز (khobz)
• Turkish: ekmek (ek-mek)
• Norwegian: brød (bruhd)
• Danish: brød (bruhd)
• Mandarin Chinese: 面包 (miànbāo)
• Swahili: mkate (m-kah-teh)
• Afrikaans: die brood (dee broht)
• Hebrew: לחם (leh-khem)
• Icelandic: brauð (broyth)
• Thai: ขนมปัง (ka-nom pang)
• Esperanto: pano (pah-no)
• Korean: 빵 (pahng)
• Vietnamese: bánh mì (bahn mee)
• Hindi: ब्रेड (bred)
• Igbo: achicha (ah-chee-cha)
• Dutch: het brood (het broht)