Ice in Different Languages: How to Say “Ice”

Ice is a simple everyday word, but it has fascinating translations across languages and cultures. Whether you are learning a new language, traveling, writing multilingual content, or simply curious about how people around the world refer to frozen water, learning the word for “ice” is a useful starting point.

In this guide, you will discover ice in different languages, including the native word, an easy English pronunciation, and a short real-life example. The table covers exactly 70 languages, making it easy to compare ice translations at a glance.

How to Say Ice in Different Languages

The word “ice” generally refers to water in its solid, frozen state. However, languages can use different words, grammatical forms, and writing systems to express the same idea.

Here is how to say ice in all languages included in this guide:

#	Language	Native Word	Easy English Pronunciation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
1	English	ice	eyes	I put ice in my drink.	I put frozen water in my drink.
2	Spanish	hielo	YEH-loh	Necesito hielo para mi bebida.	I need ice for my drink.
3	French	glace	glahs	Je mets de la glace dans mon verre.	I put ice in my glass.
4	German	Eis	ice	Ich brauche Eis für mein Getränk.	I need ice for my drink.
5	Italian	ghiaccio	GYAH-chchoh	Metto il ghiaccio nella bevanda.	I put ice in the drink.
6	Portuguese	gelo	ZHEH-loo	Preciso de gelo para a bebida.	I need ice for the drink.
7	Dutch	ijs	eyes	Ik doe ijs in mijn drankje.	I put ice in my drink.
8	Afrikaans	ys	us	Ek sit ys in my drankie.	I put ice in my drink.
9	Swedish	is	ees	Jag vill ha is i min dryck.	I want ice in my drink.
10	Danish	is	ees	Jeg vil have is i min drink.	I want ice in my drink.
11	Norwegian	is	ees	Jeg vil ha is i drinken min.	I want ice in my drink.
12	Icelandic	ís	ees	Ég vil hafa ís í drykknum mínum.	I want ice in my drink.
13	Finnish	jää	yay	Laitan jäätä juomaan.	I put ice in the drink.
14	Estonian	jää	yay	Panen jääd joogi sisse.	I put ice in the drink.
15	Latvian	ledus	LEH-doos	Es ielieku ledu dzērienā.	I put ice in the drink.
16	Lithuanian	ledas	LEH-dahs	Įdedu ledo į gėrimą.	I put ice in the drink.
17	Polish	lód	lood	Dodaję lód do napoju.	I add ice to the drink.
18	Czech	led	led	Dám led do nápoje.	I put ice in the drink.
19	Slovak	ľad	lyat	Dám ľad do nápoja.	I put ice in the drink.
20	Slovenian	led	led	Dodam led v pijačo.	I add ice to the drink.
21	Croatian	led	led	Stavljam led u piće.	I put ice in the drink.
22	Serbian	лед	led	Стављам лед у пиће.	I put ice in the drink.
23	Bosnian	led	led	Stavljam led u piće.	I put ice in the drink.
24	Macedonian	мраз	mraz	Ставам мраз во пијалакот.	I put ice in the drink.
25	Bulgarian	лед	led	Слагам лед в напитката.	I put ice in the drink.
26	Romanian	gheață	GYATS-uh	Pun gheață în băutură.	I put ice in the drink.
27	Albanian	akull	AH-kool	Vendos akull në pije.	I put ice in the drink.
28	Greek	πάγος	PAH-ghos	Βάζω πάγο στο ποτό μου.	I put ice in my drink.
29	Russian	лёд	lyod	Я кладу лёд в напиток.	I put ice in the drink.
30	Ukrainian	лід	leed	Я додаю лід у напій.	I add ice to the drink.
31	Belarusian	лёд	lyod	Я дадаю лёд у напой.	I add ice to the drink.
32	Armenian	սառույց	sah-ROOYTS	Ես սառույց եմ դնում խմիչքի մեջ։	I put ice in the drink.
33	Georgian	ყინული	q’inuli	სასმელში ყინულს ვამატებ.	I add ice to the drink.
34	Turkish	buz	booz	İçeceğime buz koyuyorum.	I put ice in my drink.
35	Azerbaijani	buz	booz	İçkimə buz əlavə edirəm.	I add ice to my drink.
36	Persian	یخ	yakh	من در نوشیدنی‌ام یخ می‌ریزم.	I put ice in my drink.
37	Arabic	ثلج	thalj	أضع الثلج في مشروبي.	I put ice in my drink.
38	Hebrew	קרח	KEH-rahkh	אני שם קרח במשקה שלי.	I put ice in my drink.
39	Hindi	बर्फ	barf	मैं अपने पेय में बर्फ डालता हूँ।	I put ice in my drink.
40	Urdu	برف	barf	میں اپنے مشروب میں برف ڈالتا ہوں۔	I put ice in my drink.
41	Bengali	বরফ	bo-rof	আমি পানীয়তে বরফ দিই।	I put ice in the drink.
42	Punjabi	ਬਰਫ਼	baraf	ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਪੀਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਰਫ਼ ਪਾਉਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ।	I put ice in my drink.
43	Gujarati	બરફ	ba-raf	હું મારા પીણામાં બરફ નાખું છું.	I put ice in my drink.
44	Marathi	बर्फ	barf	मी माझ्या पेयात बर्फ घालतो.	I put ice in my drink.
45	Nepali	बरफ	ba-raf	म पेयमा बरफ हाल्छु।	I put ice in the drink.
46	Sinhala	අයිස්	ais	මම මගේ පානයට අයිස් දමමි.	I put ice in my drink.
47	Tamil	பனி	pa-nee	நான் என் பானத்தில் பனியை சேர்க்கிறேன்.	I add ice to my drink.
48	Telugu	మంచు	man-chu	నేను నా పానీయంలో మంచు వేస్తాను.	I put ice in my drink.
49	Kannada	ಮಂಜುಗಡ್ಡೆ	man-ju-gad-de	ನಾನು ನನ್ನ ಪಾನೀಯಕ್ಕೆ ಮಂಜುಗಡ್ಡೆ ಹಾಕುತ್ತೇನೆ.	I put ice in my drink.
50	Malayalam	മഞ്ഞ്	manj	ഞാൻ എന്റെ പാനീയത്തിൽ മഞ്ഞ് ഇടുന്നു.	I put ice in my drink.
51	Chinese (Mandarin)	冰	bīng	我在饮料里加冰。	I add ice to the drink.
52	Cantonese	冰	bing1	我喺飲品入面加冰。	I add ice to the drink.
53	Japanese	氷	kōri	飲み物に氷を入れます。	I put ice in the drink.
54	Korean	얼음	eoreum	음료에 얼음을 넣어요.	I put ice in the drink.
55	Vietnamese	đá	da	Tôi cho đá vào đồ uống.	I put ice in the drink.
56	Thai	น้ำแข็ง	náam-khǎeng	ฉันใส่น้ำแข็งในเครื่องดื่ม	I put ice in the drink.
57	Lao	ນ້ຳກ້ອນ	nam kon	ຂ້ອຍໃສ່ນ້ຳກ້ອນໃນເຄື່ອງດື່ມ.	I put ice in the drink.
58	Khmer	ទឹកកក	tœ̆k-kɑk	ខ្ញុំដាក់ទឹកកកក្នុងភេសជ្ជៈ។	I put ice in the drink.
59	Burmese	ရေခဲ	yay-kheh	အချိုရည်ထဲ ရေခဲထည့်တယ်။	I put ice in the drink.
60	Indonesian	es	ess	Saya menambahkan es ke minuman.	I add ice to the drink.
61	Malay	ais	eyes	Saya masukkan ais ke dalam minuman.	I put ice in the drink.
62	Filipino	yelo	YEH-loh	Naglalagay ako ng yelo sa inumin.	I put ice in the drink.
63	Javanese	es	ess	Aku nyelehake es ing ombenan.	I put ice in the drink.
64	Swahili	barafu	ba-RAH-foo	Ninaweka barafu kwenye kinywaji.	I put ice in the drink.
65	Zulu	iqhwa	ee-KHWA	Ngifaka iqhwa esiphuzweni sami.	I put ice in my drink.
66	Xhosa	umkhenkce	oom-KHEN-kheh	Ndifaka umkhenkce kwisiselo sam.	I put ice in my drink.
67	Somali	baraf	ba-RAF	Waxaan cabitaanka ku daraa baraf.	I add ice to the drink.
68	Amharic	በረዶ	beh-REH-doh	በመጠጤ ውስጥ በረዶ እጨምራለሁ።	I add ice to my drink.
69	Malagasy	ranomandry	ra-no-MAN-dree	Mametraka ranomandry ao amin’ny zava-pisotro aho.	I put ice in the drink.
70	Māori	huka	HOO-kah	Ka tāpirihia e au te huka ki taku inu.	I add ice to my drink.

Ice Translations Around the World

The translations above show that there is no single pattern for the word “ice.” Some languages have very short words, such as buz in Turkish, es in Indonesian, and led in several Slavic languages.

Other languages use words with different structures and sounds. For example, Mandarin Chinese uses 冰, Japanese uses 氷, Korean uses 얼음, and Arabic uses ثلج.

These differences make vocabulary comparisons useful for language learners because a familiar concept can reveal how different languages organize and express everyday ideas.

How to Say Ice in European Languages

European languages offer many interesting variations. Spanish uses hielo, French uses glace, Italian uses ghiaccio, and Portuguese uses gelo.

Several northern and eastern European languages have especially short forms. Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian use is, while Polish uses lód and Czech uses led.

Learning these small vocabulary differences can be helpful when traveling, ordering drinks, or understanding menus in another country.

How to Say Ice in Asian Languages

Asian languages provide a wide range of scripts and vocabulary forms. In Mandarin Chinese, the word is 冰, while Japanese uses 氷 and Korean uses 얼음.

In South Asia, common translations include बर्फ in Hindi, برف in Urdu, বরফ in Bengali, and ਬਰਫ਼ in Punjabi.

In Southeast Asia, you can find forms such as đá in Vietnamese, น้ำแข็ง in Thai, es in Indonesian, and ais in Malay.

Ice in Different Languages for Travel

Knowing how to say “ice” can be surprisingly practical while traveling. It can help when ordering cold drinks, asking for extra ice, shopping for food, or communicating with hotel and restaurant staff.

A useful approach is to learn the word together with a simple sentence. Instead of memorizing only the translation, practice a phrase such as “I want ice in my drink.” This gives you vocabulary that can be used immediately in real situations.

Why Learn Ice in All Languages?

Searching for ice in all languages can be useful for students, translators, travelers, writers, and people interested in world languages. Comparing translations also makes it easier to recognize similarities between related languages.

For example, Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian all use forms of is, while Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Slovenian, Czech, and other Slavic languages contain closely related forms built around the idea of ice.

Quick Guide to Ice Translations

If you only need a few popular translations, these are useful ones to remember:

• English: ice
• Spanish: hielo
• French: glace
• German: Eis
• Italian: ghiaccio
• Portuguese: gelo
• Turkish: buz
• Arabic: ثلج
• Hindi: बर्फ
• Urdu: برف
• Chinese: 冰
• Japanese: 氷
• Korean: 얼음
• Vietnamese: đá
• Indonesian: es
• Swahili: barafu

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How do you say “ice” in different languages?

“Ice” has many translations. Some common examples are hielo in Spanish, glace in French, Eis in German, ghiaccio in Italian, buz in Turkish, برف in Urdu, 冰 in Chinese, 氷 in Japanese, and 얼음 in Korean.

2. What is the word for ice in Spanish?

The Spanish word for ice is hielo. It is commonly used when talking about ice in drinks, frozen water, or ice in everyday situations.

3. What is ice called in Hindi and Urdu?

In Hindi, ice is बर्फ (barf). In Urdu, it is برف (barf). The two words are closely related and are commonly used in everyday speech.

4. How do you say ice in Chinese and Japanese?

In Mandarin Chinese, ice is 冰 (bīng). In Japanese, ice is 氷 (kōri). Both languages have their own writing systems and pronunciation patterns.

5. What is the most common translation of ice around the world?

There is no single universal translation. Different languages use completely different words, although related languages often have similar forms. The exact word depends on the language and context.

Conclusion

Learning how to say ice in different languages is a simple way to explore vocabulary, pronunciation, scripts, and cultural differences. From hielo in Spanish and ghiaccio in Italian to 冰 in Chinese and બરફ in South Asian languages, the translations show how one everyday concept can be expressed in many fascinating ways.

Whether you are researching ice translations, learning a new language, or simply curious about ice around the world, these 70 translations provide a practical multilingual reference.