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Say "Toy" Around the World

Asbab Bazzi / Asbabe Bazie / Barang permainan kanak-kanak / Bomma / Bommai / Bréagán / Brinquedo / Do choi / Giocattoli / Gugarell / Hracka / Igracha / Igrachka / Igracka / Igrashka / Igrushka / Jaghalik / Jang Nan Gam / Játék / Joguina / Joguina / Jouet / Jucarie / Juguete / Jwet / Kalippattam / Khelane / Khelna / Khilona / Khong-len' / Ko'i Hunga / Kos Di Hunga / Laruan / Legetoej / Leikfang / Leke / Lekotoy / Leksak / Leluja / Lodra grazie / Lu'ba / Mainan / Mänguasi / Mea pâ'ani / Mischak / Multumesc / Okai Ma Kokudana / Omocha / Oyuncak / Pehnithi / Pre sani / Rumuckdoo / Samanie Bazi Atfal / Speelgoed / Speeltje / Spielzeug / Tegan / Thal Yadei / TOY / Tse Chi / Tza'a'tzu'a / Wan Gee / Wan Ju / Zabawka / Zaislas

Toys are enjoyed all around the world. Play is essential for learning. Toys are the tools that help children learn and play. Selecting and using the best ones is our goal. What toys are popular where you live?

And how do you say "Toy" in your language?

Please send us the word for toy by e-mail. Include the phonetic English pronunciation if you can.

What languages are not on our list? And is our translation correct?

with information to help complete this list.

Thank you, Mahalo, Danke, Gracias, Spocibo Bolshoe, Merci, etc.

Afrikaans : Speelgoed

Albanian : Lodra grazie

Arabic : Lu'ba

Armenian : Jaghalik

Assyrian (Babylonian) : Thal Yadei

Bangla : Khelna

Bosnian : Igrachka

Cantonese (Chinese): Wan Gee

Catlan (Spanish) : Joguina

Croatian : Igrachka

Czech : Hracka

Chinese (Cantonese): Wan Gee

Chinese (Mandarin): Wan Ju

Danish : Legetoej

Dutch : Speelgoed

Egyptian : Lu'ba

English : TOY

Estonian : Mänguasi

Farsi : Samanie Bazi Atfal or Asbab Bazzi

Finnish : Leluja

Flemish : Speeltje

French : Jouet

German : Spielzeug

Greek : Pehnithi

Gujarati (India) : Rumuckdoo (pronounced: Rum as in the drink, Muck, and Doo, not do)

Haitian Creole : Jwet

Hawaiian : Mea pâ'ani (play things)

Hebrew : Tza'a'tzu'a or Mischak

Hindi : Khilona

Hungarian : Játék

Icelandic : Leikfang

Indonesian : Mainan

Iranian/Farsi : Asbabe Bazie

Irish : Bréagán

Italian : Giocattoli

Japanese : Omocha

Japanese Kanji Character Set for Toy

'Toy' in Japanese Kanji Character Set

Korean : Jang Nan Gam

Lithuanian : Zaislas (Zai rhymes with sky; Z sounds like the s in sure; slas sounds like slahs)

Macedonian : Igracka

Malay : Barang permainan kanak-kanak

Malayalam : Kalippattam

Maltese : Gugarell

Marathi (India- Maharashtra State): Khelane

Mandarin (Chinese): Wan Ju

Nederlands : Speelgoed

Norwegian : Leke (singular), Leker (plural), Lekotoy (both singular and plural)

Ovambo : Okai Ma Kokudana

Papiamentu (Curacao (Netherlands Antilles)) : Kos Di Hunga, Ko'i Hunga

Polish : Zabawka

Portuguese : Brinquedo

Romanian : Jucarie or multumesc

Russian : Igrushka

Sign Language - American :

Toy in Sign Language - American

Slovenian : Igracha

Spanish : Juguete

Spanish (Catlan) : Joguina

Surinam : Pre sani

Swedish : Leksak (singular), Leksaker (plural)

Tagalog : Laruan

Tamil : Bommai

Telugu : Bomma

Thai : Khong-len'

Tibetan : Tse Chi

Tibetan Characters for Toy

Toy in Tibetan Characters

Turkish : Oyuncak

Ukrainian : Igrashka

Vietnamese : Do choi

Welsh : Tegan

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