Learn to Say “Bull” in 41 Languages to Celebrate the Year of the Ox

Chinese New Year is right around the corner, and we’re getting ready to celebrate a new year and a new start.

On behalf of Drops, we want to wish you a Happy New Year and share our warmest wishes with you. 

In the new year, we wish you all:

• 牛年大吉！(Niú nián dàjí!) - “Happy year of the ox!”
• 牛运亨通！(Niú yùn hēngtōng!) - “May the new year go smoothly! / May the new year be prosperous!”
• 牛转乾坤！(Niú zhuǎn qiánkūn!) - “The ox turns heaven and earth” (Meaning: may a bad or difficult situation be turned to your favor)
• 牛气冲天！(Niú qi chōng tiān!) - “Strong like a bull!”

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Are you feeling festive?

With Drops, you can get ready for the Year of the Ox by learning to say “ox”, or “bull”, in more than 40 languages. Don’t miss out on ringing in the new year with this fun, seasonal vocabulary!

In English, there are many words for 牛 or “cow” depending on the gender or purpose of the animal. You might hear bull, steer, heifer, calf, or even dairy cow. But the most common translation of 牛年 (niú nián) is “Year of the Ox”.

In this article, we’d like to help you learn how to say 公牛 (gōngniú, “bull”) in 41 languages. 

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So without any further ado, collected for you all in one place below, you’ll find the word for “bull” as taught in Drops in more than 40 languages. That way, when Spring Festival rolls around, you’ll be able to show off your new knowledge.

Let’s show off!

牛气哄哄！🐂 (Niúqi hōng hōng!) 

Note: Some languages have the romanization along with the original text.

Here’s how to say “bull” or “ox” in different languages:

1. Mandarin Chinese: 公牛 (gōngniú)
2. Japanese: 雄牛（おうし, oushi）
3. Arabic: ثور（thawr）
4. Danish: tyr
5. German: der Bulle
6. Greek: ταύρος（tavros）
7. British English: bull
8. American English: bull
9. Esperanto: virbovo
10. Mexican Spanish: el toro
11. Castillian Spanish: el toro
12. Estonian: härg
13. Persian: گاو نر（gāve nar）
14. Finnish: härkä
15. French: le taureau
16. Hebrew: שור（shor）
17. Hindi: सांड（saaned）
18. Hawaiian: pipi kāne
19. Croatian: bik
20. Hungarian: bika
21. Icelandic: naut
22. Indonesian: banteng
23. Italian: il toro
24. Korean: 황소（hwangso）
25. Maori: pūru
26. Dutch: de stier
27. Norwegian: okse
28. Polish: byk
29. Brazilian Portuguese: o touro
30. European Portuguese: o touro
31. Russian: бык（byk）
32. Samoan: povi po'a
33. Serbian: бик（bik）
34. Swedish: tjur
35. Thai: กระทิง（kra thing）
36. Tagalog: toro
37. Turkish: boğa
38. Vietnamese: bò đực
39. Cantonese: 公牛 (gung1 ngau4)
40. Ainu: ペコ（peko）
41. Bosnian: bik
    

And that’s it! Now you know how to say “bull” in 41 languages.

Which language do you think you’ll use the most?

And now that you’ve started along the path to learning this new word, keep up the momentum and join us in the Drops app to learn more!

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Translated from our article on WeChat.