Media in different languages

Media in Different Languages

Discover 'Media' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

Media, a term we often hear in our daily lives, has a significant impact on our cultural understanding and communication. It refers to various means of communication that reach and influence people widely. From newspapers and radio to television, social media, and films, media plays a crucial role in shaping our perspectives and knowledge about the world.

Historically, media has evolved from simple word-of-mouth communication to complex digital platforms, allowing people to connect and share ideas across borders. Its significance in society is undeniable, as it bridges gaps between cultures, disseminates information, and entertains audiences worldwide.

Understanding the translation of media in different languages is essential for anyone looking to expand their cultural knowledge or conduct business internationally. Here are a few sample translations to pique your interest:

  • German: Medien
  • Spanish: Medios de comunicación
  • French: Médias
  • Mandarin: 媒体 (MiDIA)
  • Japanese: メディア (Media)

Stay tuned for a comprehensive list of media translations in various languages, providing you with a broader understanding of this significant cultural concept.

Media

Media in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansmedia
The Afrikaans word "media" can also refer to a specific type of spiritual medium or psychic.
Amharicሚዲያ
The Amharic word ሚዲያ has alternate meanings which can be translated to English as "means, agency" and "medium, way, method".
Hausakafofin watsa labarai
The word "kafofin watsa labarai" (media) literally translates to "means of distributing news" in Hausa.
Igbomgbasa ozi
"Mgba ozi" is a composite word in Igbo, meaning "to share information."
Malagasyhaino aman-jery
The word "haino aman-jery" in Malagasy can also mean "information" or "news".
Nyanja (Chichewa)tv
In the Nyanja language, "TV" also signifies "television set."
Shonamhizha
The word "mhizha" in Shona also means "a vessel for carrying liquids".
Somaliwarbaahinta
Warbaahinta is derived from the Arabic word 'waraaqah', meaning 'paper', highlighting the traditional association of media with print journalism.
Sesothobophatlalatsi
The word "bophatlalatsi" in Sesotho has its origins in the word "bophaha" which means "to blow" and "mohlalatsi" which means "news".
Swahilivyombo vya habari
The word "vyombo vya habari" means "containers of news" in Swahili, with "vyombo" meaning "containers" and "habari" meaning "news"
Xhosaeendaba
The etymology of the Xhosa word "eendaba" is unclear, but it may be related to the Zulu word "indaba" which means "news, matter, affair".
Yorubamedia
In Yoruba, the word "media" can also mean "children" or "relatives".
Zuluabezindaba
The word "abezindaba" is derived from the Zulu words "aba" (people) and "izindaba" (news), emphasizing the role of media in informing and connecting people.
Bambarakunnafonidilaw
Ewenyadzɔdzɔgblɔmɔnuwo
Kinyarwandaitangazamakuru
Lingalabapanzi-nsango
Lugandaemikutu gy’amawulire
Sepediboraditaba
Twi (Akan)nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo

Media in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicوسائل الإعلام
The Arabic word "وسائل الإعلام" can also refer to "the means of production" or "the means of communication"
Hebrewכְּלֵי תִקְשׁוֹרֶת
כְּלֵי תִקְשׁוֹרֶת, literally means "communication vessels," and this meaning is still used in Biblical and rabbinic Hebrew.
Pashtoرسنۍ
The word "رسنۍ" (media) in Pashto is derived from the Arabic word "رسالة" (message), and also refers to communication channels or ropes used for communication.
Arabicوسائل الإعلام
The Arabic word "وسائل الإعلام" can also refer to "the means of production" or "the means of communication"

Media in Western European Languages

Albanianmedia
Basquekomunikabideak
The Basque word “komunikabideak” (“media”) comes from the Latin word “communicare” (“to share”).
Catalanmitjans de comunicació
The Catalan term 'mitjans de comunicació' (media) comes from the Latin 'medium', meaning 'between' or 'middle', indicating its role as an intermediary between the sender and receiver of information.
Croatianmediji
The word 'mediji' in Croatian also refers to 'medicine' and is related to the Latin word 'medicus', meaning 'physician'.
Danishmedier
The Danish word “medier” is related to the word “middel”, which can mean “way, channel” or “middle ground” and was first used to refer to means of communication and information in the 1800s.
Dutchmedia
In Dutch, "media" also refers to a type of storage medium, such as a CD or DVD.
Englishmedia
The word "media" (singular: "medium") comes from the Latin word "medium," meaning "middle" or "intermediary."
Frenchmédias
The word "médias" can refer to both singular and plural forms of "media" in French.
Frisianmedia
In Frisian, "media" can also mean "meadow" or "pasture".
Galicianmedios de comunicación
The Galician word "medios de comunicación" also means "means of transportation".
Germanmedien
The German word "Medien" also refers to
Icelandicfjölmiðlum
The word "fjölmiðlum" in Icelandic can also refer to the individual mass media, such as newspapers, television, or radio.
Irishmeáin
Italianmedia
In Italian, "media" can also refer to the act of mediation or intercession.
Luxembourgishmedien
In Luxembourgish, "Medien" (plural of "Medium") can also refer to people with psychic abilities.
Maltesemidja
The word "midja" in Maltese originates from the Arabic word "wāsiṭ" (وسيط), meaning "intermediary" or "channel".
Norwegianmedia
The Norwegian word "media" comes from the Latin plural "medium", in the sense of "means".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)meios de comunicação
In Portuguese, 'meios de comunicação' not only refers to media outlets but also means 'means of communication'.
Scots Gaelicmeadhanan
The word meadhanan in Scots Gaelic also means 'means' or 'opportunity'.
Spanishmedios de comunicación
The term "medios de comunicación" can also refer to the means or resources used to transmit information or communicate with others.
Swedishmedia
Media is also used to refer to the middle, the average, or the medium in Swedish, in addition to the usual reference to news and entertainment outlets.
Welshcyfryngau
The Welsh word "cyfryngau" is derived from the word "cyfrwng" meaning "medium" and its plural "cyfryngau" refers to multiple means of communication.

Media in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianсмі
СМІ is the plural form of the Belarusian word смех ("smeh") meaning "laugh".
Bosnianmediji
Bosnian word 'mediji' originated from medieval Latin and means 'physician'
Bulgarianмедии
The word "медии" in Bulgarian also has the archaic meaning of "mediums" in the spiritual sense, referring to individuals with supposed abilities to communicate with the dead or other supernatural beings.
Czechmédia
The Czech word "média" can also refer to a person who mediates or a place where mediation takes place.
Estonianmeedia
In Estonian, "meedia" can also refer to the mass media as a whole, or to specific types of media such as newspapers, television, or radio.
Finnishmedia
The word 'media' can also refer to a middleman or mediator in Finnish.
Hungarianmédia
In Hungarian, "média" can also refer to a medium-sized city, a person or a thing of average abilities or size.
Latvianplašsaziņas līdzekļi
The Latvian word “plašsaziņas līdzekļi” literally translates to 'wide-scale communication means'
Lithuanianžiniasklaida
The word "žiniasklaida" is derived from the Latin word "medium" and the Lithuanian word "sklaida" meaning "dissemination".
Macedonianмедиуми
The word "медиуми" can also refer to psychics or people who claim to have the ability to communicate with the dead.
Polishgłoska bezdźwięczna
"głoska bezdźwięczna" is a Polish word for "voiceless consonant".
Romanianmass-media
In Romanian, the word "mass-media" is often used in a broader sense to refer to all forms of communication, including interpersonal communication.
Russianсредства массовой информации
"Средства массовой информации" (media) is derived from "масса" (mass) and "информация" (information).
Serbianмедија
The word "медија" is the plural form of "медиј" ("medium") and can refer to the various means of communication.
Slovakmédiá
The Slovak word "médiá" also means "mediums" in the spiritualistic sense.
Slovenianmedijev
Although derived from the English word “media”, medijev also has the colloquial meaning of “news” in Slovenian.
Ukrainianзмі
The word "ЗМІ" (media) in Ukrainian can also be interpreted as "means of mass information" or "methods of mass information."

Media in South Asian Languages

Bengaliমিডিয়া
The word "মিডিয়া" (media) in Bengali can also refer to a woman who acts as an intermediary between two parties, or to a medicine that is applied to the skin.
Gujaratiમીડિયા
The word 'મીડિયા' ('media') is derived from the Latin word 'medium', which means 'an intervening substance' or 'a means of communication'. In Gujarati, the word is used to refer to various forms of mass communication, such as newspapers, radio, television, and the internet.
Hindiमीडिया
The word 'मीडिया' (media) in Hindi is derived from the Sanskrit word 'मध्यम' (madhyam), meaning 'middle'.
Kannadaಮಾಧ್ಯಮ
In 1960s, ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ (mādhayama) was primarily used to denote 'newspapers', whereas now it predominantly means 'radio, television, and internet'.
Malayalamമീഡിയ
The word "മീഡിയ" ("media" in English) also means "middle" or "means" in Malayalam.
Marathiमीडिया
The word "मीडिया" in Marathi can also refer to a type of drum used in traditional music.
Nepaliमिडिया
In ancient Latin, 'media' referred to a middle entity, something that comes in between, and was used in a neutral sense.
Punjabiਮੀਡੀਆ
ਮੀਡੀਆ (media) means 'intermediary' and comes from the Latin word 'medius' which means 'middle'.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)මාධ්ය
The Sinhala word "මාධ්ය" can also mean "middle" or "medium".
Tamilமீடியா
The word "மீடியா" (media) comes from the Latin word "medium", meaning "a means of communication".
Teluguమీడియా
Urduمیڈیا
In Urdu, "میڈیا" (media) also refers to the middle ground or mediator in a dispute.

Media in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)媒体
除了「媒體」外，媒體還有「中介」或「渠道」的意思
Chinese (Traditional)媒體
媒體（Méiti）源自拉丁文「媒介」（Medius），意指「在兩個事物之間」。」}
Japaneseメディア
The word "メディア" (media) also has the meaning of "middle" or "medium" in Japanese.
Korean미디어
The Korean word "미디어" can also refer to "intermediary" or "mediator" in Chinese characters.
Mongolianхэвлэл мэдээллийн хэрэгсэл
Myanmar (Burmese)မီဒီယာ

Media in South East Asian Languages

Indonesianmedia
"Media" in Indonesian can refer to a middleman or intermediary, as well as a means or method.
Javanesemedia
In Javanese, "media" can also mean "water" or "liquid"
Khmerប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយ
In English, "media" originally meant "middle", and in this sense, it is the plural of "medium".
Laoສື່ມວນຊົນ
Malaymedia
In Malay, the word "media" refers specifically to the print and broadcast news media.
Thaiสื่อ
The Thai word "สื่อ" can also mean "middleman" or "means of communication."
Vietnamesephương tiện truyền thông
The Vietnamese word "phương tiện truyền thông" can be literally translated as "way to spread information".
Filipino (Tagalog)media

Media in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijanimedia
In Azerbaijani, the word "media" can also refer to "the middle" or "the center".
Kazakhбұқаралық ақпарат құралдары
Kyrgyzмедиа
"Медиа" is the plural form of the word "медио" (medium), which can refer to a person or thing that is in the middle of a range or series.
Tajikвао
The word "ВАО" in Tajik can also mean "means, way, opportunity" or "news, information".
Turkmenmetbugat
Uzbekommaviy axborot vositalari
The word "ommaviy axborot vositalari" is derived from the Arabic word "ommah," meaning "community," and is used to refer to any form of mass communication that reaches a large audience.
Uyghurmedia

Media in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianpāpāho
The word pāpāho can also mean 'board', 'panel', 'newspaper', 'magazine', 'platform', 'stage', 'pulpit', 'screen', or 'billboard'.
Maoripāpāho
Pāpāho's original meaning is 'mouth' or 'speech' and has evolved to refer to a variety of communication methods, particularly those used in a journalistic sense.
Samoanala o faasalalauga
Ala o faasalalauga is composed of "ala," a pathway for information, and "faasalalauga," the process of making something known throughout a group.
Tagalog (Filipino)media
Aside from "media," in Tagalog, the word "midya" refers to a "medium", either a go-between or an intermediary.

Media in American Indigenous Languages

Aymaramedios de comunicación ukanaka
Guaranimedios de comunicación rehegua

Media in International Languages

Esperantoamaskomunikiloj
The word "amaskomunikiloj" is a compound of the words "amaso" (mass) and "komuniki" (to communicate), meaning "mass communication".
Latinmedia
In Latin, "media" also refers to an average or middle value.

Media in Others Languages

Greekμεσο μαζικης ενημερωσης
Μεσο ΜΑΖΙΚΗΣ ΕΝΗΜΕΡΩΣΗΣ is a compound word that can mean either "mass media" or "the media."
Hmongtawm
In the Hmong language, the word "tawm" also refers to "news", "information", and "speech."
Kurdishmedya
The word "medya" in Kurdish derives from the Persian "madeh" and is also used to describe a person who praises or eulogizes others.
Turkishmedya
The Turkish word "medya" also means "fabric" or "cloth" and derives from the Arabic word "middaa".
Xhosaeendaba
The etymology of the Xhosa word "eendaba" is unclear, but it may be related to the Zulu word "indaba" which means "news, matter, affair".
Yiddishמעדיע
In Yiddish, "מעדיע" can also refer to a newspaper or publication.
Zuluabezindaba
The word "abezindaba" is derived from the Zulu words "aba" (people) and "izindaba" (news), emphasizing the role of media in informing and connecting people.
Assameseমিডিয়া
Aymaramedios de comunicación ukanaka
Bhojpuriमीडिया के ह
Dhivehiމީޑިއާ އެވެ
Dogriमीडिया
Filipino (Tagalog)media
Guaranimedios de comunicación rehegua
Ilocanomedia
Kriomidia
Kurdish (Sorani)ڕاگەیاندن
Maithiliमीडिया
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯟ.ꯗꯤ.ꯑꯦ
Mizomedia a ni
Oromomiidiyaa
Odia (Oriya)ମିଡିଆ |
Quechuamedios de comunicación nisqakuna
Sanskritमीडिया
Tatarмассакүләм мәгълүмат чаралары
Tigrinyaሚድያታት
Tsongavuhangalasi bya mahungu

Click on a letter to browse words starting with that letter

Weekly TipWeekly Tip

Deepen your understanding of global issues by looking at keywords in multiple languages.

Immerse Yourself in the World of Languages

Type in any word and see it translated into 104 languages. Where possible, you'll also get to hear its pronunciation in languages your browser supports. Our goal? To make exploring languages straightforward and enjoyable.

How to use our multi-language translation tool

How to use our multi-language translation tool

Turn words into a kaleidoscope of languages in a few simple steps

  1. Start with a word

    Just type the word you're curious about into our search box.

  2. Auto-complete to the rescue

    Let our auto-complete nudge you in the right direction to quickly find your word.

  3. See and hear translations

    With a click, see translations in 104 languages and hear pronunciations where your browser supports audio.

  4. Grab the translations

    Need the translations for later? Download all the translations in a neat JSON file for your project or study.

Explore More Apps You'll Love

Let no combination of letters intimidate you. With our Scrabble Word Finder, every game becomes a playing field ripe with potential.

Enhance your communication with precision using this precise adjective finder. It's the perfect tool for those seeking to express themselves more effectively.

Transform your linguistic capabilities with a little help from this multilingual pronunciation guide designed for enthusiastic learners.

Features section image

Features overview

  • Instant translations with audio where available

    Type in your word and get translations in a flash. Where available, click to hear how it's pronounced in different languages, right from your browser.

  • Quick find with auto-complete

    Our smart auto-complete helps you quickly find your word, making your journey to translation smooth and hassle-free.

  • Translations in 104 Languages, no selection needed

    We've got you covered with automatic translations and audio in supported languages for every word, no need to pick and choose.

  • Downloadable translations in JSON

    Looking to work offline or integrate translations into your project? Download them in a handy JSON format.

  • All free, All for you

    Jump into the language pool without worrying about costs. Our platform is open to all language lovers and curious minds.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you provide translations and audio?

It's simple! Type in a word, and instantly see its translations. If your browser supports it, you'll also see a play button to hear pronunciations in various languages.

Can I download these translations?

Absolutely! You can download a JSON file with all the translations for any word, perfect for when you're offline or working on a project.

What if I can't find my word?

We're constantly growing our list of 3000 words. If you don't see yours, it might not be there yet, but we're always adding more!

Is there a fee to use your site?

Not at all! We're passionate about making language learning accessible to everyone, so our site is completely free to use.