Did you know there are over 60 ways to say underwear? With the help of the interwebs and our friends across the world, we’ve collected every translation of our favorite piece of apparel we could get our hands on. You never know, these translations could come in handy when you need to impress a foreign guest, worldly friend, or when you’re stranded in the Icelandic countryside with no underwear.
So, grab a pair of your favorite nærbuxurnar’s and check out this list we’ve compiled. Warning: You’re on your own for pronunciation!
| Afrikaans: onderklere | Japanese: 下着 |
| Albanian: të brendshme | Kannada: ಒಳ ಚಡ್ಡಿ |
| Arabic: الملابس الداخلية | Korean: 속옷 |
| Armenian: ներքնազգեստ | Latin: INTERULUS |
| Azerbaijani: dəyişək | Latvian: apakšveļa |
| Basque: barruko arropa | Lithuanian: apatiniai |
| Belarusian: ніжняе бялізну | Macedonian: долна облека |
| Bengali: আন্ডারওয়্যার | Malay: seluar dalam |
| Bulgarian: бельо | Maltese: ħwejjeġ ta ‘taħt |
| Catalan: roba interior | Norwegian: undertøy |
| Chinese: 内衣 | Persian: لباس زیر |
| Croatian: donje rublje | Polish: bielizna |
| Czech: spodní prádlo | Portuguese: roupa interior |
| Danish: undertøj | Romanian: lenjerie de corp |
| Dutch: ondergoed | Russian: нижнее белье |
| Estonian: aluspesu | Serbian: доње рубље |
| Filipino: damit na panloob | Slovak: spodné prádlo |
| Finnish: alusvaatteet | Slovenian: spodnje perilo |
| French: sous-vêtements | Spanish: ropa Interior |
| French Slang (Quebec): bobettes | Spanish (Men’s Underwear): calzoncillos |
| Galician: roupa interior | Spanish (Men’s Underwear Slang): chones |
| German: unterwäsche | Swahili: chupi |
| Greek: εσώρουχα | Swedish: underkläder |
| Gujarati: અંદરથી પહેરવાનું વસ્ત્ર કે વસ્ત્રો | Tamil: உள் ஆடை |
| Haitian Creole: kilòt | Telugu: లోపలి ఉడుపు |
| Hebrew: תחתונים | Thai: ชุดชั้นใน |
| Hindi: अंडरवियर | Turkish: iç çamaşırı |
| Hungarian: fehérnemű | Ukrainian: нижню білизну |
| Icelandic: nærbuxurnar | Urdu: انڈرویر |
| Indonesian: pakaian dalam | Vietnamese: đồ lót |
| Irish: éadaí | Welsh: dillad isaf |
| Italian: biancheria intima | Yiddish: ונטערוועש |
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