Celery in Different Languages: Celery Around the World

If you are looking for celery in different languages, this guide gives you 70 accurate translations in one easy-to-read table.

if you are learning a language, traveling, shopping for ingredients, writing multilingual content, or simply curious about food vocabulary, you can quickly find how to say celery around the world.

Below, you will find the celery translations in 70 languages, along with native phrases, easy English pronunciation, a practical example sentence, and the English meaning of each sentence.

Celery in All Languages: 70 Translations

The word for celery can vary considerably from one language to another. Some languages use a word closely related to the scientific or European term, while others have their own traditional vocabulary.

#	Language	Native phrase	Easy English pronunciation	Example sentence	English meaning
1	English	celery	SELL-uh-ree	I added celery to the soup.	I added celery to the soup.
2	Spanish	apio	AH-pee-oh	Añadí apio a la sopa.	I added celery to the soup.
3	French	céleri	SAY-luh-ree	J’ai ajouté du céleri à la soupe.	I added celery to the soup.
4	German	Sellerie	ZELL-uh-ree	Ich habe Sellerie in die Suppe gegeben.	I added celery to the soup.
5	Italian	sedano	seh-DAH-no	Ho aggiunto il sedano alla zuppa.	I added celery to the soup.
6	Portuguese	aipo	EYE-poo	Adicionei aipo à sopa.	I added celery to the soup.
7	Dutch	selderij	SELL-duh-ray	Ik heb selderij aan de soep toegevoegd.	I added celery to the soup.
8	Swedish	selleri	SELL-uh-ree	Jag lade selleri i soppan.	I put celery in the soup.
9	Norwegian	selleri	SELL-uh-ree	Jeg la selleri i suppen.	I put celery in the soup.
10	Danish	selleri	SELL-uh-ree	Jeg kom selleri i suppen.	I put celery in the soup.
11	Finnish	selleri	SELL-uh-ree	Lisäsin selleriä keittoon.	I added celery to the soup.
12	Icelandic	sellerí	SELL-eh-ree	Ég bætti selleríi í súpuna.	I added celery to the soup.
13	Irish	soilire	SILL-uh-ruh	Chuir mé soilire sa anraith.	I put celery in the soup.
14	Welsh	seleri	seh-LEH-ree	Rhoddais seleri yn y cawl.	I put celery in the soup.
15	Scottish Gaelic	soilire	SOL-uh-ruh	Chuir mi soilire anns an t-sùgh.	I put celery in the soup.
16	Polish	seler	SELL-er	Dodałem seler do zupy.	I added celery to the soup.
17	Czech	celer	TSELL-er	Přidal jsem celer do polévky.	I added celery to the soup.
18	Slovak	zeler	ZELL-er	Pridal som zeler do polievky.	I added celery to the soup.
19	Slovenian	zelena	zeh-LEH-nah	Dodal sem zeleno v juho.	I added celery to the soup.
20	Croatian	celer	TSELL-er	Dodao sam celer u juhu.	I added celery to the soup.
21	Serbian	celer	TSELL-er	Dodao sam celer u supu.	I added celery to the soup.
22	Bosnian	celer	TSELL-er	Dodao sam celer u supu.	I added celery to the soup.
23	Bulgarian	целина	tseh-LEE-nah	Добавих целина към супата.	I added celery to the soup.
24	Macedonian	целер	TSEH-ler	Додадов целер во супата.	I added celery to the soup.
25	Russian	сельдерей	sel-deh-RYE	Я добавил сельдерей в супу.	I added celery to the soup.
26	Ukrainian	селера	seh-LEH-rah	Я додав селеру до супу.	I added celery to the soup.
27	Belarusian	салера	sah-LEH-rah	Я дадаў салеру ў суп.	I added celery to the soup.
28	Lithuanian	salieras	sah-lee-EH-rahs	Į sriubą įdėjau salierų.	I added celery to the soup.
29	Latvian	selerija	seh-LEH-ree-yah	Es pievienoju seleriju zupai.	I added celery to the soup.
30	Estonian	seller	SELL-er	Ma lisasin supile sellerit.	I added celery to the soup.
31	Romanian	țelină	TSEH-lee-nuh	Am adăugat țelină în supă.	I added celery to the soup.
32	Hungarian	zeller	ZELL-er	Zellert tettem a levesbe.	I put celery in the soup.
33	Greek	σέλινο	SEH-lee-no	Πρόσθεσα σέλινο στη σούπα.	I added celery to the soup.
34	Albanian	selino	seh-LEE-no	Shtova selino në supë.	I added celery to the soup.
35	Turkish	kereviz	keh-reh-VEEZ	Çorbaya kereviz ekledim.	I added celery to the soup.
36	Azerbaijani	kərəviz	keh-reh-VEEZ	Şorbaya kərəviz əlavə etdim.	I added celery to the soup.
37	Armenian	նեխուր	neh-KHOOR	Ես նեխուր ավելացրի ապուրին։	I added celery to the soup.
38	Georgian	ნიახური	nee-ah-KHOO-ree	სუპს ნიახური დავამატე.	I added celery to the soup.
39	Persian	کرفس	KER-fess	من کرفس به سوپ اضافه کردم.	I added celery to the soup.
40	Arabic	كرفس	KAR-fas	أضفت الكرفس إلى الحساء.	I added celery to the soup.
41	Hebrew	סלרי	SELL-uh-ree	הוספתי סלרי למרק.	I added celery to the soup.
42	Hindi	अजवाइन	uh-JUH-wine	मैंने सूप में अजवाइन डाली।	I added celery to the soup.
43	Urdu	اجوائن	uh-JUH-wine	میں نے سوپ میں اجوائن ڈالی۔	I added celery to the soup.
44	Bengali	সেলারি	seh-LAH-ree	আমি স্যুপে সেলারি দিয়েছি।	I added celery to the soup.
45	Punjabi	ਸੈਲਰੀ	seh-LAIR-ee	ਮੈਂ ਸੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੈਲਰੀ ਪਾਈ।	I put celery in the soup.
46	Gujarati	સેલરી	seh-LAIR-ee	મેં સૂપમાં સેલરી ઉમેરી.	I added celery to the soup.
47	Marathi	सेलरी	seh-LAIR-ee	मी सूपमध्ये सेलरी घातली.	I added celery to the soup.
48	Nepali	सेलरी	seh-LAIR-ee	मैले सुपमा सेलरी हालें।	I added celery to the soup.
49	Tamil	செலரி	seh-LAIR-ee	நான் சூப்பில் செலரி சேர்த்தேன்.	I added celery to the soup.
50	Telugu	సెలరీ	seh-LAIR-ee	నేను సూప్‌లో సెలరీ వేశాను.	I added celery to the soup.
51	Kannada	ಸೆಲರಿ	seh-LAIR-ee	ನಾನು ಸೂಪ್‌ಗೆ ಸೆಲರಿ ಸೇರಿಸಿದೆ.	I added celery to the soup.
52	Malayalam	സെലറി	seh-LAIR-ee	ഞാൻ സൂപ്പിൽ സെലറി ചേർത്തു.	I added celery to the soup.
53	Sinhala	සැල්දරි	SAHL-dah-ree	මම සුප් එකට සැල්දරි එකතු කළා.	I added celery to the soup.
54	Chinese (Mandarin)	芹菜	qín cài	我在汤里加了芹菜。	I added celery to the soup.
55	Japanese	セロリ	serori	スープにセロリを入れました。	I put celery in the soup.
56	Korean	셀러리	sell-eo-ri	수프에 셀러리를 넣었어요.	I put celery in the soup.
57	Vietnamese	cần tây	kuhn tay	Tôi đã thêm cần tây vào súp.	I added celery to the soup.
58	Thai	ขึ้นฉ่าย	kheun-chai	ฉันใส่ขึ้นฉ่ายในซุป	I put celery in the soup.
59	Indonesian	seledri	seh-LEHD-ree	Saya menambahkan seledri ke sup.	I added celery to the soup.
60	Malay	saderi	sah-DEH-ree	Saya menambah saderi ke dalam sup.	I added celery to the soup.
61	Filipino	kintsay	KINT-sigh	Naglagay ako ng kintsay sa sopas.	I put celery in the soup.
62	Javanese	seledri	seh-LEHD-ree	Aku nambahake seledri ing sup.	I added celery to the soup.
63	Burmese	တရုတ်နံနံ	ta-YOTE nan-nan	ဟင်းချိုထဲမှာ တရုတ်နံနံ ထည့်တယ်။	I put celery in the soup.
64	Khmer	សេឡេរី	seh-LAY-ree	ខ្ញុំបានដាក់សេឡេរីក្នុងស៊ុប។	I put celery in the soup.
65	Lao	ເຊເລີຣີ	seh-LER-ee	ຂ້ອຍໃສ່ເຊເລີຣີໃນແກງ.	I put celery in the soup.
66	Swahili	celery	SELL-uh-ree	Niliweka celery kwenye supu.	I put celery in the soup.
67	Afrikaans	seldery	SELL-duh-ree	Ek het seldery by die sop gevoeg.	I added celery to the soup.
68	Zulu	isilimo esidliwayo	ee-see-LEE-moh eh-see-dlee-WAH-yoh	Ngifake isilimo esidliwayo esobheni.	I put celery in the soup.
69	Esperanto	celerio	tseh-LEH-ree-oh	Mi aldonis celerion al la supo.	I added celery to the soup.
70	Latin	apium	AH-pee-oom	Apium in pulmento addidi.	I added celery to the soup.

How to Say Celery in Different Languages

The pronunciation of celery translations can be quite different across language families. In many European languages, the word resembles celery, sellerie, seleri, or another related form.

In Asian languages, the vocabulary can be very different. Mandarin uses 芹菜, Japanese uses セロリ, Korean uses 셀러리, and Vietnamese uses cần tây.

When learning a new word, it is useful to remember both the native spelling and its pronunciation. The native phrase is especially important when shopping, reading recipes, or speaking with native speakers.

Celery Translations in European Languages

European languages provide some of the closest-looking celery translations to English.

These similarities can make food vocabulary easier to recognize when traveling across Europe.

Celery Around the World

Celery is widely recognized as a culinary vegetable, but its name changes from region to region.

In South Asia, English-derived forms are common in several modern-language contexts. In East Asia, languages such as Mandarin, Japanese, and Korean have their own established terms. Across the Middle East, words such as Arabic كرفس and Persian کرفس are commonly associated with celery.

Celery in Asian Languages

If you are searching for celery in all languages, Asian translations are particularly useful because the words often differ substantially from their European counterparts.

Mandarin Chinese uses 芹菜, while Japanese uses セロリ and Korean uses 셀러리. In Southeast Asia, Vietnamese uses cần tây, Indonesian uses seledri, Malay uses saderi, and Filipino commonly uses kintsay.

How to Use These Celery Translations

These translations can be useful in several everyday situations:

• Learning food vocabulary in a new language.
• Translating recipes and ingredient lists.
• Shopping for vegetables while traveling.
• Creating multilingual food content.
• Understanding international grocery labels.
• Helping students build vocabulary.
• Communicating about ingredients in restaurants.

For the best results, use the native phrase together with the pronunciation guide. Pronunciation guides are approximate and are intended to make the word easier for English speakers to read.

Is Celery the Same Word in Every Language?

No. There is no single universal word for celery.

Some languages have closely related forms, while others use completely different words. Historical language development, regional food traditions, borrowing between languages, and local naming conventions all influence how vegetables are named.

Even when two languages use similar-looking words, their pronunciation may be different.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How do you say celery in different languages?

Celery has different names around the world. Examples include apio in Spanish, céleri in French, Sellerie in German, sedano in Italian, 芹菜 in Mandarin Chinese, セロリ in Japanese, and 셀러리 in Korean.

2. What is celery called in Spanish?

Celery is called apio in Spanish. It is commonly used when talking about the vegetable in recipes, grocery shopping, and everyday cooking.

3. What is celery called in French?

Celery is called céleri in French. The word is used for celery as an ingredient and vegetable.

4. What is celery called in Hindi and Urdu?

In this guide, celery is listed as अजवाइन in Hindi and اجوائن in Urdu. However, regional terminology can vary, and these terms may also refer to other plants or seeds in some contexts, so the intended ingredient should be confirmed when precision matters.

5. Which languages have a word similar to English celery?

Several languages have similar-looking forms, including Swedish selleri, Norwegian selleri, Danish selleri, Finnish selleri, Dutch selderij, and Afrikaans seldery. Other languages use substantially different words.

Conclusion

Learning how to say celery in different languages is a simple way to expand your food vocabulary and understand how everyday ingredients are named around the world.

From European translations such as apio, céleri, and sedano to Asian terms such as 芹菜, セロリ, and 셀러리, each language offers its own form.

Keep this list handy when learning languages, translating recipes, traveling, or exploring international food vocabulary.

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