The International Ice Hockey Federation has 83 member national associations. Here’s how you say wine and how to order a glass in each country.
*Translations and phonetic pronunciation are from Google Translate
| Country | Language | Wine | I’ll have a glass of wine. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Arabic | خمر (Khamr) | سآخذ كأس من النبيذ (sakhidh kas min alnabidh) |
| Andorra | Catalan | Vi | Prendré una copa de vi |
| Argentina | Spanish | Vino | Tomaré una copa de vino |
| Armenia | Armenian | գինի Gini | Ես մի բաժակ գինի կխմեմ (Yes mi bazhak gini kkhmem) |
| Australia | English | Plonk | I’ll have a glass of wine |
| Austria | German | Wein | Ich nehme ein Glas Wein |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani | şərab | Mən bir stəkan şərab alacam |
| Belarus | Belarusian | Віно | Я вып’ю шклянку віна (JA vypju šklianku vina) |
| Belgium | Dutch | Wijn | Ik neem een glas wijn |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Bosnian | Vino | Ja ću čašu vina |
| Brazil | Portuguese | Vinho | vou tomar um copo de vinho |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian | Вино | Ще изпия чаша вино (Shte izpiya chasha vino) |
| Canada | English French | Wine Vin | I’ll have a glass of wine je vais prendre un verre de vin |
| Chile | Spanish | Vino | Tomaré una copa de vino |
| China | Standard Chinese | 葡萄酒 (Pútáojiǔ) | 我要一杯酒 (Wǒ yào yībēi jiǔ) |
| Chinese Taipei | Standard Chinese | 葡萄酒 (Pútáojiǔ) | 我要一杯酒 (Wǒ yào yībēi jiǔ) |
| Columbia | Spanish | Vino | Tomaré una copa de vino |
| Croatia | Croatian | Vina | Ja ću popiti čašu vina |
| Czechia | Czech | Víno | Dám si sklenku vína |
| Denmark | Danish | Vin | Jeg tager et glas vin |
| DPR Korea | Korean | 와인 (wain) | 와인 한잔 하겠습니다 (wain hanjan hagessseubnida) |
| Estonia | Estonian | Vein | Ma joon klaasi veini |
| Finland | Finnish | Viini | Otan lasin viiniä |
| France | French | Vin | je vais prendre un verre de vin |
| Georgia | Georgian | Ღვინო (Ღvino) | ჭიქა ღვინოს დავლევ (ch’ika ghvinos davlev) |
| Germany | German | Wein | Ich nehme ein Glas Wein |
| Great Britain | English | Wine | I’ll have a glass of wine |
| Greece | Greek | Κρασί (Krasí) | Θα πιω ένα ποτήρι κρασί (Tha pio éna potíri krasí) |
| Hong Kong, China | Standard Chinese | 葡萄酒 (Pútáojiǔ) | 我要一杯酒 (Wǒ yào yībēi jiǔ) |
| Hungary | Hungarian | Bor | Megiszok egy pohár bort |
| Iceland | Icelandic | Vín | Ég skal fá mér vínglas |
| India | Hindi | शराब (sharaab) | मेरे पास एक ग्लास वाइन होगी (mere paas ek glaas vain hogee) |
| Indonesia | Indonesian | Anggur | Saya akan minum segelas anggur |
| Iran | Persian | شراب | من یک لیوان شراب می خورم |
| Ireland | Irish | Fíon | Beidh gloine fíona agam |
| Israel | Hebrew | יַיִן | אני אשתה כוס יין |
| Italy | Italian | Vino | Prenderò un bicchiere di vino |
| Jamaica | English | Wine | I’ll have a glass of wine |
| Japan | Japanese | ワイン (Wain) | グラスワインをいただきます (Gurasu wain o itadakimasu) |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakh | Шарап (Şarap) | Мен бір стақан шарап аламын (Men bir staqan şarap alamın) |
| Korea | Korean | 와인 (wain) | 와인 한잔 하겠습니다 (wain hanjan hagessseubnida) |
| Kuwait | Arabic | خمر (Khamr) | سآخذ كأس من النبيذ (sakhidh kas min alnabidh) |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz | Шарап (Şarap) | Мен бир стакан шарап алайын (Men bir stakan şarap alayın) |
| Latvia | Latvian | Vīns | Es iedzeršu glāzi vīna |
| Lebanon | Arabic | خمر (Khamr) | سآخذ كأس من النبيذ (sakhidh kas min alnabidh) |
| Liechtenstein | German | Wein | Ich nehme ein Glas Wein |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian | Vynas | Išgersiu taurę vyno |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourgish | Wäin | Ech huelen e Glas Wäin |
| Macau, China | Standard Chinese | 葡萄酒 (Pútáojiǔ) | 我要一杯酒 (Wǒ yào yībēi jiǔ) |
| Malaysia | Malay | wain | Saya akan minum segelas wain |
| Mexico | Spanish | Vino | Tomaré una copa de vino |
| Moldova | Romanian | Vin | Voi bea un pahar de vin |
| Mongolia | Mongolian | Дарс (Dars) | Би нэг шил дарс ууя (Bi neg shil dars uuya) |
| Morocco | Arabic | خمر (Khamr) | سآخذ كأس من النبيذ (sakhidh kas min alnabidh) |
| Nepal | Nepali | रक्सी (Raksī) | म एक गिलास वाइन खान्छु (Ma ēka gilāsa vā’ina khānchu) |
| Netherlands | Dutch | Wijn | Ik neem een glas wijn |
| New Zealand | English | Wine | I’ll have a glass of wine |
| North Macedonia | Macedonian | Вино (Vino) | Ќе пијам чаша вино (Ḱe pijam čaša vino) |
| Norway | Norwegian | Vin | Jeg tar et glass vin |
| Oman | Arabic | خمر (Khamr) | سآخذ كأس من النبيذ (sakhidh kas min alnabidh) |
| Philippines | Filipino | alak | Kukuha ako ng isang baso ng alak |
| Poland | Polish | Wino | Poproszę kieliszek wina |
| Portugal | Portuguese | Vinho | vou tomar um copo de vinho |
| Puerto Rico | Spanish | Vino | Tomaré una copa de vino |
| Qatar | Arabic | خمر (Khamr) | سآخذ كأس من النبيذ (sakhidh kas min alnabidh) |
| Romania | Romanian | Vin | Voi bea un pahar de vin |
| Russia | Russian | Вино (Vino) | я выпью бокал вина (ya vyp’yu bokal vina) |
| Serbia | Serbian | Вино (Vino) | Попићу чашу вина (Popiću čašu vina) |
| Singapore | Malay | wain | Saya akan minum segelas wain |
| Slovakia | Slovak | Víno | Dám si pohár vína |
| Slovenia | Slovenian | Vino | Vzel bom kozarec vina |
| South Africa | Afrikaans | Wyn | Ek sal ‘n glas wyn drink |
| Spain | Spanish | Vino | Tomaré una copa de vino |
| Sweden | Swedish | Vin | Jag tar ett glas vin |
| Switzerland | French German Italian | ||
| Thailand | Thai | ไวน์ Wịn̒ | ฉันจะดื่มไวน์สักแก้ว C̄hạn ca dụ̄̀m wịn̒ s̄ạk kæ̂w |
| Tunisia | Arabic | خمر (Khamr) | سآخذ كأس من النبيذ (sakhidh kas min alnabidh) |
| Turkiye | Turkish | Şarap | bir kadeh şarap alacağım |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmen | Şarap | Mende bir stakan şerap bar |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian | Вино (Vyno) | Я вип’ю келих вина (YA vyp’yu kelykh vyna) |
| United Arab Emirates | Arabic | خمر (Khamr) | سآخذ كأس من النبيذ (sakhidh kas min alnabidh) |
| United States | English | Wine | I’ll have a glass of wine |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbek | Vino | Men bir qadah vino ichaman |
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