How to say “aid” in 34 different languages
Every one of these is a word that turns up in ordinary speech, not a dictionary curiosity — the number beside it is where it ranks in that language.
- 支援/ʈ͡ʂɻ̩⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/ Chinese
- მხარდაჭერა[mχäɾdät͡ʃʼe̞ɾä] Georgian
- సహాయము/ˈsahaːˌjamu/ Telugu
“aid” in Chinese: 支援
It is commonest in Icelandic, where bjarga is the 362nd most used word.
Aid in other languages, A to Z
- Arabic إسعاف/ʔis.ʕaːf/ financial aid #2,360
- Armenian օգնել/okʰˈnel/ to help, to assist, to aid #355
- Bulgarian помогна[poˈmɔɡnɐ] to help, to assist, to aid, to give a hand #266
- Catalan ajuda[əˈʒu.ðə] to help, aid #300
- Chinese 支援/ʈ͡ʂɻ̩⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/ to aid; to support; to provide assistance; to… #838
- Czech pomoc[ˈpomot͡s] help, aid, assistance #362
- Dutch assistent/ˌɑ.siˈstɛnt/ assistant, person who assists, aid #2,186
- Esperanto helpon/ˈhelpon/ help, aid #514
- Finnish avulla/ˈavulla/ help, aid, assistance, relief, succour #943
- French aider/ɛ.de/ to help; to aid #213
- Galician axuda[aˈʃuðɐ] to help, aid #401
- Georgian მხარდაჭერა[mχäɾdät͡ʃʼe̞ɾä] aid, backing, boost, commital, espousal,… #891
- German helfen/ˈhɛlfn̩/ to help; to assist; to aid #214
- Greek βοήθεια/voˈiθça/ help, assistance, aid, succour #338
- Hindi मदद/mə.d̪əd̪/ help, assistance, aid, relief #163
- Icelandic bjarga[ˈpjarka] aid, rescue, help #362
- Indonesian membantu[məmˈbant̪u] to help, to assist, to aid #240
- Italian aiuti/aˈjutɪ/ help, assistance, aid #1,191
- Korean 지원[t͡ɕiwʌ̹n] support; aid #1,316
- Latvian palīdzēt[palīːdzɛ̂ːt] to help, to help out, to aid, to assist #237
- Macedonian помогне[ˈpɔmɔɡnɛ] to assist, help, aid, support, give a hand #361
- Norwegian hjelpe/ˈjɛlpə/ to help; to assist; to aid #177
- Persian کمک[kʰo.mǽkʰʲ] help, aid, assistance #92
- Portuguese ajudar/a.ʒuˈda(ʁ)/ to help, aid; to assist #280
- Romanian sprijin/ˈspri.ʒin/ support, assistance, aid, succor #2,452
- Russian помощь[ˈpoməɕː] help, assistance, aid #422
- Slovak pomoc/pɔmɔt͡s/ help, aid, assistance #225
- Swedish hjälpa/²jɛlːpa/ to help; give aid or assistance to #184
- Tagalog tulong/ˈtuloŋ/ help; aid; assistance #196
- Tamil உதவி/ʊd̪ɐʋiː/ help, aid, assistance #143
- Telugu సహాయము/ˈsahaːˌjamu/ aid, help, assistance, succour #1,582
- Ukrainian допомога[dɔpɔˈmɔɦɐ] help, assistance, aid #777
- Urdu پیٹھ/piːʈʰ/ back, support, aid #670
- Vietnamese giúp[zup̚˧˦] to help; to aid #157
The speaker reads the word in the voice the LangX app uses for that language — synthesised, not a recording of a native speaker, so treat it as a guide. A row without a button has no reading we are free to use, or none we trust, yet. Voices for Catalan (upc_ona (ca_ES), CC BY-SA 4.0) and Vietnamese (vais1000 (vi_VN), CC BY 4.0).
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.