How to say “although” in 33 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.
It is commonest in Russian, where а is the 21st most used word.
- Albanian megjithëse although, though #1,738
- Armenian թեև although, though #242
- Bosnian iako albeit, although, even though #590
- Chinese 雖然 #977
- Croatian iako albeit, although, even though #566
- Czech ačkoliv #2,495
- Danish skønt #933
- Dutch hoewel though, although #1,415
- Esperanto kvankam #801
- Estonian kuid although, but #74
- Finnish vaikka although, though, even though #178
- French mais but, although #32
- German obwohl although, though, while #925
- Greek όμως however, but, although, though, still, yet #155
- Hindi यद्यपि although, even though #2,219
- Hungarian bár although, though #435
- Icelandic þótt even though, although, despite #1,157
- Indonesian meskipun #531
- Korean 비록 even if; although #755
- Macedonian иако although, even though #526
- Malay walaupun although; though #315
- Persian هرچند #1,555
- Polish chociaż although, though #689
- Russian а but, and, while, although, which usually… #21
- Serbian iako albeit, although, even though #573
- Slovak hoci #629
- Slovenian čeprav although, even though, though #253
- Spanish aunque though, although, even though, albeit #404
- Tagalog kahit even though; although; even if #78
- Turkish halde despite, although #403
- Ukrainian хоч #360
- Urdu اگرچہ #395
- Vietnamese dù even if, although #329
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.