How to say “although” in 33 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.
- 雖然/su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɻän³⁵/ Chinese
- यद्यपि/jəd̪.jə.piː/ Hindi
- թեև/tʰeˈjev/ Armenian
- хоч[xɔt͡ʃ] Ukrainian
- هرچند[hæɹ.t͡ʃʰǽn̪d̪̥] Persian
“although” in German: obwohl · Chinese: 雖然 · Hindi: यद्यपि
It is commonest in Estonian, where kuid is the 74th most used word.
Although in other languages, A to Z
- Albanian megjithëse/mɛɟiθəsɛ/ although, though #1,738
- Armenian թեև/tʰeˈjev/ although, though #242
- Bosnian iako/îako/ albeit, although, even though #590
- Chinese 雖然/su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɻän³⁵/ #977
- Croatian iako/îako/ albeit, although, even though #566
- Czech ačkoliv[ˈat͡ʃkolɪf] #2,495
- Danish skønt/ˈsɡœnˀd/ #933
- Dutch hoewel/huˈʋɛl/ though, although #1,415
- Esperanto kvankam/ˈkvankam/ #801
- Estonian kuid/kui̯d̥/ although, but #74
- Finnish vaikka/ˈʋɑi̯kːɑ/ although, though, even though #178
- French mais/mɛ/ but, although #32
- German obwohl/ɔpˈvoːl/ although, though, while #925
- Greek όμως/ˈo.mos/ however, but, although, though, still, yet #155
- Hindi यद्यपि/jəd̪.jə.piː/ although, even though #2,219
- Hungarian bár[ˈbaːr] although, though #435
- Icelandic þótt/θouht/ even though, although, despite #1,157
- Indonesian meskipun/məsˈkipun/ #531
- Korean 비록[piɾo̞k̚] even if; although #755
- Macedonian иако[ˈi(j)akɔ] although, even though #526
- Malay walaupun/wä.läu.pʊn/ although; though #315
- Persian هرچند[hæɹ.t͡ʃʰǽn̪d̪̥] #1,555
- Polish chociaż/ˈxɔ.t͡ɕaʂ/ although, though #689
- Russian а[ə] but, and, while, although, which usually… #21
- Serbian iako/îako/ albeit, although, even though #573
- Slovak hoci/ˈɦɔt͡si/ #629
- Slovenian čeprav/t͡ʃɛpráʋ/ although, even though, though #253
- Spanish aunque/ˈaunke/ though, although, even though, albeit #404
- Tagalog kahit/ˈkahit/ even though; although; even if #78
- Turkish halde/halˈde/ despite, although #403
- Ukrainian хоч[xɔt͡ʃ] #360
- Urdu اگرچہ/ə.ɡəɾ.t͡ʃeː/ #395
- Vietnamese dù[zu˨˩] even if, although #329
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 Estonian (news (et_EE), CC BY 4.0), Slovenian (artur (sl_SI), CC BY 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.