How to say “board” in 30 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 Korean, where 널 is the 72nd most used word.
- Arabic لوحة plank; board; blackboard; slate; sheet #876
- Basque taula #1,333
- Bosnian odbor committee, board #2,419
- Chinese 上船 to board a ship; to embark #1,747
- Croatian odbor committee, board #2,267
- Estonian laua #1,041
- Galician bordo board, plank used in ship making #2,438
- Georgian პირდაპირი above board, burly, direct, downright, plump,… #871
- Greek συμβούλιο #1,416
- Hebrew לוח board, tablet, blackboard #1,078
- Hindi बोर्ड #1,643
- Italian tavolo table, board, desk #1,183
- Korean 널 panel, board, plank #72
- Latvian padome council, board #1,909
- Lithuanian taryba council, board #1,676
- Malayalam ബോർഡ് #1,613
- Polish pokładzie deck, board #2,228
- Portuguese bordo #1,635
- Serbian odbor committee, board #2,369
- Slovak nastúpiť to board, to get on #2,166
- Slovenian deska #1,968
- Spanish bordo side, board #2,181
- Swedish ombord on board; being on ship #1,120
- Tagalog sumakay to ride; to board #613
- Tamil வாரியம் board, committee, office of supervision #1,616
- Telugu బోర్డు a board #776
- Turkish tahta #2,451
- Ukrainian борт board, side #1,906
- Urdu تختہ board, plank, tablet #1,257
- Vietnamese ban group; band; board; squad; committee #582
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.