How to say “concern” 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.
“concern” in French: concerne · German: sorgen · Italian: riguarda · Portuguese: preocupes · Korean: 염려
It is commonest in Urdu, where فکر is the 277th most used word.
Concern in other languages, A to Z
- Afrikaans sorg/sɔrχ/ care; worry; concern #310
- Albanian shqetësim/ʃcɛtəsim/ bother, concern, uneasiness #2,319
- Arabic أهم/ʔahamma/ to grieve, to distress, to concern, to worry #964
- Bosnian briga/brîɡa/ worry, concern #408
- Catalan preocupis/pɾeuˈkupis/ to worry, to concern #1,016
- Chinese 私事/sɹ̩⁵⁵ ʂɻ̩⁵¹/ private matter; private concern; private… #2,419
- Croatian briga/brîɡa/ worry, concern #417
- Czech starost[ˈstarost] concern, worry, anxiety #1,392
- Danish angår/ˈanˌɡɒːˀ/ to concern relevance to someone's interests #1,815
- Dutch betreft/bəˈtrɛft/ to concern, to affect #1,396
- English care/kɛɚ/ Close attention; concern; responsibility #244
- Esperanto temas/ˈtemas/ to involve, to be about, to concern #375
- Finnish huolta/ˈhuo̯ltɑ/ worry, concern #895
- French concerne/kɔ̃ˈsɛʁn/ to concern #1,703
- German sorgen/ˈzɔrɡən/ concern, care, responsibility, aid #420
- Hindi चिंता/t͡ʃɪn.t̪ɑː/ anxiety, concern, worry #334
- Hungarian érdekel[ˈeːrdɛkɛl] to concern, interest, be interested in… #333
- Italian riguarda/riˈɡwar.da/ to concern, regard, be about, deal with,… #1,022
- Korean 염려[ˈjɘ(ː)mɲʌ̹] concern, worry, apprehension, anxiety #1,810
- Lithuanian rūpi/ˈruːpɪ/ to concern #489
- Macedonian грижи[ˈɡriʒi] care, concern, worry #265
- Malay peduli/pəˈduli/ to care, to concern oneself #393
- Malayalam ഉത്കണ്ഠ/ulkaɳʈʰa/ worry; anxiety; concern #2,379
- Persian نگرانی[ne.ɡʲæ.ɹɒː.níː] worry, concern #2,163
- Portuguese preocupes/ˌpreoˈkupis/ to concern, worry #655
- Romanian chestiune/kes.tiˈu.ne/ matter, concern, question, problem, issue #1,788
- Russian дело[ˈdʲeɫə] affair, matter, concern #131
- Serbian briga/brîɡa/ worry, concern #418
- Spanish preocupes/ˌpɾeoˈkupes/ to worry, to concern, to trouble, to be… #530
- Swedish bryr/ˈbryːr/ to concern, to bother #411
- Tagalog pakialam/pakiʔaˈlam/ care; concern; sympathy #345
- Tamil அக்கறை/ɐkːɐrɐɪ̯/ care, concern; serious attention #820
- Turkish hafif/haˈfif/ Free from concern, in a laid-back mood, lively #1,566
- Urdu فکر/fɪkɾ/ #277
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