How to say “concern” in 34 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 дело is the 131st most used word.
- Afrikaans sorg care; worry; concern #310
- Albanian shqetësim bother, concern, uneasiness #2,319
- Arabic أهم to grieve, to distress, to concern, to worry #964
- Bosnian briga worry, concern #408
- Catalan preocupis to worry, to concern #1,016
- Chinese 私事 private matter; private concern; private… #2,419
- Croatian briga worry, concern #417
- Czech starost concern, worry, anxiety #1,392
- Danish angår to concern relevance to someone's interests #1,815
- Dutch betreft to concern, to affect #1,396
- English care Close attention; concern; responsibility #244
- Esperanto temas to involve, to be about, to concern #375
- Finnish huolta worry, concern #895
- French concerne to concern #1,703
- German sorgen concern, care, responsibility, aid #420
- Hindi चिंता anxiety, concern, worry #334
- Hungarian érdekel to concern, interest, be interested in… #333
- Italian riguarda to concern, regard, be about, deal with,… #1,022
- Korean 염려 concern, worry, apprehension, anxiety #1,810
- Lithuanian rūpi to concern #489
- Macedonian грижи care, concern, worry #265
- Malay peduli to care, to concern oneself #393
- Malayalam ഉത്കണ്ഠ worry; anxiety; concern #2,379
- Persian نگرانی worry, concern #2,163
- Portuguese preocupes to concern, worry #655
- Romanian chestiune matter, concern, question, problem, issue #1,788
- Russian дело affair, matter, concern #131
- Serbian briga worry, concern #418
- Spanish preocupes to worry, to concern, to trouble, to be… #530
- Swedish bryr to concern, to bother #411
- Tagalog pakialam care; concern; sympathy #345
- Tamil அக்கறை care, concern; serious attention #820
- Turkish hafif Free from concern, in a laid-back mood, lively #1,566
- Urdu فکر #277
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.