How to say “degree” in 42 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 Malayalam, where വളരെ is the 23rd most used word.
- Afrikaans grade degree, stage of qualification or proficiency… #1,747
- Albanian aq so much, so, to a certain degree #133
- Arabic أجد elative degree of جَدِيد #464
- Basque hobeto comparative degree of ondo and ongi; better #202
- Bengali মাত্রা measure, degree #1,079
- Bosnian bolje comparative degree of dòbro: in a better or… #154
- Bulgarian по-добре comparative degree of добре́ #187
- Chinese 要死 to a great degree #634
- Croatian bolje comparative degree of dòbro: in a better or… #151
- Czech hodně very; to a great degree or extent #191
- Danish grad #2,499
- Dutch zeer very, to a high degree or intensity #519
- English how To what degree or extent #61
- Esperanto gradoj degree or temperature; grade #2,027
- French assez to a sufficient or moderate degree; enough;… #232
- Galician grao #2,161
- German grad #1,610
- Hungarian régebben comparative degree of rég or régen: earlier,… #2,400
- Icelandic yngri younger; comparative degree of ungur #865
- Indonesian lebih more, to a greater degree or extent #49
- Italian grado #825
- Korean 정도 degree, extent #351
- Latvian vislabākais the best; superlative degree of labs #1,973
- Lithuanian geriau comparative degree of gerai̇̃ #120
- Macedonian средно to an intermediate degree #1,288
- Malay kurang less; to a lesser degree #405
- Malayalam വളരെ very, to a great extent or degree #23
- Norwegian grader #2,056
- Persian مرتبه rank; degree; position #929
- Polish bardziej more used to form the comparative degree #247
- Romanian grade #1,791
- Russian быстрее comparative degree of бы́стрый #548
- Serbian bolje comparative degree of dòbro: in a better or… #147
- Slovak lepší better, comparative degree of dobrý #512
- Slovenian več comparative degree of velíko; more #55
- Spanish grado #2,428
- Swedish lika to the same degree, as, equally #357
- Telugu డిగ్రీల #677
- Turkish derece #857
- Ukrainian краще comparative degree of до́бре, га́рно, and… #141
- Urdu مرتبہ degree, rank, standing #1,003
- Vietnamese hơn more, -er, to a greater degree or extent #92
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.