How to say “energy” in 39 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 Telugu, where శక్తి is the 287th most used word.
- Afrikaans energie #1,699
- Albanian energji #1,295
- Basque adore energy, vital force #1,672
- Bulgarian енергия #1,111
- Catalan energia energy, the capacity to do work #928
- Chinese 能量 #657
- Czech energie #1,327
- Danish energi #1,520
- Dutch energie #1,242
- English heat Thermal energy #1,609
- Esperanto energio #1,987
- Estonian energia #1,342
- French énergie #1,298
- Galician enerxía #1,076
- German energie #1,512
- Greek ενέργεια #1,238
- Hebrew אנרגיה #1,283
- Hindi शक्ति power, energy, potency #574
- Indonesian energi energy: a quantity that denotes the ability… #1,118
- Italian energia #1,295
- Korean 에너지 #1,529
- Latvian enerģijas #1,791
- Lithuanian energija #1,575
- Macedonian енергија #916
- Malay tenaga energy; power; strength #661
- Malayalam ഊർജ്ജം #1,170
- Norwegian energi #1,946
- Persian انرژی #1,917
- Polish energii #1,976
- Portuguese energia #838
- Romanian energie #1,231
- Slovenian energija #1,123
- Spanish energía #1,023
- Swedish energi #1,791
- Tagalog enerhiya energy; vigor; force #351
- Tamil சக்தி power, ability, energy, force, strength #644
- Telugu శక్తి #287
- Turkish enerji #1,199
- Urdu توانائی #992
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.