How to say “expression” in 33 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.
“expression” in Chinese: 表情 · Arabic: عبارة · Turkish: ifade
It is commonest in Chinese, where 表情 is the 743rd most used word.
Expression in other languages, A to Z
- Afrikaans uitdrukking/ˈœi̯(t).drœ.kəŋ/ #1,458
- Albanian shprehje/ʃpɾɛhjɛ/ a saying, expression, utterance #2,114
- Arabic عبارة/ʕi.baː.ra/ #979
- Basque adierazpen/adieɾas̻pen/ expression, explanation #1,067
- Bosnian izraz/ˈizrɐz/ #1,861
- Chinese 表情/pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/ #743
- Croatian izraz/ˈizrɐz/ #1,784
- Czech výraz[ˈviːras] #2,064
- Danish tja/ˈtjaː/ Expression of contemplation #696
- English oh/oʊ/ Expression of surprise #56
- Galician expresión/ekspɾeˈsjoŋ/ #1,777
- Georgian მოდი[mo̞di] Intensifies the expression of a desire or… #117
- Greek αχ/ɑːx/ An expression of relaxation, comfort,… #1,048
- Hebrew לחיים/leχaˈjim/ A blessing, a toast, and an expression of… #678
- Hindi हा/ɦɑː/ an expression of amusement #632
- Icelandic svip/svɪːp/ expression, facial expression #1,979
- Indonesian ha/ha/ expression of excitement or ridicule: ha! #565
- Italian accidenti/at.t͡ʃiˈdɛn.ti/ expression of anger; damn it! #1,301
- Korean 아이고[a̠iɡo̞] expression of surprise; oh, ouch #446
- Latvian it/ˈit/ used to assign accentuation to expression #285
- Lithuanian išraiška[ˈɪʃrɐɪʃkɐ] facial expression #2,424
- Macedonian уф[uf] expression of annoyance or discomfort #2,039
- Malay serius/ˈsiriəs/ Without humor or expression of happiness;… #411
- Malayalam അയ്യോ/ɐjjoː/ aiyo, alas; an expression of sorrow,… #200
- Portuguese caraças/kaˈɾa.sɐs/ an expression of irony, admiration or… #2,017
- Serbian izraz/ˈizrɐz/ #1,782
- Slovenian izraz/izrás/ term, expression #751
- Swedish jaså/ˈjɑːsoː/ Expression of mild surprise; oh, really #488
- Tagalog hoy/ˈhoj/ expression used to call the attention of… #94
- Tamil உண்டு/ʊɳɖɯ/ expression used to denote a diminutive sense… #563
- Telugu అయ్యో/ˈajjoː/ alas, aiyo; an expression of sorrow,… #126
- Turkish ifade/ifaˈde/ #759
- Vietnamese câu[kəw˧˧] sentence; expression; line #256
The speaker reads the word in the voice the LangX app uses for that language — synthesised, not a recording of a native speaker, so treat it as a guide. A row without a button has no reading we are free to use, or none we trust, yet. Voices for Slovenian (artur (sl_SI), CC BY 4.0) and Vietnamese (vais1000 (vi_VN), CC BY 4.0).
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.