How to say “expression” in 33 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 English, where oh is the 56th most used word.
- Afrikaans uitdrukking #1,458
- Albanian shprehje a saying, expression, utterance #2,114
- Arabic عبارة #979
- Basque adierazpen expression, explanation #1,067
- Bosnian izraz #1,861
- Chinese 表情 #743
- Croatian izraz #1,784
- Czech výraz #2,064
- Danish tja Expression of contemplation #696
- English oh Expression of surprise #56
- Galician expresión #1,777
- Georgian მოდი Intensifies the expression of a desire or… #117
- Greek αχ An expression of relaxation, comfort,… #1,048
- Hebrew לחיים A blessing, a toast, and an expression of… #678
- Hindi हा an expression of amusement #632
- Icelandic svip expression, facial expression #1,979
- Indonesian ha expression of excitement or ridicule: ha! #565
- Italian accidenti expression of anger; damn it! #1,301
- Korean 아이고 expression of surprise; oh, ouch #446
- Latvian it used to assign accentuation to expression #285
- Lithuanian išraiška facial expression #2,424
- Macedonian уф expression of annoyance or discomfort #2,039
- Malay serius Without humor or expression of happiness;… #411
- Malayalam അയ്യോ aiyo, alas; an expression of sorrow,… #200
- Portuguese caraças an expression of irony, admiration or… #2,017
- Serbian izraz #1,782
- Slovenian izraz term, expression #751
- Swedish jaså Expression of mild surprise; oh, really #488
- Tagalog hoy expression used to call the attention of… #94
- Tamil உண்டு expression used to denote a diminutive sense… #563
- Telugu అయ్యో alas, aiyo; an expression of sorrow,… #126
- Turkish ifade #759
- Vietnamese câu sentence; expression; line #256
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.