How to say “firm” 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 Chinese, where 公司 is the 104th most used word.
- Afrikaans vas firm, tight #380
- Arabic متن to be firm, to be solid, to be sturdy #780
- Armenian անսասան unshakable, firm #1,351
- Bengali কঠোর firm, stiff #971
- Bosnian tvrdi hard, firm #1,847
- Bulgarian фирма firm, company #1,886
- Chinese 公司 company; firm; corporation #104
- Croatian tvrdi hard, firm #1,574
- Danish fast #475
- English fast In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such… #614
- Esperanto firmao #1,637
- Estonian firma firm, company #925
- Finnish pitävät that holds, firm #1,132
- Georgian მაგარი hard, firm, strong #771
- German fest firm; compact; hard #597
- Hebrew איתן strong, firm, enduring, permanent #1,197
- Hindi कंपनी company, firm #472
- Hungarian cég firm, company #1,679
- Icelandic fyrirtæki company, firm #861
- Italian azienda firm, company, business, concern,… #1,889
- Korean 대지 earth; Mother Earth; firm ground #1,978
- Lithuanian tvirtas firm, sturdy, tough #1,683
- Macedonian компанија firm, company #944
- Malay tegas firm; strict; resolute #2,037
- Norwegian fast solid, steady, firm, fixed, permanent #538
- Persian شرکت company, firm #337
- Serbian tvrdi hard, firm #1,730
- Swedish slappna to become less tense or firm, to loosen, to… #1,281
- Tagalog matatag stable, steady, firm; durable #2,352
- Tamil நிறுவனம் establishment, firm, institution #256
- Turkish sağlam firm; strong; hard #991
- Ukrainian компанія company, firm #1,801
- Urdu مضبوط #406
- Vietnamese cứng hard; firm; rigid #1,136
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.