How to say “journey” in 35 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 Tamil, where பயணம் is the 274th most used word.
- Afrikaans reis journey, trip, voyage #400
- Albanian udhëtim travel, journey #774
- Arabic سفر departure, journey, travel #1,822
- Bengali যাত্রা trip, journey #659
- Bulgarian тръгвам to begin a journey, to set out, to set off,… #463
- Catalan viatge #677
- Chinese 旅程 trip; journey; excursion #1,106
- Danish rejse #572
- English trip A journey; an excursion or jaunt #906
- Estonian seiklus adventure, journey #2,388
- Finnish matkalla journey, trip, voyage, travel #811
- French voyage trip, journey, voyage #747
- Georgian მგზავრობა journey, voyage, trip, drive, ride #993
- German reisen journey, travel #1,835
- Greek ταξίδι trip, journey, voyage #702
- Hebrew מסע journey, trip, voyage #1,275
- Hindi यात्रा journey, voyage #494
- Icelandic túr trip, short journey, tour #2,487
- Italian andate outward journey, journey there #658
- Latvian ceļojums trip, journey, travel #1,970
- Lithuanian kelionė journey, trip, voyage #881
- Macedonian патување journey, trip, travel, voyage #823
- Malay perjalanan journey; trip; travel; voyage #399
- Malayalam സഞ്ചാരം journey, travel, tour #2,181
- Norwegian reise #628
- Persian مسافرت trip, journey #1,628
- Portuguese viagem trip, journey, voyage #708
- Spanish viaje to travel, journey #620
- Swedish tur a tour; a journey through a building, estate,… #370
- Tagalog biyahe journey; trip; voyage #851
- Tamil பயணம் journey, travel, voyage #274
- Telugu యాత్ర a journey, march, expedition, voyage #1,118
- Turkish sefer journey, trip #541
- Ukrainian подорож journey, travel #1,472
- Urdu سفر travel, trip, journey, voyage #374
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.