How to say “method” in 30 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 Urdu, where طرح is the 41st most used word.
- Afrikaans metode #1,871
- Arabic أسلوب method, manner, mode, style, technique #1,616
- Armenian ճար method, manner, way #603
- Bengali উপায় means, method, way #749
- Bosnian način way, method, approach, manner #270
- Bulgarian начин way, method, approach #184
- Catalan manera way; manner; method; style #199
- Chinese 方法 method; way; means; manner #214
- Croatian način way, method, approach, manner #241
- Danish måde method, way #232
- English means A method or course of action used to achieve… #408
- French moyen method, way of doing #606
- Galician maneira manner, method, way #500
- Greek τρόπο method, manner, behaviour, conduct #300
- Hebrew מייל Mail, e-mail: a method of exchanging messages… #1,877
- Hindi तौर manner, mode, method #886
- Korean 줄 ability, method; how to #70
- Lithuanian tvarka order, orderliness; method #1,002
- Macedonian начин way, manner, method #195
- Malay cara manner, means, method, way #178
- Malayalam രീതി #455
- Persian روش method; manner; way; procedure #290
- Portuguese modo mode; way; method #777
- Russian способ method, means, manner, mode, way #657
- Serbian način way, method, approach, manner #257
- Spanish manera way; manner; method; style #307
- Swedish systemet a system, a way or method of organizing items… #1,738
- Tagalog paraan method; system; means; way #247
- Tamil விதம் way, manner, method #1,419
- Urdu طرح method, manner, mode #41
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.