How to say “moment” in 47 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.
- momento/moˈmento/ Spanish
- момент[mɐˈmʲent] Russian
- لحظة/laħ.ðˤa/ Arabic
- στιγμή/stiɣˈmi/ Greek
- רגע/ˈʁeɡa(ʕ)/ Hebrew
- നിമിഷം/n̪imiʂɐm/ Malayalam
“moment” in Spanish: momento · Italian: momento · Portuguese: momento · Russian: момент · Arabic: لحظة · Turkish: an · Greek: στιγμή
It is commonest in Malayalam, where നിമിഷം is the 118th most used word.
Moment in other languages, A to Z
- Afrikaans toe/ˈtu/ then; at that time; at that moment #68
- Albanian çast/t͡ʃast/ #936
- Arabic لحظة/laħ.ðˤa/ moment, instant #193
- Armenian հիմա/hiˈmɑ/ now, at present, at this moment in time #41
- Basque garai/ɡaɾai̯/ time, moment #376
- Bosnian trenutak/trenǔːtak/ #435
- Bulgarian момент[moˈmɛnt] moment, instant #300
- Catalan moment[muˈmen] #175
- Chinese 現在/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/ now; the present time; the present moment;… #148
- Croatian trenutak/trenǔːtak/ #409
- Czech chvíli[ˈxviːlɪ] #318
- Danish øjeblik/øjəblek/ blink of an eye, moment #272
- Dutch nu/ny/ now, at the present moment #55
- Esperanto momenton/moˈmenton/ moment, instant #372
- Estonian praegu/ˈprɑe̯ɡ̊u/ now, at the moment, currently #172
- Finnish hetki/ˈhetki/ moment, instant #355
- Galician momento/moˈmento/ moment, instant #212
- Georgian მომენტი[mo̞me̞ntʼi] breath, breathing, moment #1,172
- German als/als/ at the same moment, when, while, as #55
- Greek στιγμή/stiɣˈmi/ moment, instant, jiffy #196
- Hebrew רגע/ˈʁeɡa(ʕ)/ a moment #146
- Hindi पल/pəl/ jiffy, moment #526
- Hungarian jelenleg[ˈjɛlɛnlɛɡ] currently, at present, at the moment #1,163
- Icelandic núna[ˈnuːna] now, at the moment, currently #72
- Italian momento/moˈmen.to/ #215
- Korean 잠깐[t͡ɕa̠mk͈a̠n] for a short time, for a moment, awhile,… #119
- Latvian šobrīd/ˈʃuobriːd/ now, currently, at this moment, at this point #512
- Macedonian момент[mɔˈmɛnt] #266
- Malay la/la/ At the present time or moment; now #426
- Malayalam നിമിഷം/n̪imiʂɐm/ #118
- Norwegian øyeblikk/ˈœ͡ʏəˌblɪk/ moment, blink of an eye #399
- Persian لحظه[læɦ.zé] #188
- Polish chwilę/ˈxfi.lɛ/ instant, moment #335
- Portuguese momento/moˈmẽ.tu/ #282
- Romanian moment/moˈment/ the time, the right moment #338
- Russian момент[mɐˈmʲent] #505
- Serbian trenutak/trenǔːtak/ #411
- Slovak podrž/pɔdr̩ʃ/ to hold for a moment #1,387
- Slovenian zdaj/zdáj/ now, at this moment #49
- Spanish momento/moˈmento/ moment, instant #166
- Swedish ögonblick/ˈøːɡɔnˌblɪk/ a moment, an instant, a blink of an eye #729
- Tagalog teka/ˈteka/ wait a moment!; hold on for a while! #100
- Tamil பொழுது/poɻʊd̪ɯ/ time, moment #1,168
- Turkish an/ɑn/ #209
- Ukrainian момент[mɔˈmɛnt] moment, instant #488
- Urdu لمحہ/ləm.ɦᵊ/ an instant, a moment #1,009
- Vietnamese lúc[lʊwk͡p̚˧˦] moment, time #144
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