How to say “pair” in 40 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 Czech, where pár is the 180th most used word.
- Afrikaans paar #215
- Albanian çift pair, couple #1,674
- Arabic زوج one of a pair #694
- Armenian զույգ pair, couple #962
- Bosnian par pair, couple #276
- Croatian par pair, couple #317
- Czech pár pair, couple #180
- Danish par #239
- Dutch paar pair, couple #252
- English partner Either of a pair of people or things that… #1,071
- Esperanto okulvitrojn eyeglasses, spectacles, pair of glasses #2,410
- Estonian kahekesi alone; of two people, as a pair #1,174
- Finnish parin pair, couple #1,437
- French jean a pair of jeans #2,356
- Galician parella pair; a set of two people or animals intended… #1,521
- Greek ζευγάρι couple, pair #1,171
- Hebrew זוג pair, couple, twosome #734
- Hindi जोड़ी pair, duo #1,827
- Icelandic par #1,086
- Indonesian pasangan #1,006
- Italian paio #542
- Latvian pāris #307
- Lithuanian pora #604
- Macedonian пар pair, couple #1,156
- Malay pasang pair; couple #1,153
- Malayalam ജോഡി #869
- Norwegian par a pair #365
- Persian جفت pair; couple #1,166
- Portuguese par #1,220
- Romanian pereche #1,537
- Russian пара pair, couple #1,086
- Serbian par pair, couple #276
- Slovenian par #294
- Spanish pareja couple, pair #1,295
- Swedish par a pair, a couple #462
- Tamil இரட்டை #411
- Telugu జంట a pair, couple #268
- Turkish çift #851
- Urdu جوڑا a pair #2,005
- Vietnamese cặp pair; duo; couple #1,123
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.