How to say “partner” 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 Italian, where amico is the 161st most used word.
- Albanian partner #1,328
- Bengali সঙ্গী partner, companion #926
- Bosnian partner #1,195
- Chinese 夥計 partner; associate; mate; buddy #1,600
- Croatian partner #1,205
- Czech partner #2,433
- Danish partner #1,175
- Dutch partner partner, love interest, romantic and/or… #924
- English girlfriend A female partner in an unmarried romantic… #953
- Esperanto kunulo companion, partner, buddy #1,704
- French partenaire #1,531
- German partner partner, associate #989
- Hebrew שותף partner, affiliate, copartner #1,090
- Indonesian dansa Western-style partner dance #1,797
- Italian amico friend, companion, partner #161
- Korean 파트너 #962
- Lithuanian partneris partner, associate #1,448
- Macedonian партнер #706
- Malay lawan A partner, counterpart #630
- Malayalam ഇണ mate; a breeding partner #1,723
- Norwegian kjæresten a romantic partner, boyfriend, girlfriend #807
- Persian شریک partner, associate #2,337
- Portuguese parceiro partner, sidekick #1,414
- Romanian partener #1,701
- Serbian partner #1,303
- Spanish socio #2,271
- Swedish partner #1,149
- Tagalog kasosyo business partner; shareholder #1,854
- Telugu భాగస్వామి partner, shareholder #336
- Ukrainian партнер #2,225
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.