How to say “point” in 45 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.
- punto/ˈpunto/ Spanish
- 점[t͡ɕʌ̹m] Korean
- نقطه[nox.t̪ʰé] Persian
“point” in Spanish: punto · German: zeigen · Portuguese: ponto · Korean: 점 · Turkish: puan
It is commonest in Catalan, where punt is the 264th most used word.
Point in other languages, A to Z
- Afrikaans piek/pik/ A highest point; a peak #1,959
- Albanian tregoj/tɾɛɡɔj/ to show, indicate, point at #276
- Arabic حتى/ħattaː/ until, as far as, to the point of, even up to #48
- Basque ikuspegi/ikus̺peɡi/ point of view, perspective #842
- Bosnian svrha/sʋřxa/ purpose, point, goal #2,483
- Bulgarian а[a] just, about to, on the point of, almost #33
- Catalan punt[ˈpun] #264
- Chinese 就要/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/ about to; on the point of; going to; soon; at… #117
- Czech ukaž[ˈukaʃ] to point, to point out #838
- Danish henne[ˈhɛnə] a point in time #1,282
- Dutch punt/pʏnt/ #660
- English come/kʌm/ Used to indicate a point in time at or after… #58
- Esperanto montru/ˈmontru/ to show, to indicate, to point out #518
- Estonian otsa/ˈotsɑ/ tip, point #463
- Finnish osoittaa/ˈosoi̯tːɑːˣ/ to point #2,151
- Galician punto/ˈpunto/ #446
- Georgian აი[äi] Used to draw attention to, or to point out,… #108
- German zeigen/ˈt͡saɪ̯ɡən/ to point #517
- Greek δείξω/ˈðikso/ to indicate, point out, point to #708
- Hebrew כעת/kaˈʔet/ now, for the time being, at this point in… #313
- Hindi बिंदु/bɪn.d̪uː/ dot; point #1,374
- Hungarian meddig[ˈmɛdːiɡ] how far? until what point? #1,107
- Icelandic dæmis[ˈtaiːmɪs] example, case in point #989
- Indonesian pusat/ˈpusat/ the point in the interior of a circle or… #817
- Italian ormai/orˈma.i/ by now, by this time, now, at this point, by… #849
- Korean 점[t͡ɕʌ̹m] point, spot; dot, period, full stop #1,139
- Latvian sākumā/ˈsaːːkumaː/ beginning, starting point *in time or space #785
- Macedonian точка[ˈtɔt͡ʃka] point, dot #958
- Malay tajam/ˈtad͡ʒam/ terminating in a point or edge, especially… #1,597
- Malayalam കുത്ത്/kut̪t̪ɨ/ dot, point #1,343
- Norwegian poenget/pɔˈɛŋə/ a point #1,069
- Persian نقطه[nox.t̪ʰé] point, dot, spot #723
- Polish pokaż/ˈpɔ.kaʂ/ to show; to point; sometimes with a gesture… #849
- Portuguese ponto/ˈpõ.tu/ point, a specific spot, location, or place #631
- Romanian punct/punkt/ #885
- Russian было[ˈbɨɫə] nearly, on the point of, just about #49
- Slovak ukázať/ukaːzac/ to point, to point out #496
- Slovenian preobrat/prɛɔbràt/ turning point #1,946
- Spanish punto/ˈpunto/ #392
- Swedish meningen/ˈmeːnɪŋɛn/ a purpose, a point #1,280
- Tagalog punto/ˈpunto/ #1,707
- Tamil சுட்டு/tʃʊʈːɯ/ to point out, show, designate, indicate #532
- Turkish puan/puˈan/ #2,212
- Ukrainian от[ɔt] there, here, now. Used demonstratively to… #71
- Vietnamese giờ[zəː˨˩] unit for specifying a point in time in terms… #59
The speaker reads the word in the voice the LangX app uses for that language — synthesised, not a recording of a native speaker, so treat it as a guide. A row without a button has no reading we are free to use, or none we trust, yet. Voices for Catalan (upc_ona (ca_ES), CC BY-SA 4.0), Estonian (news (et_EE), CC BY 4.0), Slovenian (artur (sl_SI), CC BY 4.0) and Vietnamese (vais1000 (vi_VN), CC BY 4.0).
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.