How to say “pregnant” in 33 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.
- embarazada/embaɾaˈθada/ Spanish
- حبلى/ħub.laː/ Arabic
- गर्भवती/ɡəɾ.bʱʋə.t̪iː/ Hindi
- έγκυος/ˈeŋ.ɟi.os/ Greek
- בהיריון/bheʁaˈjon/ Hebrew
- ორსული[o̞ɾsuli] Georgian
“pregnant” in Spanish: embarazada · French: enceinte · German: schwanger · Italian: incinta · Arabic: حبلى · Hindi: गर्भवती · Turkish: hamile · Greek: έγκυος
It is commonest in Persian, where حامله is the 941st most used word.
Pregnant in other languages, A to Z
- Afrikaans swanger/ˈswɐŋər/ #1,278
- Albanian shtatzënë/ˌʃtatˈzəːn/ #1,213
- Arabic حبلى/ħub.laː/ #2,279
- Armenian հղի/həˈʁi/ #1,583
- Bengali গর্ভবতী/ɡɔɾbʱɔbɔt̪i/ #1,492
- Bulgarian бременна[ˈbrɛmɛnnɐ] pregnant woman #1,067
- Catalan embarassada[əm.bə.ɾəˈsa.ðə] #1,632
- Czech těhotná[ˈcɛɦotnaː] #1,370
- Danish gravid/ɡraviːd/ #1,006
- Dutch zwanger/ˈzʋɑ.ŋər/ #1,011
- Estonian rase/ˈrɑse/ #1,085
- Finnish raskaana/ˈrɑskɑːnɑ/ #1,458
- French enceinte/ɑ̃.sɛ̃t/ #1,112
- Georgian ორსული[o̞ɾsuli] #1,170
- German schwanger/ˈʃvaŋər/ #1,408
- Greek έγκυος/ˈeŋ.ɟi.os/ #1,140
- Hebrew בהיריון/bheʁaˈjon/ #1,780
- Hindi गर्भवती/ɡəɾ.bʱʋə.t̪iː/ #1,851
- Hungarian terhes[ˈtɛrɦɛʃ] pregnant, in a/the family way #1,222
- Indonesian hamil/ˈhamil/ #1,177
- Italian incinta/inˈt͡ʃin.ta/ pregnant, expectant, with child #1,189
- Malay mengandung/məˈŋanduŋ/ to be pregnant #1,583
- Malayalam ഗർഭിണി/ɡarb(ʱ)iɳi/ a pregnant woman #1,735
- Norwegian gravid/ɡrɑˈviːd/ #1,042
- Persian حامله[hɒː.me.lé] #941
- Portuguese grávida/ˈɡɾa.vi.dɐ/ pregnant woman #1,454
- Romanian gravidă/ɡraˈvi.də/ pregnant woman #2,287
- Spanish embarazada/embaɾaˈθada/ #1,375
- Swedish gravid/ɡraˈviːd/ #1,211
- Tagalog buntis/bunˈtis/ #1,813
- Telugu గర్భవతి/ˈɡarbʰaˌʋati/ pregnant woman #942
- Turkish hamile/haːmi.le/ #950
- Ukrainian вагітна[ʋɐˈɦʲitnɐ] pregnant woman #2,343
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