How to say “prepared” 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 Armenian, where պատրաստ is the 191st most used word.
- Afrikaans klaar ready, prepared #261
- Arabic جاهز prepared, ready #482
- Armenian պատրաստ prepared, ready #191
- Basque gertu ready, prepared #322
- Bosnian spreman ready, prepared #421
- Bulgarian готов ready, prepared #382
- Croatian spreman ready, prepared #427
- Czech připravený ready, prepared #1,254
- Dutch bereid ready, prepared #1,182
- English ready Prepared for immediate action or use #283
- German fertig ready for use; done; fully prepared #310
- Greek έτοιμος ready, prepared #539
- Hebrew מוכן Ready, prepared #219
- Hindi तैयार ready, prepared #211
- Indonesian siap ready, prepared, all set #217
- Italian pronto ready, prepared #312
- Latvian ēdienu food prepared for consumption; meal; dish #1,120
- Macedonian готово ready, prepared #379
- Malay sanggup to be willing; to be ready; to be prepared #719
- Polish gotowy ready, prepared #679
- Portuguese prestes ready, prepared #1,325
- Romanian pregătit #761
- Serbian spreman ready, prepared #437
- Swedish beredd prepared, made #1,287
- Tagalog handa ready; prepared #411
- Tamil தயார் ready, prepared #303
- Telugu జున్ను colostrum, especially as prepared into an… #1,046
- Ukrainian готово done, ready, prepared #1,029
- Urdu بنا without, prepared without #219
- Vietnamese sẵn ready; prepared #367
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.