How to say “problem” in 47 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 Malayalam, where പ്രശ്നം is the 103rd most used word.
- Afrikaans probleem #318
- Arabic مشكلة problem, difficulty #162
- Basque konponbide way to solve a problem #1,546
- Bengali সমস্যা problem, difficulty, trouble #143
- Bosnian problem #247
- Bulgarian проблем #204
- Catalan problema #269
- Chinese 沒事 no problem; don't worry about it; that's OK;… #354
- Croatian problem #268
- Czech problém #288
- Danish problem #379
- Dutch probleem #300
- Esperanto problemo problem, trouble #422
- Estonian probleem #416
- Finnish ongelma problem, trouble, issue #541
- French problème #219
- Galician problema #251
- Georgian პრობლემა #1,343
- German problem #306
- Greek πρόβλημα problem, complicated question or subject #212
- Hebrew בעיה #247
- Hindi समस्या problem, issue, puzzle #295
- Hungarian baj trouble, matter, problem #147
- Icelandic vandamál #417
- Indonesian masalah #136
- Italian problema #259
- Korean 문제 problem, issue, question #337
- Latvian problēma #484
- Lithuanian problema #452
- Macedonian проблем #184
- Malay masalah #144
- Malayalam പ്രശ്നം #103
- Norwegian problem #463
- Persian مسئله problem, question #520
- Polish problem #293
- Portuguese problema #224
- Romanian problema #361
- Russian проблема #450
- Serbian problem #246
- Slovak problém #166
- Spanish problema problem, issue, challenge #243
- Swedish problem a problem, an issue #224
- Tagalog problema problem; trouble #172
- Tamil பிரச்சினை problem, issue, dispute #473
- Turkish sorunu problem, difficulty, issue #927
- Ukrainian проблема #363
- Urdu مسئلہ problem, issue #165
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.