How to say “relation” in 34 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 Esperanto, where pri is the 22nd most used word.
- Arabic قصة story, tale, relation #322
- Armenian ազգական relation, relative; kinsman; kinswoman;… #559
- Bengali সম্পর্কে regarding, concerning, in relation to #170
- Catalan relació #773
- Czech vztah #946
- Danish forhold #649
- Dutch relatie #757
- Esperanto pri about, regarding, concerning, in relation to #22
- Estonian suhe #1,093
- Finnish suhde #1,556
- French parents relative, relation, family member #474
- Galician relación #759
- Georgian ურთიერთობა relationship, relation, intercourse,… #756
- German beziehung relation, relationship, connection #1,101
- Hindi संबंध relationship, relation #1,209
- Icelandic samband connection, relation, rapport #405
- Indonesian hubungan relation, relationship, connection, link #524
- Korean 관련 connection, relation #810
- Macedonian однос relationship, relation #1,535
- Malay perhubungan connection, relation #1,964
- Norwegian forhold #770
- Persian رابطه relationship; bond; relation; connection #380
- Polish związek connection, relation, relationship #1,096
- Portuguese relação relation, connection, association #668
- Russian связи tie, relation, bond, contact #905
- Slovak vzťah #558
- Slovenian odnos #633
- Spanish relación #781
- Swedish relation relation; how two things may be associated #1,868
- Tagalog relasyon relation; association #538
- Tamil உறவு relation, relationship #693
- Telugu బంధువు a relation, relative, kinsman #853
- Turkish rapor report, account, relation, paper, a document… #1,172
- Urdu تعلق relation, connection #309
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.