How to say “safety” 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 Portuguese, where segurança is the 427th most used word.
- Afrikaans veiligheid safety, security #729
- Arabic أمان security, safety, peace #1,639
- Armenian ապահովություն #1,247
- Bengali নিরাপত্তা security, safety #471
- Bulgarian безопасност safety, security #816
- Catalan seguretat security, safety #470
- Chinese 保安 to ensure public safety #778
- Czech bezpečí #709
- Danish sikkerhed safety, security #612
- Dutch veiligheid safety, security #1,279
- Estonian ohutus #2,184
- French sécurité security, safety #461
- Galician seguridade safety, security #672
- Greek ασφάλεια security, safety #733
- Hebrew בטיחות #2,355
- Hindi बचाव safety, keeping safe; protection #1,302
- Hungarian biztonsági of or relating to safety, security #758
- Icelandic öryggi #1,016
- Indonesian keselamatan #1,810
- Italian sicurezza safety, security #598
- Korean 안전 #903
- Latvian drošības #568
- Lithuanian saugumas safety, security #1,949
- Macedonian безбедност safety, security #1,035
- Malay keselamatan #453
- Malayalam കാവൽ guard, safety #1,313
- Persian امان safety, security #1,316
- Polish bezpieczeństwa safety, security #1,358
- Portuguese segurança security; safety #427
- Slovenian varnost #525
- Spanish seguridad safety, security #527
- Swedish säkerhet safety, security #1,032
- Turkish güvenlik security, safety #527
- Urdu سلامت safety, peace #1,560
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.