How to say “sure” in 38 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.
- βέβαιος/ˈveveos/ Greek
- համոզված/hɑmozˈvɑt͡s/ Armenian
- مطمئن[mot̪ʰ.mæ.ʔén] Persian
“sure” in French: sûr · Greek: βέβαιος
It is commonest in Urdu, where یقین is the 97th most used word.
Sure in other languages, A to Z
- Arabic متأكد/mutaʔakkid/ certain, sure #214
- Armenian համոզված/hɑmozˈvɑt͡s/ sure, convinced, assured #622
- Basque baietz/bai̯et͡s̻/ I bet that, I'm sure that #241
- Bosnian siguran/sîɡuːran/ sure, certain #266
- Bulgarian сигурен[ˈsiɡorɛn] sure, certain, positive #237
- Chinese 確定/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/ fixed; certain; sure #924
- Croatian siguran/sîɡuːran/ sure, certain #272
- Czech jistý[ˈjɪstiː] certain, sure #478
- Danish selvfølgelig[sɛlˈføljəli] of course, naturally, sure #237
- Dutch zorg/zɔrx/ to make sure, to ensure #470
- Esperanto certa/ˈt͡serta/ certain, sure #1,746
- Estonian kindel/ˈkind̥el/ sure, certain #188
- Finnish varma/ˈʋɑrmɑ/ sure, certain #254
- French sûr/syʁ/ sure, certain #139
- Greek βέβαιος/ˈveveos/ sure, certain #1,734
- Hebrew בטוח/baˈtu.aχ/ Confident, sure, certain #135
- Hindi निश्चित/nɪʃ.t͡ʃɪt̪/ certain, definite, sure #520
- Hungarian bizonyos[ˈbizoɲoʃ] sure, certain #917
- Icelandic viss[ˈvɪs(ː)] certain, sure, positive #182
- Indonesian pasti/ˈpas.ti/ certain, sure #133
- Italian sicuro/siˈku.ro/ surely; for sure; certainly; definitely; of… #243
- Lithuanian įsitikinęs[iːsʲɪˈtʲɪkʲɪnʲæːs] confident, sure, convinced, certain #671
- Macedonian сигурен[ˈsiɡuɾɛn] sure, certain #205
- Malay pasti/ˈpasti/ sure, certain #135
- Malayalam തീർച്ച/t̪iːrt͡ʃːä/ for sure, surety #1,978
- Norwegian jepp/jɛpː/ yep, yes, sure, of course; used as an… #1,518
- Persian مطمئن[mot̪ʰ.mæ.ʔén] sure; confident; certain; assured #241
- Polish jasne/ˈjas.nɛ/ of course, naturally, sure, sure thing #221
- Romanian sigură/ˈsiɡuˌɾə/ sure, certain to be true #551
- Russian наверняка[nəvʲɪrnʲɪˈka] certainly, for sure #1,025
- Serbian siguran/sîɡuːran/ sure, certain #273
- Slovak istý/ˈistiː/ certain, sure #193
- Spanish seguro/seˈɡuɾo/ for sure #179
- Swedish definitivt/ˈdeːfiːˌniːtɪvt/ definitely; with certainty; for sure #1,355
- Tagalog sigurado/siɡuˈɾado/ sure; certain #276
- Ukrainian впевнений[ˈʍpɛu̯nenei̯] assured, sure, confident, certain #576
- Urdu یقین/jə.qiːn/ #97
- Vietnamese đoan[ʔɗwaːn˧˧] for sure, certainly #2,072
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