How to say “though” in 33 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.
- aunque/ˈaunke/ Spanish
- правда[ˈpravdə] Russian
- चाहे/t͡ʃɑː.ɦeː/ Hindi
- თუმცა[tʰumt͡sʰä] Georgian
- যদিও/d͡ʒod̪i̯o/ Bengali
- چاہے/t͡ʃɑː.ɦeː/ Urdu
“though” in Spanish: aunque · Italian: nonostante · Russian: правда · Hindi: चाहे
It is commonest in Russian, where правда is the 116th most used word.
Though in other languages, A to Z
- Albanian megjithëse/mɛɟiθəsɛ/ although, though #1,738
- Armenian թեև/tʰeˈjev/ although, though #242
- Bengali যদিও/d͡ʒod̪i̯o/ though, despite #365
- Bulgarian сякаш[ˈsʲa̟kɐʃ] as if, as though #386
- Chinese 即使/t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂɻ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ even though; even if #215
- Czech jakoby[ˈjakobɪ] as if, as though #1,748
- Dutch hoewel/huˈʋɛl/ though, although #1,415
- English upon/əˈpɒn/ alternative to on in most, though not all,… #1,083
- Esperanto kvazaŭ/ˈkvazau̯/ as if, as though #277
- Finnish vaikka/ˈʋɑi̯kːɑ/ although, though, even though #178
- Georgian თუმცა[tʰumt͡sʰä] #157
- German aber/ˈaːbɐ/ but; however; though #25
- Greek όμως/ˈo.mos/ however, but, although, though, still, yet #155
- Hebrew כאילו/ˈki.lu/ as if, as though #179
- Hindi चाहे/t͡ʃɑː.ɦeː/ though, even if #1,344
- Hungarian mintha[ˈminthɒ] as if, as though #162
- Icelandic þótt/θouht/ even though, although, despite #1,157
- Indonesian seperti/səpərˈti/ Like; as though, similar to #33
- Italian nonostante/no.nosˈtan.te/ #1,679
- Lithuanian bet[ˈbʲɛt] but, yet, though #20
- Macedonian иако[ˈi(j)akɔ] although, even though #526
- Malay walaupun/wä.läu.pʊn/ although; though #315
- Malayalam എന്നാലും/en̪ːäːlum/ even though that is the case #178
- Norwegian men/ˈmɛn/ but, however, though introducing a clause… #30
- Polish chociaż/ˈxɔ.t͡ɕaʂ/ although, though #689
- Russian правда[ˈpravdə] though, however, but #116
- Slovenian vendar/ʋə̀ndar/ yet, though #97
- Spanish aunque/ˈaunke/ though, although, even though, albeit #404
- Swedish dock/dɔkː/ though, however, still, nevertheless #2,417
- Tagalog kahit/ˈkahit/ even though; although; even if #78
- Ukrainian ніби[ˈnʲibe] as if, as though, as, like #413
- Urdu چاہے/t͡ʃɑː.ɦeː/ though, even if #750
- Vietnamese như[ɲɨ˧˧] like; as; comparable to; as though; as if #47
The speaker reads the word in the voice the LangX app uses for that language — synthesised, not a recording of a native speaker, so treat it as a guide. A row without a button has no reading we are free to use, or none we trust, yet. Voices for Bengali (google (bn_BD), CC BY-SA 4.0), Slovenian (artur (sl_SI), CC BY 4.0) and Vietnamese (vais1000 (vi_VN), CC BY 4.0).
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.