An advocate is someone who speaks, writes, or acts in support of an individual, cause, or policy. Advocates play crucial roles in society, from legal systems where they defend and represent others, to activism where they push for social or environmental change. The term encapsulates the dedication and passion individuals have for the welfare of others or for broader societal issues. Across cultures and languages, the concept of advocacy highlights humanity’s capacity for altruism and the universal desire for justice and positive change.
Here is a list of how to say “advocate” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Avokat | Pronunciation: A-vo-kat
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – محام (Muhami) | Pronunciation: Mu-ha-mi
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Իրավաբան (Iravaban) | Pronunciation: I-ra-va-ban
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Vəkil | Pronunciation: Və-kil
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Abokatu | Pronunciation: A-bo-ka-tu
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Адвакат (Advakat) | Pronunciation: Ad-va-kat
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – অ্যাডভোকেট (Æḍbhōkēṭa) | Pronunciation: Ad-vo-ket
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Zagovornik | Pronunciation: Za-go-vor-nik
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Адвокат (Advokat) | Pronunciation: Ad-vo-kat
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Advocat | Pronunciation: Ad-vo-cat
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Obhájce | Pronunciation: Ob-haj-ce
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Fortaler | Pronunciation: For-ta-ler
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Advocaat | Pronunciation: Ad-vo-caat
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Advocate | Pronunciation: Ad-vo-cate
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Advokaat | Pronunciation: Ad-vo-kaat
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – وکیل (Vakil) | Pronunciation: Va-kil
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Puolustaja | Pronunciation: Puo-lus-ta-ja
- French (🇫🇷) – Avocat | Pronunciation: A-vo-ca
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ადვოკატი (Advokati) | Pronunciation: Ad-vo-ka-ti
- German (🇩🇪) – Anwalt | Pronunciation: An-walt
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Δικηγόρος (Dikigoros) | Pronunciation: Di-ki-go-ros
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – סניגור (Sanigor) | Pronunciation: Sa-ni-gor
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – वकील (Vakeel) | Pronunciation: Va-keel
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Ügyvéd | Pronunciation: Üg-yvéd
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Talsmaður | Pronunciation: Tals-ma-dhur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Advokat | Pronunciation: Ad-vo-kat
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Abhcóide | Pronunciation: Av-ko-de
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Avvocato | Pronunciation: Av-vo-ca-to
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 弁護士 (Bengoshi) | Pronunciation: Ben-go-shi
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Адвокат (Advokat) | Pronunciation: Ad-vo-kat
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – មេធាវី (Me teavi) | Pronunciation: Me tea-vi
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 변호사 (Byeonhosa) | Pronunciation: Byeon-ho-sa
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Parêzvan | Pronunciation: Pa-rez-van
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Адвокат (Advokat) | Pronunciation: Ad-vo-kat
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ທະນາຄານ (Thana khan) | Pronunciation: Tha-na khan
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Advokāts | Pronunciation: Ad-vo-kāts
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Advokatas | Pronunciation: Ad-vo-ka-tas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Affekot | Pronunciation: Af-fe-kot
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Адвокат (Advokat) | Pronunciation: Ad-vo-kat
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Peguam | Pronunciation: Pe-gu-am
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Avukat | Pronunciation: A-vu-kat
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 倡导者 (Chàngdǎo zhě) | Pronunciation: Chang-dao zhe
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – समर्थक (Samarthaka) | Pronunciation: Sa-mar-tha-ka
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Хуульч (Khuulch) | Pronunciation: Hoolch
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – वकिल (Vakil) | Pronunciation: Va-kil
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Forsvarer | Pronunciation: For-sva-rer
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – ملاتړی (Malatṛi) | Pronunciation: Ma-la-tri
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – وکیل (Vakil) | Pronunciation: Va-kil
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Adwokat | Pronunciation: Ad-vo-kat
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Advogado | Pronunciation: Ad-vo-ga-do
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Avocat | Pronunciation: A-vo-cat
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Адвокат (Advokat) | Pronunciation: Ad-vo-kat
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Заступник (Zastupnik) | Pronunciation: Za-stup-nik
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – නීතිඥ (Nīthigña) | Pronunciation: Nee-thig-nya
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Obhajca | Pronunciation: Ob-haj-ca
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Zagovornik | Pronunciation: Za-go-vor-nik
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Qareen | Pronunciation: Qa-reen
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Abogado | Pronunciation: A-bo-ga-do
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Wakili | Pronunciation: Wa-ki-li
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Förespråkare | Pronunciation: För-es-prå-ka-re
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Ҳа (Ha) | Pronunciation: Hah
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – ஆம் (Ām) | Pronunciation:
- Aahm Telugu (🇮🇳) – అవును (Avunu) | Pronunciation: Ah-voo-noo
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ใช่ (Châi) | Pronunciation: Chai
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Evet | Pronunciation: Eh-vet
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Так (Tak) | Pronunciation:
- Tahk Urdu (🇵🇰) – ہاں (Hāṁ) | Pronunciation:
- Haan Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Ha | Pronunciation: Hah
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Có | Pronunciation: Koh
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Ie | Pronunciation: Yeh