“Ambitious” is a word that encapsulates the drive and determination of people who aim high and push their limits. As universal as the concept is, the expression varies from one language and culture to another. Today, we explore the word “ambitious” in different languages across the globe, reflecting the diverse ways cultures express the pursuit of dreams and goals.
Here is a list of how to say “ambitious” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Ambicioz | Pronunciation: Am-bi-choz
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – طموح (Tumuḥ) | Pronunciation: To-mooh
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – հագեցած (Hagetsats) | Pronunciation: Ha-get-sats
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Həvəslənmiş | Pronunciation: He-ves-len-mish
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Asmo handikoa | Pronunciation: As-mo han-di-koa
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Амбіцыйны (Ambitsyiny) | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsyi-ny
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – উচ্চাকাঙ্ক্ষী (Uccākāṅkṣī) | Pronunciation: Uc-cha-kan-kshi
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Ambiciozan | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsi-o-zan
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Амбициозен (Ambitsiozen) | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsi-o-zen
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Ambiciós | Pronunciation: Am-bi-si-os
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Ambiciózní | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsi-o-zni
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Ambitiøs | Pronunciation: Am-bi-ti-øs
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Ambitieus | Pronunciation: Am-bi-ti-eus
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Ambitious | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tious
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Ambitsioonikas | Pronunciation: Am-bit-si-oon-i-kas
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – بلندپرواز (Bolandparvaz) | Pronunciation: Bo-land-par-vaz
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kunnianhimoinen | Pronunciation: Kun-ni-an-hi-moi-nen
- French (🇫🇷) – Ambitieux | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tieux
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – მაღალიმიზნიანი (Maghali mizniani) | Pronunciation: Ma-gha-li miz-nia-ni
- German (🇩🇪) – Ehrgeizig | Pronunciation: Air-gaiz-ig
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Φιλόδοξος (Filodoxos) | Pronunciation: Fee-lo-do-xos
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – שאפתן (Shaftan) | Pronunciation: Sha-fa-tan
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – महत्वाकांक्षी (Mahatvakankshi) | Pronunciation: Ma-hat-va-kan-kshi
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Ambiciózus | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsi-o-zus
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Metnaðarfullur | Pronunciation: Met-nath-ar-ful-lur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Ambisius | Pronunciation: Am-bi-si-us
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Uaillmhianach | Pronunciation: Oo-ill-vee-an-ach
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Ambizioso | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tzi-o-so
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 野心的な (Yashinteki na) | Pronunciation: Ya-shin-te-ki na
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Құлшынысты (Qulshynysty) | Pronunciation: Qul-shy-nys-ty
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – មានបំណងខ្ពស់ (Mean bong khpos) | Pronunciation: Me-an bong kh-pos
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 야심 찬 (Yasim chan) | Pronunciation: Ya-shim chan
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Xwepêşandin | Pronunciation: Khwe-pe-shan-din
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Амбициялуу (Ambitsiyalu) | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsi-ya-lu
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ທີ່ມີຄວາມປາຖິ່ນ (Thī̀ mī khwām pāthin) | Pronunciation: Thi mi khuam pa-thin
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Ambiciozs | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsi-ozs
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Ambicingas | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsin-gas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Ambitiéis | Pronunciation: Am-bi-ti-eis
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Амбициозен (Ambitsiozen) | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsi-o-zen
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Bercita-cita tinggi | Pronunciation: Ber-chi-ta chi-ta ting-gi
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Ambizzjuż | Pronunciation: Am-bizz-już
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 有雄心 (Yǒu xióngxīn) | Pronunciation: Yo xiong-xin
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – महत्त्वाकांक्षी (Mahattvākānkṣī) | Pronunciation: Ma-hat-tva-kan-kshi
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Хүсэлтэй (Khüseltei) | Pronunciation: Khü-sel-tei
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – महत्वाकांक्षी (Mahatvākānkṣī) | Pronunciation: Ma-hat-va-kan-kshi
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Ambisiøs | Pronunciation: Am-bi-si-øs
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – بلند نظر (Balando Nazar) | Pronunciation: Bal-and Naz-ar
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – بلندپرواز (Bolandparvaz) | Pronunciation: Bo-land-par-vaz
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Ambitny | Pronunciation: Am-bit-ny
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Ambicioso | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsi-o-so
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Ambițios | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsi-os
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Амбициозный (Ambitsiozny) | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsi-o-zny
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Амбициозан (Ambiciozan) | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsi-o-zan
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – උසස් අභිලාෂයෙන් පිරි (Usas Abhilashayen Piri) | Pronunciation: U-sas Ab-hi-la-sha-yen Pi-ri
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Ambiciózny | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsi-o-zny
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Ambiciozen | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsi-o-zen
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Hammi leh | Pronunciation: Ham-mi leh
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Ambicioso | Pronunciation: Am-bi-thi-o-so
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mwenye malengo | Pronunciation: Mwe-nye ma-len-go
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Ambitiös | Pronunciation: Am-bi-ti-ös
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Қуллаи баландпарвоз (Qullai balandparvoz) | Pronunciation: Qu-llai ba-land-par-voz
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – ஆர்வமுள்ள (Aarvamulla) | Pronunciation: Aar-va-mul-la
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – మహత్తర ఆశయాలతో (Mahattara aashayaalato) | Pronunciation: Ma-hat-ta-ra aa-sha-ya-la-to
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ทะเยอทะยาน (Thayoe Thayan) | Pronunciation: Tha-yoe Tha-yan
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Hırslı | Pronunciation: Hır-slı
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Амбіційний (Ambitsiynyi) | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsiy-nyi
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – مہتواکانکشی (Mehtwakankshi) | Pronunciation: Meht-wa-kan-kshi
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Ambitsiyali | Pronunciation: Am-bi-tsi-ya-li
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Tham vọng | Pronunciation: Tham vong
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Uchelgeisiol | Pronunciation: U-khel-guy-siol