Being “clever” is a quality admired universally, encompassing intelligence, ingenuity, and sometimes, the ability to solve problems in innovative ways. This characteristic is celebrated across cultures, but the words used to describe someone as “clever” can vary greatly from one language to another. In this exploration, we delve into how “clever” is articulated across 70 different languages, reflecting the global appreciation for smart and resourceful individuals.
Here is a list of how to say “clever” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – I zgjuar | Pronunciation: Ee zhu-ar
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – ذكي (Dhaki) | Pronunciation: Dhak-ee
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – խելացի (Khelats’i) | Pronunciation: Khe-lat-see
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Zəka | Pronunciation: Zeh-ka
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Adimentsu | Pronunciation: A-di-men-tsu
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Разумны (Razumny) | Pronunciation: Ra-zoom-ny
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – চালাক (Chalak) | Pronunciation: Cha-lak
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Pametan | Pronunciation: Pa-me-tan
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Умен (Umen) | Pronunciation: U-men
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Espavilat | Pronunciation: Es-pa-vi-lat
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Chytrý | Pronunciation: Khy-tree
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Smart | Pronunciation: Smart
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Slim | Pronunciation: Slim
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Clever | Pronunciation: Klev-er
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Nutikas | Pronunciation: Nu-ti-kas
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – باهوش (Bahush) | Pronunciation: Bah-hoosh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Älykäs | Pronunciation: A-ly-kas
- French (🇫🇷) – Intelligent | Pronunciation: In-te-li-jan
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ჭკვიანი (Tchkviani) | Pronunciation: Chk-vee-a-nee
- German (🇩🇪) – Schlau | Pronunciation: Shl-ow
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Έξυπνος (Éxypnos) | Pronunciation: Ex-ee-pnos
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – חכם (Chakam) | Pronunciation: Cha-kam
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – चतुर (Chatur) | Pronunciation: Cha-tur
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Okos | Pronunciation: O-kosh
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Klár | Pronunciation: Klahr
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Cerdas | Pronunciation: Cher-das
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Cliste | Pronunciation: Klis-te
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Intelligente | Pronunciation: In-tell-i-gen-te
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 賢い (Kashikoi) | Pronunciation: Ka-shi-koi
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Зерек (Zerek) | Pronunciation: Ze-rek
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ឆ្លាត (Chlat) | Pronunciation: Ch-lat
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 영리한 (Yeonglihan) | Pronunciation: Yong-ree-han
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Zirav | Pronunciation: Zi-raw
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Акылдуу (Akylduu) | Pronunciation: A-kyl-duu
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ສະຫລາດ (Salat) | Pronunciation: Sa-lat
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Gudrs | Pronunciation: Gud-rs
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Protingas | Pronunciation: Pro-ting-as
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Schlau | Pronunciation: Shl-ow
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Паметен (Pameten) | Pronunciation: Pa-me-ten
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Pintar | Pronunciation: Pin-tar
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Għaqli | Pronunciation: Aah-klee
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 聪明 (Cōngmíng) | Pronunciation: Tsong-ming
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – हुशार (Hushār) | Pronunciation: Hu-shar
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Ухаалаг (Ukhaalag) | Pronunciation: U-haa-lag
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – चालाक (Chālāk) | Pronunciation: Cha-lak
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Smart | Pronunciation: Smart
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – زیرک (Zērak) | Pronunciation: Zay-rak
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – باهوش (Bahush) | Pronunciation: Bah-hoosh
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Bystry | Pronunciation: Bis-try
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Inteligente | Pronunciation: In-te-li-gent-ee
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Deștept | Pronunciation: Desh-tept
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Умный (Umnyy) | Pronunciation: Oom-ny
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Паметан (Pametan) | Pronunciation: Pa-me-tan
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – දක්ෂ (Daksha) | Pronunciation: Dak-sha
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Bystrý | Pronunciation: Bis-tree
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Pameten | Pronunciation: Pa-me-ten
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Xariif | Pronunciation: Ha-reef
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Inteligente | Pronunciation: In-te-li-hen-te
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mwerevu | Pronunciation: Mwe-re-vu
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Smart | Pronunciation: Smart
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Зирак (Zirak) | Pronunciation: Zi-rak
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – புத்திசாலி (Putthisāli) | Pronunciation: Puth-thi-saali
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – తెలివైన (Telivaina) | Pronunciation: Teh-li-vai-na
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ฉลาด (Chalat) | Pronunciation: Cha-lat
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Zeki | Pronunciation: Ze-kee
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Розумний (Rozumnyy) | Pronunciation: Ro-zoom-ny
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – ہوشیار (Hoshiyar) | Pronunciation: Ho-shi-yar
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Aqlli | Pronunciation: Aq-lli
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Thông minh | Pronunciation: Thong ming
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Clyfar | Pronunciation: Kluf-ar