Curiosity is the driving force behind learning, discovery, and innovation, making it a universally appreciated trait. This innate quality of being eager to know or learn something crosses all cultural and linguistic barriers, enriching our understanding of the world around us. Just as “yes” varies across languages, so does the term “curious,” showcasing the diverse ways in which different cultures express the concept of curiosity.
Here is a list of how to say “curious” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Kureshtar | Pronunciation: Koo-resh-tar
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – فضولي (Fudooli) | Pronunciation: Foo-doo-lee
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – հետաքրքիր (Hetaqrqir) | Pronunciation: He-ta-kur-kir
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Maraqlı | Pronunciation: Ma-ra-ghli
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Jakin-mina | Pronunciation: Ha-kin-mee-na
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Цікавы (Tsikavy) | Pronunciation: Tsee-kah-vy
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – কৌতূহলী (Koutuhali) | Pronunciation: Kou-too-ha-lee
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Radoznao | Pronunciation: Ra-doz-nao
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Любопитен (Lyubopiten) | Pronunciation: Lyoo-bo-pi-ten
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Curios | Pronunciation: Koo-ree-os
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Zvědavý | Pronunciation: Zve-da-vy
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Nysgerrig | Pronunciation: Nys-ge-ree
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Nieuwsgierig | Pronunciation: New-sghee-rig
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Curious | Pronunciation: Kyoo-ree-us
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Uudishimulik | Pronunciation: Oo-di-shi-moo-lik
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – کنجکاو (Konjkav) | Pronunciation: Konj-kaav
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Utelias | Pronunciation: Oo-te-lias
- French (🇫🇷) – Curieux | Pronunciation: Kyoo-ree-uh
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – სასიამოვნო (Sasiamovno) | Pronunciation: Sa-sia-mov-no
- German (🇩🇪) – Neugierig | Pronunciation: Noy-ghee-rig
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Περίεργος (Periergos) | Pronunciation: Pe-ree-er-gos
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – סקרן (Sakran) | Pronunciation: Sah-kran
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – जिज्ञासु (Jigyasu) | Pronunciation: Jig-ya-soo
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Kíváncsi | Pronunciation: Kee-van-chee
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Forvitinn | Pronunciation: For-vi-tin
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Penasaran | Pronunciation: Pe-na-sa-ran
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Fiosrach | Pronunciation: Fush-rakh
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Curioso | Pronunciation: Koo-ree-oh-so
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 好奇心 (Kōkishin) | Pronunciation: Koh-kee-shin
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Қызығушылық (Qyzyğuşylyq) | Pronunciation: Kuh-zuh-goo-shuh-luhk
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ចង់ដឹង (Chang daing) | Pronunciation: Chang deng
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 호기심 (Hogisim) | Pronunciation: Ho-gi-sim
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Kêfxweş | Pronunciation: Kehf-xwesh
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Кызыгуу (Kyziguu) | Pronunciation: Kuh-zee-goo
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຄວາມຫວັງວັນ (Khwām vāng vān) | Pronunciation: Kwahm vahng vahn
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Ziņkārīgs | Pronunciation: Zin-kaa-rigs
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Smalsus | Pronunciation: Smal-sus
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Neiegéierig | Pronunciation: Nye-gee-er-ig
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Љубопитен (Ljubopiten) | Pronunciation: Lyu-bo-pi-ten
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Ingin tahu | Pronunciation: In-gin tah-hoo
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Kurjuż | Pronunciation: Kur-yoos
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 好奇 (Hàoqí) | Pronunciation: How-chee
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – उत्सुक (Utsuk) | Pronunciation: Oot-sook
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Сонирхогч (Sonirkhogch) | Pronunciation: So-neer-khogch
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – जिज्ञासु (Jijñāsu) | Pronunciation: Jig-nya-soo
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Nysgjerrig | Pronunciation: Nis-jeh-rig
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – کنجکاو (Konjkaw) | Pronunciation: Konj-kaw
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – کنجکاو (Konjkav) | Pronunciation: Konj-kaav
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Ciekawy | Pronunciation: Tsee-kah-vy
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Curioso | Pronunciation: Koo-ree-oh-so
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Curios | Pronunciation: Koo-ree-os
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Любопытный (Lyubopytny) | Pronunciation: Lyu-bo-pit-niy
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Радознао (Radoznao) | Pronunciation: Ra-doz-nao
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – කුතුහලය (Kuthuhalaya) | Pronunciation: Koo-thoo-ha-laya
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Zvedavý | Pronunciation: Zve-da-vy
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Radoveden | Pronunciation: Ra-do-ve-den
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Xiiseeya | Pronunciation: Xi-see-ya
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Curioso | Pronunciation: Koo-ree-oh-so
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mwenye shauku | Pronunciation: Mwen-ye shau-ku
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Nyfiken | Pronunciation: New-fee-ken
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Кунҷков (Kunjikov) | Pronunciation: Koonj-kov
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – ஆர்வமுள்ள (Aarvamulla) | Pronunciation: Aar-va-mul-la
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – ఉత్సుకత (Utsukata) | Pronunciation: Oo-tsu-ka-ta
- Thai (🇹🇭) – อยากรู้อยากเห็น (Yàak rúu yàak hěn) | Pronunciation: Yaak roo yaak hen
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Meraklı | Pronunciation: Meh-rak-luh
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Цікавий (Tsikavyi) | Pronunciation: Tsee-ka-vyi
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – متجسس (Mutajassis) | Pronunciation: Mu-ta-jas-sis
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Qiziqqan | Pronunciation: Qi-ziq-qan
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Tò mò | Pronunciation: Toh moh
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Chwilfrydig | Pronunciation: Khwil-vree-dig