Knowledge is a fundamental aspect of human life, and the verb “know” is essential in every language. Understanding how this word is expressed across different languages can provide insights into the rich linguistic diversity of our world. In this article, we’ll explore how to say “know” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Di | Pronunciation: Dee
- Arabic (🇸🇦) – يعرف (Yaʿrif) | Pronunciation: Ya-rif
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – գիտեմ (Gitem) | Pronunciation: Gee-tem
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Bilir | Pronunciation: Bee-leer
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Jakitea | Pronunciation: Ja-kee-tea
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Ведаць (Vedats) | Pronunciation: Ve-dats
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – জানা (Jānā) | Pronunciation: Ja-na
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Znati | Pronunciation: Zna-tee
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Зная (Znaya) | Pronunciation: Zna-ya
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Saber | Pronunciation: Sa-ber
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Vědět | Pronunciation: Vye-dyet
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Vide | Pronunciation: Vee-deh
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Weten | Pronunciation: Vay-ten
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Know | Pronunciation: No
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Teada | Pronunciation: Teh-da
- Farsi (🇮🇷) – دانستن (Dānestan) | Pronunciation: Dah-nes-tan
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Tietää | Pronunciation: Tee-e-ta
- French (🇫🇷) – Savoir | Pronunciation: Sa-vwar
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – იცოდე (Itsode) | Pronunciation: It-so-deh
- German (🇩🇪) – Wissen | Pronunciation: Vi-sen
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Ξέρω (Xéro) | Pronunciation: Kse-ro
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – לדעת (Lada’at) | Pronunciation: La-da-at
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – जानना (Jānnā) | Pronunciation: Jaan-na
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Tudni | Pronunciation: Tud-ni
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Vita | Pronunciation: Vi-ta
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Tahu | Pronunciation: Ta-hoo
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Fhios | Pronunciation: Fis
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Sapere | Pronunciation: Sa-pe-re
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 知る (Shiru) | Pronunciation: Shee-roo
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Білу (Bilu) | Pronunciation: Bi-loo
- Khmer (🇰🇭) – ដឹង (Dŏng) | Pronunciation: Dung
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 알다 (Al-da) | Pronunciation: Al-da
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Zanîn | Pronunciation: Za-neen
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Билүү (Bilüü) | Pronunciation: Bi-loo
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຮູ້ (Hū) | Pronunciation: Hoo
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Zināt | Pronunciation: Zi-naht
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Žinoti | Pronunciation: Zhi-noh-ti
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Wëssen | Pronunciation: Ves-sen
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Знам (Znam) | Pronunciation: Znam
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Tahu | Pronunciation: Ta-hoo
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Taf | Pronunciation: Taf
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 知道 (Zhīdào) | Pronunciation: Ji-dao
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – माहित आहे (Māhit āhe) | Pronunciation: Maa-heet aa-he
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Мэдэх (Medekh) | Pronunciation: Meh-dekh
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – थाहा (Thāhā) | Pronunciation: Tha-ha
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Vite | Pronunciation: Vee-teh
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – پوهیدل (Pohidəl) | Pronunciation: Poh-he-dəl
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Wiedzieć | Pronunciation: Vye-dzyets
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Saber | Pronunciation: Sa-ber
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Ști | Pronunciation: Shti
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Знать (Znat’) | Pronunciation: Znath
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Знати (Znati) | Pronunciation: Zna-tee
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – දැනගන්න (Dænagenna) | Pronunciation: Dae-na-gen-na
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Vedieť | Pronunciation: Vye-dyet
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Vedeti | Pronunciation: Ve-de-ti
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Ogaado | Pronunciation: O-ga-do
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Saber | Pronunciation: Sa-ber
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Kujua | Pronunciation: Ku-joo-a
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Veta | Pronunciation: Vee-ta
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Донистан (Donistan) | Pronunciation: Do-ni-stan
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – தெரியும் (Teriyum) | Pronunciation: Te-ri-yum
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – తెలిసిన (Telisina) | Pronunciation: Te-li-si-na
- Thai (🇹🇭) – รู้ (Rū) | Pronunciation: Roo
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Bilmek | Pronunciation: Bil-mek
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Знати (Znaty) | Pronunciation: Zna-ty
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – جاننا (Jānnā) | Pronunciation: Jaan-na
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Bilmoq | Pronunciation: Bil-mok
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Biết | Pronunciation: Biet
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Gwybod | Pronunciation: Gwi-bod
- Yiddish (🇮🇱) – וויסן (Visn) | Pronunciation: Vis-n