The phrase “okay” is a remarkably versatile and universally understood term, embodying affirmation, agreement, and acknowledgement in a wide array of contexts. Its adaptability and ease of use have cemented its place not only in English but also as a borrowed term in many other languages. Despite this, numerous languages maintain their unique expressions to convey the same sentiment, reflecting their cultural nuances and linguistic heritage. Here, we embark on a global journey to discover the various ways to say “okay” in 70 different languages, celebrating the rich diversity of our world’s languages.
Here is a list of how to say “okay” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Ok | Pronunciation: Oh-kay
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – حسنًا (Hasanan) | Pronunciation: Has-sa-nan
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – լավ (Lav) | Pronunciation: Lav
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Tamam | Pronunciation: Tah-mahm
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Ados | Pronunciation: Ah-dos
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Добра (Dobra) | Pronunciation: Do-bra
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – ঠিক আছে (Thik Ace) | Pronunciation: Thik Ah-che
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – U redu | Pronunciation: Oo reh-doo
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Добре (Dobre) | Pronunciation: Do-breh
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – D’acord | Pronunciation: Dah-kord
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Dobře | Pronunciation: Do-bzhe
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Okay | Pronunciation: Oh-kay
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Oké | Pronunciation: Oh-kay
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Okay | Pronunciation: Oh-kay
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Okei | Pronunciation: Oh-kay
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – باشه (Bashe) | Pronunciation: Bah-sheh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Okei | Pronunciation: Oh-kay
- French (🇫🇷) – D’accord | Pronunciation: Dah-kor
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – კარგი (Kargi) | Pronunciation: Kar-gee
- German (🇩🇪) – Okay | Pronunciation: Oh-kay
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Εντάξει (Entaxei) | Pronunciation: En-tah-xee
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – בסדר (Beseder) | Pronunciation: Beh-seh-der
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – ठीक है (Theek Hai) | Pronunciation: Theek-hai
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Rendben | Pronunciation: Rend-ben
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Allt í lagi | Pronunciation: AHLT ee lah-gee
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Oke | Pronunciation: Oh-kay
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Ceart go leor | Pronunciation: Kyart guh lore
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Va bene | Pronunciation: Vah beh-neh
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – はい、いいです (Hai, ii desu) | Pronunciation: Hah-ee, ee des
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Жарайды (Zharaydy) | Pronunciation: Jah-ry-dee
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – បាទ (Bat) | Pronunciation: Baht
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 괜찮아 (Gwaenchanha) | Pronunciation: Gwen-chan-ah
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – باشە (Bashe) | Pronunciation: Bah-sheh
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Макул (Makul) | Pronunciation: Mah-kool
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ໂດຍ (Doy) | Pronunciation: Doy
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Labi | Pronunciation: Lah-bee
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Gerai | Pronunciation: Ghe-rye
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Okay | Pronunciation: Oh-kay
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Во ред (Vo red) | Pronunciation: Vo red
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Ok | Pronunciation: Oh-kay
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Sew | Pronunciation: Sew
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 好的 (Hǎo de) | Pronunciation: How-duh
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – ठीक आहे (Theek Aahe) | Pronunciation: Theek Ah-he
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – За (Za) | Pronunciation: Zah
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – ठिक छ (Thik Cha) | Pronunciation: Theek Chah
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Greit | Pronunciation: Grite
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – ښه (Kha) | Pronunciation: Kha
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – خوب (Khoob) | Pronunciation: Khobe
- Polish (🇵🇱) – W porządku | Pronunciation: V por-zon-dkoo
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Tá bom | Pronunciation: Tah bom
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Bine | Pronunciation: Bee-neh
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Хорошо (Khorosho) | Pronunciation: Kho-ro-sho
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – У реду (U redu) | Pronunciation: Oo reh-doo
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – හරි (Hari) | Pronunciation: Hah-ree
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Dobre | Pronunciation: Do-breh
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – V redu | Pronunciation: V reh-doo
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Haa | Pronunciation: Haa
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Vale | Pronunciation: Vah-leh
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Sawa | Pronunciation: Sah-wah
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Okej | Pronunciation: Oh-kay
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Хуб (Khob) | Pronunciation: Khob
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – சரி (Sari) | Pronunciation: Sah-ree
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – సరే (Sare) | Pronunciation: Sah-reh
- Thai (🇹🇭) – โอเค (Oke) | Pronunciation: Oh-kay
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Tamam | Pronunciation: Tah-mahm
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Добре (Dobre) | Pronunciation: Do-breh
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – ٹھیک ہے (Theek Hai) | Pronunciation: Theek hai
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Mayli | Pronunciation: Mahy-lee
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Được | Pronunciation: Du-uhc
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Iawn | Pronunciation: Yown