The word “quick” encompasses more than just speed; it represents efficiency, agility, and the ability to act or move with haste. This simple yet powerful term is used globally, in various contexts, to describe anything from the swiftness of time to the rapidity of a person or object. The linguistic diversity in expressing “quick” mirrors the rich tapestry of global cultures and languages, each bringing its own nuance to the concept of speed. In this exploration, we journey through the myriad ways to articulate “quick” in 70 different languages, offering a glimpse into the universal human appreciation for speed and efficiency.
Here is how to say “quick” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Shpejt | Pronunciation: Shpayt
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – سريع (Saree’) | Pronunciation: Sah-ree-ah
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Արագ (Arag) | Pronunciation: Ah-rahg
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Tez | Pronunciation: Tez
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Azkar | Pronunciation: Az-kar
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Хутка (Khutka) | Pronunciation: Hoot-ka
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – দ্রুত (Drut) | Pronunciation: Dhroo-t
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Brzo | Pronunciation: Br-zo
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Бързо (Bŭrzo) | Pronunciation: Bur-zo
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Ràpid | Pronunciation: Rah-peed
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Rychle | Pronunciation: Rick-leh
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Hurtig | Pronunciation: Hoor-tig
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Snel | Pronunciation: Snel
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Quick | Pronunciation: Kw-ick
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Kiire | Pronunciation: Kee-reh
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – سریع (Sari’) | Pronunciation: Sah-ree
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Nopea | Pronunciation: No-pea
- French (🇫🇷) – Rapide | Pronunciation: Ra-peed
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – სწრაფი (Sts’rapi) | Pronunciation: Sts-rah-pee
- German (🇩🇪) – Schnell | Pronunciation: Shnell
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Γρήγορα (Grigora) | Pronunciation: Gree-gor-ah
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – מהר (Maher) | Pronunciation: Mah-her
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – तेज़ (Tez) | Pronunciation: Tehz
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Gyors | Pronunciation: Dyorsh
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Hratt | Pronunciation: Hrat
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Cepat | Pronunciation: Che-pat
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Gasta | Pronunciation: Gas-ta
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Veloce | Pronunciation: Veh-loh-che
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 速い (Hayai) | Pronunciation: Hah-yah-ee
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Жылдам (Zhyldam) | Pronunciation: Zhyll-dahm
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – រហ័ស (Rohas) | Pronunciation: Roh-hahs
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 빠른 (Ppareun) | Pronunciation: Ppah-reun
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Zû | Pronunciation: Zoo
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Тез (Tez) | Pronunciation: Tez
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ດ່ວນ (Duān) | Pronunciation: Doo-an
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Ātri | Pronunciation: Ah-tree
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Greitai | Pronunciation: Gray-tai
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Séier | Pronunciation: Say-er
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Брзо (Brzo) | Pronunciation: Br-zo
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Pantas | Pronunciation: Pan-tas
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Malajr | Pronunciation: Ma-lyr
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 快 (Kuài) | Pronunciation: Kw-eye
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – जलद (Jalad) | Pronunciation: Ja-lad
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Хурдан (Khurdan) | Pronunciation: Hur-dan
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – छिटो (Chito) | Pronunciation: Chee-to
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Rask | Pronunciation: Rask
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – چټک (Chatk) | Pronunciation: Chutk
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – سریع (Sari’) | Pronunciation: Sah-ree
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Szybko | Pronunciation: Shihb-ko
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Rápido | Pronunciation: Hah-pee-doh
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Rapid | Pronunciation: Rah-peed
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Быстро (Bystro) | Pronunciation: Bi-stro
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Брзо (Brzo) | Pronunciation: Br-zo
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – වේගයෙන් (Vegayen) | Pronunciation: Veh-gah-yen
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Rýchlo | Pronunciation: Ree-khlo
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Hitro | Pronunciation: Hee-tro
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Degdeg | Pronunciation: Deg-deg
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Rápido | Pronunciation: Rah-pee-doh
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Haraka | Pronunciation: Ha-ra-ka
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Snabb | Pronunciation: Snab
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Зуд (Zud) | Pronunciation: Zood
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – விரைவான (Viraivāṉa) | Pronunciation: Vee-rye-vah-nah
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – త్వరగా (Tvaragā) | Pronunciation: Tva-ra-gah
- Thai (🇹🇭) – รวดเร็ว (Ruad rew) | Pronunciation: Ruad rew
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Hızlı | Pronunciation: Huhz-luh
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Швидко (Shvydko) | Pronunciation: Shvid-ko
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – تیز (Tez) | Pronunciation: Tez
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Tez | Pronunciation: Tez
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Nhanh | Pronunciation: Nyan
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Cyflym | Pronunciation: Kuh-flim