Besides in different languages

Besides in Different Languages

Discover 'Besides' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

The word 'besides' is a small but powerful part of many languages, including English. It can be used in a variety of ways, such as to introduce additional details or to indicate physical location. But 'besides' is more than just a functional word - it's a window into the cultural significance of language and the many ways that people around the world express similar ideas.

For example, did you know that in Spanish, 'besides' can be translated as 'además'? Or that in German, it's 'nebenbei'? These translations not only help us communicate with speakers of other languages, but they also give us insight into the unique linguistic and cultural contexts of those languages.

Whether you're a language enthusiast, a world traveler, or just someone who wants to expand their vocabulary, learning the translations of 'besides' in different languages can be a fun and enlightening experience. So without further ado, here are some of the many ways that 'besides' is translated around the world:

Besides


Besides in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansbuitendien
Buitendien, in Afrikaans, can also mean "moreover", "in addition", "furthermore", "what is more", and "anyway".
Amharicበተጨማሪ
"በተጨማሪ" can also mean "moreover", "furthermore", "in addition",
Hausaban da
"Ba" is a short form of "bawa" (take) and "da" means "at" or "to".
Igboe wezụga
In addition to its primary meaning of "besides," "e wezụga" can also mean "except" or "other than."
Malagasyafa-tsy
"Afa-tsy" is a Malagasy word meaning "except" and also used as a conjunction meaning "and" in the negative.
Nyanja (Chichewa)kupatula
The word “kupatula” comes from the verb “kuputa” meaning “to cut”.
Shonakunze kwaizvozvo
Somalika sokow
"Ka sokow" also means "in addition to" or "moreover."
Sesothontle le
The word 'ntle le' can also be used to connect relative clauses, similarly to 'hobane' (because) or 'kaha' (while), with the connotation of a condition being imposed or a situation being suggested.
Swahilizaidi ya hayo
The word "zaidi ya hayo" can also mean "moreover" or "in addition".
Xhosangaphandle
The isiXhosa word 'ngaphandle' may also mean "outside, beyond, or apart from"
Yorubayato si
The word “yato si” also translates to "aside", "besides", "in addition to" and "except for" in English.
Zulungaphandle
The word 'ngaphandle' also has the meaning of 'exceedingly'.
Bambarao kɔfɛ
Ewekpeɖe eŋu
Kinyarwandausibye
Lingalalongola
Lugandaokuleka
Sepedika ntle ga
Twi (Akan)to nkyɛn

Besides in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicإلى جانب ذلك
Hebrewחוץ מזה
"חוץ מזה" (chutz mizé) is a Hebrew phrase that can also mean "in addition to" or "except for".
Pashtoد دې نه علاوه
The word "د دې نه علاوه" has additional meanings, including "in addition to", "moreover", and "what's more".
Arabicإلى جانب ذلك

Besides in Western European Languages

Albanianpërveç kësaj
"Përveç kësaj" comes from the Persian "barve cheh", which also means "besides" and literally translates as "over this".
Basquegainera
The word "gainera" in Basque can also mean "again" or "plus".
Catalana més
"A més" also means "plus" (as in addition) in Catalan, which is the meaning of the French word "de plus".
Croatianosim
The word "osim" is derived from a Proto-Slavic word "*osьmь" meaning "eight", and it originally meant "leaving out the eighth part".
Danishudover
UDover is a contraction of ud af over ('out of over'), hence the meaning 'besides' that is not expressed in the individual morphemes.
Dutchtrouwens
In Dutch, "trouwens" can also mean "on the other hand" or "however".
Englishbesides
The word 'besides' can mean 'nearby,' 'in addition to,' or 'aside from,' and derives from the Middle English word 'be-siden,' meaning 'at the side of'
Frenchoutre
In French, "outre" not only means "besides" but also "leather" or "skin", as in "outrecuidance": insolence or excessive audacity
Frisianneist
It also means "almost" and is related to Dutch "naast".
Galicianademais
The word "ademais" can also mean "as well as" or "moreover" in some contexts.
Germanaußerdem
Besides being an adverb meaning 'in addition,' 'Außerdem' emerged as a contraction of 'all das' ('all that').
Icelandicfyrir utan
The Icelandic word "fyrir utan" can also be used to mean "outside of" or "without."
Irishseachas
Irish "seachas" also means "leisure", and derives from Latin "securus" meaning "carefree"}
Italianoltretutto
The word 'Oltretutto' also means 'in addition', 'moreover', or 'on top of that' in Italian.
Luxembourgishausserdeem
In Old High German and Old Saxon, the word “außer” also means “from”.
Maltesebarra minn hekk
The Maltese word "barra minn hekk" derives from the Arabic word "min barra," meaning "from outside."
Norwegiani tillegg
In Old Norse, "í lægð" meant "in the hollow of a valley" or "low-lying land", and could also refer to a "secret place" or a "hidden recess".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)além de
In Portuguese, "além de" can also mean "in addition to", "except for", "other than", or "exclusive of".
Scots Gaelica bharrachd air an sin
Spanishademás
In Old Spanish, "además" meant "also," which is still one of its meanings today.
Swedishförutom
Förutom's 'ur-' prefix suggests 'out of' or 'from', while its '-tom' suffix means 'empty' or 'void', yielding the literal meaning 'out of the void'.
Welshar wahân
Ar wahân can also mean "aside" or "separate" in Welsh, with its roots in the Proto-Celtic word *wore-.

Besides in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianда таго ж
The phrase "да таго ж" can also mean "in addition to that" or "moreover".
Bosnianosim toga
Osim toga is a conjunction that can also mean "except" or "apart from".
Bulgarianосвен това
The word "Освен това" can also mean "in addition to" or "in addition".
Czechkromě
The Czech word "kromě" also has the meaning of "except for".
Estonianpealegi
The words "Pealegi" and "Pealegi" in Estonian are homographs but have different etymologies.
Finnishsitä paitsi
The phrase can also be used like "by the way" or "moreover"}
Hungariankívül
The word "kívül" can also mean "outdoors" or "in the open".
Latvianturklāt
The word "Turklāt" has Turkic roots and is related to the Turkish word "tur" meaning "addition" or "continuation."
Lithuanianbe to
The Lithuanian word "be to" is a fossilized dative form of "tas" and means "in relation to something".
Macedonianпокрај тоа
The Slavic word "крај" meaning "side" is related to the Macedonian word "покрај" meaning "beside".
Polishoprócz
The Polish preposition oprócz (besides), derives from the Proto-Slavic *oprokъ which has the meaning of 'away from the mouth'.
Romanianîn afară de
The Romanian word "în afară de" comes from the preposition "în" (in) and the noun "afară" (outside), and it can also mean "except for" or "apart from".
Russianпомимо
The word “Помимо” can also be an antonym of the Russian verb "унизить" (to humiliate).
Serbianосим тога
In Serbian, "Осим тога" can also be used to emphasize something or to introduce an afterthought.
Slovakokrem toho
The word "okrem toho" is a compound word consisting of the preposition "okrem" and the noun "to". "Okrem" means "except" or "besides", while "to" means "this". Thus, the literal meaning of "okrem toho" is "except for this" or "besides this."
Slovenianpoleg tega
The term "poleg tega" also has the alternate meaning of "in addition".
Ukrainianдо того ж
"До того ж" in Ukrainian can also mean "moreover" or "in addition to all this."

Besides in South Asian Languages

Bengaliছাড়াও
In Bengali, "ছাড়াও" (chāṛāo) can also mean "except" or "excluding".
Gujaratiઉપરાંત
ઉપરાંત, which means 'In addition' or 'Apart from' in Gujarati, comes from the Sanskrit word 'uparyanta' which means 'up to' or 'beyond'
Hindiके अतिरिक्त
The word 'के अतिरिक्त' means 'in addition to' or 'apart from' in Hindi, and can also be used to introduce an exception or contrast.
Kannadaಜೊತೆಗೆ
ಜೋಟಿಗ (jôṭiga) is a compound word formed by the junction of the words ಜೋಡಿ and ಗ
Malayalamകൂടാതെ
The word "കൂടാതെ" can also mean "moreover", "in addition" or "as well as" in Malayalam.
Marathiयाशिवाय
The word "याशिवाय" in Marathi can also mean "except" or "other than".
Nepaliबाहेक
The word "बाहेक" can also mean "other than" or "in addition to".
Punjabiਇਲਾਵਾ
The word ਇਲਾਵਾ also means a
Sinhala (Sinhalese)හැර
In Sinhala, 'හැර' can also mean 'other than' or 'except for'.
Tamilதவிர
The word தவிர (thavira) in Tamil is derived from the Sanskrit word 'tyāga' meaning 'abandonment' or 'rejection'. It is used to convey the idea of exclusion or exception.
Teluguకాకుండా
The word 'కాకుండా' (kakunda) is derived from the Proto-Dravidian root '*ka:ku-', meaning 'except' or 'without'.
Urduاس کے علاوہ

Besides in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)除了
除了 is also used in the sense of 'except' and 'apart from' in Chinese.
Chinese (Traditional)除了
除了, 还可以当介词使用,表示“除了……以外”或者“除了……之外”。
Japaneseその上
その上 has a secondary meaning of "furthermore" and is often used when listing additional points.
Korean게다가
게다가 is an abbreviation of 게다가에 ('plus the other one'), indicating an additional element to the preceding list or a new fact that arises in addition to what was mentioned earlier.
Mongolianтүүнээс гадна
Additionally, "Түүнээс гадна" may also translate to "other than," "separate from," or "apart from."
Myanmar (Burmese)အပြင်

Besides in South East Asian Languages

Indonesianselain
'Selain' is an Indonesian word, meaning 'other than,' or 'except,' and its root is believed to come from Old Malay, with a possible relation to the Sanskrit word 'chala,' meaning 'move, wander, go away'.
Javanesesaliyane
Saliane is a borrowing from Sanskrit and besides its meaning of "besides" it is also used in the sense of "furthermore".
Khmerក្រៅពី
The word "ក្រៅពី" can also mean "outside" or "beyond" in Khmer.
Laoນອກຈາກ
Malayselain itu
The word 'selain itu' is also used in the sense of 'other than' or 'apart from'.
Thaiนอกจากนี้
น. บทกวีกาพย์ ชนิดหนึ่งเรียกว่า นอกจากนี้ บทหนึ่ง ๆ เรียกว่าบทนอกนั้น
Vietnamesengoài ra
"Ngoài ra" is also used as a conjunction meaning "in addition to" or "as well as".
Filipino (Tagalog)bukod sa

Besides in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijanibundan başqa
The word "bundan başqa" is not the only way to say "besides" in Azerbaijani: "Bundan əlavə" and "Başqa" can be used as well.
Kazakhсонымен қатар
The Kazakh word "сонымен қатар" can also mean "in addition" and can be used to introduce additional or supplementary information.
Kyrgyzмындан тышкары
Tajikғайр аз
The word "ғайр аз" (besides) can also be used in Tajik to mean "other than", "except for", or "apart from".
Turkmenmundan başga-da
Uzbekbundan tashqari
The word "bundan tashqari" can also mean "in addition" or "as well as".
Uyghurئۇنىڭدىن باشقا

Besides in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianʻē aʻe
ʻĒ aʻe can also mean "again" or "moreover".
Maorihaunga
Haunga can also refer to a group of people, a family, or a tribe, illustrating the interconnectedness of individuals within a Maori community.
Samoane le gata i lea
\"E le gata i lea" literally means \"not of the language\".
Tagalog (Filipino)bukod sa
Bukod sa, meaning "not this one," is a synonym for "hiwalay sa," which connotes separation or detachment.

Besides in American Indigenous Languages

Aymarajuk'ampi
Guaraniavei

Besides in International Languages

Esperantokrome
"Krome" also means "chrome" in Esperanto, referring to the shiny metal coating.
Latinpraeter
The Latin word "praeter" primarily means "past, beyond, aside" and can also imply exclusion or exception.

Besides in Others Languages

Greekεκτός
"Εκτός" and its cognates in modern Greek have a wide range of meanings and uses that are not immediately apparent from their etymological origins in ancient Greek.
Hmongntxiv rau
“Ntiv rau” in Hmong can also mean “moreover” or “incidentally”.
Kurdishbêyî
The Kurdish word "bêyî" can also mean "without" or "except".
Turkishdışında
The Turkish word "dışında" also means "outside" or "apart from".
Xhosangaphandle
The isiXhosa word 'ngaphandle' may also mean "outside, beyond, or apart from"
Yiddishאַחוץ
Yiddish אַחוץ (akhtus) literally means 'outside' and it is related to the Hebrew word חוץ (khuts) with the same meaning.
Zulungaphandle
The word 'ngaphandle' also has the meaning of 'exceedingly'.
Assameseতাৰোপৰি
Aymarajuk'ampi
Bhojpuriके अलावा
Dhivehiއެހެންނޫނަސް
Dogriअलावा
Filipino (Tagalog)bukod sa
Guaraniavei
Ilocanoiti arpad
Krioapat frɔm dat
Kurdish (Sorani)سەرەڕای
Maithiliक' अतिरिक्त
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯅꯥꯀꯟꯗ
Mizochubakah
Oromokana malees
Odia (Oriya)ଏହା ବ୍ୟତୀତ |
Quechuachaymantapas
Sanskritअधि
Tatarмоннан тыш
Tigrinyaጎና ጎኒ
Tsongahandleka

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