Fine in Different Languages
Discover 'Fine' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Fine
Afrikaans fyn | ||
Albanian gjobë | ||
Amharic ደህና | ||
Arabic غرامة | ||
Armenian լավ | ||
Assamese জৰিমনা | ||
Aymara waliki | ||
Azerbaijani yaxşı | ||
Bambara a kan ɲi | ||
Basque ondo | ||
Belarusian выдатна | ||
Bengali ঠিক আছে | ||
Bhojpuri नीक | ||
Bosnian u redu | ||
Bulgarian глоба | ||
Catalan bé | ||
Cebuano maayo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 精细 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 精細 | ||
Corsican va bè | ||
Croatian fino | ||
Czech pokuta | ||
Danish bøde | ||
Dhivehi ހިމުން | ||
Dogri ठीक | ||
Dutch prima | ||
English fine | ||
Esperanto bone | ||
Estonian hästi | ||
Ewe enyo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) ayos lang | ||
Finnish hieno | ||
French bien | ||
Frisian moai | ||
Galician ben | ||
Georgian კარგად | ||
German fein | ||
Greek πρόστιμο | ||
Guarani multa | ||
Gujarati સરસ | ||
Haitian Creole amann | ||
Hausa lafiya | ||
Hawaiian maikaʻi | ||
Hebrew בסדר גמור | ||
Hindi ठीक | ||
Hmong nplua | ||
Hungarian bírság | ||
Icelandic fínt | ||
Igbo ezi | ||
Ilocano nasayaat | ||
Indonesian baik | ||
Irish go breá | ||
Italian bene | ||
Japanese 罰金 | ||
Javanese ora apa-apa | ||
Kannada ದಂಡ | ||
Kazakh жақсы | ||
Khmer ល្អ | ||
Kinyarwanda neza | ||
Konkani दंड | ||
Korean 좋아 | ||
Krio fayn | ||
Kurdish baş | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) باش | ||
Kyrgyz жакшы | ||
Lao ປັບໄຫມ | ||
Latin denique | ||
Latvian labi | ||
Lingala malamu | ||
Lithuanian gerai | ||
Luganda omutango | ||
Luxembourgish fein | ||
Macedonian парична казна | ||
Maithili बढ़ियां | ||
Malagasy tsara | ||
Malay baiklah | ||
Malayalam പിഴ | ||
Maltese multa | ||
Maori pai | ||
Marathi ठीक आहे | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯐꯔꯦ | ||
Mizo tha | ||
Mongolian зүгээр | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကောင်းပါတယ် | ||
Nepali ठीक छ | ||
Norwegian fint | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chabwino | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଭଲ ଅଛି | ||
Oromo nagaa | ||
Pashto ښه | ||
Persian خوب | ||
Polish w porządku | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) bem | ||
Punjabi ਠੀਕ ਹੈ | ||
Quechua allinmi | ||
Romanian amenda | ||
Russian хорошо | ||
Samoan manuia | ||
Sanskrit दण्डः | ||
Scots Gaelic gu math | ||
Sepedi tefišo | ||
Serbian добро | ||
Sesotho hantle | ||
Shona zvakanaka | ||
Sindhi ٺيڪ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) හොඳයි | ||
Slovak fajn | ||
Slovenian v redu | ||
Somali ganaax | ||
Spanish multa | ||
Sundanese damang | ||
Swahili vizuri | ||
Swedish bra | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) ayos lang | ||
Tajik хуб | ||
Tamil நன்றாக இருக்கிறது | ||
Tatar әйбәт | ||
Telugu జరిమానా | ||
Thai ละเอียด | ||
Tigrinya ደሓን | ||
Tsonga lulamile | ||
Turkish ince | ||
Turkmen gowy | ||
Twi (Akan) kama | ||
Ukrainian чудово | ||
Urdu ٹھیک | ||
Uyghur جەرىمانە | ||
Uzbek yaxshi | ||
Vietnamese khỏe | ||
Welsh iawn | ||
Xhosa kulungile | ||
Yiddish פייַן | ||
Yoruba itanran | ||
Zulu kulungile |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In the Afrikaans term "fynskrif", the word "fyn" does not mean "fine", but "small" or "neat". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "gjobë" has an Indo-European origin and is cognate with the Greek "zēmia" and the Latin "damnum", both meaning "loss" or "damage." |
| Amharic | This is the most common usage of “ደህና,” meaning both 'alright' and 'healthy' at the same time. |
| Arabic | In Arabic, "غرامة" also refers to compensation for an injury or wrong, such as "blood money." |
| Azerbaijani | The word "yaxşı" can also mean "well" or "good", and is related to the Turkish word "iyi". |
| Basque | The Basque word "ondo" is a homophone with two distinct roots and meanings. |
| Belarusian | The word "выдатна" in Belarusian can also mean "outstanding" or "eminent". |
| Bengali | "ঠিক আছে" is cognate with the Hindi word "thik hai," which was derived from the Persian word "thik," meaning "correct" or "right." |
| Bosnian | Red is a common word for fine in Slavic languages and u redu means 'in order' in Bosnian, similar to u redu in Serbo-Croatian. |
| Bulgarian | "Глоба" can also mean "penalty", "forfeit" or "indemnity". |
| Catalan | The word "bé" in Catalan can mean the opposite of "ugly" but also "good" or "fine" depending on the context. |
| Cebuano | The word "maayo" is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word "maley", meaning "good" or "nice". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "精细" originally referred specifically to the fineness of silk, in contrast to the coarser texture of cotton or hemp. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 精細 may refer to the physical property or the state of a process or result. |
| Corsican | The Corsican term "va bè" can also mean "at least" or "in any case". |
| Croatian | The word "fino" in Croatian shares the same Latin root "finis" with the English "fine", meaning "end" or "boundary". |
| Czech | The Czech word "pokuta" is related to the verb "pokoušet", which means "to attempt". |
| Danish | In Danish, the word "bøde" is also used to refer to a type of payment made to a priest or the church in exchange for forgiveness of sins. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "prima" is also used to describe something that is excellent or of high quality. |
| Esperanto | In Esperanto, "bone" can also mean "good" or "well". In English, "bone" can also mean "good" or "something excellent". |
| Estonian | The word "hästi" can also mean "well" or "good" in Estonian. |
| Finnish | Although the word "hieno" in Finnish means "fine" in English, it also has other meanings in different contexts. |
| French | "Bien" can also mean "goods" or "property" in French, derived from the Latin word "bona" meaning "the good things." |
| Frisian | The Frisian word “moai” comes from the Old Frisian word “moie” meaning beautiful or handsome. |
| Galician | The word "ben" in Galician derives from the Latin word "bene", meaning "well" or "good". |
| Georgian | The word "კარგად" has additional meanings like "well" and "correctly". |
| German | The German word "fein" originally meant "pure" and is related to the Latin word "finis" (end, border). |
| Greek | The word "πρόστιμο" in Greek comes from the ancient Greek "προεστὼς". It meant "he who stands first", a magistrate or leader. |
| Gujarati | "સરસ" (fine) means "good, tasty, beautiful, excellent" and comes from Sanskrit "सौरभ्य" (saurabhya), meaning "fragrance, pleasant smell." |
| Haitian Creole | "Amann is also a term of endearment, meaning something like "my love" |
| Hausa | The word "lafiya" in Hausa can also mean "health" or "well-being". |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "maika'i" means more than just "fine"; it also connotes goodness, excellence, and beauty. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "בסדר גמור" literally means "in good order". |
| Hindi | The word 'ठीक' in Hindi can also mean 'accurate' or 'correct', and is related to the Sanskrit word 'tishtha', meaning 'to stand' or 'to be firm'. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "nplua" can also refer to the quality of a person's voice or appearance. |
| Hungarian | The word "bírság" originates from the Slavic word "brisa", meaning "punishment" or "penalty." |
| Icelandic | The word "fínt" in Icelandic can also mean "pretty" or "beautiful". |
| Igbo | In addition to its primary meaning of "okay," ezi has the secondary meaning of "easy" or "convenient" in Igbo. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "baik" is related to the Malay word "baik" and ultimately derives from the Proto-Austronesian word *baqay, meaning "good." |
| Irish | Derived from Old Irish 'gebaim', the modern Irish 'gabhaim' meaning 'I take' |
| Italian | The Italian word "bene" derives from the Latin "bene," meaning "well" or "good," and can also refer to "a good deed" or "an advantage." |
| Japanese | The kanji 罰金 can also be used to refer to a fine imposed by the police for a traffic violation. |
| Javanese | "Ora apa-apa" in Javanese means "it's nothing" but can also be used dismissively as "whatever" or "who cares" |
| Kannada | The word "ದಂಡ" (daṇḍa) in Kannada has roots in Sanskrit and can mean both "fine" (as a penalty) or a "military or police force". |
| Kazakh | "Жақсы" in Kazakh, meaning "good," derives from the Proto-Turkic verb *jaq- "to be good, suitable, convenient". |
| Khmer | The word ល្អ in Khmer, derived from Sanskrit, is an umbrella term meaning "good," "beautiful," "excellent," and "pleasant," signifying an overall favorable state. |
| Korean | "좋아" also means "I like it" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "baş" can also refer to "the top" or "the main thing". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "жакшы" can also mean "good" or "well" in Kyrgyz. |
| Latin | Denique can also be translated as "finally, in short, or in a word." |
| Latvian | The term “labi” is also used in a non-literal sense in Latvian and can be used to express feelings or perceptions of quality. For example, “laba filma” could be translated into English as either “the movie is fine” or “the movie is good”. |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word “gerai” is also used as an adverb to describe a manner that is “right” or “well.” |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "fein" can also mean "pretty", "nice", or "elegant". |
| Macedonian | "Парична казна" comes from "казна" (treasure, money) and originally meant "treasury punishment". |
| Malagasy | The word "TSARA" can also mean "beautiful" or "good" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | Baiklah was originally derived from Sanskrit and meant "to say", "to call" or "to ask". In Javanese, the word "baik" means "good". |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word 'പിഴ' (piza) originates from the Sanskrit word 'piḍa' meaning 'affliction' or 'pain' and is also used to refer to a 'mistake' or 'error'. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "multa" is derived from the Latin word "multa," which originally meant "payment" or "sacrifice" and was used in a legal context to refer to a fine or penalty. |
| Maori | The word "pai" can also refer to "good" or "excellence" in Maori, and is related to the word "pā" meaning "fortification" or "stronghold". |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "ठीक आहे" (tee-kah aa-hey) originally meant "it is correct," and still retains that meaning, as well as having the connotation of "being in good health," similar to English "fine." |
| Mongolian | Зүгээр is related to the word зү (zü) meaning 'straight', 'correct', 'right' and зүй (züi) 'custom', 'regulation', 'law'. |
| Nepali | ठीक छ derives from Thik (correct) and Chha (is); it can also mean 'ok' or 'acceptable' depending on the context. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "fint" can also mean "clever" or "good-looking." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "chabwino" can also mean "good" or "beautiful" in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | In Pashto, the word "ښه" not only means "fine" but also "good" or "well". |
| Persian | The Persian word "خوب" (khub) derives from the Middle Persian "hub" and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-Iranian "*su-bhá-," also the root of the English word "beautiful." |
| Polish | "W porządku" originally meant "in order" and was used to describe things that were in good condition or working properly. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "bem" can also mean "good" or "well", depending on the context. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word “thik” means “okay”, “correct”, “accurate” or “right” and is cognate with the Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, and Bengali word “thik”, with similar meaning. |
| Romanian | The word "amenda" in Romanian comes from the Latin "amanda", meaning "loss" or "damage". |
| Russian | "Хорошо" can mean "very well," "well," or "okay," and it can also mean "it would be nice if..." and can be used in sarcastic contexts. |
| Samoan | Manuia derives from the Proto-Polynesian words *manawa* (“good, successful, pleasing, lucky”) and *-fia* (“causative”). |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "gu math" can also mean "well" or "as well as" in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | The word "добро" (pronounced "dobro") can also mean "good" or "kind" in Serbian, depending on the context. |
| Sesotho | Sesotho's 'hantle' also means 'many' in English, indicating abundance. |
| Shona | The word "zvakanaka" in Shona is a combination of the words "zva" and "kanaka", meaning "of" and "good" respectively. |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, 'ٺيڪ' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'tiṣṭhati' and can also mean 'to stand' or 'to remain'. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word හොඳයි also means "good" or "satisfactory" in Sinhala. |
| Slovak | The word "fajn" in Slovak is derived from the German word "fein", meaning "fine" or "elegant"} |
| Slovenian | "V redu" can also mean "in order" or "in line" in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The word "ganaax" can also mean "very much" or "a lot". |
| Spanish | The noun "multa" (fine) derives from the Latin word "multa" (penalty), which also meant "multitude." |
| Sundanese | The word "damang" in Sundanese, meaning "fine", derives from the Old Javanese word "adaming" meaning "healthy" or "well-being". |
| Swahili | The word "vizuri" in Swahili can also mean "well" or "good" when used in a general sense or to describe a state of being. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "bra" also means "good" or "well". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Ayos lang" also means "okay" or "all right" in Tagalog and is used to express agreement or give permission. |
| Tajik | The origin of the word “хуб” is Persian (Persian: خوب). The original meaning of this word is good. |
| Telugu | The word "జరిమానా" derives from the Persian word "jarīma", meaning "crime" or "punishment", and is also used in other Indian languages. |
| Thai | ละเอียด can also mean detailed, meticulous, or accurate in Thai. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "ince" can also mean "thin", "subtle", or "delicate". |
| Ukrainian | The word "чудово" can also refer to the town of Chudovo in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "ٹھیک" (fine) can also mean "correct" or "accurate". |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "yaxshi" also means "good" and is cognate with the Turkish word "iyi" with the same meaning. |
| Vietnamese | "Khỏe" also means "healthy" in Vietnamese, and is related to the word "khoán" (to calculate, to plan), suggesting a sense of balance and well-being. |
| Welsh | Iawn's Proto-Celtic ancestor, *ēws-t-o-, is cognate with Latin augustus and Irish óe, 'noble'. |
| Xhosa | Kulungile is also the name of a township in South Africa, as well as a suburb of East London. |
| Yiddish | Yiddish derives the word "פייַן" from Middle High German "fin", meaning "good" or "excellent". |
| Yoruba | The word "itanran" in Yoruba can also refer to a type of traditional Yoruba music or dance. |
| Zulu | The word "kulungile" in Zulu can also mean "good\,"well", or "correct"} |
| English | The word "fine" originally meant "good" or "excellent" and was derived from the Latin word "finis," meaning "end" or "goal." |