Help in Different Languages
Discover 'Help' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Help
Afrikaans hulp | ||
Albanian ndihmë | ||
Amharic መርዳት | ||
Arabic مساعدة | ||
Armenian օգնություն | ||
Assamese সহায় | ||
Aymara yanapa | ||
Azerbaijani kömək edin | ||
Bambara dɛmɛ | ||
Basque lagundu | ||
Belarusian дапамагчы | ||
Bengali সাহায্য | ||
Bhojpuri मदद | ||
Bosnian pomoć | ||
Bulgarian помогне | ||
Catalan ajuda | ||
Cebuano tabang | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 救命 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 救命 | ||
Corsican aiutu | ||
Croatian pomozite | ||
Czech pomoc | ||
Danish hjælp | ||
Dhivehi އެހީވުން | ||
Dogri मदाद | ||
Dutch helpen | ||
English help | ||
Esperanto helpi | ||
Estonian abi | ||
Ewe kpekpeɖeŋu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tulong | ||
Finnish auta | ||
French aidez-moi | ||
Frisian help | ||
Galician axuda | ||
Georgian დახმარება | ||
German hilfe | ||
Greek βοήθεια | ||
Guarani pytyvõ | ||
Gujarati મદદ | ||
Haitian Creole ede | ||
Hausa taimaka | ||
Hawaiian kōkua | ||
Hebrew עֶזרָה | ||
Hindi मदद | ||
Hmong pab | ||
Hungarian segítség | ||
Icelandic hjálp | ||
Igbo enyemaka | ||
Ilocano tulong | ||
Indonesian tolong | ||
Irish cabhrú | ||
Italian aiuto | ||
Japanese 助けて | ||
Javanese nulungi | ||
Kannada ಸಹಾಯ | ||
Kazakh көмектесіңдер | ||
Khmer ជួយ | ||
Kinyarwanda ubufasha | ||
Konkani आदार | ||
Korean 도움 | ||
Krio ɛp | ||
Kurdish alîkarî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) یارمەتیدان | ||
Kyrgyz жардам | ||
Lao ຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ | ||
Latin auxilium | ||
Latvian palīdzība | ||
Lingala lisalisi | ||
Lithuanian pagalba | ||
Luganda okuyamba | ||
Luxembourgish hëllefen | ||
Macedonian помош | ||
Maithili सहायता | ||
Malagasy vonjeo | ||
Malay menolong | ||
Malayalam സഹായിക്കൂ | ||
Maltese għajnuna | ||
Maori awhina | ||
Marathi मदत | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯦꯡꯕꯥꯡꯕ | ||
Mizo tanpui | ||
Mongolian туслаач | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကူညီပါ | ||
Nepali मद्दत | ||
Norwegian hjelp | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) thandizeni | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସାହାଯ୍ୟ | ||
Oromo gargaaruu | ||
Pashto مرسته | ||
Persian کمک | ||
Polish wsparcie | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) socorro | ||
Punjabi ਮਦਦ ਕਰੋ | ||
Quechua yanapay | ||
Romanian ajutor | ||
Russian помогите | ||
Samoan fesoasoani | ||
Sanskrit साहाय्यम् | ||
Scots Gaelic cuideachadh | ||
Sepedi thušo | ||
Serbian помоћ | ||
Sesotho thusa | ||
Shona batsira | ||
Sindhi مدد | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) උදව් | ||
Slovak pomoc | ||
Slovenian pomoč | ||
Somali i caawi | ||
Spanish ayuda | ||
Sundanese tulung | ||
Swahili msaada | ||
Swedish hjälp | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) tulungan | ||
Tajik ёрӣ | ||
Tamil உதவி | ||
Tatar ярдәм итегез | ||
Telugu సహాయం | ||
Thai ช่วยด้วย | ||
Tigrinya ሓገዝ | ||
Tsonga pfuna | ||
Turkish yardım | ||
Turkmen kömek ediň | ||
Twi (Akan) boa | ||
Ukrainian допомогти | ||
Urdu مدد | ||
Uyghur ياردەم | ||
Uzbek yordam | ||
Vietnamese cứu giúp | ||
Welsh help | ||
Xhosa nceda | ||
Yiddish הילף | ||
Yoruba egba mi o | ||
Zulu usizo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans "hulp" comes from Dutch and also refers to a small group or gathering of people assisting each other. |
| Albanian | The word "ndihmë" (help) is derived from the verb "ndihmoj" (to help) and is related to the word "ndihma" (assistance). |
| Amharic | The noun form (מרדה in Hebrew, 'Marda' in Amharic) meant rebellion which later became to mean to help/assist. |
| Arabic | The word "مساعدة" is derived from the root "س ع د" which means "to be happy or fortunate", and thus "مساعدة" can also mean "assistance" or "favor". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "kömək edin" derives from the Old Turkic word "komak", meaning "to assist or support". It is also used in Turkish, Tatar, and other Turkic languages. |
| Basque | The Basque word "lagundu" also means "to accompany" and is cognate with the Latin word "legare" (to bind). |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "дапамагчы" can also be used in the sense of "to assist" or "to support." |
| Bengali | "সাহায্য" is derived from the Sanskrit word "sahaya", meaning "assistance" or "support." |
| Bosnian | The word 'pomoć' is derived from the Proto-Slavic verb 'pomogti' ('to assist'), also meaning 'help' in Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Slovak, Czech, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Montenegrin. |
| Bulgarian | The word "помогне" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *pomogti, meaning "to help" or "to assist". |
| Catalan | 'Ajuda' is also the feminine form of 'ajut', which means 'assistant' or 'ally'. |
| Cebuano | "Tabang" comes from the Proto-Austronesian *tabah, meaning "to stand" or "to be firm." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The characters in "救命" also mean "a life that needs saving," and can be used to ask for help or to describe a serious situation. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 救命 is often used as a metaphor for being in desperate need of something, not just physical help. |
| Corsican | "Aiutu" (help) also means aid, assistance, support, relief, or protection in Corsican. |
| Croatian | "Pomozite" is derived from the Proto-Slavic "*pomogti", meaning "to help" or "to support". It also has a secondary meaning of "assistance" or "aid". |
| Czech | Pomoc can also refer to an action or event that provides or seeks aid. |
| Danish | Historically, this word also had broader meanings in other Germanic languages similar to its English cognate 'help' (cognate 'hjelp' in Norwegian and 'hjälp' in Swedish), with meanings such as 'support' and 'assistance' that survive only in set phrases and idioms in modern Danish. |
| Dutch | The verb 'helpen' derives from the Old Dutch word 'helpan' and originally meant 'to support' or 'to take care of'. |
| Esperanto | "Helpi" is the Esperanto imperative form of the verb "helpi" (to help), which is derived from the root "help" (to assist). |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "abi" (help) is cognate with the Greek word "αβοήθητος" (helpless), suggesting a common Indo-European root. |
| Finnish | Auta has no cognates in other Finnic languages, but may derive from a loan from a Samoyedic language, where the word for "father" is "atte". |
| French | The French term "aide-mémoire" (literally meaning "help memory") refers to a document, notebook, or other resource that serves as a memory aid. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "help" is cognate with the English word "help" and the German word "helfen". |
| Galician | The Galician word "axuda" derives from the Latin "auxilium", meaning "assistance" or "support". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word for help - "დახმარება" - finds its origin in the Proto-Kartvelian root "da- " (“to take”) and the Middle Persian word, “kāmak” (“support”) - a loanword from Old Akkadian. |
| German | Cognate with English "help" and Scandinavian "hjälp," "Hilfe" originally meant "to heal" or "to restore to health". |
| Greek | The ancient Greek term for "help" comes from the noun "βοή", which also means "a shout for help" or "a cry of joy". |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word 'મદદ' ('madadd') derives from the Persian 'مدد' ('madad'), ultimately originating from the Arabic 'مد' ('madd') meaning 'extension, aid'. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "ede" derives from the Yoruba word "iranlọwọ" meaning "assistance" or "support". |
| Hausa | The word "taimaka" is derived from the Arabic word "ta'āwun" which means "cooperation" or "mutual assistance." |
| Hawaiian | The word "kōkua" can also mean "support" or "assistance." |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "עֶזרָה" appears in the Bible as both a common noun meaning "help" or "assistance" and as a proper noun referring to the courtyard within the Temple in Jerusalem where non-priests could stand during worship. |
| Hindi | Originating from Sanskrit 'mad', meaning 'intoxicated' or 'elated', 'मदद' can also signify 'assistance' or 'support' in Hindi. |
| Hmong | The word "pab" can also mean "assist" or "aid" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | Segítség is derived from the Proto-Uralic verb "*sekti", which meant "to help", "to assist", "to support", and "to follow". |
| Icelandic | In Old Norse, "hjálp" also meant "assistance in battle" and is related to the word "hjalt", or "sword hilt." |
| Igbo | The word "Enyemaka" has its etymological root in the Igbo phrase "nye m aka", which translates to "give me a hand" in English. |
| Indonesian | In ancient Javanese, 'tolong' originally meant 'assistance', 'support', or 'shelter', and it was associated with offerings to ancestors and deities. |
| Irish | The word 'cabhrú' is cognate with the Latin word 'operari', meaning 'to work' or 'to help'. |
| Italian | The Italian word "Aiuto" derives from the Latin "adjuto," meaning "to assist" or "to help," and has the same root as the English word "adjutant." |
| Japanese | The word "tasukete" (助けて) can also mean "to assist" or "to support" someone in Japanese. |
| Javanese | Nulungi is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word *tuluŋ, meaning 'to help'. |
| Kannada | ಸಹಾಯ is derived from the Sanskrit word 'sahaya', meaning 'companion' or 'friend'. It can also mean 'assistance', 'support' or 'relief'. |
| Khmer | ជួយ is also used in Khmer as a noun meaning "helper" or "assistant". |
| Korean | 도움 also means 'help' in Chinese, but is pronounced differently and has a different etymology. |
| Kurdish | The word "alîkarî" is derived from the Persian word "alikar", meaning "helper". It also has a broader meaning of "aid" or "support". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "жардам" derives from the Persian word "yārīdam", ultimately originating from the Sanskrit word "hr-" (to hold). |
| Latin | The Latin word "auxilium" can also refer to an auxiliary troop or an external source of aid. |
| Latvian | Latvian word "palīdzība" ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European word "*peleǵʰ-," meaning "to protect." |
| Lithuanian | The word "pagalba" is derived from the Old Lithuanian word "pagelba", which means "aid". It is also related to the Latvian word "paliga", which means "support". |
| Luxembourgish | "Hëllefen" is derived from the Old High German word "helfôn", meaning "to hold up", and is related to the English word "help" and the German word "Hilfe" |
| Macedonian | 'Помош' comes from a South Slavic root also found in Bulgarian ('помощ'), Serbian ('помоћ') and Russian ('помощь'). |
| Malagasy | The term 'Vonjeo' is rooted in the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian word '*paŋuŋuŋ', meaning 'assistance'. |
| Malay | The word "menolong" has a similar sound to the word "menolong" in Indonesian, both ultimately related to the Sanskrit language. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "għajnuna" is derived from the Arabic word "ghawn" meaning "help" or "support" |
| Maori | "Awhina" is also the name of a New Zealand Maori-language television show. |
| Marathi | The word 'मदत' in Marathi is derived from the Sanskrit word 'मद्' meaning 'to aid' and also has the alternate meaning of 'assistance' or 'support'. |
| Mongolian | The verb "Туслаач" is derived from the Mongolian word "туслах", meaning "to help" or "to assist." |
| Nepali | The word "मद्दत" is derived from the Arabic word "مدد" meaning "assistance" or "support." |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "hjelp" is derived from the Old Norse word "hjalp," meaning "aid" or "assistance." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Although 'Thandizeni' literally translates to 'help', it can also be used to express 'support' or 'remedy'. |
| Pashto | The word "مرسته" can also mean "support" or "assistance" in Pashto. |
| Persian | The Persian word کمک (help) originates from the Arabic verb كَمَكَ meaning 'to assist, support' and can also refer to 'aid' or 'relief'. |
| Polish | Wsparcie comes from the Proto-Slavic word *sъportъ, which also meant 'defense' and 'protection'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "Socorro" also means "relief" or "assistance". |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਮਦਦ ਕਰੋ" (help) is derived from the Sanskrit "madad" which also means "support" or "aid". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "Ajutor" also means "a person who provides assistance". |
| Russian | The word "помогите" (help) also means "assist" and "lend a hand" in Russian. |
| Samoan | The word "fesoasoani" can also refer to assisting someone in carrying a burden. |
| Scots Gaelic | Cuideachadh, Scots Gaelic for "help," originated from an older word meaning "to watch over" |
| Serbian | The word "помоћ" comes from an Old Slavic root meaning to help, care for or defend. |
| Sesotho | Thusa is also a name commonly given to female children in Sesotho speaking communities. |
| Shona | The word "batsira" comes from the root word "batsira" which means "to be strong". |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "مدد" can also mean "support" or "assistance". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "උදව්" can also refer to the time of day around noon. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "pomoc" also signifies assistance, support, relief, or aid. |
| Slovenian | The Slovenian word "pomoč" is cognate with the Russian word "помощь" (pomoshch), both derived from the Proto-Slavic *pomogti, meaning "to assist". |
| Somali | The word "I caawii" can also mean "to assist" or "to collaborate" in Somali. |
| Spanish | The word "ayuda" in Spanish is derived from the Latin word "adjutare," meaning "to aid" or "to assist." |
| Sundanese | "Tulung" is also used to mean "medicine" in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | "Msaada" derives from the Arabic word "saada" meaning "to aid". |
| Swedish | "Hjälp" is derived from the Old Swedish word "hiælpæn" and cognates with the Old English word "hælpe" and the German word "helfen". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Tulungan" is derived from the Tagalog word "tulong," which also means "assistance, support, or aid." |
| Tajik | The word "Ёрӣ" (help) in Tajik has the same root as the word "yardım" (help) in Turkish and "yordam" (help) in Uzbek. |
| Tamil | The word "உதவி" also means "assistance" or "support" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | సహాయం (sahayam) in Telugu also means 'relief', 'support', 'assistance' and 'aid'. |
| Thai | The word "ช่วยด้วย" can also be used to ask for assistance in other contexts, such as asking for a favor or offering help. |
| Turkish | Yardım can also refer to a type of traditional Turkish folk song. |
| Ukrainian | In Ukrainian, the word "допомогти" (help) is cognate with the Russian word "помочь" and the Polish word "pomóc", all deriving from the Proto-Slavic root "*pomogti". |
| Urdu | مدد is derived from the Arabic word 'medad' meaning 'ink' or 'aid'. |
| Uzbek | In old Turkic, 'Yordam,' used to mean 'path' and 'way,' and is still used that way in Uzbek and some other Turkic languages. |
| Vietnamese | "Cứu giúp" is a Vietnamese word that combines "cứu" (rescue) and "giúp" (assist), emphasizing the urgent need for assistance and implying a sense of urgency or danger. |
| Welsh | The term can also serve as a form of respect and a wish for well-being, meaning 'good health to you'. |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "Nceda" also means "mercy". |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "הילף" (hilf) is derived from the Middle High German word "hilfe", meaning "help" or "assistance." |
| Yoruba | The term "Egba Mi O" is also an exclamation used to express surprise or admiration. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'Usizo' also means 'support' or 'assistance'. |
| English | The word 'help' derives from the Old English word 'helpan', meaning 'to aid or support' |