Nice in Different Languages
Discover 'Nice' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Nice
Afrikaans lekker | ||
Albanian bukur | ||
Amharic ጥሩ | ||
Arabic لطيف | ||
Armenian հաճելի | ||
Assamese বঢ়িয়া | ||
Aymara jiwaki | ||
Azerbaijani gözəl | ||
Bambara saraman | ||
Basque polita | ||
Belarusian прыемна | ||
Bengali সুন্দর | ||
Bhojpuri सुंदर | ||
Bosnian lepo | ||
Bulgarian хубаво | ||
Catalan bonic | ||
Cebuano nindot | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 不错 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 不錯 | ||
Corsican piacevule | ||
Croatian lijepo | ||
Czech pěkný | ||
Danish pæn | ||
Dhivehi ރީތި | ||
Dogri चंगा | ||
Dutch mooi hoor | ||
English nice | ||
Esperanto bela | ||
Estonian tore | ||
Ewe enya kpɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) maganda | ||
Finnish kiva | ||
French agréable | ||
Frisian aardich | ||
Galician bonito | ||
Georgian ლამაზი | ||
German nett | ||
Greek όμορφη | ||
Guarani iporãiterei | ||
Gujarati સરસ | ||
Haitian Creole bèl | ||
Hausa yayi kyau | ||
Hawaiian oluʻolu | ||
Hebrew נֶחְמָד | ||
Hindi अच्छा | ||
Hmong zoo | ||
Hungarian szép | ||
Icelandic fínt | ||
Igbo mma | ||
Ilocano napintas | ||
Indonesian bagus | ||
Irish deas | ||
Italian simpatico | ||
Japanese いい | ||
Javanese apik | ||
Kannada sundara | ||
Kazakh жақсы | ||
Khmer ល្អ | ||
Kinyarwanda byiza | ||
Konkani खूब बरें | ||
Korean 좋은 | ||
Krio fayn | ||
Kurdish xweşik | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) جوان | ||
Kyrgyz жакшы | ||
Lao ງາມ | ||
Latin nice quod | ||
Latvian jauki | ||
Lingala kitoko | ||
Lithuanian malonu | ||
Luganda kirungi | ||
Luxembourgish léif | ||
Macedonian убаво | ||
Maithili नीक | ||
Malagasy tsara | ||
Malay bagus | ||
Malayalam കൊള്ളാം | ||
Maltese sabiħ | ||
Maori pai | ||
Marathi छान | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯐꯖꯩ | ||
Mizo tha | ||
Mongolian сайхан байна | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကောင်းတယ် | ||
Nepali राम्रो | ||
Norwegian hyggelig | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zabwino | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଭଲ | ||
Oromo gaarii | ||
Pashto غوره | ||
Persian خوب | ||
Polish miły | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) bom | ||
Punjabi ਵਧੀਆ | ||
Quechua sumaq | ||
Romanian grozav | ||
Russian отлично | ||
Samoan manaia | ||
Sanskrit शोभनम् | ||
Scots Gaelic snog | ||
Sepedi botse | ||
Serbian леп | ||
Sesotho e ntle | ||
Shona zvakanaka | ||
Sindhi ڀلو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) හොඳයි | ||
Slovak pekný | ||
Slovenian lepo | ||
Somali fiican | ||
Spanish bonito | ||
Sundanese alus | ||
Swahili nzuri | ||
Swedish trevlig | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) ang ganda | ||
Tajik хуб | ||
Tamil அருமை | ||
Tatar әйбәт | ||
Telugu బాగుంది | ||
Thai ดี | ||
Tigrinya ሓሪፍ | ||
Tsonga kahle | ||
Turkish güzel | ||
Turkmen gowy | ||
Twi (Akan) kama | ||
Ukrainian приємно | ||
Urdu اچھا | ||
Uyghur ياخشى | ||
Uzbek yaxshi | ||
Vietnamese đẹp | ||
Welsh braf | ||
Xhosa intle | ||
Yiddish שיין | ||
Yoruba wuyi | ||
Zulu kuhle |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "lekker" has cognates in other Germanic languages, such as " lecker " in German, " lækker " in Danish, and " lekker " in Dutch, all used to describe something as "tasty" or "delicious." |
| Albanian | The word "bukur" in Albanian can also mean "handsome" or "beautiful" and is related to the Latin word "pulcher" meaning "beautiful" or "fair", ultimately deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root *bheu- meaning "to grow" or "to become". |
| Amharic | "ጥሩ" is related to the verb "ጣረ" meaning to be right or correct. |
| Arabic | The word "لطيف" ("nice") in Arabic also means "funny", "kind", and "pleasant". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "gözəl" in Azerbaijani is derived from the Persian word "guzel" and is cognate with the Turkish word "güzel." |
| Basque | The word "polita" can also mean "beautiful" or "good-looking" in Basque. |
| Belarusian | The word “прыемна” (pryiemna) derives from the Proto-Slavic “*prijęti,” meaning “to receive,” and can also mean “pleasant” or “agreeable” in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | "সুন্দর" is also used in Bengali as a synonym of "beautiful" or "handsome". |
| Bosnian | The word "lepo" in Bosnian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *lěpъ, which also means "beautiful" or "handsome." |
| Bulgarian | In some dialects, "хубаво" can also mean "beautiful" or "lovely". |
| Catalan | The word "bonic" likely derives from the Latin "bonus" (good), and also has connotations of beauty and attractiveness. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word "不错" (bùcuò) literally means "not bad" in Chinese. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word "不錯" does not only mean "nice" as it may also mean "no fault" or "accurate". |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "piacevule" comes from the Latin word "placere", meaning "to please". |
| Croatian | The word "Lijepo" in Croatian comes from the Proto-Slavic word "lepoti" meaning "beauty" and is related to the word "lijek" meaning "medicine". |
| Czech | Some believe the word "pěkný" originally meant "well-baked", but most linguists now believe this is apocryphal. |
| Danish | "Pæn" in Danish derives from the Old Norse word "fagr," meaning "bright," "beautiful," or "splendid." |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "mooi hoor" directly translates to "beautiful listen", but in practice, it's more like an ironic way to say "indeed it's beautiful", and is frequently used in a sarcastic or teasing way. |
| Esperanto | Although the word "bela" is most commonly translated as "nice", it can also translate to "pleasant" or "beautiful". |
| Estonian | The word "tore" can also mean "healthy" or "whole" in Estonian, suggesting a connection between physical and emotional well-being. |
| Finnish | The word "kiva" in Finnish, meaning "nice," also has a historical origin in the Proto-Uralic term for "stone." |
| French | The etymology of "agréable" is Latin "gratabilis", "acceptable" or "pleasing". |
| Frisian | "Aardich" may originate from West Frisian "aardich" meaning "earthly". There also is an alternate form "eerlik" in West Frisian which means "honest". |
| Galician | Curiously, bonito means "tuna" in Spanish, but in Galician it's used to say "nice" or "pretty." |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "ლამაზი" derives from the Proto-Kartvelian word "*lama" meaning "beautiful" or "lovely". |
| German | The word "nett" can also mean "wet" or "clean" in German. |
| Greek | The Greek word "όμορφη" originally meant "beautiful" or "lovely", and also referred to the beauty of nature. |
| Gujarati | The word “સરસ” also has alternate meanings, including 'good', 'pleasant', or 'agreeable'. |
| Haitian Creole | Haitian Creole "bèl" derives from French "beau," meaning not only "nice" but also "handsome" or "beautiful." |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "yayi kyau" can also be used to describe something that is enjoyable, such as a meal or a piece of music. |
| Hawaiian | Olu is a common Hawaiian word meaning "content," which may have been a part of an early meaning associated with "pleasant" or "favorable." |
| Hebrew | The etymological root of "נֶחְמָד" refers to being desirable or pleasant, encompassing qualities beyond superficial niceness. |
| Hindi | The word "अच्छा" in Hindi, aside from meaning "nice", also denotes "well-being," "approval," and "consent." |
| Hmong | Zoo is a term of endearment used to refer to one's significant other, often used by Hmong men. |
| Hungarian | The word "szép" can also mean beautiful, pretty, handsome, gorgeous, lovely, fair, fine, splendid, or delightful in the Hungarian language. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "fínt" is related to the English word "fine" and the German word "fein", all of which ultimately derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *pey- "to purify, cleanse". |
| Igbo | The term "mma" comes from the Igbo word "mmadu," which means "person." The implication is that a person who is nice has qualities that make them a good person. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "bagus" originates from the Sanskrit word "bhagavati", which means "holy" or "auspicious". |
| Irish | Deas can also mean 'south' in Irish, referring to the direction of the sun. |
| Italian | The word "simpatico" in Italian doesn't literally mean "nice", but rather "in tune", referring to harmony between people. |
| Japanese | The word "いい" can also mean "good" or "okay" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | The word "apik" in Javanese can also mean "fine" or "detailed" in Indonesian. |
| Kannada | The word 'Sundara' has its roots in Sanskrit and has alternate meanings like 'beautiful' or 'pleasing' in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The word "жақсы" in Kazakh has an additional meaning of "good luck" or "well-being" in addition to its primary meaning of "nice". |
| Khmer | The word 'ល្អ' can also be used to describe something that is 'good,' 'beautiful,' or 'correct'. |
| Korean | "좋은" is also used as a noun referring to a superior person; it is often used as an expression of endearment for a lover or as a synonym for "master" |
| Kurdish | The word "xweşik" comes from the Old Iranian word "huxši", which means "beautiful". |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "жакшы" derives from the Turkic root "yaq-", meaning "good" or "favorable." |
| Lao | The word "ງາມ" in Lao also means "good looking" or "beautiful." |
| Latin | Nice quod, also known as Nica Quot, is the name of a card game played in 16th-century France which is the origin of the word "nice" in English. |
| Latvian | The word "jauki" also has a connotation of "cosy" or "pleasant" and is related to the word "jauka" meaning "nice" in other Balto-Slavic languages. |
| Lithuanian | Alternate meanings of “malonu” include “sweet,” “pretty,” and “pleasant.” |
| Luxembourgish | Léif is cognate with German "lieb" (dear, beloved) and English "lief" (beloved) |
| Macedonian | The word "убаво" derives from the Proto-Slavic adjective *ǫbavъ, meaning "pleasant" or "graceful." |
| Malagasy | A homonym of this word is 'tsara' which means 'good' as in 'good morning' ('tsara maraina') or 'good evening' ('tsara hariva'). |
| Malay | The word 'bagus' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'bhagas', meaning 'fortunate' |
| Malayalam | In the past, the word "കൊള്ളാം" was primarily used in the context of warfare and meant "to plunder" or "to loot". |
| Maltese | The word "sabiħ" also has the connotation of "beautiful" or "handsome" in Maltese, similar to its Arabic root. |
| Maori | The word "pai" in Māori can also mean "good", "correct", or "proper". |
| Marathi | The word "छान" (chhaan) in Marathi is derived from the Sanskrit word "च्छन्न" (chhanna), meaning "covered" or "hidden", and is also used to describe something that is "good" or "pleasing". |
| Mongolian | The word "сайхан байна" in Mongolian can also mean "beautiful" or "good-looking". |
| Nepali | The word "राम्रो" in Nepali derives from the Sanskrit word "रमणीय" (ramaṇīya), meaning "delightful" or "pleasing to the eye." |
| Norwegian | The word 'hyggelig' can also mean 'cozy', 'comfortable', 'pleasant', or 'inviting' in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'zabwino' can also be used to describe something that is beautiful or attractive. |
| Pashto | The word "غوره" can also refer to a "young grape" in Pashto. |
| Persian | "خوب" can also mean "very" and is used as an intensifier in colloquial speech, e.g. "خوب سرد است" ("It is very cold"). |
| Polish | The word "miły" in Polish can also mean "pleasant" or "charming". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Bom is derived from Latin "bonus" meaning 'good, kind, excellent'. In Brazil it can also be a masculine given name. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਵਧੀਆ" (vaḍhīʼā) is derived from the Sanskrit word "वृद्धि" (vr̥ddhi) meaning "growth", and is also cognate with the Hindi word "वृद्धि" (vṛddhi). The word can also mean "increase", "advancement", "progress", or "improvement" in Punjabi. |
| Romanian | The word "Grozav" in Romanian, meaning "nice", is derived from the Latin "gratiāri," meaning "to please" or "to be favorable." |
| Russian | The word "отлично" in Russian can also mean "perfect" or "distinguished". |
| Samoan | The term 'manaia' in Samoan originally meant 'to go astray' or 'to be lost' and was used to describe a person who did not conform to societal norms or expectations. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, "snog" means "to kiss", and is possibly derived from the Old English "snucge" or "snuccle". |
| Serbian | The word "леп" (nice) in Serbian also means "pleasant" or "beautiful" and is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *lěpъ, which means "good" or "beautiful." |
| Sesotho | The word "entle" in Sesotho also means "a nice person" or "a soft breeze." |
| Shona | The word "zvakanaka" is also used to describe something that is good or pleasant. |
| Sindhi | The word "ڀلو" can also mean "good" or "well" in Sindhi. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "හොඳයි" can also mean "OK" or "alright" in Sinhala, similar to "nice" in English. |
| Slovak | The word 'pekný' derives from the Proto-Slavic word 'pěkъ', which also meant 'good' and 'handsome'. |
| Slovenian | In its original sense, "lepo" referred to leaves and branches and, in particular, to the way they were arranged harmoniously in a crown. |
| Somali | The term 'fiican' can also denote 'good health'. |
| Spanish | Spanish 'bonito' meaning 'beautiful', has an origin shared with 'bonus', meaning 'good' |
| Sundanese | "Alus" is a polite word in Sundanese that implies humility and respect. |
| Swahili | The word 'nzuri' in Swahili additionally means 'beautiful', 'good', or 'fine'. |
| Swedish | The word "trevlig" (nice) is derived from the Old Swedish word "treva", meaning "to gather" or "to meet". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, "ang ganda" can also be used to express admiration or surprise. |
| Tajik | The word "хуб" in Tajik can also mean "good" or "beautiful". |
| Tamil | The word "அருமை" in Tamil can also mean "rare" or "precious". |
| Telugu | The Telugu word "బాగుంది" can also mean "good" or "well" in English. |
| Thai | In Thai, ดี (dee) literally translates to "good", but it can also convey a sense of appropriateness, correctness, or excellence. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "Güzel" derives from the Proto-Turkic word "*köz-," meaning "to shine, glitter". |
| Ukrainian | The word "приємно" in Ukrainian can also mean "pleasant", "nice to meet you", or "it's my pleasure". |
| Urdu | The word 'اچھا' in Urdu is an alternate spelling of its Hindi counterpart, 'अच्छा', meaning 'good' or 'well'. |
| Uzbek | The word "yaxshi" is also used in Uzbek to refer to good health or well-being. |
| Vietnamese | "Đẹp" is a Vietnamese word that means "beautiful" or "nice," and it is derived from the Chinese word "tiě," which means "beautiful" or "good." |
| Welsh | Braf also means 'sprout' or 'shoot' in Welsh, and comes from the same root as the English word 'broccoli'. |
| Xhosa | While the noun 'intle' can be used to describe someone who is 'nice', the verb form 'kontulela' means to be naughty or misbehave. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "שיין" (shein) also means "beautiful," "handsome," or "good-looking." |
| Yoruba | Wuyi (pronounced "woo-yee") is an informal term in the Yoruba language of southwestern Nigeria that implies not just niceness, but also kindness, politeness, and friendliness. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "kuhle" also means "to be beautiful" or "to be handsome" |