Afrikaans normaalweg | ||
Albanian normalisht | ||
Amharic በመደበኛነት | ||
Arabic بشكل طبيعي | ||
Armenian սովորաբար | ||
Assamese সাধাৰণতে | ||
Aymara normalmente ukaxa | ||
Azerbaijani normal olaraq | ||
Bambara a ka c’a la, a bɛ kɛ cogo min na | ||
Basque normalean | ||
Belarusian звычайна | ||
Bengali সাধারণত | ||
Bhojpuri सामान्य रूप से कहल जाला | ||
Bosnian normalno | ||
Bulgarian нормално | ||
Catalan normalment | ||
Cebuano normal | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 一般 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 一般 | ||
Corsican nurmalmente | ||
Croatian normalno, redovno | ||
Czech normálně | ||
Danish normalt | ||
Dhivehi އާންމުކޮށް | ||
Dogri सामान्य तौर पर | ||
Dutch normaal gesproken | ||
English normally | ||
Esperanto normale | ||
Estonian tavaliselt | ||
Ewe le dzɔdzɔme nu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) karaniwan | ||
Finnish yleensä | ||
French normalement | ||
Frisian normaal | ||
Galician xeralmente | ||
Georgian ჩვეულებრივ | ||
German normalerweise | ||
Greek κανονικά | ||
Guarani normalmente | ||
Gujarati સામાન્ય રીતે | ||
Haitian Creole nòmalman | ||
Hausa kullum | ||
Hawaiian maʻamau | ||
Hebrew בדרך כלל | ||
Hindi सामान्य रूप से | ||
Hmong feem ntau | ||
Hungarian normális esetben | ||
Icelandic venjulega | ||
Igbo kwesịrị | ||
Ilocano normal a kas iti daytoy | ||
Indonesian biasanya | ||
Irish de ghnáth | ||
Italian normalmente | ||
Japanese 通常は | ||
Javanese biasane | ||
Kannada ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ | ||
Kazakh қалыпты | ||
Khmer ជាធម្មតា | ||
Kinyarwanda bisanzwe | ||
Konkani सादारणपणान | ||
Korean 보통 | ||
Krio nɔmal wan | ||
Kurdish normalî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئاسایی | ||
Kyrgyz адатта | ||
Lao ຕາມປົກກະຕິ | ||
Latin northmanni | ||
Latvian normāli | ||
Lingala normalement | ||
Lithuanian paprastai | ||
Luganda mu budde obwabulijjo | ||
Luxembourgish normalerweis | ||
Macedonian нормално | ||
Maithili सामान्यतः | ||
Malagasy ara-dalàna | ||
Malay biasanya | ||
Malayalam സാധാരണയായി | ||
Maltese normalment | ||
Maori tikanga | ||
Marathi साधारणपणे | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯅꯣꯔꯃꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo a tlangpuiin | ||
Mongolian ердийн байдлаар | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပုံမှန်ပါပဲ | ||
Nepali सामान्यतया | ||
Norwegian normalt | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mwachizolowezi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସାଧାରଣତ। | | ||
Oromo akka idileetti | ||
Pashto په نورمال ډول | ||
Persian به طور معمول | ||
Polish normalnie | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) normalmente | ||
Punjabi ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ | ||
Quechua normalmente | ||
Romanian în mod normal | ||
Russian обычно | ||
Samoan masani | ||
Sanskrit सामान्यतः | ||
Scots Gaelic mar as trice | ||
Sepedi ka tlwaelo | ||
Serbian нормално | ||
Sesotho ka tloaelo | ||
Shona zvakajairika | ||
Sindhi عام طور تي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සාමාන්යයෙන් | ||
Slovak normálne | ||
Slovenian običajno | ||
Somali caadi ahaan | ||
Spanish normalmente | ||
Sundanese normalna | ||
Swahili kawaida | ||
Swedish i vanliga fall | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) normal | ||
Tajik одатан | ||
Tamil பொதுவாக | ||
Tatar гадәттә | ||
Telugu సాధారణంగా | ||
Thai ตามปกติ | ||
Tigrinya ንቡር እዩ። | ||
Tsonga hi ntolovelo | ||
Turkish normalde | ||
Turkmen adatça | ||
Twi (Akan) sɛnea ɛte biara no | ||
Ukrainian нормально | ||
Urdu عام طور پر | ||
Uyghur نورمال | ||
Uzbek odatda | ||
Vietnamese bình thường | ||
Welsh fel rheol | ||
Xhosa ngesiqhelo | ||
Yiddish נאָרמאַלי | ||
Yoruba deede | ||
Zulu ngokujwayelekile |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Normaalweg" is also used to refer to the measurement of a normal distribution |
| Albanian | In Albanian, "normalisht" can also mean "usually" or "generally." |
| Amharic | The word "በመደበኛነት" can also mean "customarily" or "routinely" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | In Arabic the word "بشكل طبيعي" has the dual meaning of both "normally" and "naturally", with a hint to the "biological" nature of normality. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "normal olaraq" can also mean "in the usual way" or "as a matter of course" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The word "normalean" is derived from the Latin "normalis", meaning "conforming to a norm or standard". |
| Belarusian | "Звычайна" comes from the Proto-Slavic word "zvyčaji", meaning "custom, habit, usage". |
| Bengali | "সাধারণত" (normally) is derived from the Sanskrit word "সাধারণ" (common), denoting its broader application beyond the realm of mere expectations. |
| Bosnian | The word "normalno" in Bosnian can also mean "ok" or "alright." |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, 'нормално' can also refer to 'by the standards' or 'according to the rule'. |
| Catalan | "Normalment" is cognate with the French "normalement" and the Spanish "normalmente," and also means "regularly" or "usually." |
| Cebuano | Normal in Cebuano can also mean polite, quiet, reserved, or proper. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word "一般" can also mean "common" or "ordinary" in Chinese.} |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "一般" can also mean "all" or "most" |
| Corsican | The word "nurmalmente" in Corsican can also mean "in general", "as a rule". |
| Croatian | The phrase "normalno, redovno" can also mean "all the time" (in English), which is why it's often used when referring to something that happens on a regular basis, such as daily or weekly activities. |
| Czech | The word "normálně" can also mean "okay" or "all right" in Czech. |
| Danish | The Danish word "normalt" has a hidden meaning of "according to norms". |
| Dutch | The word "normaal gesproken" (normally) can also mean "by the book" or "as expected". |
| Esperanto | The word "normale" in Esperanto can also mean "according to a rule" or "regularly occurring". |
| Estonian | In older usage, "tavaliselt" also meant "usually" or "generally" but has since shifted to mean only "normally" |
| Finnish | "Yleensä" also means "commonly" or "usually". |
| French | The word "normalement" can also mean "ordinarily" or "usually" in English. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "Normaal" can also mean "usual" or "regular" |
| Galician | The word “xeralmente” comes from the Greek “ξέρος” (“dry”) and was initially used in agricultural contexts to refer to areas that were not irrigated. |
| German | The word "normalerweise" is derived from the Middle High German word "normen" (to establish), and originalmente meant "in accordance with established norms". |
| Greek | The word 'κανονικά' in Greek can also refer to a situation that occurs according to an established rule or standard, or an event that unfolds as expected. |
| Gujarati | "સામાન્ય રીતે" is also used in Gujarati in the sense of "usually", "for the most part", "ordinarily", "by and large", "generally", "generally speaking", "as a rule", or "for the greater part." |
| Haitian Creole | "Nòmalman" is derived from the French word "normalement" and also means "ordinarily" or "usually." |
| Hausa | The word "kullum" in Hausa has Bantu origins likely related to the Lingala "kolonga" and "kolokoso". The Bantu word "kolo" means 'round' or 'circle' and "longa" or "kokoso" means 'long' or 'continuously'. Thus, "kollonga" or "kolokoso" means "continuously in a round or circular manner" and was likely borrowed into Hausa as "kullum" to mean "always" or "continuously". |
| Hawaiian | Maʻamau can also mean "usually" or "often". |
| Hebrew | בדרך כלל is an idiom that means "in a normal way" or "as usual". |
| Hindi | "सामान्य रूप से" is a compound word made of "सामान्य" (common, usual) + "रूप" (form, shape) + "से" (from). |
| Hmong | In Hmong, "feem ntau" can also mean "usually" or "regularly". |
| Hungarian | "Normális esetben" literally means "in a normal case" but is used to express "usually" or "generally" |
| Icelandic | "Venjulega" is cognate with the English word "usual" and comes from the Old Norse word "venjuligr" meaning "customary". |
| Igbo | The word 'kwesịrị' not only means 'should' but also 'appropriate', 'proper', or 'correct'. |
| Indonesian | The word "biasanya" is derived from the Old Javanese word "biyasa," meaning "habitual." |
| Irish | The Irish phrase 'de ghnáth' literally means 'out of habit' or 'by habit'. |
| Italian | In Spanish, "normalmente" also means "ordinarily", "usually", and "generally". |
| Japanese | "通常は"(normally) is short for "通常であれば"(if it is normal). |
| Javanese | The word 'biasane' could be etymologically related to 'bisa' ('possible, able'), indicating that its meaning of 'normally' may have emerged from the idea of what is 'commonly possible' or 'typical'. |
| Kannada | ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ means 'similar' or 'equal' in Kannada, and is used in a variety of contexts beyond its 'normal' meaning |
| Kazakh | The word "қалыпты" in Kazakh can also refer to "standard" or "usual". |
| Korean | The word "보통" originally meant "the middle" or "the standard". Later, its meaning expanded to include "generally" or "normally". |
| Kurdish | The word "normalî" in Kurdish can also refer to "natural," "ordinary," or "usual." |
| Kyrgyz | The word "адатта" in Kyrgyz can also mean "usually" or "customarily." |
| Latin | The word "Northmanni" also refers to the Vikings, who were originally from the north of Europe. |
| Latvian | ''Normāli'' can also be used to express ''OK'' or ''no problem'' in conversation. |
| Lithuanian | The word "paprastai" in Lithuanian derives from the Slavic word "prosto", meaning "straight", and also has the alternate meaning of "in a simple manner". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "normalerweis" can also mean "usually" or "customarily." |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "нормално" derives from the Greek word "νόμος" meaning law or rule, suggesting a sense of conformity or adherence to standards. |
| Malagasy | The base form of "ara-dalàna" is "dalàna," meaning "to follow." |
| Malay | The word "biasanya" is derived from the Proto-Malayic word "biasa" meaning "usual" or "common." |
| Maltese | Originally, 'normalment' only meant 'legally', and the meaning of 'normally' was expressed with 'ġeneralment' (generally). |
| Maori | The Maori word 'tikanga' has many different shades of meaning, from its common interpretation as "normally" or "usually", right through to "correct behaviour", "appropriate behaviour" or even "ceremonial". |
| Mongolian | "Ердийн байдлаар" is also used to mean "just like normal" or "like before". |
| Nepali | **सामान्यतया** derives from **सामान्य** (common) and is often used in legal jargon to refer to the general rule, as opposed to the exception. |
| Norwegian | Normalt can also mean "as a rule", "in general", or "typically". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Mwachizolowezi also means "as is usual" or "in the usual way". |
| Persian | The Persian word "به طور معمول" is also a conjunction meaning "and" in some contexts. |
| Polish | The Polish word "normalnie" can also mean "really" or "completely" depending on the context of the sentence. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "normalmente" in Portuguese can also mean "usually" or "customarily." |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "în mod normal" is a calque of the French phrase "en mode normal" and can also mean "in normal mode" or "in regular mode". |
| Russian | "Обычное" в русском может также обозначать постоянное или привычное действие. |
| Samoan | The word masani can mean 'normally' in Samoan, or it can mean 'usually' or 'customarily'. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic phrase "mar as trice" is etymologically related to the phrase "mar as tri-chrioche," meaning "as three times." |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "нормално" ("normally") can also mean "ordinarily" or "usually." |
| Sesotho | In idiomatic usage, the word can also mean 'in general' or 'as a rule'. |
| Shona | The word "zvakajairika" in Shona can also refer to something that is “ordinary”, “usual”, or “common”. |
| Sindhi | "عام طور تي" can also mean "often" or "regularly". |
| Slovak | The word "normálne" also has the alternate meaning of "simply" or "merely" in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | The word "običajno" derives from "običaj", meaning "custom" or "habit".} |
| Somali | "Caadi ahaan" can also mean as intended, as planned, as expected, and as usual. |
| Spanish | In some dialects of Spanish, "normalmente" can mean "usually" or "in general". |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "normalna" also refers to a state of stability or equilibrium. |
| Swahili | In Swahili, "kawaida" also means "custom" or "tradition," which reflects its origin as a social norm. |
| Swedish | The word "i vanliga fall" can also mean "usually" or "in most cases". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "normal" entered Tagalog from Spanish in the mid-1800s, where it also meant "normal" and "usual". |
| Tajik | The word "одатан" came from the Persian word "ādat" (habit). |
| Telugu | The word "సాధారణంగా" (normally) is derived from the Sanskrit word "साधारण" (common, ordinary) and is also used to mean "generally, usually". |
| Thai | The word "ตามปกติ" can also mean "as usual" or "according to custom". |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "normalde" derives from the Arabic language, where it means "according to the original order or state of things". |
| Ukrainian | The root of "нормально" ("normally") is "норма" ("norm"), meaning that something is in accordance with the standard. |
| Urdu | The word 'عام طور پر' literally means 'in a general way', but it is used in Urdu to mean 'normally'. |
| Uzbek | The word "odatda" originates from the Persian word "odat" meaning "custom" or "habit". |
| Vietnamese | "Bình thường" can also mean "simple" or "commonplace". |
| Welsh | This word is borrowed from the English word "fairly" and is unrelated to the Welsh word "fel" meaning "like". |
| Xhosa | Ingesiqhelo (normally) is derived from “iqhelo” (habit) or “siqhelo” (custom). |
| Yiddish | "נאָרמאַלי" can also mean "only" or "merely" in Yiddish, a nuance not present in the English word "normally" |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "deede" can also refer to a person's disposition or character. |
| Zulu | 'Ngqokujwayelekile' is derived from the noun 'isiko' (custom) and the verb 'ukujwayela' (to become accustomed to). |
| English | The word "normally" originates from the Old French word "normal," meaning "according to rule or pattern." |