Simply in Different Languages
Discover 'Simply' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Simply
Afrikaans eenvoudig | ||
Albanian thjesht | ||
Amharic በቀላል | ||
Arabic ببساطة | ||
Armenian պարզապես | ||
Assamese সহজতে | ||
Aymara ukhamakiwa | ||
Azerbaijani sadəcə | ||
Bambara nɔgɔya la | ||
Basque besterik gabe | ||
Belarusian проста | ||
Bengali কেবল | ||
Bhojpuri बस, बस अतने बा | ||
Bosnian jednostavno | ||
Bulgarian просто | ||
Catalan simplement | ||
Cebuano yano ra | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 只是 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 只是 | ||
Corsican simpliciamente | ||
Croatian jednostavno | ||
Czech jednoduše | ||
Danish ganske enkelt | ||
Dhivehi ފަސޭހައިން | ||
Dogri बस | ||
Dutch gewoon | ||
English simply | ||
Esperanto simple | ||
Estonian lihtsalt | ||
Ewe kpuie ko | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) lamang | ||
Finnish yksinkertaisesti | ||
French simplement | ||
Frisian simpelwei | ||
Galician sinxelamente | ||
Georgian უბრალოდ | ||
German einfach | ||
Greek απλά | ||
Guarani simplemente | ||
Gujarati ખાલી | ||
Haitian Creole senpleman | ||
Hausa a sauƙaƙe | ||
Hawaiian wale | ||
Hebrew בפשטות | ||
Hindi केवल | ||
Hmong yooj yim | ||
Hungarian egyszerűen | ||
Icelandic einfaldlega | ||
Igbo nanị | ||
Ilocano basta | ||
Indonesian secara sederhana | ||
Irish go simplí | ||
Italian semplicemente | ||
Japanese 単に | ||
Javanese kanthi gampang | ||
Kannada ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ | ||
Kazakh жай | ||
Khmer ជាធម្មតា | ||
Kinyarwanda gusa | ||
Konkani सादेपणान | ||
Korean 간단히 | ||
Krio simpul wan | ||
Kurdish asan | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بە سادەیی | ||
Kyrgyz жөн эле | ||
Lao ງ່າຍດາຍ | ||
Latin tantum | ||
Latvian vienkārši | ||
Lingala kaka | ||
Lithuanian tiesiog | ||
Luganda mu ngeri ennyangu | ||
Luxembourgish einfach | ||
Macedonian едноставно | ||
Maithili बस | ||
Malagasy fotsiny | ||
Malay secara sederhana | ||
Malayalam ലളിതമായി | ||
Maltese sempliċement | ||
Maori noa | ||
Marathi फक्त | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯨꯞꯅꯇꯒꯤ꯫ | ||
Mizo awlsam takin | ||
Mongolian зүгээр л | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ရိုးရိုးလေးပါ | ||
Nepali केवल | ||
Norwegian ganske enkelt | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mophweka | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସରଳ ଭାବରେ | | ||
Oromo salphaatti | ||
Pashto ساده | ||
Persian به سادگی | ||
Polish po prostu | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) simplesmente | ||
Punjabi ਬਸ | ||
Quechua simplemente | ||
Romanian pur şi simplu | ||
Russian просто | ||
Samoan faigofie | ||
Sanskrit सरलतया | ||
Scots Gaelic gu sìmplidh | ||
Sepedi feela | ||
Serbian једноставно | ||
Sesotho bonolo feela | ||
Shona nyore | ||
Sindhi سادو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සරලවම | ||
Slovak jednoducho | ||
Slovenian preprosto | ||
Somali sifudud | ||
Spanish simplemente | ||
Sundanese saderhana | ||
Swahili kwa urahisi | ||
Swedish helt enkelt | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) lamang | ||
Tajik танҳо | ||
Tamil வெறுமனே | ||
Tatar гади | ||
Telugu కేవలం | ||
Thai ง่ายๆ | ||
Tigrinya ብቐሊሉ | ||
Tsonga hi ku olova | ||
Turkish basitçe | ||
Turkmen ýönekeý | ||
Twi (Akan) kɛkɛ | ||
Ukrainian просто | ||
Urdu سیدھے | ||
Uyghur ئاددىي | ||
Uzbek shunchaki | ||
Vietnamese đơn giản | ||
Welsh yn syml | ||
Xhosa ngokulula | ||
Yiddish פשוט | ||
Yoruba nìkan | ||
Zulu kalula |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Eenvoudig is derived from the Dutch word 'eenvoudig' which means 'simple, plain, or unadorned', and is used in Afrikaans to refer to something that is basic or straightforward. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "thjesht" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰéǵʰ-, meaning "to place" or "to fix". |
| Amharic | In Amharic, the word "በቀላል" can also mean "to make easy" or "to simplify". |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "ببساطة" also means "in a simple manner" or "without complexity." |
| Azerbaijani | "Sadəcə" can also mean "only" rather than "simply". |
| Basque | The Basque word "besterik gabe" comes from the phrase "beste" (other) and "erik gabe" (without purpose) which literally means "without other purpose". |
| Belarusian | "Проста" in Belarusian also means "forgive". |
| Bengali | The word "কেবল" in Bengali can also refer to "only" or "merely". |
| Bosnian | The word "jednostavno" in Bosnian can also mean "basic" or "elementary". |
| Bulgarian | The word "просто" in Bulgarian can also mean "just", "merely", or "simply put". |
| Catalan | In French, "simplement" can mean "artlessly", while in Catalan "simplement" means "merely". |
| Cebuano | The word "yano ra" in Cebuano can also be used to indicate a state of plainness or ordinariness. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "只是" (jǐshì) can also mean "only", "merely", or "just". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 只是 (zhǐshì) means “simply,” “only,” “just,” “merely,” or “just now.” |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "simpliciamente" means both "simply" and "just". |
| Croatian | "Jednostavno" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *jedinъ, which means "one" or "single", and is cognate with other Slavic words such as the Polish "jeden" and the Russian "один". |
| Czech | The word "jednoduše" can also mean "barely" or "just". |
| Danish | Ganske enkelt derives from the Old Norse "ganska", meaning "completely, very". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "gewoon" has roots in the Germanic word "gawainn", an archaic term referring to the common, customary, or normal state of affairs. |
| Esperanto | "Simpla" means "simple" in Esperanto, but its root "sim" implies "one" or "similar", highlighting the basic or homogeneous nature of simplicity. |
| Estonian | The word "lihtsalt" is derived from the root "liht," meaning "simple" or "plain," and the suffix "-st," indicating a state of being. |
| Finnish | Finnish 'yksinkertaisesti' is borrowed from German 'einfach' ('simple'), also the origin of English 'simple' |
| French | In French, "simplement" can also mean "artlessly" or "without difficulty". |
| Frisian | Simpelwei' originates from the noun 'simpelwize', which means 'careless' or 'naive'. |
| Galician | "Sinxelamente" shares its root with "sinxelo" (simple), but the suffix "-mente" in Galician acts like the suffix "-ly" in English, indicating an adverb. |
| German | The Middle High German "ēmephic" originally meant "one-time" as "not double" "not multiple, but single, unified". |
| Greek | Απλά is the accusative or adverbial neuter form of the Greek adjective απλόος ("simple"). |
| Gujarati | The word 'ખાલી' in Gujarati can also mean 'alone' or 'free from obligation'. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "Senpleman" in Haitian Creole can also mean "only" or "just". |
| Hausa | "A sauƙaƙe" also means "easily" in Hausa, derived from the verb "sauƙaƙe" (to make easy). |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "wale" is sometimes translated as "simply" but can also refer to a kind of grass or the skin of a whale. |
| Hebrew | בפשטות, the Hebrew word for "simply," also means "in simplicity," which is a reference to a type of rabbinic exegesis called "peshat." |
| Hindi | The word 'केवल' can also mean 'only' or 'pure'. |
| Hmong | The word "yooj yim" is composed of two parts: "yooj," meaning "true," and "yim," meaning "straightforward." |
| Hungarian | This Hungarian word originates from the Turkish word "ekseri" and its root "ekser", which means "most, majority". |
| Icelandic | The word 'einfaldlega' literally means 'in a simple manner' and can also mean 'naïvely.' |
| Igbo | Derived from 'nà ní', meaning to be the same |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, "secara sederhana" literally means "in a simple way". |
| Irish | The Irish phrase “go simplí” can also mean “easily” or “without difficulty”. |
| Italian | In Italian "semplicemente" can also have the meaning of "merely" as in English, while "solo" is preferred in the meaning of the English "only". |
| Japanese | "単に" was originally used in the sense of "separately" and "solitary"} |
| Javanese | The phrase 'kanthi gampang' can also mean 'easily' or 'swiftly' in Javanese. |
| Kannada | The word "ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ" also indicates "without speaking". |
| Kazakh | The word "жай" in Kazakh can also mean "bare", "bald", or "naked", suggesting an additional layer of meaning related to simplicity and lack of adornment. |
| Korean | "간단히" originally meant "to cut in half, to divide" or "half" but its meaning expanded to include "moderate," "ordinary," and "humble." |
| Kurdish | The word "asan" in Kurdish is derived from the Persian word "asan", meaning "easy" or "effortless". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "жөн эле" comes from the Turkic word "jon", meaning "easy" or "light". |
| Latin | Tantum can also mean ‘only’ and appears in many legal phrases, particularly indicating that a particular legal provision is the only provision that must be followed. |
| Latvian | Possibly deriving from the German word „Einfach“ and sharing cognates in other Baltic languages such as Lithuanian „Vienok“ |
| Lithuanian | Tiesiog's literal meaning is "straight" or "direct". |
| Luxembourgish | In the Luxembourgish language, "einfach" can mean "straight", "straightforward" or "plain" in addition to its usual meaning "simply". |
| Macedonian | In Bulgarian, "просто" (prosto) has the same meaning as "одноставно" (ednostavno) in Macedonian, coming from the Proto-Slavic *prosto meaning "straight" or "direct". |
| Malagasy | The word "fotsiny" can also refer to a small amount or quantity. |
| Malay | The word "secara sederhana" is derived from the Malay words "secara" (manner) and "sederhana" (simple) and can also mean "in a plain way" or "in a straightforward manner". |
| Malayalam | The word "ലളിതമായി" (laliṭamāyi) in Malayalam can also mean "beautiful" or "charming". |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "sempliċement" has roots in the Italian word "semplicemente," also meaning "simply." |
| Maori | In Maori, the word "noa" (pronounced "no-ah") also means "clear" or "unrestricted". |
| Marathi | The word "फक्त" in Marathi can also mean "only", "merely", or "just". |
| Mongolian | "Зүгээр л" (simply) stems from the word "зү" (one) and can also mean "ordinary" or "commonplace". |
| Nepali | The word "केवल" (keval) in Nepali, which means "only" or "merely," is cognate with the Sanskrit word "kevala," which has the same meanings but can also mean "absolute" or "pure." |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian phrase "ganske enkelt" can be traced back to the 16th-century Danish phrase "gandske endeligt", which originally meant "in the end" or "in conclusion". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'mophweka' can also refer to something that is 'straightforward' or 'easy to do'. |
| Pashto | The word "ساده" in Pashto can also mean "easy" or "basic". |
| Polish | In addition to meaning 'simply', 'po prostu' can also mean 'straightforwardly', 'frankly', or 'in short'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "simplesmente" can also mean "merely", "only", or "just". |
| Punjabi | ਬਸ (bas) in Punjabi also means "so much" or "very." |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "pur şi simplu" can also mean "straight" or "merely". |
| Russian | The word "просто" also has the meaning of "space" or "area", particularly in mathematical terms. |
| Samoan | The term "faigofie" in Samoan can also mean "without thinking" or "without considering the consequences." |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "једноставно" can also mean "plain" or "simple." |
| Sesotho | The Sesotho word "bonolo feela" may also refer to a plain or flat surface, suggesting its association with simplicity and straightforwardness. |
| Shona | The Shona word "nyore" can also mean "plainly" or "straightforwardly." |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, "سادو" also means "plain, natural" or "unsophisticated". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word 'සරලවම' (saralavam) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'सरल' (sarala), meaning 'straight' or 'simple'. |
| Slovak | The word "jednoducho" is of Slavic origin and comes from the root "jedn-" meaning "one". |
| Slovenian | The word "preprosto" originated from the Old Slavic word "prostrъ", meaning "direct" or "uncomplicated". |
| Somali | The Somali word "sifudud" also means "in vain" or "for nothing". |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "simplemente" originates from the Latin "simpliciter", meaning "unconditionally" or "without reservation". |
| Sundanese | The word 'saderhana' in Sundanese can also mean 'rough' or 'coarse'. |
| Swahili | 'Kwa urahisi' is derived from the Swahili word 'rahisi' meaning 'easy' or 'without difficulty'. |
| Swedish | The idiom "helt enkelt" literally means "completely easily" but refers to something being easy. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog 'lamang' can also refer to 'only' or 'merely' |
| Tajik | The word "танҳо" can also mean "only" or "alone" in Tajik. |
| Telugu | కేవలం is a Sanskrit word that is used both as an adverb meaning "simply" and as a noun meaning "the absolute reality." |
| Thai | "ง่ายๆ " is derived from the Pali words "saja" (easy) and "sukha" (joy), suggesting that true simplicity brings both ease and joy. |
| Turkish | In addition to "simply," "basitçe" can also mean "basically" or "merely" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word "просто" in Ukrainian can also mean "just" or "merely". |
| Urdu | In Urdu, the word "سیدھے" can also mean "straight" or "direct". |
| Uzbek | "Shunchaki" is derived from the word "shuncha", which means "one" or "the same." |
| Vietnamese | "Đơn giản" also means "naive" or "clumsy" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The origin of 'yn syml' is uncertain, possibly from the Old English 'on semple' or from the Welsh 'unffurf' meaning plain or simple |
| Xhosa | Ngokukuhlela translates literally to "in a calm manner" in Xhosa, thus meaning "simply". |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "פשוט" may also refer to someone who is honest or straightforward. |
| Yoruba | 'Nìkan' can also be used to mean 'only' or 'just'. |
| Zulu | The word 'kalula' in Zulu also has a meaning of 'to make bare, clear or empty'. |
| English | "Simples" derives from the Latin root for "sing" and can mean "a medicinal herb" or "a simple-minded person." |