How to say “you” around the world
4,942 languages · 260 in their own spelling
Dots of one colour begin with a similar sound. Colours group words by the class of their first consonant (a sound-class method used in linguistics): words that begin alike share a colour. This shows resemblance, not common origin — proving relationship needs case-by-case comparison. Readable forms come from Wiktionary translation tables; many smaller languages come from the ASJP word lists, in ASJP’s simplified transcription.
| Language | Word | Romanization | Family |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 你 | nǐ | Sino-Tibetan |
| English | you | Indo-European | |
| Spanish | tú | Indo-European | |
| Hindi | तुम | tum | Indo-European |
| Arabic | أَنْتَ | ʔanta | Afro-Asiatic |
| Bengali | তুমি | tumi | Indo-European |
| Indonesian | kamu | Austronesian | |
| Portuguese | você | Indo-European | |
| French | tu | Indo-European | |
| Russian | ты | ty | Indo-European |
| Japanese | あなた | anata | Japonic |
| Swahili | wewe | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Turkish | sen | Turkic | |
| Telugu | నీవు | nīvu | Dravidian |
| Wu Chinese | 侬 | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Korean | 너 | neo | Koreanic |
| German | du | Indo-European | |
| Vietnamese | bạn | Austroasiatic | |
| Tamil | நீ | nī | Dravidian |
| Cantonese | 你 | nei⁵ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Urdu | تُم | tum | Indo-European |
| Italian | tu | Indo-European | |
| Egyptian Arabic | انت | inta | Afro-Asiatic |
| Western Farsi | تُو | tū | Indo-European |
| Min Nan Chinese | 你 | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Hakka Chinese | 你 | ngì | Sino-Tibetan |
| Jinyu Chinese | 你 | ni² | Sino-Tibetan |
| Kannada | ನೀನು | nīnu | Dravidian |
| Polish | ty | Indo-European | |
| Yoruba | ìwọ | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Xiang Chinese | 你 | nyi³ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Malayalam | നീ | nī | Dravidian |
| Odia | ତୁ | tu | Indo-European |
| Burmese | နင် | nang | Sino-Tibetan |
| Moroccan Arabic | نْتا | nta | Afro-Asiatic |
| Ukrainian | ти | ty | Indo-European |
| Uzbek | sen | Turkic | |
| Romanian | tu | Indo-European | |
| Dutch | jij | Indo-European | |
| Gan Chinese | 你 | n³ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Amharic | አንተ | ʾäntä | Afro-Asiatic |
| Thai | คุณ | kun | Tai-Kadai |
| Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian | ти̑ | Indo-European | |
| Khmer | លោក | look | Austroasiatic |
| Somali | adiga | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Turkmen | sen | Turkic | |
| Cebuano | ikaw | Austronesian | |
| Assamese | তুমি | tumi | Indo-European |
| Sinhala | ඔයා | oyā | Indo-European |
| Greek | εσύ | esý | Indo-European |
| Kurdish | tu | Indo-European | |
| Tajik | ту Шумо | tu | Indo-European |
| Kazakh | сен | sen | Turkic |
| Hungarian | te | Uralic | |
| Zulu | wena | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Nyanja | iwe | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Tunisian Arabic | اِنْتِ | ʔinti | Afro-Asiatic |
| Akan | wo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Southern Pashto | ته | të | Indo-European |
| Czech | ty | Indo-European | |
| Uighur | سەن | sen | Turkic |
| Afrikaans | jy | Indo-European | |
| Min Dong Chinese | 汝 | nṳ̄ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Haitian | ou | Indo-European | |
| Swedish | du | Indo-European | |
| Azerbaijani | sən | Turkic | |
| Bulgarian | ти | ti | Indo-European |
| Hiligaynon | ikaw | Austronesian | |
| Belarusian | ты | ty | Indo-European |
| Tigrinya | ንስኻ | nəsxa | Afro-Asiatic |
| Tumbuka | iwe | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Danish | du | Indo-European | |
| Slovak | ty | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sotho | wena | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Finnish | sinä | Uralic | |
| Lao | ເຈົ້າ | chao | Tai-Kadai |
| Norwegian | du | Indo-European | |
| Tatar | син | sin | Turkic |
| Catalan | tu | Indo-European | |
| Guarani | nde | Tupian | |
| Kirghiz | сен | sen | Turkic |
| Armenian | դու | du | Indo-European |
| Bambara | i | Mande | |
| Lithuanian | tu | Indo-European | |
| Tok Pisin | yu du | Indo-European | |
| Georgian | შენ | šen | Kartvelian |
| Mazanderani | تو | tu | Indo-European |
| Albanian | ti | Indo-European | |
| Ewe | wò | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Mongolian | чи | či | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Bikol | ika | Austronesian | |
| Galician | ti | Indo-European | |
| Slovenian | tí | Indo-European | |
| Batak Toba | ho | Austronesian | |
| Bouyei | mengz | Tai-Kadai | |
| Esperanto | vi | Artificial Language | |
| Macedonian | ти | ti | Indo-European |
| Sichuan Yi | ꆏ | ne | Sino-Tibetan |
| Venetian | ti | Indo-European | |
| Zhuang | mwngz | Tai-Kadai | |
| Sidamo | ati | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Afar | atu | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Latvian | tu | Indo-European | |
| Quechua | qam | Quechuan | |
| Scots | ye | Indo-European | |
| Chechen | хьо | ḥʳo | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Emilian | té | Indo-European | |
| Estonian | sina | Uralic | |
| Bashkir | һин | hin | Turkic |
| Tibetan | ཁྱེད་རང | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Bakhtiari | تو | to | Indo-European |
| Kabuverdianu | nha | Indo-European | |
| Mon | ဗှ်ေ | pɛ̀h | Austroasiatic |
| Western Frisian | do | Indo-European | |
| South Sudanese Creole Arabic | ita | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Maranao | kaw | Austronesian | |
| Avar | мун | mun | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Basque | zu | Isolates | |
| Chuvash | эсӗ | es̬ĕ | Turkic |
| Welsh | ti | Indo-European | |
| Lü | ᦑᦱᧃᧈ | taan¹ | Tai-Kadai |
| Rusyn | ты | tŷ | Indo-European |
| Walloon | ti | Indo-European | |
| Crimean Tatar | sen | Turkic | |
| Occitan | tu | Indo-European | |
| Vlax Romani | tu | Indo-European | |
| Mari | тый | tyj | Uralic |
| Tetum | ó | Austronesian | |
| Asturian | tu | Indo-European | |
| Yakut | эн | en | Turkic |
| Sranan Tongo | yu | Indo-European | |
| Fijian | iko | Austronesian | |
| Ingush | хьо | ḥʳo | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Icelandic | þú | Indo-European | |
| Friulian | tu | Indo-European | |
| Guianese Creole French | to | Indo-European | |
| Tuvinian | сен | sen | Turkic |
| Zeelandic | jie | Indo-European | |
| Buriat | ши | ši | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Māori | koe | Austronesian | |
| Abkhaz | уара | wara | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Hiri Motu | oi | Pidgin | |
| Navajo | ni | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Corsican | tù | Indo-European | |
| Irish | tú | Indo-European | |
| Aromanian | tu | Indo-European | |
| Belize Kriol English | yu | Indo-European | |
| Kashubian | të | Indo-European | |
| Breton | te | Indo-European | |
| Faroese | tú | Indo-European | |
| Scottish Gaelic | thu | Indo-European | |
| Mansaka | kamu | Austronesian | |
| Southern Altai | сен | sen | Turkic |
| Burushaski | un | Isolates | |
| Argobba | አንክ | änkä | Afro-Asiatic |
| Ternate | ngana | North Halmahera | |
| Dungan | ни | ni | Sino-Tibetan |
| Romansh | ti | Indo-European | |
| Gurani | تۆ | to | Indo-European |
| Motu | oi | Austronesian | |
| Higaonon | yanka | Austronesian | |
| Hawaiian | ʻoe | Austronesian | |
| North Saami | don | Uralic | |
| Kajtak | и | i | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Lamboya | yau | Austronesian | |
| Pijin | iu | Indo-European | |
| Andi | мен | men | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Central Yupik | elpet | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Evenki | си | si | Tungusic |
| Tabaru | ngona | North Halmahera | |
| Drung | na | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Yagnobi | ту | tu | Indo-European |
| Bislama | yu | Indo-European | |
| Northern Frisian | dü | Indo-European | |
| Louisiana Creole | to | Indo-European | |
| Aragonese | tú | Indo-European | |
| Udi | ун | un | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Hopi | um | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Lower Sorbian | ty | Indo-European | |
| Even | хи | hi | Tungusic |
| Chukchi | гынан | gynan | Chukotko-Kamchatkan |
| Rapanui | koe | Austronesian | |
| Dolgan | эн | Turkic | |
| Pitjantjatjara | nyuntu | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Mòcheno | du | Indo-European | |
| Manx | oo | Indo-European | |
| Nanai | си | si | Tungusic |
| Pipil | taja | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Hadza | the | Isolates | |
| Taos Northern Tiwa | ę̋ | Kiowa-Tanoan | |
| Cornish | ty | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sami | datne | Uralic | |
| Sea Island Creole English | oonuh | Indo-European | |
| Skolt Sami | ton | Uralic | |
| Pela | nɔ̃⁵⁵ | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Inari Sami | tun | Uralic | |
| Judeo-Italian | טוּ | Indo-European | |
| Amur Nivkh | чи | ț’i | Nivkh |
| Ulch | си | Tungusic | |
| Ingrian | siä | Uralic | |
| Udihe | си | Tungusic | |
| Negidal | сӣ | Tungusic | |
| Orok | си | si | Tungusic |
| Maricopa | many | Cochimi-Yuman | |
| Manchu | ᠰᡳ | si | Tungusic |
| Ainu | エアニ | eani | Ainu |
| Chamicuro | pi'ti | Arawakan | |
| Aghwan | 𐕛𐕒𐕡𐕎 | vun | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Aklanon | imo | Austronesian | |
| Alviri-Vidari | ته | te | Indo-European |
| Aramaic | אנת | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Classical-Middle Armenian | դու | du | Indo-European |
| Avestan | 𐬙𐬏𐬨 | tūm | Indo-European |
| Aymara | juma | Aymaran | |
| Bonkiman | gak | Nuclear Trans New Guinea | |
| Falam Chin | nangmah | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Tedim Chin | nang | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Literary Chinese | 你 | nǐ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Min Bei Chinese | 你 | nì | Sino-Tibetan |
| Dalmatian | te | Indo-European | |
| Old French | tu | Indo-European | |
| Geez | አንተ | ʾäntä | Afro-Asiatic |
| Gothic | 𐌸𐌿 | þū | Indo-European |
| Kalaallisut | illit | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Mbyá Guaraní | ndee | Tupian | |
| Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai | ma | Cochimi-Yuman | |
| Hebrew | אַתָּה | 'atá | Afro-Asiatic |
| Inuktitut | ᐃᕝᕕᑦ | ivfit | Eskimo-Aleut |
| Old Irish | tú | Indo-European | |
| Javanese | kowe | Austronesian | |
| Kawi | ko | Austronesian | |
| Jurchen | ši | Tungusic | |
| Latin | tū | Indo-European | |
| Linngithigh | tru | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Low German | Du | Indo-European | |
| Middle Low German | dū | Indo-European | |
| Moselle Franconian | du | Indo-European | |
| Malay | kamu | Austronesian | |
| Western Mari | тӹнь | tÿń | Uralic |
| Middle English | þou | Indo-European | |
| Mori Bawah | ko | Austronesian | |
| Classical Nahuatl | teh | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Church Slavic | тꙑ | ty | Indo-European |
| Old Russian | тꙑ | ty | Indo-European |
| Old English | þū | Indo-European | |
| Oroch | си | Tungusic | |
| Iron Ossetian | ды | dy | Indo-European |
| Old Persian | 𐎬𐎺𐎶 | Indo-European | |
| Sardinian | tue | Indo-European | |
| Sundanese | manéh | Austronesian | |
| Tagalog | ikaw | Austronesian | |
| Pangwa Naga | ümznäq | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Tokharian B | tuwe | Indo-European | |
| Tooro | iwe | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Ugaritic | 𐎀𐎚 | ảt | Afro-Asiatic |
| Unami | ki | Algic | |
| Wolof | yow | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Yiddish | דו | du | Indo-European |
| Dimli | to | Indo-European | |
| East Taa | āh | Tuu |