How to say

Expensive

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Amharic አማርኛ am

ውድ (wud)

Wood

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Arabic العربية ar

غالي/غالية

GHAH-lee/GHAH-lee-ah (masculine/feminine)

Use 'ghali' for masculine nouns and 'ghalia' for feminine nouns; it's a standard adjective.

Bangla বাংলা bn

দামী

DAH-mee

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Catalan català ca

Car/Cara

Kahr/Kahr-ah (masculine/feminine)

Use 'car' for masculine nouns and 'cara' for feminine nouns; it's a common adjective.

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Czech čeština cs

Drahý/Drahá

DRAH-hee/DRAH-hah (masculine/feminine)

Use 'drahý' for masculine nouns and 'drahá' for feminine nouns; it's a common adjective.

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Danish dansk da

Dyr

Deer

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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German Deutsch de

Teuer

TOY-er

A straightforward adjective used in various contexts.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Ακριβός/Ακριβή

Ah-kree-VOS/Ah-kree-VEE (masculine/feminine)

Use 'akrivós' for masculine nouns and 'akriví' for feminine nouns; it's a common adjective.

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Spanish Español es

Caro/Cara

KAH-roh/KAH-rah (masculine/feminine)

Use 'caro' for masculine nouns and 'cara' for feminine nouns; it's a common adjective.

Estonian eesti et

Kallis

Kahl-lis

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Basque Basque eu

Garesti

Gah-res-tee

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Persian فارسی fa

گران/گران‌قیمت

Geh-RAHN/Geh-RAHN-ghi-mat

Both are used, with 'geran-ghimat' being more formal.

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Finnish suomi fi

Kallis

Kahl-lis

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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French Français fr

Cher/Chère

Sher/Sher (masculine/feminine)

Use 'cher' for masculine nouns and 'chère' for feminine nouns; it's a standard adjective.

Galician Galician gl

Caro/Cara

KA-roh/KA-rah (masculine/feminine)

Use 'caro' for masculine nouns and 'cara' for feminine nouns; it's a common adjective.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

મોંઘું

Mohn-GHOO

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Mai tsada

My tsah-dah

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Hebrew עברית he

יקר/יקרה

Yah-KAR/Yeh-KAH-rah (masculine/feminine)

Use 'yakar' for masculine nouns and 'yekara' for feminine nouns; it's a common adjective.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

महंगा/महंगी

Mah-HAHN-gah/Mah-HAHN-gee (masculine/feminine)

Use 'mahnga' for masculine nouns and 'mahangi' for feminine nouns; it's a common adjective.

Hungarian magyar hu

Drága

Drah-gah

A straightforward adjective, used in various contexts.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Mahal

Mah-hal

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Dýr

Deer

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Italian Italiano it

Costoso/Costosa

koh-STOH-soh/koh-STOH-sah (masculine/feminine)

Use 'costoso' for masculine nouns and 'costosa' for feminine nouns; it's a common adjective.

Japanese 日本語 ja

高い (takai)

Tah-kai

Used to describe something that is expensive.

Korean 한국어 ko

비싼 (bissan)

Bee-ssahn

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Brangus/Brangi

Brahn-gus/Brahn-gee (masculine/feminine)

Use 'brangus' for masculine nouns and 'brangi' for feminine nouns; it's a common adjective.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Dārgs/Dārga

Dar-gs/Dar-ga (masculine/feminine)

Use 'dārgs' for masculine nouns and 'dārga' for feminine nouns; it's a common adjective.

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Marathi मराठी mr

महाग

Ma-HA-ga

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Malay Melayu ms

Mahal

Mah-hal

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Duur

Door

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

Norwegian norsk no

Dyr

Deer

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਮਹਿੰਗਾ

Mah-HIN-ga

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Polish polski pl

Drogi/Droga

DROH-gee/DROH-gah (masculine/feminine)

Use 'drogi' for masculine nouns and 'droga' for feminine nouns; it's a common adjective.

Portuguese Português pt

Caro/Cara

KAH-roo/KAH-rah (masculine/feminine)

Use 'caro' for masculine nouns and 'cara' for feminine nouns; it's a standard adjective.

Romanian română ro

Scump/Scumpă

Skump/Skump-uh (masculine/feminine)

Use 'scump' for masculine nouns and 'scumpă' for feminine nouns; it's a standard adjective.

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Russian русский ru

Дорогой/Дорогая

Dah-rah-GOY/Dah-rah-GAH-yah (masculine/feminine)

Use 'dorogoy' for masculine nouns and 'dorogaya' for feminine nouns; it's a standard adjective.

Swedish svenska sv

Dyr

Deer

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Ghali

Gah-lee

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

விலை உயர்ந்த

Vi-lai oo-yarnd-ha

Used to describe something that has a high price.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

ఖరీదైన

Kha-ree-DAI-na

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Thai ไทย th

แพง (phaeng)

Pae-ng

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Mahal

Ma-hal

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Pahalı

Pah-HAH-luh

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Дорогий/Дорога

Doh-roh-HEE/Doh-ROH-hah (masculine/feminine)

Use 'dorohyi' for masculine nouns and 'doroha' for feminine nouns; it's a standard adjective.

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Urdu اردو ur

مہنگا

Meh-HEN-ga

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Đắt

Dat (with a falling tone)

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Oníwọ̀n

Oh-nee-wohn

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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Chinese 中文 zh

贵 (guì)

Gway

A straightforward adjective used in various contexts.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

貴 (gwai3)

Gway (tone 3 - mid-falling)

A straightforward adjective used in various contexts.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Kubiza

Koo-bee-zah

A common adjective used in everyday conversations.

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