Amharic አማርኛ am
የመሬት ውስጥ ባቡር (Yemere’et wost babur)
yeh-MEH-reht wost bah-BOOR
In Amharic, 'የመሬት ውስጥ ባቡር' (Yemere’et wost babur) is the term for the subway.
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How to say
Subway
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Arabic العربية ar
مترو (Metro)
MEH-troh
In Arabic, 'مترو' (Metro) is used for the subway.
Bangla বাংলা bn
মেট্রো (Metro)
MEH-troh
In Bengali, 'মেট্রো' (Metro) is the term for the subway.
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Catalan català ca
Metro
MEH-troh
In Catalan, 'Metro' is the term for the subway.
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Czech čeština cs
Metro
MEH-troh
In the Czech Republic, 'Metro' is used for the underground train system.
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Danish dansk da
Metro
MEH-troh
In Danish, 'Metro' is the term for the subway.
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German Deutsch de
U-Bahn
OO-bahn
In Germany, 'U-Bahn' is the common term for the underground railway system.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Μετρό (Metró)
meh-TROH
In Greece, 'Μετρό' (Metró) is used for the subway.
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Spanish Español es
Metro
MEH-tro
Use 'Metro' in Spain and most of Latin America to refer to the underground train system.
Estonian eesti et
Metroo
MEH-troh
In Estonian, 'Metroo' is the term for the subway.
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Basque Basque eu
Metroa
meh-TROH-ah
In Basque, 'Metroa' is the term for the subway.
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Persian فارسی fa
مترو (Metro)
MEH-troh
In Persian, 'مترو' (Metro) is used for the subway.
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Finnish suomi fi
Metro
MEH-troh
In Finnish, 'Metro' is the term for the subway.
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French Français fr
Métro
MEH-tro
In France, 'Métro' refers to the underground train system, similar to the English 'subway'.
Galician Galician gl
Metro
MEH-troh
In Galician, 'Metro' is the term for the subway.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
મેટ્રો (Metro)
MEH-troh
In Gujarati, 'Metro' is used for the subway.
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Hausa Hausa ha
jirgin ƙasa ƙarƙashin ƙasa
jee-rjin kah-SAH kar-KASH-in kah-SAH
In Hausa, 'jirgin ƙasa ƙarƙashin ƙasa' is the term for the subway.
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Hebrew עברית he
רכבת תחתית (Rakevet Tachtit)
rah-KEH-vet tah-KHEE-teet
In Hebrew, 'Rakevet Tachtit' is the formal term, while 'Metro' (borrowed from English) is often used informally.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
मेट्रो (Metro)
MEH-troh
In Hindi, 'मेट्रो' (Metro) is the term for the subway.
Hungarian magyar hu
Metró
MEH-troh
In Hungary, 'Metró' is the term for the subway.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Kereta bawah tanah
keh-REH-tah bah-WAH tah-NAH
In Indonesian, 'Kereta bawah tanah' is the term for the subway.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Neðanjarðarlest
NEH-than-yar-thahr-lest
In Icelandic, 'Neðanjarðarlest' is the term for the subway.
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Italian Italiano it
Metropolitana
meh-tro-po-lee-TAH-nah
In Italy, 'Metropolitana' is the official term for the subway, but 'Metro' is also widely used.
Japanese 日本語 ja
地下鉄 (Chikatetsu)
chee-kah-TEH-tsu
In Japanese, '地下鉄' (Chikatetsu) is the term for the subway.
Korean 한국어 ko
지하철 (Jihacheol)
jee-HAH-chuhl
In Korean, '지하철' (Jihacheol) is the term for the subway.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Metro
MEH-troh
In Lithuanian, 'Metro' is the term for the subway.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Metro
MEH-troh
In Latvian, 'Metro' is the term for the subway.
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Marathi मराठी mr
मेट्रो (Metro)
MEH-troh
In Marathi, 'Metro' is used for the subway.
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Malay Melayu ms
Kereta api bawah tanah
keh-REH-tah ah-PEE bah-WAH tah-NAH
In Malay, 'Kereta api bawah tanah' is the term for the subway.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Metro
MEH-troh
In the Netherlands, 'Metro' is used for the underground train system.
Norwegian norsk no
T-bane
tee-BAH-neh
In Norwegian, 'T-bane' is the term for the subway, short for 'Tunnelbane'.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮੈਟਰੋ (Metro)
MEH-troh
In Punjabi, 'Metro' is used for the subway.
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Polish polski pl
Metro
MEH-troh
In Poland, 'Metro' is the term for the underground train system.
Portuguese Português pt
Metrô
meh-TROH
In Portugal and Brazil, 'Metrô' is the common term for the subway.
Romanian română ro
Metrou
meh-TROH
In Romania, 'Metrou' is the term for the subway.
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Russian русский ru
Метро (Metro)
MEH-troh
In Russia, 'Метро' (Metro) is the standard term for the subway.
Swedish svenska sv
Tunnelbana
TOON-el-bah-nah
In Swedish, 'Tunnelbana' is the term for the subway.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Tren ya chini ya ardhi
tren yah CHIH-nee yah ahr-DHEE
In Swahili, 'Tren ya chini ya ardhi' is the term for the subway.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
மெட்ரோ (Metro)
MEH-troh
In Tamil, 'Metro' is used for the subway.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
మెట్రో (Metro)
MEH-troh
In Telugu, 'Metro' is used for the subway.
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Thai ไทย th
รถไฟใต้ดิน (Rotfai Tai Din)
rot-fai tai din
In Thai, 'รถไฟใต้ดิน' (Rotfai Tai Din) is the term for the subway.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Tren sa ilalim ng lupa
tren sah ee-LA-lim nang loo-PAH
In Tagalog, 'Tren sa ilalim ng lupa' is the term for the subway.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Metro
MEH-troh
In Turkey, 'Metro' is the term for the subway.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Метро (Metro)
MEH-troh
In Ukraine, 'Метро' (Metro) is the term for the subway.
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Urdu اردو ur
میٹرو (Metro)
MEH-troh
In Urdu, 'Metro' is used for the subway.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Tàu điện ngầm
tao dee-en ngam
In Vietnamese, 'Tàu điện ngầm' is the term for the subway.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ọkọ̀ ojú irin abẹ́ ilẹ̀
OH-koh oh-JUH ee-RIN ah-BEH ee-LEH
In Yoruba, 'Ọkọ̀ ojú irin abẹ́ ilẹ̀' is the term for the subway.
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Chinese 中文 zh
地铁 (Dìtiě)
dee-tyeh
In Mandarin Chinese, '地铁' (Dìtiě) is the standard term for the subway.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
地鐵 (Deih Tit)
day tee
In Cantonese, '地鐵' (Deih Tit) is the term for the subway.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Isitimela esingaphansi komhlaba
ee-see-tee-MEH-lah eh-SING-ah-pahn-see kom-HLAH-bah
In Zulu, 'Isitimela esingaphansi komhlaba' is the term for the subway.
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