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To learn

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Amharic አማርኛ am

መማር (Memar)

Me-mar

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Amharic.

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Arabic العربية ar

يتعلم (Yata'allam)

Ya-ta-al-lam

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Arabic.

Bangla বাংলা bn

শেখা (Shekha)

Shay-kha

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Bengali.

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Catalan català ca

Aprendre

Ah-pren-dreh

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Catalan.

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Czech čeština cs

Učit se

Oo-chitch seh

The reflexive form 'učit se' is used for 'to learn'.

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Danish dansk da

At lære

Ah lehr-eh

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Danish.

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German Deutsch de

Lernen

LEHR-nen

Use 'lernen' in both formal and informal situations.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Μαθαίνω (Mathéno)

Ma-theh-no

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Greek.

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Spanish Español es

Aprender

Ah-prehn-DEHR

Use 'aprender' in most contexts when referring to the act of learning.

Estonian eesti et

Õppida

Oep-pi-da

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Estonian.

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Basque Basque eu

Ikasi

Ee-ka-see

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Basque.

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Persian فارسی fa

یاد گرفتن (Yad gereftan)

Yad ge-ref-tan

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Persian.

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Finnish suomi fi

Oppia

Op-pee-ah

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Finnish.

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French Français fr

Apprendre

Ah-prahndr

This is the standard way to say 'to learn' in French.

Galician Galician gl

Aprender

Ah-pren-dehr

Similar to Spanish and Portuguese, 'aprender' is the standard.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

શીખવું (Shikhvu)

Sheek-vu

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Gujarati.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Koyon

Koy-on

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Hausa.

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Hebrew עברית he

ללמוד (Lilmod)

Lil-mode

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Hebrew.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

सीखना (Sikna)

Seek-naa

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Hindi.

Hungarian magyar hu

Tanulni

TAH-nool-nee

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Hungarian.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Belajar

Be-la-jar

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Indonesian.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Að læra

Ath lie-rah

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Icelandic.

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Italian Italiano it

Imparare

Eem-pah-RAH-reh

This is the most common verb for 'to learn' in Italian.

Japanese 日本語 ja

学ぶ (Manabu)

Ma-na-boo

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Japanese.

Korean 한국어 ko

배우다 (Baeuda)

Bay-oo-da

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Korean.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Mokytis

Moh-kee-tis

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Lithuanian.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Mācīties

Mah-tsee-ties

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Latvian.

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Marathi मराठी mr

शिकणे (Shikane)

Shi-ka-nay

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Marathi.

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Malay Melayu ms

Belajar

Be-la-jar

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Malay.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Leren

LEH-ren

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Dutch.

Norwegian norsk no

Å lære

Oh leh-reh

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Norwegian.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਸਿੱਖਣਾ (Sikkhna)

Sikh-naa

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Punjabi.

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Polish polski pl

Uczyć się

Oo-chitch sheh

The reflexive form 'uczyć się' is used for 'to learn'.

Portuguese Português pt

Aprender

Ah-prehn-DEHR

Similar to Spanish, 'aprender' is the standard.

Romanian română ro

A învăța

Ah een-vuh-TSAH

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Romanian.

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Russian русский ru

Учить (Uchit')

Oo-cheet'

The verb 'учить' can mean both 'to learn' and 'to teach' depending on context.

Swedish svenska sv

Lära sig

Leh-ra see

The reflexive form 'lära sig' is used for 'to learn'.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Kujifunza

Koo-jee-foon-za

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Swahili.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

கற்றல் (Katral)

Ka-tral

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Tamil.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

నేర్చుకోవడం (Nerchukovadam)

Ner-chu-ko-va-dum

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Telugu.

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Thai ไทย th

เรียน (Rian)

Ree-an

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Thai.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Matuto

Ma-too-toh

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Tagalog/Filipino.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Öğrenmek

O-ren-MEK

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Turkish.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Вчити (Vchiti)

V-chee-tee

Similar to Russian, 'вчити' can mean both 'to learn' and 'to teach'.

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Urdu اردو ur

سیکھنا (Seekhna)

Seekh-naa

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Urdu.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Học

Hawk

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Vietnamese.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Kọ́

Koh

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Yoruba.

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Chinese 中文 zh

学习 (Xuéxí)

Shweh-shee

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Mandarin Chinese.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

學習 (Hok6 Jaap6)

Hok Jaap

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Cantonese.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Ukufunda

Oo-koo-foon-da

This is the standard verb for 'to learn' in Zulu.

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