Spanish-libro
German-buch
Arabic-كتاب (ketab)
Italian-libro
Greek-βιβλίο (vivlío)
Swahili-kitabu
Portuguese-livro
Swahili-kitabu
Portuguese-livro
Russian-книга (kniga)
Japanese-本(hon)
Japanese-本(hon)
Chinese-书(Shū)
Hindi-किताब (kitāba)
Hebrew-ספר (sefer)
Irish Gaelic-leabharThese are just a small sample of the vast words used for "book" hopefully you all now feel educated and worldly. Disclaimer: I am not a language expert so if I got any of these wrong please feel free to nicely reeducate on the proper way to say/spell it.
What do you think is the prettiest word for book? Are you going to stash this list in your emergency pack so you will always be able to find a book no matter what? What language would you like to see book translated to?
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