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Friday, December 26, 2008

The Word “Lawyer” in Foreign Languages

Phonetic (English)

Language……………………........ Spelling………………………Pronunciation

English…………………............... lawyer………………………. lawyer

Afrikaans…………………........... procurer……………………... procureer

Arabic…………………………...................................................... al-muhawmee

Armenian…………………..............................................................pasdahpahn

Bulgarian……………………….... advokat......................................uhdvokuht

Chinese………………………….......................................................liuhshy

Czech…………………………….. pravnik………………………. prahv-nyeek

Danish……………………............ advokat……………………..... ahdvookaht

Dutch…………………………….. avocaat……………………..... ahvokaaht

Farsi/Persian…………………....... vakil……………………….....vakeel

Finnish………………………….... asianajaja…………………......ahseeanahjahja

FlemishIBelgian…………………. advocate…………………...….ahdvokat

French…………………………… avocet……………………...…avokat

German…………………………... rechtsanwalt………………... rektsahnvalt

Greek…………………………….. dixnyoqos…………………...dheekeegoros

Hebrew/Israeli………………….....................................................o'rekhdin

Hungarian………………………... jogasz or ugyesz…………….yogahs

Indian…………………………………………………………......avokaht

Indonesian……………………….. Abugado……………….........ahboogahdo

Italian……………………………. avvocato (m)……………...…ahvokahto (m)

avvocatessa (f)……………......…. ahvocahtessa (f)

Japanese………………………………………………………...... bergo-shi

Korean………………………….... pyenho-sa……………………pyenho-sa

Norwegian……………………...... jurist……………………….....yureest

Pakistani…………………………………………………………... wakeel

Philippino……………………….. abugado…………………….....ahboogahdo

Polish…………………………….. advokatas…………………....ahdvokahtahs

Portuguese……………………….. advogado………………….... ahdvogahdo

Romanian………………………... avocet………………………. ahvokat

Russian…………………………... jurist……………………….... yureest

Serbo-Croatian…………………... advokat……………………... ahdvokaht

Spanish…………………………... abogado…………………….. ahbogahdo

Swahili (Kenya)………………….…………………………......... wakeelee

Swedish………………………...... advokat…………………........ahdvookaht

'lUrkish…………………………... avukat………………………. avukat

Ukranian…………………………. advokat……………………... ahdvahkaht

Vietnamese………………………. luat su……………………….. looaht-suh


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