Hope is a universal human emotion—an anchor in hard times and a light in the dark.
Across the world, every culture and language has a unique way of expressing the idea of hope.
Whether you’re learning a new language, writing poetry, or simply exploring global expressions, this guide will show you how to say hope in 70 different languages, complete with pronunciations and example sentences.
💬 70 Translations of “Hope” in Different Languages
| No. | Language | Word for Hope | Pronunciation | Example Sentence |
| 1 | Spanish | esperanza | es-peh-RAHN-tha | Nunca pierdas la esperanza. (Never lose hope.) |
| 2 | French | espoir | es-PWAHR | Il y a toujours de l’espoir. (There is always hope.) |
| 3 | German | Hoffnung | HOFF-noong | Ich habe Hoffnung. (I have hope.) |
| 4 | Italian | speranza | speh-RAHN-tsa | La speranza è l’ultima a morire. (Hope dies last.) |
| 5 | Portuguese | esperança | es-peh-RAHN-sa | A esperança nunca morre. (Hope never dies.) |
| 6 | Russian | надежда | na-DYEZH-da | У меня есть надежда. (I have hope.) |
| 7 | Arabic | أمل | amal | لا تفقد الأمل. (Don’t lose hope.) |
| 8 | Hindi | आशा | aasha | आशा कभी नहीं मरती। (Hope never dies.) |
| 9 | Chinese (Mandarin) | 希望 | xī wàng | 我充满希望。 (I am full of hope.) |
| 10 | Japanese | 希望 | kibō | 希望を捨てないで。 (Don’t give up hope.) |
| 11 | Korean | 희망 | heui-mang | 희망을 잃지 마세요. (Don’t lose hope.) |
| 12 | Greek | ελπίδα | el-PEE-tha | Υπάρχει πάντα ελπίδα. (There is always hope.) |
| 13 | Turkish | umut | oo-MOOT | Umut her zaman vardır. (Hope is always there.) |
| 14 | Dutch | hoop | hope | Er is altijd hoop. (There is always hope.) |
| 15 | Polish | nadzieja | na-JEH-ya | Mam nadzieję. (I have hope.) |
| 16 | Swedish | hopp | hop | Det finns alltid hopp. (There is always hope.) |
| 17 | Finnish | toivo | TOY-vo | Toivo elää. (Hope lives.) |
| 18 | Danish | håb | hope | Der er altid håb. (There is always hope.) |
| 19 | Norwegian | håp | hope | Håp er viktig. (Hope is important.) |
| 20 | Ukrainian | надія | na-DEE-ya | Я маю надію. (I have hope.) |
| 21 | Hebrew | תקווה | tik-VAH | תמיד יש תקווה. (There is always hope.) |
| 22 | Thai | ความหวัง | kwaam-wǎng | อย่าสูญเสียความหวัง (Don’t lose hope.) |
| 23 | Vietnamese | hy vọng | hee-vong | Tôi luôn hy vọng. (I always hope.) |
| 24 | Bengali | আশা | asha | আমি আশা করি। (I hope.) |
| 25 | Tamil | நம்பிக்கை | nampikkai | நம்பிக்கை முக்கியம். (Hope is important.) |
| 26 | Telugu | ఆశ | aasha | నాకు ఆశ ఉంది. (I have hope.) |
| 27 | Urdu | امید | umeed | مجھے امید ہے۔ (I have hope.) |
| 28 | Malay | harapan | HA-ra-pan | Harapan masih ada. (There’s still hope.) |
| 29 | Indonesian | harapan | HA-ra-pan | Jangan hilang harapan. (Don’t lose hope.) |
| 30 | Filipino | pag-asa | pag-AH-sa | May pag-asa pa. (There is still hope.) |
| 31 | Swahili | tumaini | too-MAH-ee-nee | Kuna tumaini. (There is hope.) |
| 32 | Zulu | ithemba | ee-TEM-bah | Ithemba alife. (Hope does not die.) |
| 33 | Xhosa | ithemba | ee-TEM-bah | Ithemba lihlala likhona. (There’s always hope.) |
| 34 | Afrikaans | hoop | hope | Moet nooit hoop verloor nie. (Never lose hope.) |
| 35 | Somali | rajjo | rah-JO | Rajjo weligeed jirtaa. (Hope always exists.) |
| 36 | Hausa | fata | FAH-tah | Ina da fata. (I have hope.) |
| 37 | Yoruba | ireti | ee-REH-tee | Ireti wa. (Hope exists.) |
| 38 | Igbo | olileanya | oh-lee-leh-AHN-yah | Enwere m olileanya. (I have hope.) |
| 39 | Amharic | ተስፋ | tesfa | ተስፋ አትጥሉ። (Don’t lose hope.) |
| 40 | Persian | امید | omid | امید داشته باش. (Have hope.) |
| 41 | Pashto | هیله | heela | هیله مه له کوه. (Don’t lose hope.) |
| 42 | Kurdish | hêvî | HAY-vee | Hêvî zindî ye. (Hope is alive.) |
| 43 | Armenian | հույս | huys | Հույս կա։ (There is hope.) |
| 44 | Georgian | იმედი | i-MEH-dee | იმედი ყოველთვის არსებობს. (Hope always exists.) |
| 45 | Lao | ຄວາມຫວັງ | khuam-vang | ຢ່າສູນເສຍຄວາມຫວັງ. (Don’t lose hope.) |
| 46 | Khmer | សង្ឃឹម | song-khem | មានសង្ឃឹម។ (There is hope.) |
| 47 | Burmese | မျှော်လင့်ချက် | myaw-lin-chet | မျှော်လင့်ချက်ရှိတယ်။ (There is hope.) |
| 48 | Mongolian | найдвар | NAID-var | Найдвар хэзээ ч үхдэггүй. (Hope never dies.) |
| 49 | Tibetan | rewa | reh-wah | རེ་བ་མ་སྤངས། (Don’t give up hope.) |
| 50 | Nepali | आशा | aasha | आशा कहिल्यै मर्दैन। (Hope never dies.) |
| 51 | Maori | tumanako | too-mah-NAH-koh | Me noho ki te tumanako. (Stay hopeful.) |
| 52 | Samoan | fa’amoemoe | fah-ah-MOE-moe | E i ai le fa’amoemoe. (There is hope.) |
| 53 | Tongan | fakamo’ui | fah-kah-MO-oo-ee | ‘Oku iai ha fakamo’ui. (There is hope.) |
| 54 | Fijian | nuitaki | noo-ee-TAH-kee | Sa tu ga na nuitaki. (There is hope.) |
| 55 | Hawaiian | manaolana | mah-nah-oh-LAH-nah | Aia mau ka manaolana. (Hope remains.) |
| 56 | Basque | itxaropena | eech-ah-RO-peh-nah | Beti dago itxaropena. (There is always hope.) |
| 57 | Catalan | esperança | es-peh-RAHN-sah | Sempre hi ha esperança. (There is always hope.) |
| 58 | Galician | esperanza | es-peh-RAN-tha | Hai esperanza. (There is hope.) |
| 59 | Maltese | tama | tah-mah | Hemm tama. (There is hope.) |
| 60 | Irish | dóchas | DOH-khas | Tá dóchas ann. (There is hope.) |
| 61 | Scottish Gaelic | dòchas | DOH-khas | Tha dòchas ann. (There is hope.) |
| 62 | Welsh | gobaith | GO-bah-eeth | Mae gobaith bob amser. (There is always hope.) |
| 63 | Slovenian | upanje | OO-pah-nyeh | Upanje nikoli ne umre. (Hope never dies.) |
| 64 | Slovak | nádej | NAH-dey | Vždy je nádej. (There is always hope.) |
| 65 | Croatian | nada | NAH-dah | Uvijek ima nade. (There is always hope.) |
| 66 | Serbian | нада | NAH-dah | Нада увек постоји. (Hope always exists.) |
| 67 | Bosnian | nada | NAH-dah | Nada nikad ne umire. (Hope never dies.) |
| 68 | Albanian | shpresë | SHPREH-suh | Ka gjithmonë shpresë. (There is always hope.) |
| 69 | Latvian | cerība | tseh-REE-bah | Cerība mirst pēdējā. (Hope dies last.) |
| 70 | Lithuanian | viltis | vil-TEES | Visada yra viltis. (There is always hope.) |
🌟 Final Thoughts
Hope knows no borders. No matter the language, the feeling remains the same—an unshakeable belief in better things to come. Whether whispered in Spanish or shouted in Swahili, hope connects us all.
If you found this inspiring, check out our other multilingual word journeys and feel the world through the lens of language.
