Life challenges us in ways we never expect, and yet we rise, rebuild, and move forward.
That’s the spirit behind the word “survivor.” No matter where you come from or what language you speak, this word carries courage, resilience, and hope.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to say “survivor” in 70 different languages—along with simple pronunciations and example sentences—so you can express strength across cultures.
This article is written for you—someone who values the power of words and the stories they carry.
How to Say “Survivor” in 70 Different Languages
Below are clear, friendly translations with pronunciation and example sentences to help you use them confidently.
- English (🇺🇸) – Survivor | Pronunciation: ser-vy-ver
Example: She is a true survivor. - Spanish (🇪🇸) – Superviviente | Pronunciation: soo-pair-vee-vee-en-teh
Example: Ella es una superviviente. (She is a survivor.) - French (🇫🇷) – Survivant/Survivante | Pronunciation: sir-vee-vahn / sir-vee-vant
Example: Elle est une survivante. (She is a survivor.) - German (🇩🇪) – Überlebende | Pronunciation: oo-ber-lay-ben-duh
Example: Sie ist eine Überlebende. (She is a survivor.) - Italian (🇮🇹) – Sopravvissuto/Sopravvissuta | Pronunciation: so-prah-vees-soo-toh / soo-tah
Example: Lei è una sopravvissuta. (She is a survivor.) - Portuguese (🇵🇹) – Sobrevivente | Pronunciation: so-breh-vee-ven-chee
Example: Ela é uma sobrevivente. (She is a survivor.) - Chinese Mandarin (🇨🇳) – 幸存者 (Xìngcúnzhě) | Pronunciation: shing-tswoon-juh
Example: 她是一个幸存者。 – She is a survivor. - Japanese (🇯🇵) – 生存者 (Seizonsha) | Pronunciation: say-zon-sha
Example: 彼女は生存者です。 – She is a survivor. - Korean (🇰🇷) – 생존자 (Saengjonja) | Pronunciation: seng-jon-ja
Example: 그녀는 생존자입니다. – She is a survivor. - Hindi (🇮🇳) – जीवित बचा (Jeevit Bacha) | Pronunciation: jee-vit ba-chaa
Example: वह एक जीवित बची है। – She is a survivor. - Arabic (🇸🇦) – ناجٍ / ناجية (Naji / Najiya) | Pronunciation: naa-jee / naa-jee-ya
Example: هي ناجية. – She is a survivor. - Russian (🇷🇺) – Выживший / Выжившая (Vyzhivshiy / Vyzhivshaya) | Pronunciation: vyi-zhiv-shiy / sha-ya
Example: Она выжившая. – She is a survivor. - Turkish (🇹🇷) – Hayatta Kalan | Pronunciation: hi-yat-ta ka-lan
Example: O bir hayatta kalan. (She is a survivor.) - Greek (🇬🇷) – Επιζών / Επιζώσα (Epizón / Epizósa) | Pronunciation: epi-zohn / epi-zo-sa
Example: Είναι επιζώσα. – She is a survivor. - Dutch (🇳🇱) – Overlevende | Pronunciation: oh-ver-lay-ven-duh
Example: Zij is een overlevende. - Swedish (🇸🇪) – Överlevare | Pronunciation: ur-ver-lev-ah-reh
Example: Hon är en överlevare. - Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Overlevende | Pronunciation: oh-ver-lay-ven-deh
Example: Hun er en overlevende. - Danish (🇩🇰) – Overlevende | Pronunciation: oh-ver-lee-ven-deh
Example: Hun er en overlevende. - Finnish (🇫🇮) – Selviytyjä | Pronunciation: sel-vee-yu-tya
Example: Hän on selviytyjä. - Polish (🇵🇱) – Ocalały/Ocalala | Pronunciation: oh-tsa-la-wih / oh-tsa-la-wa
Example: Ona jest ocalała. - Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Виживший/Вижила (Vyzhyvshyy / Vyzhyla) | Pronunciation: vyi-zhiv-shih / vyi-zhil-a
Example: Вона вижила. – She is a survivor. - Czech (🇨🇿) – Přeživší | Pronunciation: p-ree-zhiv-shee
Example: Ona je přeživší. - Slovak (🇸🇰) – Preživší | Pronunciation: preh-zhiv-shee
Example: Ona je preživší. - Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Túlélő | Pronunciation: too-lay-loh
Example: Ő egy túlélő. - Romanian (🇷🇴) – Supraviețuitor/Supraviețuitoare | Pronunciation: soo-prah-vyets-wee-tor / toah-reh
Example: Ea este o supraviețuitoare. - Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Оцелял/Оцеляла (Otselyal/Otselyala) | Pronunciation: ot-se-lyal / ot-se-lya-la
Example: Тя е оцеляла. - Serbian (🇷🇸) – Преживели (Preživeli) | Pronunciation: preh-zhee-veh-lee
Example: Она је преживела. - Croatian (🇭🇷) – Preživjeli | Pronunciation: preh-zhee-vyeh-lee
Example: Ona je preživjela. - Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Preživjeli | Pronunciation: preh-zhee-vyeh-lee
Example: Ona je preživjela. - Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Preživel/Preživela | Pronunciation: preh-zhee-vel / preh-zhee-veh-la
Example: Ona je preživela. - Estonian (🇪🇪) – Ellujäänu | Pronunciation: el-loo-yah-noo
Example: Ta on ellujäänu. - Latvian (🇱🇻) – Izdzīvojušais/Izdzīvojusī | Pronunciation: iz-dzee-vo-yu-shais / see
Example: Viņa ir izdzīvojusī. - Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Išgyvenęs/Išgyvenusi | Pronunciation: eesh-gee-veh-nes / noo-see
Example: Ji yra išgyvenusi. - Irish (🇮🇪) – Marthanóir | Pronunciation: mar-tha-nohr
Example: Is marthanóir í. - Welsh (🇬🇧) – Goroeswr | Pronunciation: go-roi-suur
Example: Mae hi’n oroeswr. - Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Eftirlifandi | Pronunciation: ef-teer-li-van-dee
Example: Hún er eftirlifandi. - Maltese (🇲🇹) – Sopravissuta/Sopravissut | Pronunciation: so-pra-vis-soot
Example: Hija sopravissuta. - Basque (🇪🇸) – Bizirik Atera | Pronunciation: bee-zee-reek ah-teh-rah
Example: Bizirik atera da. - Catalan (🇪🇸) – Supervivent | Pronunciation: soo-pair-vee-vent
Example: Ella és una supervivent. - Portuguese Brazil (🇧🇷) – Sobrevivente | Pronunciation: so-breh-vee-ven-chee
Example: Ela é uma sobrevivente. - Swahili (🇰🇪) – Mtu Aliyenusurika | Pronunciation: m-too ah-lee-yeh-noo-soo-ree-ka
Example: Yeye ni manusura. - Zulu (🇿🇦) – Omsindisi | Pronunciation: om-seen-dee-see
Example: Ungumsindisi. - Xhosa (🇿🇦) – Osindileyo | Pronunciation: oh-seen-dee-lay-oh
Example: Ungusindileyo. - Amharic (🇪🇹) – ተረፈ (Terefe) | Pronunciation: teh-reh-feh
Example: እርሷ ተረፈች። – She is a survivor. - Somali (🇸🇴) – Badbaade | Pronunciation: bad-baa-deh
Example: Waa badbaade. - Hausa (🇳🇬) – Mai Tsira | Pronunciation: mai chee-rah
Example: Ita mai tsira ce. - Yoruba (🇳🇬) – Aláyè | Pronunciation: ah-lah-yeh
Example: Ó jẹ́ aláyè. - Igbo (🇳🇬) – Onye lanarịrị | Pronunciation: on-yeh la-na-ri-ri
Example: Ọ bụ onye lanarịrị. - Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Penyintas | Pronunciation: pen-yin-tas
Example: Dia adalah penyintas. - Malay (🇲🇾) – Mangsa Selamat | Pronunciation: mahng-sah seh-lah-mat
Example: Dia seorang mangsa selamat. - Filipino (🇵🇭) – Nakatakas/Nakaligtas | Pronunciation: na-ka-ta-kas / na-ka-lig-tas
Example: Siya ay isang nakaligtas. - Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Người Sống Sót | Pronunciation: ngwee sohm sot
Example: Cô ấy là người sống sót. - Thai (🇹🇭) – ผู้รอดชีวิต (Phu Rot Chiwit) | Pronunciation: poo-rot-chee-wit
Example: เธอคือผู้รอดชีวิต. - Khmer (🇰🇭) – អ្នករស់រាន (Neak Rosrean) | Pronunciation: neck rosh-ran
Example: នាងជាអ្នករស់រាន. - Lao (🇱🇦) – ຜູ້ລອດ (Phu Lot) | Pronunciation: poo-lot
Example: ນາງແມ່ນຜູ້ລອດ. - Burmese (🇲🇲) – ရှင်သန်သူ (Shin Than Thu) | Pronunciation: shin-than-thu
Example: သူမရှင်သန်သူဖြစ်သည်။ - Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Амьд Үлдэгсэд (Amd Üldegsed) | Pronunciation: ahmd uhl-deg-sed
Example: Тэр амьд үлдсэн. - Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Аманда Қалған (Amanda Qalğan) | Pronunciation: ah-mahn-da kal-ghan
Example: Ол аманда қалған. - Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Omon Qolgan | Pronunciation: ah-mon kol-gan
Example: U omon qolgan. - Tajik (🇹🇯) – Зинда Монда (Zinda Monda) | Pronunciation: zin-da mon-da
Example: Ӯ зинда мондааст. - Pashto (🇦🇫) – ژغورل شوی (Zhghoril Shawi) | Pronunciation: zh-gho-ril sha-wee
Example: هغه ژغورل شوې ده. - Farsi Persian (🇮🇷) – نجاتیافته (Nejat Yafteh) | Pronunciation: neh-jaat yaf-teh
Example: او نجاتیافته است.
Conclusion
The word “survivor” carries stories of courage, healing, and victory. No matter what language you say it in, it honors those who held on when life grew difficult. These translations remind us that strength is universal, and the human spirit rises in every culture. Wherever you go, “survivor” will always be a word of hope.
