View source for Cubing terminology in different languages

This page gives the [[Rubik's cube|cubing]] [[terminology]] of some useful terms in different languages.

Pronunciation is given in square brackets, in pinyin in for Mandarin and in IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) for other languages (for technical reason, nasal vowels are denoted by a proceeding tilde (~)). Literal translations are given in parentheses. Gender has been indicated when appropriate.

== List of Main Terminology ==

=== Indo-European Languages ===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! colspan="5" | Germanic
! colspan="5" | Romance
! colspan="3" | Slavic
|-
! English
! Dutch
! German
! Swedish
! Icelandic (1)
! French
! Spanish
! Portuguese
! Italian
! Romanian
! Russian
! Polish
! Croatian
|-
| Rubik's Cube
| Rubiks kubus
| Zauberwürfel
['tsaʊbɐ̯vʏɐ̯fɛl]
| Rubiks kub
| Rubik's teningur/kubbur
| Rubik's Cube
[ʁubiks kyb]
| Cubo Rubik
| Cubo de Rubik
| Cubo di Rubik
| Cubul Rubik
| Кубик Рубика
| Kostka Rubika
| 
|-
| Corner
|
| die Ecke
[ɛkə]
| hörn
| horn
| le coin
[kw~ɛ]
| esquina
| esquina
| un angolo
| colţ
| уголок, угловой элемент
| róg / narożnik
| vrh
|-
| Edge
|
| die Kante
| kant
| hliðarkubbur
| l'arête (f)
[aʁɛt]
| borde
| 
| uno spigolo
| muchie
| ребро, рёберный элемент
| krawędź
| rub
|-
| center
|
| das Center/die Mitte
| mitt
| miðja
| le centre
[s~atʁ]
| centro
| centro
| un centro
| centru
| центр
| center
|
|-
| algorithm
|
| Algorithmus
| dragserie
| algrím
| l'algorithme/algo (m)
[algoʁitm/algo]
| algoritmo
| algoritmo
| un algoritmo/alg
| algoritm
| алгоритм
| algorytm
|
|-
| F2L
[ɛf tuː ɛL]
|
|
| 
| fyrstu tvö lögin 
| les 2 premiers étages
| primeros 2 niveles
| primeiras 2 camadas
| i primi due strati (1)
| primele două straturi
| первые два слоя
| dwie pierwsze warstwy
|
|-
| to scramble
|
| verdrehen, vermischen
| blanda
|
| mélanger
[mel~aʒe]
| desordenar
| baralhar
| mischiare
| amestecare
| запутать
| mieszać / pomieszać
|
|}

(1) Although these translations are correct, the English words are often used.

=== Other Languages ===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! colspan="1" | English
! colspan="1" | Uralic
! colspan="1" | Semitic
! colspan="3" | Sino-Tibetan
! colspan="3" | Other Asian
|-
! English
! Hungarian
! Hebrew
(Israel)
! Mandarin
(Simplified)
! Chinese
(Taiwan, Traditional)
! Chinese
(Hongkong, Traditional)
! Japanese (2)
! Korean
! Vietnamese
|-
| Rubik's Cube
| Rubik Kocka (Rubik's Cube) / Varázs Kocka (Magic Cube)
| קובייה הונגרית
(kubia hungarit)
| 魔方
[mófāng]
| 魔術方塊
[móshùfāngkuài]
| 扭計骰
[niǔjìtóu]
| ルービックキューブ
ru-bikkukyu-bu (Rubik Cube)
[ɽu͍ːbiQku͍kju͍ːꜜbu͍]
| 루빅스 큐브
ru-bik-sseu kyu-beu (Rubik's Cube)
| Khối lập phương Rubik
|-
| corner
|
|
|
|
|
| コーナー
ko-na- (corner)
[koːꜜnaː]
|
|
|-
| edge
|
|
|
|
|
| エッジ
ejji (edge)
[eQꜜdʑi]
|
|
|-
| center
|
|
|
|
|
| センター
senta- (center)
[seꜜntaː]
|
|
|-
| algorithm
|
|
|
|
|
| アルゴリズム
arugorizumu (algorithm)
[aɽu͍goɽiꜜzu͍mu͍]
|
|
|-
| to scramble
|
|
|
|
|
| 
|
|
|-
| F2L
|
|
|
|
|
| F2L
efutsu-eru ("ef two el")
[efu͍tsu͍ːeꜜɽu͍]
|
|
|}

(2) Many Japanese cubing terms are simplify transliterations of the English words, written in katakana.

== Cubing Glossaries in Different Languages ==
* Portuguese (Brazil): [http://www.cubomagicobrasil.com/tutoriais/glossario/ Cubo Mágico Brasil]
* Japanese: [http://i4no.main.jp/dic0.html i4no's website]
* French: [http://forum.francocube.com/topic484.html]

== External Links ==
* Speedsolving.com: [//www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?25755-Rubik-s-Cube-in-different-languages Rubik's Cube in different languages]
* Speedsolving.com: [//www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?33416-Foreign-Cubing-Terms Foreign Cubing Terms?]

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