This is the 50th Language Day article, and what better way to celebrate it than do it in honor of Tina Turner who passed away five days ago! We presents here the widely known three words of the song The Best - absolutely one of her most memorable melodies - in all the languages we have here. Kurdish is in for the first time. The song was originally performed by the Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, but it was Tina who made it a worldwide hit in 1989, and it has never diminished in appeal since then. Why not listen to it (check below) while you go through the languages here!

And here, in Language Day, we choose to opt for - when ever possible - the feminine version of the word best. This is for Tina!

ARABIC - Bibasatat al’afdal
CHINESE ?? 简直是最好的 (Jiǎnzhí shì zuì hǎo de)
CROATIA ?? Jednostavno najbolji
CZECH ?? Jednoduše nejlepší
DANISH ?? Simpelthen den bedste
DUTCH ?? Gewoon de beste
ENGLISH ????????????? Simply the best
ESTONIAN ?? Lihtsalt parim
FILIPINO ?? Simpleng ang pinakamahusay
FINNISH ?? Yksinkertaisesti paras
FRENCH ?? Simplement la meilleure
GERMAN ?? Einfach die beste
GREEK ?? Απλά το καλύτερο
HAWAIIAN ʻO ka maikaʻi wale nō
HINDI ?? केवल सबसे अच्छा (Keval sabase achchha)
HUNGARIAN ?? Egyszerűen a legjobb**
ICELANDIC** ?? Einfaldlega sá besti**
IRISH** ?? Ach an chuid is fearr
ITALIAN ?? Semplicemente la migliore
JAPANESE ?? 単純に最高 (Tanjun ni saikō)
KOREAN ?? 그냥 최고 (Geunyang choego)
KURDISH Bi tenê ya herî baş
LATIN - Est optimum simpliciter
LATVIAN ?? Vienkārši pats labākais
LITHUANIAN ?? Paprasčiausiai geriausias
NORWEGIAN ?? Rett og slett det beste
POLISH ?? Po prostu najlepsze
PORTUGUESE ?? Simplesmente a melhor
RUSSIAN ?? просто лу́чшая
SAMOAN ?? Na’o le sili
SCOTTISH GAELIC ??????? Dìreach as fheàrr
SERBIA ?? Jедноставно најбољи
SPANISH ?? Simplemente la mejor
SWAHILI - Bora zaidi
SWEDISH ?? Helt enkelt den bästa
TURKISH ?? Kısaca en iyisi
UKRAINIAN ?? просто найкращий
WELSH ??????? Yn syml y gorau

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC5E8ie2pdM

Updated 29.5.2023