surprise
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The meaning (definition) of the word surprise
something you did not expect
The word surprise used in a sentence
“The surprise was a toy clown inside the big box.”
How the word surprise is said around the world
| French | surprise (sewr-PREEZ) |
| Spanish | sorpresa (sohr-PRAY-sah) |
| Mandarin | 惊喜 (jing shee) |
| Hindi | सरप्राइज़ (suh-pruh-RAAIZ) |
| Arabic | مفاجأة (moo-FAA-jah-ah) |
| Russian | сюрприз (syur-PREES) |
| Portuguese (EU) | surpresa (soor-PRAY-zuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | surpresa (soor-PREH-zah) |
| Japanese | おどろき (oh-doh-ROH-kee) |
| German | Überraschung (ee-buh-RASH-uung) |
| Urdu | سرپرائز (sur-puh-RAIZ) |
| Punjabi | ਹੈਰਾਨੀ (hai-RAH-nee) |
| Korean | 깜짝 놀랄 일 (KKAHM-jjahk nohl-LAHL EEL) |
| Hebrew | הפתעה (hahf-tah-AH) |
| Greek | έκπληξη (EHK-pleek-see) |
| Dutch | verrassing (vuh-RAH-sing) |
| Tagalog | sorpresa (sohr-PREH-sah) |
| Vietnamese | điều bất ngờ (dee-oo buht NGUH) |
| Turkish | sürpriz (sewr-PREEZ) |
| Persian | غافلگیری (ghah-fel-gee-REE) |
| Polish | niespodzianka (nyeh-spoh-JAHN-kah) |
| Ukrainian | сюрприз (syur-PRYZ) |
| Bengali | চমক (CHO-mok) |
| Swedish | överraskning (ER-ver-rask-ning) |
| Italian | sorpresa (sor-PREH-zah) |
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