| Example in Catalan | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Miri, ens anàvem a banyar i en passar el penya-segat hem vist aquest jove que fugia. | Well, we were both going down to bathe. And just as we got... We saw this young man running away |
| M'anava a banyar. | I was going to bathe. |
| Llavors, per què banyar-lo i vestir-lo bé? | Then why bathe him and dress him in fine clothes? |
| Un matí em canvia, i l'altre em banya. | One morning she changes me, the next morning, she bathes me. |
| Deixa que em banyi i em vesteixi per a l'ocasió. | Let me bathe and dress for the occasion. |
| Quan tenia set anys vaig veure una criada banyant-se al riu. | When I was seven, I saw a servant girl... bathing in the river. |
| - L'estan banyant. | -They're bathing him. |
| M'estava banyant. | I was bathing. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | lahem | Arabic | استحم |
| Danish | bade | Dutch | baden,betten, betuigen |
| English | bathe | Estonian | suplema |
| Faroese | baða | Finnish | kylpeä |
| French | baigner, se baigner, se baisser, se balader, se balancer, se baliniser, se balkaniser, se balladuriser, se ballonner, se balnéariser, se baloutchiser, se balsamiser, se baltiser, se balzaciser, se bambaner, se bambariser, se bananer, se bancabiliser, se bancaliser, se bander | German | baden |
| Greek | λούζομαι, λούω | Icelandic | baða, lauga |
| Indonesian | memandikan | Italian | irrorare |
| Japanese | 浴びる, 沐浴 | Macedonian | бања, избања, искапе, се бања, се капе |
| Maori | kaukau | Norwegian | bade |
| Persian | آبتنی کردن, حمام کردن | Polish | skapać, skąpać |
| Portuguese | banhar | Quechua | armakuy, armay |
| Russian | искупаться, купаться | Spanish | bañar |
| Swedish | bada, bagatellisera | Thai | สรง, อาบน้ำ |