| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | asem,asemhaal | Arabic | تنفس, نبث |
| Azeri | nəfəs almaq | Catalan | alenar, respirar |
| Danish | trække vejret, ånde | Dutch | ademen, ademhalen, inblazen |
| English | breathe | Esperanto | enspiri, spiradi, spiri |
| Estonian | hingama, hingatama | Faroese | anda |
| Finnish | hengittää, henkäillä, henkäistä, hiiskua | French | respirer, souffler |
| German | atmen, durchatmen, einhauchen, hauchen | Greek | αναπνέω |
| Hebrew | נשם | Hungarian | lélegzik |
| Icelandic | anda | Indonesian | bernafas, hirup, menghirup |
| Italian | fiatare, respirare, rifiatare | Japanese | 呼吸 |
| Lithuanian | pakvėpuoti | Macedonian | дише |
| Malay | bernafas | Norwegian | puste, ånde |
| Persian | دمیدن, نفس کشیدن | Polish | dychać, dyszeć, oddychać, odetchnąć, pooddychać, tchnąć, ziać, zionąć |
| Portuguese | esbaforir, folegar, respirar | Romanian | răsufla, respira |
| Russian | дышать, подышать | Spanish | respirar |
| Swedish | andas | Thai | หายใจ |
| Turkish | nefes almak, solumak | Vietnamese | hít, hô hấp, thở |
