Synonyms: although, though, albeit, even though
| Part of speech | conjunction |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ʍaɪ̯l/ |
| Hyphenation | while |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑣𐑢𐑲𐑤 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐸𐐶𐐴𐑊 |
| Afrikaans | alhoewel; hoewel |
|---|---|
| Albanian | edhe pse; megjithëqë; megjithëse |
| Catalan | bé que; per bé que; encara que; si bé |
| Czech | ačkoliv; ač; ačkoli |
| Dutch | hoewel |
| Esperanto | kvankam; malgraŭ ke |
| Faeroese | hóast |
| Finnish | vaikka |
| French | quoique; bien que; même si |
| German | obgleich; obschon; wenn auch; obwohl; wennschon |
| Greek | αν και; μολονότι; καίτοι |
| Icelandic | þó að; þótt |
| Italian | benche; sebbene; benché |
| Latin | quamquam |
| Low German | howel |
| Luxemburgish | obwuel |
| Papiamento | anke; aunke; maske |
| Polish | choć |
| Portuguese | ainda que; conquanto; posto que |
| Romanian | deși |
| Russian | хотя |
| Saterland Frisian | owwol; wan uk |
| Scottish Gaelic | ged |
| Spanish | aunque |
| Sranan | ofskon |
| Swahili | ingawa |
| Swedish | ehuru; ehuruväl; fastän; om än |
| Thai | ถึงแม้น; แม้จะมี |
| West Frisian | alhoewol’t; al; alhoewol |