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This page shows you how to say this phrase, or something similiar, in many different languages.
Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, v inf = very informal, >m = said to men, >f = said to women, m = said by men, f = said by women
| Language | Would you like to dance with me? |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Sal jy met my dans, asseblief? |
| Albanian | A doni të vallzoni? |
| Amharic | ከኔ ጋር መደነስ ትፈልጋለህ። (kene gar medenes tefelegaleh?) - m ከኔ ጋር መደነስ ትፈልጊያለሽ። (kene gar medenes tefelegiyalesh?) - f |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
Bt7ebb ter2os ma3i? (m) Bt7ebbi ter2osi ma3i? (f) |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
>m (hal tuħibb an tarqus̱?)
هل تحبْ أن
ترقص؟ >f (tuħibbina ʔan tarqus̱ī?) تحبْين أل ترقصي؟ |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
Կպարեի՞ք ինձ հետ: (Kpareik’ indz het?) |
| Armenian (Western) |
պարես ինծի հետ: (Bares eendzee hed?) |
| Azeri | Bu rəqsi mənə lütf edərsinizmi? |
| Basque | Dantzatu nahi al duzu nirekin? |
| Bengali | তুমি আমার সঙ্গে নাচবে? (tumi amar sange naachbe ) - inf আপনি আমার সঙ্গে নাচবেন? (apni amar sange naachben) - frm |
| Bhojpuri | हमरे संगे नचबू (hamare sange nachabu?) m हमरे संगे नचबा (hamare sange nachaba?) f |
| Breton | C'hoant az peus da zañsal ganin? |
| Bulgarian | Искате ли да танцуваме? (Iskate li da tancuvame?) frm Искаш ли да танцуваме? (Iskaš li da tancuvame?) inf Желаете ли да танцуваме? (Želaete li da tancuvame?) frm Желаеш ли да танцуваме? (Želaeš li da tancuvame?) inf |
| Catalan | Vols ballar amb mi? |
| Chamorro | Kao malago' hao bumaila yan guåhu? |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
你要唔要同我跳舞？
(néih yium̀hyiu tùhng ngóh tiumóuh) - inf 賞面同我跳隻舞嗎？ (séungmíhn tùhng ngóh tiujek móuh ma) - frm |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
你要不要跟我跳舞？ (nǐ yào bú yào gēn wǒ tiàowǔ) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
你愛欲和我跳舞無？ (lì ài-beh/boeh hām góa thiàu-bú bô?) |
| Corsican | Voli ballà? |
| Croatian | Bi li htio plesati sa mnom? (>m) Bi li htjela plesati sa mnom (>f) |
| Czech | Smím prosit? (frm)
Nezatančila byste si se mnou? Nepůjdem si trsnout? (v inf) |
| Danish | Vil du danse med mig? |
| Dutch | Wil je met me dansen? Mag ik deze dans van u? (frm) |
| Esperanto | Ĉu vi volas danci kun mi? Ĉu vi deziras danci kun mi? |
| Estonian | Kas te soovite tantsida? |
| Faroese | Hevur tú hug at dansa (við mær) |
| Fijian | Ko via meke kei au? |
| Finnish | Haluaisitko tanssia kanssani? |
| French | Voudriez-vous danser avec moi? |
| Frisian (North) | Määst dü ma me doonse? |
| Frisian (West) | Wolsto mei my dûnsje? |
| Friulian | Vûstu balâ cun me? |
| Galician | Bailas?
Queres bailar conmigo? (inf) Quere vostede bailar conmigo? (frm) |
| Georgian | გნებავთ ვიცეკვოთ? (gnebavth vicekvoth?) - frm გნებავს ვიცეკვოთ? (gnebavs vicekvoth?) - inf გინდა ვიცეკვოთ? (ginda vicekvoth) - inf |
| German | Möchten Sie mit mir tanzen? (to strangers) Möchtest du mit mir tanzen? (to people you know) Magst Du (mit mir) tanzen? (very inf and colloquial) |
| German (Hessian) | Willschd du mit mer tanze? |
| Greek (Modern) | Θέλεις να χορέψεις μαζί μου; (thélis na horépsis mazí mu?) - inf Θέλετε να χορέψετε μαζί μου; (thélete na horépsete mazí mu?) - frm |
| Gujarati | તમે મારી સાથે ડાંસ કરશો? (tame mari sathe dance karso?) |
| Haitian Creole | Eske ou vle danse? |
| Hebrew | (to a woman)
Ha'im tirtsi lircod iti?
האם
תרצי לרקוד
איתי? (to a man) Ha'im tirtseh lircod iti? האם תרצה לרקוד איתי? |
| Hindi | क्या आप मेरे साथ नाचना पसंद करेंगी? (kyā āp mere sāth nācnā pasaṅd kareṅgī?) >f क्या आप मेरे साथ नाचना पसंद करेंगे? (kyā āp mere sāth nācnā pasaṅd kareṅge?) >m |
| Hungarian | Szeretne táncolni velem? (frm) Szeretnél táncolni velem? (inf) |
| Icelandic | Viltu dansa við mig? |
| Indonesian | Bersediakah Anda berdansa dengan saya? |
| Inuktitut | ᒧᒥᓘ? (Mumirluu?) |
| Iñupiaq | Mumirluu? |
| Irish (Gaelic) | An bhfuil tú damhsa liom? |
| Italian | Vuole ballare con me? (frm) Vuoi ballare con me? (inf) Balliamo? (inf) |
| Japanese | 一緒に踊りませんか (isshoni odorimasenka?) |
| Kannada | ನೀವು/ನೀನು ನನ್ನ ಜೊತೆ ಡ್ಯಾನ್ಸ್ ಮಾಡ್ತೀರಾ/ಯಾ? (neevu/neenu nanna jote dyaans maadteera/yaa?) ಅಥವಾ ನರ್ತಿಸ್ತೀರಾ/ಯಾ? (athavaa nartisteera/yaa?) |
| Kazakh | Сізбен билеуге бола ма? (Sizben bïlewge bola ma?) |
| Khmer | អ្នកចង់រាំជាមួយខ្ញុំទេ? (nek chong rohm ji-mooay kinyom dtay?) |
| Lakota Sioux | Wayáčhi yačhíŋ he? |
| Latin | Mecum ballare vis? |
| Latvian | Vai Jūs vēlaties dejot? |
| Limburgish | Wil doe mit mich denser? |
| Lithuanian | Ar norėtum su manim pašokti? Gal norėtum su manim pašokti? |
| Luxembourgish | Wëlls de mat mir danzen? |
| Macedonian | Би сакале ли да танцувате со мене? (Bi sakale li da tantsuvate so mene?) frm Би сакала ли да танцуваш со мене? (Bi sakala li da tantsuvash so mene?) >f Би сакал ли да танцуваш со мене? (Bi sakal li da tantsuvash so mene?) >m |
| Malay | Mahukah saudari menari dengan saya? (f) Mahukah saudara menari dengan saya? (m) |
| Malayalam | എന്നോടൊത്ത് നൃത്തം ചെയ്യുന്നോ? (ennodothu nrutham cheyyunno?) |
| Maltese | Tixtieq tiżfen miegħi? Għandek pjaċir tizfen miegħi? |
| Manx (Gaelic) | By vie lhiat daunse lhiam? |
| Māori | Ka Pīrangi koe ki te kanikani tahi tāua? |
| Marathi | तुम्हाला माझ्या सोबत नाचायला आवडेल का? (tumhālā mājhyā sobat nācāyalā āvḍel kā) |
| Mongolian | Та надтай бүжиглэмээр байна уу? (Ta nadtai bujiglemeer baina uu?) |
| Nepali | के तपाइ मसँग नाच्न चाहनुहुन्छ? (ke tapain masanga nachna chahanuhunchha) |
| Norwegian | Skal vi danse? (lit. 'Shall we dance?') |
| Occitan | Vòles dançar amb ieu? (frm) Volètz dançar amb ieu? (inf) |
| Papiamento | Bo lo kier baila cumi? (frm) Bo kier baila? (inf) |
| Pashto | آیا غواړی چی ما سره ګدا وکړی (aya ghwari chi ma sara gada wokri?) |
| Persian (Farsi) | (dust dârid bâ man beraqsid?)
دوست داريد با من برقصيد؟ (bâ man miraqsid?) با من مي رقصيد؟ |
| Polish | Czy chcesz ze mną zatańczyć? (inf) Zatańczymy? (inf) Czy mogę prosić do tańca? (frm) Mogę prosić Panią do tańca? (frm>f) |
| Portuguese | Você quer dançar? Você dança? Queres/quer dançar comigo? |
| Punjabi | ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਨਚਣਾ ਪਸੰਦ ਕਰੋ ਗੇ / کیہ تُسیں میرے نال نچنا پسند کرو گے؟ (kī tusī mere nāl nacaṇā pasãd karo ge) |
| Romanian | Dorești să dansezi cu mine? (inf) Doriți să dansați cu mine? (frm) |
| Russian | Хотите потанцевать? (Xotite potancevat?) |
| Samoan | Ete ta fia siva? |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) |
Cheres ballare? |
| Scots | Woods ye loch tae jink wi' me? |
| Scottish Gaelic | A bheil thu 'g iarraidh a dhanns? (inf) A bheil sibh 'g iarraidh a dhanns? (frm) |
| Serbian | Желите ли да плешете са мном? (Želite li da plešete sa mnom?) Могу ли да добийем овау плес? (Mogu li da dobijem ovaj ples?) |
| Shona | Ungande kutamba? (sg) Mungade kutamba? (pl) |
| Sinhala | ඔයා මාත් එක්ක පොඩ්ඩක් නටන්න කැමතිද? (oya math ekka poddak natanna kamathida?) |
| Slovak | Smiem prosiť? Zatancovali by ste si so mnou? |
| Slovenian | Bi radi plesali z mano? (inf) Smem prositi za ples? (frm) |
| Somali | Ma ciyaaraysaa? |
| Spanish | ¿Querría bailar conmigo? (frm) ¿Querrías bailar conmigo? (inf) ¿Quisiera bailar conmigo? (frm) ¿Quisieras bailar conmigo? (inf) |
| Swahili | Tucheze ngoma? Utapenda kudansi? |
| Swedish | Vill du dansa med mig? Får jag lov? (May I?) |
| Swiss German | Möchtesch Du mit mir danze? |
| Tagalog | Sayaw tayo? Tara sayaw tayo? Gusto mo bang sumayaw? (inf) Maari ko bang hingin ang kamay mo para sa sayaw na ito? (vfrm) |
| Tahitian | Haere tatou e arearea |
| Tamil | என்னுடன் ஆட விருப்பமா? (ennudan aada viruppamaa?) |
| Tatar | Minem belän biyergä telisezme? |
| Telugu | నాతో నాట్యం చేసే కుతూహలం ఉన్నదా ? (naathoa naatyaṅ chaesae kuthoohalaṅ unnadhaa?) |
| Tetum | Ita hakarak dansa ho hau |
| Thai | อยากเต้นรำไหม (yàhk dtên rum mái?) |
| Tibetan | ཁྱེད་རང་ང་དང་མཉམ་དུ་ཞབས་བྲོ་འཁྲབ་ན་འགྲིག་གི་རེད་པས། |
| Tigrinya | ምሳይ ክትስዕስዕ ትደሊዶ? (Msay Kt’s’e’s’e Tdelido?) m/sg ምሳይ ክትስዕስዒ ትደሊዶ? (Msay Kt’s’e’s’i Tdelido) f/sg |
| Tongan | Teke lava tauolunga mo au? |
| Tswana | A ga o batle go bina? |
| Turkish | Bu dansı bana lütfeder misiniz? (frm) Benimle dans eder misiniz? (inf) |
| Ukrainian | Хочеш зi мною потанцювати? (Chočeš zi mnoiu potanciuvaty?) - inf Хочете зi мною потанцювати? (Chočete zi mnoiu potanciuvaty?) - frm |
| Uzbek | Men bilan raqsga tushmaysizmi? |
| Venetian | Vustu bałar co mi? |
| Võro | Kas sa tahtsiq tandsiq? |
| Welsh | Dach chi eisiau dawnsio (h)efo fi? (frm - North Wales) Ti eisiau dawnsio (h)efo fi? (inf - North Wales) Dych chi'n moyn dawnsio (gy)da fi? (frm - South Wales) Ti'n moyn dawnsio (gy)da fi? (inf - South Wales) |
| Wolof | Buga nga fecc? |
| Yiddish | inf (Volstu gevolt tantsn mit mir?)
װאָלסטטו געװאָלט טאַנצן מיט מיר? frm (Volt ir gevolt tantsn mit mir?) װאָלט איר געװאָלט טאַנצן מיט מיר? |
| Xhosa | Ungathanda ukudansa? |
| Yorùbá | ̣Se iwọ maa ba mi jo? |
| Yucatec Maya | Co'ox óok' ot |
| Zulu | Uthanda ukudansa nami? |
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