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.
| Language | Phrase |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Sal jy met my dans, assblief? |
| Albanian | A doni të vallzoni? |
| Arabic | >m (hal tuħibb ʔan 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?) |
| Bulgarian | Искате ли да
танцуваме
|
| Catalan | Vols ballar amb mi? |
| Chamorro | Malagu hao bumaila yan guahu? |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 你要唔要同我跳舞? (néih yiu m̀ yiu tùhng ngóh tiumóuh) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 你要不要跟我跳舞? (nǐ yào bú yào gēn wǒ tiàowǔ) |
| Croatian | Bi li htio plesati sa mnom? |
| Czech | Smím prosit?
Nezatančila byste si se mnou? Nepůjdem si trsnout? |
| Danish | Vil du danse med mig? |
| Dutch | Wil je met me dansen? Mag ik deze dans van u? (frm) |
| Esperanto | Ĉu vi volus danci kun mi? |
| Estonian | Kas te soovite tantsida? |
| Faroese | Hevur tú hug at dansa (við mær) |
| 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? |
| Georgian | გნებავთ ვიცეკვოთ?
(gnebavt vicekvot?) - frm გნებავს ვიცეკვოთ? (gnebavs vicekvot?) - inf გინდა ვიცეკვოთ? (ginda vicekvot) - inf |
| German | Möchten Sie mit mir tanzen?
Möchtest du mit mir tanzen? Magst Du (mit mir) tanzen? (very inf and colloquial) |
| German (Berlinerisch) | Magste / Möchteste mit mij tanz'n? |
| German (Hessian) | Willschd du mit mer tanze? |
| Greek | Θέλεις νὰ χορέψεις μαζί μου;
Θέλετε νὰ χορέψετε μαζί μου; |
| Hebrew | (to a woman)
(to a man) |
| Hindi | क्या
आप मेरे
साथ नाचना
पसंद करेंगी? (Kyā āp mere sāth nācnā pasaṅd kareṅgī) |
| 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 | Vuoi ballare con me?
Balliamo? |
| Japanese | 一緒に踊りませんか。 (isshoni odorimasenka?) |
| Kazakh | Сізбен билеуге бола ма? (Sizben bïlewge bola ma?) |
| Latvian | Vai jūs vēlaties dejot? |
| Limburgish | Wil doe mit mich denser? |
| Lithuanian | Ar pašoksi su manini? Ar/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) |
| Maltese | Tixtieq tiżfen miegħi? Għandek pjaċir tizfen miegħi? |
| Manx | By vie lhiat daunse lhiam? |
| Marathi | तुम्हाला
माझ्या सोबत
नाचायला आवडेल
का? (Tumhālā mājhyā sobat nācāyalā āvḍel kā) |
| Norwegian | Skal vi danse? (lit. 'Shall we dance?') |
| Occitan | Vòles dançar amb ieu? (frm) Volètz dançar amb ieu? (inf) |
| Persian | دوست دارید با من برقصید؟ / با من می رقصید؟ (dust dârid bâ man beraqsid? / bâ man miraqsid?) |
| Polish | Chcesz ze mną zatańczyć? (inf) Zatańczymy? (inf) Czy mogę prosić do tańca? (frm) Czy mogę Panią prosić do tańca? (frm/>f) |
| Portuguese | Você quer dançar? Você dança? Queres/quer dançar comigo? |
| Romanian | Doreşti să dansezi cu mine? (inf) Doriţi să dansaţi cu mine? (frm) |
| Russian | Хотите потанцевать
|
| 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 | Хоћете да
играте ову
игру са мном? (Hoćete da igrate ovu igru sa mnom?) Могу ли имати ову игру? (Mogu li imati ovu igru?) |
| Shona | Ungande kutamba? (sg) Mungade kutamba? (pl) |
| Slovak | Smiem prosiť? Zatancovali by ste si so mnou? |
| Slovenian | Bi radi plesali z mano? (inf) Smem prositi za ples? (frm) |
| Spanish | ¿Quisiera bailar conmigo?
¿Quisieras bailar conmigo? |
| Swahili | Tucheze ngoma? Utapenda kudansi? |
| Swedish | Vill du dansa med mig?
|
| Tagalog | Gusto mo bang magsayaw tayo? |
| Thai | อยากเต้นรำไหม (yàhk dtên rum mái?) |
| 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 potantsjuvaty?) - inf Хочете зi мною потанцювати? (Chočete zi mnoiu potantsjuvaty?) - frm |
| Uzbek | Men bilan raqsga tushmaysizmi?
|
| 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? |
| Yoruba | Ṣé o fẹ́ẹ́ jó? |
| Zulu | Uthanda ukudansa nami? |
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