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This phrase is used in a sketch about a badly translated English-Hungarian phrasebook from the British TV comedy show, Monty Python's Flying Circus. There's a video of the sketch on youtube and a transcript on this site.
| Language | My hovercraft is full of eels |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | My skeertuig is vol palings |
| Albanian | Automjeti im është plot me ngjala |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
El hovercraft taba3i metleni 7anklis |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(ḥawwāmtī mumtil'ah bi'anqalaysūn)
حَوّامتي مُمْتِلئة بِأَنْقَلَيْسون |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
Իմ օդաթիռը լի է օձաձկերով (Im odatirry li e odzadz.kerov) |
| Armenian (Western) |
Իմ սաւառնակս օձաձկներով լեցուն է: (Eem savarrnaguhs otsatsknerov letsoon e) |
| Aromanian | Pãmporea-a mea-i ãmplinã di uhelji |
| Azeri | Hoverkraftimin içi ilan balıǧı ilə doludur |
| Basque | Nire aerolabangailua aingirez beteta dago |
| Belarusian | Маё судна на паветранай падушцы поўна вуграмі (Majo sudna na pavetranai paduštsy powna vuhrami) |
| Bengali | আমার হভারক্রাফ্ট ইল-এ ভর্তি হয়ে গেছে (amar hovercraft eel-e bhorti hoye gechhe) |
| Bhojpuri | हमार मँडराये वाली जहाज सर्पमीनन से भरल ह (hamar mandaraye wali jahaj sarpminan se bharal ha) |
| Breton | Leun gant sili eo ma dourruzer |
| Bulgarian | Корабът ми
на въздушна
възглавница
е пълен със
змиорки (Korabãt mi na v'zdyšna vãzglavnica e pãlen sãs zmiorki) |
| Catalan | El meu aerolliscador està ple d'anguiles |
| Cebuano | Puno ug kasili ang akong hoberkrap/hovercraft |
| Chamorro | Bula håsuli/åsuli iyo-ku hovercraft |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
我隻氣墊船裝滿晒鱔 (ngóh jek heidínsyùhn jòngmúhnsaai síhn) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
我的氣墊船充滿了鱔魚
[我的气垫船充满了鳝鱼] (Wǒ de qìdiànchuán chōngmǎn le shànyú) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
我的氣墊船充滿了鱔魚 (góa ê khì-tiām-chûn chhiong-móa liáu sian-hî) |
| Cornish | Leun a sylli yw ow skath bargesi |
| Corsican | I me puppuli ani da chjuppà di piaceri - innò, scuseti : u me battellu hè carcu d'anguili |
| Croatian | Moja je lebdjelica puna jegulja |
| Czech | Moje vznášedlo je plné úhořů |
| Danish | Mit luftpudefartøj er fyldt med ål Min luftpudebåd er fyldt med ål |
| Dutch | Mijn luchtkussenboot zit vol paling Mijn hovercraft zit vol palingen |
| Estonian | Mu hõljuk on angerjaid täis |
| Faroese | Luftpútufar mítt er (skít)fult í álli! |
| Finnish | Ilmatyynyalukseni on täynnä ankeriaita |
| French | Mon aéroglisseur est plein d'anguilles |
| Frisian (North) | Min luftdümpetbüüdj as ful ma äil |
| Frisian (Western) | Myn hoverkreaft is fol fan Eels |
| Friulian | Il gno hovercraft al è plen di bisats |
| Galician | O meu aerodeslizador esta cheo de anguías |
| Georgian | ჩემი ხომალდი საჰაერო ბალიშზე სავსეა გველთევზებით (chemi khomaldi sahaero balishze savsea gveltevzebit) |
| German | Mein Luftkissenfahrzeug ist voller Aale Mein Hovercraft ist voller Aale |
| Greek (Ancient) | Τὸ πλοῖόν μου τὸ μετεωριζόμενον ἐστι πλῆρες ἐγχελέων (To ploion mou to meteorizomenon esti pleres encheleon) Τὸ πλοῖόν μου τὸ ἀεροπλοῦν ἐστι πλῆρες ἐγχελέων (To ploion mou to aeroploun esti pleres encheleon) |
| Greek (Modern) | Το Χόβερκράφτ μου είναι γεμάτο χέλια (To hóverkráft mu íne gemáto hélia) |
| Greenlandic | Umiatsiaasara pullattagaq nimerussanik ulikkaarpoq |
| Hebrew | הרחפת
שלי מלאה בצלופחים (Harahefet sh'eli mele'ah betzlofahim) |
| Hindi | मेरी मँडराने वाली नाव सर्पमीनों से भरी हैं (merī ṃḍarāne vālī nāv sarpamīnoṁ se bharī haiṅ) |
| Hungarian | A légpárnás hajóm tele van angolnákkal |
| Icelandic | Svifnökkvinn minn er fullur af álum |
| Indonesian | Hovercraft saya penuh dengan belut |
| Inuktitut | ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔫᑉ ᐳᓪᓕᓕᒫᐸᒐ ᑕᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᔭᖅ (Umiaryuap Publimaaqpaga tattaurniq ammayaq / Umiarjuap Pullimmaqpaga tattaurniq nimiraq) |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Tá m'árthach foluaineach lán d'eascanna. |
| Italian | Il mio hovercraft/aeroscivolante è pieno di anguille Il mio aliscafo è pieno di anguille |
| Japanese | 私のホバークラフトは鰻でいっぱいです (Watashi no hobākurafuto wa unagi de ippai desu.) |
| Khmer | សុទ្ធតែឣន្ចងពេញទូកហាះយើង ។ (sott dae ondoong binh duke hah yeung) |
| Korean | 내 호버크라프트는
장어로 가득 차 있어요 (Nae hoebuhkeurapeuteuneun changuhro kadeuk cha isseyo) |
| Lakota Sioux | Iyéčhiŋkiŋyaŋka čha kiŋyáŋ mitȟáwa kiŋ hoká ožúla (yeló)! |
| Latin | Mea navis volitans anguillis plena est Navis volitans mihi anguillis plena est |
| Latvian | Mans transportlīdzeklis uz gaisa spilvena ir pilns ar zušiem Mans gliseris ir pilns ar zušiem |
| Lithuanian | Mano laivas su oro pagalve pilnas ungurių |
| Low German | Mien Lüchtpöukaan ist vull von sük aalen |
| Luxembourgish | Mäi Loftkësseboot ass voller Éilen Mäin Hovercraft ass voller Éilen |
| Macedonian | Моето летачко возило е полно со јагули (Moeto letačko vozilo e polno so jaguli) |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Ta my haagh crowal lane dy astan |
| Māori | Kī tōnu taku waka topaki i te tuna |
| Malay | Hoverkraf saya penuh dengan belut |
| Malayalam | എന്റെ പറക്കും-പേടകം നിറയെ വ്ളാങ്കുകളാണ് (ente prrakkum-paetakam niraye vlankukalanu) |
| Maltese | Il-hovercraft tiegħi hu mimli sallur |
| Marathi | माझी होडी मासळयांनी भरली आहे (Majhī hoḍi māsaḷyaṅni bharlī āhe) |
| Mongolian | Миний агаарын даралтыг ашиглан хөвөгч усан онгоцийг дүүрэн могой загас юм |
| Norwegian | Luftputebåten min er full av ål Luftputefartøyet mitt er fullt av ål |
| Occitan | Mon aerolisador es plen d'anguilas |
| Persian (Farsi) | هاورکرافت من پر مارماهى است (havercrafte man pore mārmāhi ast) |
| Polish | Mój poduszkowiec jest pełen węgorzy |
| Portuguese | Meu hovercraft está cheio de enguias |
| Proto-Indo-European | Dihskolmos-to-h1me hxVnghel plh1nos h1esti |
| Punjabi | ਮੇਰਾ ਹਵਰਕ੍ਰਾਫ਼ਤ ਨਾਂਗਾਂ ਨਾਲ਼ ਭਰਿਆ ਪਿਆ। / میرا ہرکرفٹ نگاں ناں بھریا پیا (mērā havarkrāft nāngā̃ nāɭ pàriā piā) |
| Quenya | Venenya vilyanirwanen ná quanta as angolingwi |
| Romanian | Vehicolul meu pe pernă de aer e plin cu ţipari |
| Russian | Моё судно на
воздушной
подушке полно
угрей (Moio sudno na vozdušnoy poduške polno ugrey) |
| Samoan | Ua tumu la'u ato fagota i pusi |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) |
Su hovercraft est penu de ambidas |
| Scots | Ma hoovercraft's full o eyls Ma hoovercraft's breemin' ower wi eyls |
| Scottish Gaelic | Tha mo bhàta-foluaimein loma-làn easgannan |
| Serbian | Мој ховеркрафт је пун јегуља (Moj hoverkraft je pun jegulja) |
| Shona | Hovercraft yangu yakazara nemikunga |
| Sinhala | මාගේ වායු පා යානයේ ආඳන් පිරී ඇත (māgē vāyū pā yātayē āňdat pirī æta) - frm මගේ වායු පා යානෙ ආඳො පරීලා (magē vāyū pā yāte āňdā parīlā) - inf |
| Slovak | Moje vznášadlo je plné úhorov |
| Slovenian | Moje vozilo na zračni blazini je polno jegulj |
| Somali | Huufarkarafkayga waxaa ka buuxa eels |
| Spanish | Mi aerodeslizador está lleno de anguilas |
| Sumerian |  (ma dalag̃u gubi sugam) |
| Swahili | Gari langu linaloangama limejaa na mikunga |
| Swedish | Min svävare är full med ål Min svävare är full med ålar |
| Swiss German | Mis Luftchüssiboot isch volle Aal |
| Tagalog | Puno ng palos ang aking hoberkrap/hovercraft |
| Tamil | என் மிதவை நிறைய விலாங்கு மீன்கள் (yen mithavei nireiya vilaangu meengal) என் விமானம் நிறைய விலாங்கு மீன்கள் (yen vimaanam nireiya vilaangu meengal). |
| Telugu | నా హోవర్ఁక్రాఫ్ఠ్ అంతా ఈలు చేపలతో నిండిపోయింది (naa hoavarkraapht aṅthaa eelu chaepalathoa niṅdipoayiṅdhi) |
| Thai | โฮเวอร์คราฟท์ของผมเต็มไปด้วยปลาไหล (hoh wer-krâaf kŏng pŏm dtem-bpai-dûay bplaa lăi) - m โฮเวอร์คราฟท์ของฉันเต็มไปด้วยปลาไหล (hoh wer-krâaf kŏng chăn dtem-bpai-dûay bplaa lăi) - f |
| Tibetan | ངའི་རླུང་འདེགས་གྲུ་གཟིངས་ནི་ཉ་མན་ལི་ཡིས་གང་གི་འདུག ། (nge lung dek dru sing ni, nya man li yi gang gi du) |
| Tok Pisin | Bilong me hangamapim bot stap pulap maleo Balus em i no goupim bilong me em i pullup long liklik pela snek bilong solwarra |
| Tongan | Hoku vakapuna tētē 'i 'olunga fono 'i he toke. |
| Tsotsil | Li j-xulem tak'ine noj ta conoetik |
| Turkish | Hoverkraftımın içi yılan balığı dolu Hoverkraftımın içi müren dolu |
| Tuvan | Мээң ховеркрафтым иштинде чылан ышкаш балык долу (Meeņ xoverkraftƣm ištinde cƣlan ƣškaš balƣk dolu) |
| Ukrainian | Моє судно на повітряній подушці наповнене вуграми (Moje sudno na povitrianij podušci napovnene vuhrami) |
| Uzbek | Mening kayiqim baliq bilan to'lgan |
| Venetian | El me "hovercraft" el/'l xe pien de bisati El me barchin el/'l xe pien de bisati |
| Vietnamese | Tàu cánh ngầm của tôi đầy lươn |
| Võro | Muq hõl'omismassin om angõrit täüs |
| Welsh | Mae fy hofrenfad yn llawn llyswennod |
| Yiddish | מיין פראָם ( שוועבשיף ) איז פֿול מיט ווענערס (Mayn prom (shveb-shif) iz ful mit veners) |
| Yorùbá | Ọkọ afategun-sare mi kun fun ẹja arọ |
| Zulu | Umkhumbi wami ugcwele ngenyoka zemanzini |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Klingon | lupDujHomwIj luteb gharghmey / lupDujHomwIj lubuy'moH gharghmey |
| Avallaen |  (ägloinniyüvoih pōvlen üevs erüs) |
| Esperanto | Mia kusenveturilo estas plena da/je angiloj Mia kusenveturilo estas angiloplena Angiloplenas mia kusenveturilo |
| Interlingua | Mi hydroaeroplano es plen de anguillas |
| Ithkuil |  (naļţîpšteï wâhrapʰued) |
| Lojban | le mi varkiclaflo'i cu culno lo angila |
| Toki Pona | tomo tawa lon sewi supa telo mi li jo e kala linja lon insa ale |
| Volapük | Lutakujababot oba binon fulik senkafitas |
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