This is a handy phrase when you're learning a language or can't remember a particular word. Some of these phrases mean "What's the ... for ...?"
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| Language | Phrase |
|---|---|
| Adyghe | ...р адыгабзэкІэ таущтэу къаІора? |
| Afrikaans | Hoe sê u ... in Afrikaans? (frm) Hoe sê jy ... in Afrikaans? (inf) |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Qysh e thôni ... në gegnisht-shqyp |
| Aleut | ... Alquusal hix̂tal hingamax̂t? |
| Aklan | Paalin mo maihambae ... sa Akeanon? |
| Alsatian | Wie seit m'r ... in Elsässisch? |
| Altay | Алтайлап ... кандый болор? (Altajlap ... kandıj bolor?) |
| Amharic | እንዴት ነው … በአማርኛ የምለው? (endiet näw … bä’amareñña yämmeläw) … በአማርኛ ምን ይባላል?) (… bä’amareñña men yebbalal) |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
(izzay a' ool ...?) إزّاي أقول ...؟ |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
Kif bi2oulo ... bil lebneni? |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
كيف تقول كلمة ... بالعربية؟ (kayfa taqūlu kalimah ... bil-'arabīyah?) |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(kīfash kaygūlū ... bel'arabīya?) كيفاش كتكولو ... ب العربية؟ |
| Aragonese | Cómo se diz ... en aragonés? |
| Arapaho | Hiitousínihíítoon ... |
| Armenian (Western) |
Ինչպէ՞ս կ'ըսես ... հայերէնով: (Eenchbes guhses ... hayerenov?) |
| Assamese | আপুনি অসমীয়াত ...-ক কেনেকৈ কয়? (apuni ôxômiyat ...-k kenekôi kôy?) - frm তুমি অসমীয়াত ...-ক কেনেকৈ কোৱা? (tumi ôxômiyat ...-k kenekôi kûwa?) - inf |
| Asturian | ¿Cómo se diz ... n'asturianu? |
| Azerbaijani | Azərbaycanca ... necə demək lazımdır? |
| Bambara | Nin bɛ fɔ cogodi bamanankan na? |
| Bashkir | башҡортса ... нисек була? (başqоrtsa ... nisyek bula?) |
| Basque | Nola esaten da ... euskaraz? |
| Bavarian | Via hoasd ... af Boariš? |
| Belarusian | Як сказаць ... па-беларуску? (Jak skazać ... pa-b′elarusku) |
| Bemba | Mulanda shaani ... mu Cibemba? |
| Bengali | এটাকে বাংলায় কি বলে? (Eṭake banglay ki bôle?) |
| Bhojpuri | .... के भोजपुरी में कैसे बोला जाए ला? (... ke bhojpuri mein kaise bolaa jaaye la?) |
| Bikol | Pàno mo itaram an ... sa Bikol? |
| Bosnian | Kako se na bosanskom kaže ...? |
| Breton | Petra eo ar ger brezhonek evit ...? |
| Bulgarian | Как се казва ... на български език? (Kak se kazva ... na bãlgarski ezik?) |
| Burmese | bama lo ... go balo pyaw leh? |
| Cape Verdean Creole | Kumó ki bu ta fla ... na kriolu? |
| Catalan | Com es diu en català ...? |
| Cebuano | Unsaon pagsulti ug ... sa Bisaya? |
| Central Dusun | Kuro ka'd noggilis ....? Nunu ka'd Inggilis ...? |
| Chabacano de Cavite | Quilaya ta habla ... na Caviteño? |
| Chabacano de Zamboanga | Como se dice ... en chabacano? Como se habla ... en chabacano? Que modo se dice ... en chabacano? |
| Chamorro (Guam dialect) |
Håfataimanu un sångan ... gi fino'Chamoru? Håftaimanu un sångan ... gi fino'Chamoru? Taimanu un sångan ... gi fino'Chamoru? |
| Chamorro (North Marianas dialect) |
Hafa taimanu un sangan ... gi fino’ Chamorro? |
| Chechen | ... нохчех муха олу (noxçex muxa olu) |
| Cherokee | ᎯᎳᎪ ᎤᏘᏗ ... ᏣᎳᎩᏱ? (Hilago utidi... tsalagiyi?) |
| Chichewa | Mumati chiyani ... mu Chichewa? |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
... 廣東話點講呀？ (... gwóngdùngwá dím góng a) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
客家話仰仔講 ...？ (hak7ga1fa3 ngiong3e2 gong3?) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
... 中文怎麼說？
[... 中文怎么说？] (... zhōngwén zěnme shuō) |
| Chinese (Shanghainese) |
上海闲话哪能讲 (... sǎnghääwú nannung gang?) |
| Chipewyan | Dene t’á edlahodi ʔá? |
| Cimbrian | Bia khödet-ar ... in zimbrisch? Bìa hòosset ... in zimbrisch gaprècht? |
| Coastal Kadazan | Ingkuo ko momoos dino doid Inggilis ...? |
| Comanche | Hakai ... nʉmʉ nahniaka̱? |
| Cornish | Pyth yw ... yn Kernewek? |
| Corsican | Cumu si dice ... in corsu? |
| Cree Cree? | ᑖᓂᓯ ᑳᐃᐟᐘᐣ ... ᑳ ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐚᐣ (tânsi kâ-itwan ... kâ nehiyawan) |
| Croatian | Kako se kaže .... na hrvatskom? |
| Cuyonon | Anono ang ... sa Cuyonon? |
| Czech | Jak se česky řekne ... ? Co znamená ... česky? |
| Danish | Hvordan siger du ... på dansk? |
| Dholuo | I waco ni ngo ileb ...? |
| Dutch | Hoe zeg je ... in het Nederlands? Hoe zeg ik ... in het Nederlands? |
| Elfdalian | Ur ser an ... ą̊ övdalskun? |
| Efik | Didie afo edọhọ ... ke usem Efik? Ọdọgọ didie ... ke ikọ Efik? |
| Estonian | Kuidas Sa ütled ... eesti keeles? |
| Ewe | Leke a gblↄ ... le Eʋe gbe me? |
| Faroese | Hvussu sigur ein ... á føroyskum? Hvussu eitur ... á Føroyskum? |
| Fijian | Na cava na kena vosa vakaviti ni ...? |
| Finnish | Miten sanotaan ... suomeksi? |
| Flemish (West) | Oe zèh je .... in 't Westvlams? |
| French | Comment dit-on ... en français ? |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Hü säist dü ... aw Nordfrasch? |
| Frisian (West) | Hoe seit men ... yn it Frysk? |
| Friulian | Cemût si disial ... par furlan? |
| Galician | Cómo dis en galego ...? Cómo decides en galego ...? |
| Gascon | Com se dit ... en gascon ? Quin se ditz ... en gascon? |
| Garifuna | Ida lian bariengun ... lidan Garifuna? |
| Georgian | როგორ იქნება ქართულად ...? (rogor ikneba kartulad ...?) |
| German | Wie sagt man ... auf Deutsch? |
| Greek (Ancient) | Πῶς λέγω ...? (Pōs légō ...?) |
| Greek (Modern) | Πώς λέτε ... στα Ελληνικά;
(Pos léte ... sta Elliniká?) - frm Πώς λές … στα Ελληνικά; (Pos les ... sta Elliniká?) - inf |
| Greenlandic | Qanoq Kalaallisut oqartarpisi? |
| Guaraní | Mbaé’chepa ojeey ... Guaraníme? |
| Gujarati | ને ગુજરાતી માં શું કેહવાઇ? (... ne Gujarati m a shu kehvai) |
| Haitian Creole | Kijan ou di ... an kreyòl? Kij an yo di...an kreyòl? Kòman ou di ... an Kreyòl?? |
| Hausa | Yaya zakace ... da Hausa |
| Hawaiian | Pehea ʻoe i ʻōlelo ai ... ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi? |
| Hebrew | איך אומרים בעברית ...? (Eych omrim be'ivrit ...?) |
| Hindi | हिंदी में ... कैसे कह्ते हैं| (hindi meṅ ... kaise kahte haiṅ?) |
| Hmong (White) | ... lus hmoob hais licas? (how is ... called in Hmong?) ... lus hmoob hais hu licas? (how is... named in Hmong?) |
| Hungarian | Hogyan mondjam magyarul ... ? |
| Iban | Baka ni nyebut ... ba jako iban? Nama leka jako ... ba Iban? |
| Icelandic | Hvernig segir maður ... á íslensku? |
| Igbo | Kedụ ịfe ana akpọ ... n'asụsụ Igbo? Kedụ ịhe ana akpọ ... N'asụsụ Igbo? Kedụ ka e si ekwu ... n'asụsụ ịgbo? Gịnị ka a na-akpọ ... n'Igbo? |
| Iloko | Kasanom ibaga ti ... iti Ilocano? |
| Indonesian | Bagaimana cara mengatakan ... dalam bahasa Indonesia? |
| Inuktitut | ...ᓂ ... ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐱᑦ? (...ni ... qanuq uqauhiqaqpin?/uqausiqaqpit?) |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Cad í an Ghaeilge ar ...? |
| Italian | Come si dice ... in italiano? |
| Italian (Roman dialect) | Come sse dice ... ('n) in romanesco? |
| Japanese | ... は日本語でなんと言いますか。 (... wa nihongo de nanto īmasu ka?) |
| Javanese | ꦏꦢꦺꦴꦱ꧀ꦥꦸꦤ꧀ꦢꦶꦥꦚ꧀ꦗꦼꦤꦼꦁꦔꦤ꧀ ꦔꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦶꦏꦏꦏꦼꦤ꧀...ꦲꦶꦁꦧꦱꦗꦮꦶ? (Kadọs pundi panjengan ngendikaaken ... ing bạsạ jawi) (Kromo Inggil) ꦥꦶꦪꦺꦏꦺꦴꦮꦺꦔꦺꦴꦩꦺꦴꦁ... ꦲꦶꦁꦧꦱꦗꦮ? (Piye kowé ngọmọng ... ing bạsạ jạwạ) (Ngoko) |
| Kalmyk | Энүг хальмгаhар яhҗ келхмб? (Enüg xal’mgahar yahj kelxmb) |
| Kannada | ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಹೇಳೋದು? (kannadadalli hege helodu?) |
| Kashmiri | ... us kith paeth chhe dapaan kashir manz? |
| Kazakh | ... қазақша қалай айтылады? (... qazaqşa qalay aytıladı?) |
| Khmer | ខ្មែរថាម៉េច? (... khmêr tha mât?) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | Matis ta ...-sa khoekhoegowab !nâ mî. (fm/sg) Matits ta ...-sa khoekhoegowab !nâ mî. (m/sg) Mati ro ra ...-sa khoekhoegowab !nâ mî. (cm/dl) Mati ro ra ...-sa khoekhoegowab !nâ mî. (fm/dl) Mati kho ra ...-sa khoekhoegowab !nâ mî. (m/dl) Mati du ra ...-sa khoekhoegowab !nâ mî. (f/cm/pl) Mati go ra ...-sa khoekhoegowab !nâ mî. (m/pl) Mati so ra ...-sa khoekhoegowab !nâ mî. (fm/pl) |
| Kinyarwanda | Uvuga ngwiki ... mu Kinyarwanda? |
| Kiribati | Teraa n te taetae ni Kiribati te taeka ae ...? |
| Klamath | Waq dal ?i gee ?ewksiknii ?elGank |
| Korean | ... 를 한국말로 어떻게 말해요? (... reul hangukmal-lo eotteoh-ge maraeyo?) |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Em chawa ... bi kurmanjî dibéje? (frm) Em chawa dibéje ... bi kurmajî? (frm) Tu chawa dibéje ... bi Kurmanjî? (frm) Tu chawa bi kurmanjî dibéje ...? (frm) Chawa em ... bi kumanjî bibéjin? Chawa em ... bi kurmanjî dibejèn? |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | Çon delley ... bi Kurdí? |
| Kyrgyz | ... кыргызча кандай айтылат? (... kyrgyzcha kanday aytylat?) |
| Ladino | קומו סי דיזי ... אינ לאדינו? (Komo se dize ... en ladino?) |
| Lakota Sioux | … tókhel Lakȟótiya ehápi he? |
| Lao | ພາສາລາວ ... pe wa nyang (phasaa lao ... pe wa nyang?) |
| Latin | Quomodo ... Latine dicas? |
| Latvian | Kā latviešu valodā būs ...? |
| Limburgish | Wie zaes doe ... in ut Limburgsch? |
| Lingala | Lobela ngaï na lingala |
| Lithuanian | Kaip lietuviškai pasakyti ...? |
| Livvi-Karelian | Kui sanuo ... karjalakse? |
| Low Saxon | Wo heet dat up Platt? (word) Wo seggt 'n dat up Platt? (sentence or expression) |
| Lojban | fi la lojban fanva zoi glic ... glic ma xe fanva zoi gy. ... .gy la jbobau la glibau ma xe fanva zoi gy. ... .gy la jbobau |
| Lozi | U bulela cwang'i ... ka seRotse |
| Luganda | Mu Luganda ogamba otya nti ...? |
| Luxembourgish | Wéi seet een ... op Lëtzebuergesch? |
| Macedonian | Како се вели ... на македонски? (Kako se veli ... na makedonski?) |
| Magahi | ... के मगही में कैसे बोलबा? /... keː maggʰiː mẽː kæseː boːlbaː/ |
| Malagasy | Ahoana no fiteny hoe ... amin'ny teny gasy? |
| Malay | Bagaimana anda cakap .... dalam bahasa Melayu? Apa bahasa Malaysianya ...? |
| Malayalam | ... എന്ന് മലയാളത്തില് എങ്ങനെ പറയും? (... ennu malayalathil engane parayum?) |
| Maltese | Kif tgħid ... bil-Malti? |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Cre ta'n fockle son ... 'sy Ghaelg? |
| Māori | He aha te kupu Māori mō ...? |
| Mapuche | Chum pigekey Mapuzugun mew ... |
| Marathi | ... ला मराठीत काय म्हणतात? (... lā marathit kay mhantat?) |
| Mongolian | Монголоор ..... -г яаж хэлэх вэ (Mongoloor ...-g yaj heleh ve?) |
| Nahuatl | ¿Quenin moihtoa ... ica Nāhuatl? |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Kuthwani ... ngeSiNdebele? |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Ukutjho njani lokhu ... ngesiNdebele? |
| Nepali | तपाइले नेपालीमा .... लाइ कसरी भन्नुहुन्छ? (tapain le nepalima ... lai kasari bhannu hunchha?) |
| Newari / Nepal Bhasa | ... यातः नेवाः भासं छु धाइ ? (... yātaḥ nevāḥ bhāsaṁ chu dhāi?) |
| Nogai | Мунда ногай тилин ким биледи? Ногайша бу калай айтылады? |
| Northern Sotho | O e bitša bjang ka Sesotho sa Leboa |
| Norwegian | Hvordan sier du ... på norsk? |
| Occitan | Cossí se ditz ... en occitan? |
| Okinawan | ．．．沖縄口っし何んでぃ言いびーが。 (... uchinaaguchi sshi nuu ndi 'yuibiiga?) |
| Omaha | Umóⁿhoⁿ ie tʰe awatʰégoⁿ? |
| Oriya | କୁ ଓଡିଆ ରେ କ’ଣ କହନ୍ତି? (... ku oḍiā re kaṇa kahanti?) |
| Papiamento | Con bo ta bisa ... den papiamento? |
| Pashto | دا په پښتو کی ... سنګه وایي (da pa pakhto ki ... sanga waii?) |
| Persian (Farsi) | شما ... رو به فارسي چي ميگين؟ (shoma ... ro be Fārsi chi migin) inf - ... به فارسی چی میشه ؟ |
| Polish | Jak się mówi ... po polsku? |
| Portuguese | Como se diz ... em português? Como é que se diz ... em português? |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Como se diz ... em português? (frm) Como você diz ... em português? (inf) |
| Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ'ਚ ... ਕਿੱਧਾਂ ਕਹੀਦਾ? / پنجابی وِچ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔کِداں کہی دا؟ (panjābī'ch ... kíddā̃ kahīdā?) |
| Quechua | ¿Imaynataq munan chay runasimipi? |
| Romanian | Cum se spune...în limba română? |
| Romansh | Co ha ... num per rumantsch? |
| Russian | Как сказать ... по-русски? (Kak skazat' ... po-russki?) |
| Rusyn | Як вы исе кажете по-руськы? (Jak vy yse kažete po-rus’ky) |
| Sakha | ... диэн сахалыы хайдах этиэххэ сөбүй? (... dien saxalɯɯ xajdax etiexxe søbyj?) |
| Samoan | E faafefea ona ta'u le .... i le faaSamoa? |
| Sanskrit | संस्कृते एतत्कथमुच्यते? (saṃskṛte etatkathamucyate?) |
| Scottish Gaelic | Ciamar a chanas tu... ann an Gàidhlig? (inf/sg) Ciamar a chanas sibh ... ann an Gàidhlig? (frm/pl) Dè Ghàidhlig a th'air ... ? |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) | Comente si narrat ... in sardu? |
| Scots | Hoo dae ye say ... in Scots? |
| Serbian | Како се на српском ... каже? (Kako se na srpskom ... kaže?) |
| Sicilian | Comu si dici ... n sicilianu? |
| Sinhala | ... කියන්නේ කොහොමද? (... kiyanne kohomadha?) |
| Slovak | Ako sa po slovensky povie ...? |
| Slovenian | Kako se reče po slovensko ...? |
| Somali | Maxaa af soomali lagu yiraahdaa ... ? |
| Sorbian (Lower) | Kak se ... groni serbski? |
| Sorbian (Upper) | Kak rěka ... serbsce? |
| Spanish | ¿Cómo se dice ... en español? |
| Stellingwarfs | Hoe zej' ... in Stellingwarfs? |
| Sundanese | Kumaha nyarios .... ku basa Sunda? |
| Swahili | Unasemaje ... kwa Kiswahili? |
| Swazi | Khuluma nami ngesiSwati |
| Swedish | Hur säger man ... på svenska? |
| Swiss German | Wie sait me ... uf Schwizerdütsch? |
| Tagalog | Paano mo sabihin ang ... sa tagalog? |
| Tahitian | Nā hea ia parau na roto i te reo tahiti ...? |
| Tajik | Ба тоҷики чи мешавад? (Ba tojiki či mešavad) |
| Tamil (formal) | அதை ... தமிழில் எப்படி சொல்லுவீர்கள்? (adhai ... thamizhil eppadi solluveergal?) [ml] [fm] - frm அத ... தமிழ்ழ எப்படி சொல்லுவீங்க? (adha ... thamizhzha eppadi solluveenga?) [fm] |
| Tatar | ...nın tatarçası niçek bula? |
| Telugu Telugu? | ... ని తెలుగులో ఎలా చెపుతారు ? (..... ni theluguloa elaa cheputhaaru?) |
| Tetum | ... iha tetum dehan saida? |
| Thai | ภาษาไทย ... พูดว่าอย่างไร (paasăa tai ... pôot wâa yàang-rai) |
| Tibetan | ... གང་འདྲས་ལབ་དགོས་རེད། (... kâday lâb gaw ray?) |
| Tigrinya | እንታይ ይበሃል እዚ ብትግሪኛ? (Entay Yibehal Ezi b’Tigrigna?) |
| Tok Pisin | Hausat mi autim ... long tok pisin? |
| Tongan | Ko e hā ‘a e le‘a faka-Tonga ki he ...? |
| Tsonga | Hi Xitsonga u ri yini loko u ku ...? |
| Tsez | Шов ... цез мецрехор йолъ? (Šow ... cez mecrexor yoł?) |
| Tsotsil | K'usba ta alel ta kaxlank'op ...? |
| Tswana | Wa bo o reng ... ka Setswana? |
| Tumbuka | Mukuti uli ...? |
| Turkish | Türkçe'de ... nasıl denir? |
| Tuvaluan | E fai pēfea ... faka-'Tūvalu? |
| Twi | Sɛn na wɔka ... wɔ Twi kasa mu? |
| Ukrainian | Як сказати українською ...? (Jak skazaty ukrajinśkoju ...?) |
| Ulch | Хон нан’идам вэмбуву? |
| Urdu | آپ ۔۔۔ كو اردو ميں كيا كہتے ہيں (aap ... ko Urdu main kya kehte hain?) |
| Uyghur | ...نى ئۇيغۇرچە قانداق دەيدۇ؟ (...ni Uyğurchä qandaq däydu?) |
| Uzbek | ... O'zbek tilida qanday aytilad? |
| Vai Vai? | ꗞ ꕩꕌ ꗉ ꕪꕮ ꕙꔤ ꖨꖕꕴꕱꔀ ꗏ ...? (mɔ yaha fɔ kama vai luuwooe lɔ ...?) |
| Venda | Hi pfi ... ndi mini nga Tshivenḓa |
| Venetian | Come se dìselo ... in venesian? |
| Veps | Kut kuctas ... vepsäks? |
| Vietnamese | Bạn nói ... thế nào trong tiếng Việt? Câu này..... Tiếng Việt thì nói thế nào? |
| Võro | Kuis üteldäq ... võro keelen? |
| Welsh | Beth ydy'r Gymraeg am ... ? Beth ydy ... yn Gymraeg? |
| Wolof | Naka lanuy waxee lii ci wolof? |
| Xhosa | Uthini xa ufuna ukuthi ... ngesiXhosa? Yintoni ... ngesiXhosa? |
| Yiddish | ווי אַזוי זאָגט מען ... אויף ייִדיש? (Vi azoy zogt men ... oyf Yidish?) |
| Yolngu | Nhäway nhe wäŋa Yolŋu Matha'ku? |
| Yoruba | Bawo ni o se le sọ …... ni Yorùbá? |
| Yucatec Maya | Bix u yaálal ich maaya táan |
| Zazaki | Ti senê vacê ... Zazakî de? |
| Zulu | ... ukusho kanjani ngesiZulu? |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Kiel oni diras ... en Esperanto? |
| Interlingua | Como se dice ... in interlingua? Como dice on ... in interlingua? |
| Volapük | Lio sagoy-li ... Volapüko? |
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