How to say

Could be better

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Amharic አማርኛ am

ይሻል ነበር

Yi-shal neh-ber

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Arabic العربية ar

يمكن أن يكون أفضل

Yum-kin an ya-koon af-dal

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

Bangla বাংলা bn

আরো ভালো হতে পারতো

Aa-ro bhaa-lo ho-te par-to

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Catalan català ca

Podria ser millor

Po-dree-a ser mee-yor

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Czech čeština cs

Mohlo by to být lepší

Mo-hlo bi to beet leh-pshee

Use this to express that something is not ideal, but has potential for improvement.

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Danish dansk da

Det kunne være bedre

Deh koon-eh veh beh-dreh

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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German Deutsch de

Könnte besser sein

Kuhn-teh bes-er zine

Use this to express that something is not ideal, but not terrible.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Θα μπορούσε να είναι καλύτερα

Tha bo-RU-se na EE-ne ka-lee-TE-ra

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Spanish Español es

Podría ser mejor

Po-DREE-ah ser meh-HOR

Use this phrase to express mild dissatisfaction or that something is not quite up to par.

Estonian eesti et

Võiks parem olla

Vuyks pa-rem ol-la

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Basque Basque eu

Hobeagoa izan zitekeen

O-beh-a-go-a ee-zan tze-te-ken

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Persian فارسی fa

می‌توانست بهتر باشد

Mee-ta-va-nest beh-tar ba-shad

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Finnish suomi fi

Voisi olla parempi

Voy-see ol-la pa-rem-pee

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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French Français fr

Pourrait être mieux

Poor-ray etre myuh

Use this to express a degree of dissatisfaction or that something is not perfect.

Galician Galician gl

Podería ser mellor

Po-deh-ree-a ser meh-yor

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

વધુ સારું હોઈ શકત

Va-dhu sa-ru hoi sha-kat

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Zai iya zama mafi kyau

Zay ee-ya za-ma ma-fee kyau

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Hebrew עברית he

יכול להיות יותר טוב

Ya-khol lee-hyot yo-ter tov

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

बेहतर हो सकता था

Beh-ter ho sak-ta tha

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

Hungarian magyar hu

Jobb is lehetne

Yob is leh-het-neh

Use this to express that something is not ideal, but has potential for improvement.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Bisa lebih baik

Bee-sa leh-bih baik

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Gæti verið betra

Gai-tee ve-rith bet-ra

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Italian Italiano it

Potrebbe essere migliore

Po-treb-beh es-seh-reh meel-yo-reh

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but acceptable.

Japanese 日本語 ja

もっと良くなる

Mot-toh yo-ku na-ru

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

Korean 한국어 ko

더 좋을 수 있어요

Deo jo-eul soo ee-sseo-yo

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Galėtų būti geriau

Ga-leh-too boo-tee geh-ri-au

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Varētu būt labāk

Va-reh-tu boot la-bak

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Marathi मराठी mr

चांगलं होऊ शकलं असतं

Chan-gal hooo shak-la a-sa-ta

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Malay Melayu ms

Boleh jadi lebih baik

Bo-leh ja-dee leh-bih baik

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Kan beter

Kahn bay-ter

Use this to express that something is not ideal, but not terrible.

Norwegian norsk no

Det kunne vært bedre

Det koon-eh veht beh-dreh

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਹੋਰ ਚੰਗਾ ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਸੀ

Hor chan-ga ho sak-da see

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Polish polski pl

Mogłoby być lepiej

Mo-gwo-bych bytch leh-pyeh

Use this to express that something is not ideal, but has potential for improvement.

Portuguese Português pt

Podia ser melhor

Poh-dee-ah ser mel-HOR

Use this to express mild dissatisfaction or that something could be improved.

Romanian română ro

Ar putea fi mai bine

Ar poo-te-ah fee mai bee-neh

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Russian русский ru

Могло бы быть лучше

Mog-LOH by beet LOOCH-sheh

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

Swedish svenska sv

Det kunde vara bättre

Deh koon-deh va-ra bet-treh

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Inaweza kuwa bora

Ee-na-weh-za koo-wa bo-ra

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

இன்னும் நன்றாக இருக்கலாம்

In-num nan-dra-ga iru-ka-laam

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

ఇంకా బాగుండవచ్చు

In-kaa baa-gun-da vach-chu

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Thai ไทย th

อาจจะดีกว่านี้

Aht ja dee gwaa nee

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Puwede pang gumanda

Poo-weh-deh pang goo-man-da

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Daha iyi olabilirdi

Da-ha ee-ee o-la-bil-ir-dee

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Могло б бути краще

Moh-gloh b boo-tee krash-cheh

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Urdu اردو ur

بہتر ہو سکتا تھا

Beh-tar ho sak-ta tha

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Có thể tốt hơn

Kaw tey toht hown

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Ó le dára sí i

Oh leh da-ra see ee

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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Chinese 中文 zh

可以更好

Ker-ee geng hao

Use this to express mild dissatisfaction or that something could be improved.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

可以更好

Ho jee gang ho

Use this to express mild dissatisfaction or that something could be improved.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Kungaba ngcono

Kung-a-ba ng-ko-no

Use this to express that something is not perfect, but has potential for improvement.

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