Amharic አማርኛ am
ሥራ በዝቶብኛል
Si-ra be-ze-to-be-gnal
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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How to say
I am busy
50 languages. Same English phrase, each row is the natural translation for that language. Tap Play to hear a Fluente voice, or Practise to listen, repeat and score.
Arabic العربية ar
أنا مشغول/مشغولة
A-na mash-ghool/mash-ghoo-la (the 'a' changes to 'o' if you are male)
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
Bangla বাংলা bn
আমি ব্যস্ত
A-mi byas-to
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Catalan català ca
Estic ocupat/ada
Es-tic o-ku-pat/a-da (the 'a' changes to 'o' if you are male)
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Czech čeština cs
Jsem zaneprázdněn/zaneprázdněna
Ysem za-ne-prazd-nyen/za-ne-prazd-nyena (the 'a' changes to 'o' if you are male)
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Danish dansk da
Jeg har travlt
Yai har trahvlt
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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German Deutsch de
Ich bin beschäftigt
Ich bin be-shäft-igt
Use this phrase to politely decline an invitation or explain your unavailability.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Είμαι απασχολημένος/η
Ee-me a-pas-kho-li-me-nos/i (the 'i' changes to 'o' if you are male)
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Spanish Español es
Estoy ocupado/a
Es-toy o-koo-pa-do/a (the 'a' changes to 'o' if you are male)
Use this phrase when you have a lot to do or are unavailable.
Estonian eesti et
Ma olen hõivatud
Ma o-len hoi-va-tud
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Basque Basque eu
Lanpetuta nago
Lan-pe-tu-ta na-go
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Persian فارسی fa
من سرم شلوغه
Man sar-em sho-lo-ghe
This is a common way to say 'I am busy' in Persian.
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Finnish suomi fi
Olen kiireinen
O-len ki-i-rei-nen
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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French Français fr
Je suis occupé(e)
Je swee zo-koo-pay (the 'e' at the end changes to 'é' if you are female)
Use this phrase to indicate that you are unavailable or have a lot on your plate.
Galician Galician gl
Estou ocupado/a
Es-tou o-ku-pa-do/a (the 'a' changes to 'o' if you are male)
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
હું વ્યસ્ત છું
Hun vy-ast chhu
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Ina aiki
I-na ai-ki
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Hebrew עברית he
אני עסוק/עסוקה
A-ni a-suk/a-su-ka (the 'a' changes to 'u' if you are male)
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
मैं व्यस्त हूँ
Mai vy-ast hoon
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
Hungarian magyar hu
El vagyok foglalva
El va-gyok fog-lal-va
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Saya sibuk
Sa-ya si-buk
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Ég er upptekinn/upptekin
Eg er upp-tek-in/upp-tek-in (the 'in' changes to 'in' if you are male)
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Italian Italiano it
Sono occupato/a
So-no ok-ku-pa-to/a (the 'a' changes to 'o' if you are male)
Use this phrase when you are unable to do something because you are busy.
Japanese 日本語 ja
忙しいです
I-so-ga-shee des
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
Korean 한국어 ko
바빠요
Pa-ppa-yo
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Esu užsiėmęs/užsiėmusi
E-su uzh-si-e-mes/uzh-si-e-mu-si (the 'i' changes to 'u' if you are male)
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Esmu aizņemts/aizņemta
Es-mu aiz-nyemts/aiz-nyem-ta (the 'a' changes to 'e' if you are male)
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Marathi मराठी mr
मी व्यस्त आहे
Mee vy-ast aa-he
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Malay Melayu ms
Saya sibuk
Sa-ya si-buk
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Ik ben druk
Ik ben druk
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or have a lot to do.
Norwegian norsk no
Jeg er opptatt
Yay air op-tat
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮੈਂ ਰੁੱਝਿਆ ਹਾਂ/ਰੁੱਝੀ ਹਾਂ
Mai ruj-hi-ya haan/ruj-hi haan (the 'haan' changes to 'haan' if you are male)
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Polish polski pl
Jestem zajęty/zajęta
Yes-tem za-yen-ti/za-yen-ta (the 'a' changes to 'y' if you are male)
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
Portuguese Português pt
Estou ocupado/a
Es-to-oo o-koo-pa-doo/a (the 'a' changes to 'o' if you are male)
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
Romanian română ro
Sunt ocupat/ocupată
Sunt o-ku-pat/o-ku-pa-ta (the 'a' changes to 'o' if you are male)
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Russian русский ru
Я занят/занята
Ya zan-yat/zan-ya-ta (the 'a' changes to 'o' if you are male)
Use this phrase to politely decline an invitation or explain your unavailability.
Swedish svenska sv
Jag är upptagen
Yag air up-ta-gen
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Mimi nina shughuli
Mi-mi ni-na shu-ghu-li
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
நான் பிஸியாக இருக்கிறேன்
Naan bi-si-ya i-ruk-ki-ren
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
నేను బిజీగా ఉన్నాను
Ne-nu bi-si gaa un-naa-nu
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Thai ไทย th
ฉันยุ่ง
Chan yung
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Abala ako
A-ba-la a-ko
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Meşgulüm
Mesh-gu-lum
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Я зайнятий/зайнята
Ya zayn-ya-tiy/zayn-ya-ta (the 'a' changes to 'y' if you are male)
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Urdu اردو ur
میں مصروف ہوں
Mai mas-roof hoon
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Tôi bận
Toy ban
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Mo n ṣiṣẹ́ lọ́wọ́
Mo n shi-she lo-wo
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Chinese 中文 zh
我很忙
Wo hen mang
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
我好忙
Ngo ho mahng
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Nimatasa
Ni-ma-ta-sa
Use this phrase to indicate that you are busy or unavailable.
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