How to say

I am cold

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Amharic አማርኛ am

ብርዳለኝ (biridaleny)

Bir-di-le-ny

Amharic uses a construction meaning 'cold to me'.

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Arabic العربية ar

أنا بردان / أنا بردانة

AH-na bar-DAHN (male) / AH-na bar-DAH-nah (female)

Arabic uses different words depending on the speaker's gender.

Bangla বাংলা bn

আমার ঠান্ডা লাগছে

A-mar than-DAH lag-chhey

Bengali uses a construction meaning 'I am feeling cold'.

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Catalan català ca

Tinc fred

Teenk fred

Catalan, like Spanish and French, uses 'tenir' (to have) to express being cold.

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Czech čeština cs

Je mi zima

Yeh mee ZEE-ma

Czech uses the verb 'je' (is) and the dative case to express being cold.

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Danish dansk da

Jeg fryser

Yay FRY-ser

Danish uses a verb meaning 'I am freezing'.

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German Deutsch de

Mir ist kalt

Meer ist KALT

German uses the dative case with 'ist' (is) to express being cold.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Κρυώνω

Kree-OH-no

Greek uses a verb meaning 'I am getting cold'.

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Spanish Español es

Tengo frío

TEN-go FREE-o

This is the standard way to express being cold in Spanish, regardless of formality.

Estonian eesti et

Mul on külm

Mul on kuhl-m

Estonian uses a construction meaning 'to me is cold'.

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Basque Basque eu

Hotz nago

Otz na-go

Basque uses a construction meaning 'cold I am'.

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Persian فارسی fa

سردمه

Sar-DA-me

Persian uses a construction similar to Hebrew and German, meaning 'cold to me'.

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Finnish suomi fi

Minulla on kylmä

Mi-nul-la on KYL-ma

Finnish uses a construction meaning 'I have cold'.

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French Français fr

J'ai froid

J'ay FRWAH

Like Spanish, French uses 'avoir' (to have) to express being cold.

Galician Galician gl

Teño frío

Te-nyo FREE-o

Galician, like Spanish and Portuguese, uses 'ter' (to have) to express being cold.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

મને ઠંડી લાગે છે

Ma-ne than-dee laa-ge chhey

Gujarati uses a construction meaning 'cold feels to me'.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Ina sanyi

Ee-na san-yee

Hausa uses a construction meaning 'I have cold'.

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Hebrew עברית he

קר לי

Kar lee

Hebrew uses a construction similar to German, meaning 'cold to me'.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

मुझे ठंड लग रही है

Moo-JEH thand lug ruh-hee hey

Hindi uses a construction meaning 'I am feeling cold'.

Hungarian magyar hu

Fázom

FAH-zom

Hungarian uses a verb that directly translates to 'I am freezing'.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Saya kedinginan

Sa-ya ke-ding-i-nan

Indonesian uses a word meaning 'I am feeling cold'.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Mér er kalt

Myair er kalt

Icelandic uses a construction meaning 'to me is cold'.

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Italian Italiano it

Ho freddo

O FRED-do

Similar to Spanish and French, Italian uses 'avere' (to have) to express being cold.

Japanese 日本語 ja

寒いです (Samui desu)

Sah-moo-ee des

Japanese uses an adjective meaning 'cold'. The formal version includes 'desu' (is).

Korean 한국어 ko

추워요 (Chuwoyo)

Choo-wo-yo

Korean uses an adjective meaning 'cold'. The polite form ends with 'yo'.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Man šalta

Man shal-ta

Lithuanian uses a construction meaning 'to me cold'.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Man ir auksts

Man ir owksts

Latvian uses a construction meaning 'to me is cold'.

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Marathi मराठी mr

मला थंडी वाजते

Ma-laa than-dee vaa-JAY-te

Marathi uses a construction meaning 'cold feels to me'.

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Malay Melayu ms

Saya sejuk

Sa-ya se-juk

Malay uses a word meaning 'I am feeling cold'.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Ik heb het koud

Ik hep het kowt

Dutch uses 'hebben' (to have) to express being cold, similar to French and Spanish.

Norwegian norsk no

Jeg fryser

Yay FRY-ser

Norwegian uses a verb meaning 'I am freezing'.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਮੈਨੂੰ ਠੰਡ ਲੱਗ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ

Mai-nu thand lug ruh-hee hai

Punjabi uses a construction meaning 'I am feeling cold'.

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Polish polski pl

Jest mi zimno

Yest mee ZIM-no

Polish uses the verb 'jest' (is) and the dative case to express being cold.

Portuguese Português pt

Tenho frio

TEN-yo FREE-oo

Portuguese, like Spanish, uses 'ter' (to have) to express being cold.

Romanian română ro

Mi-e frig

Mee eh freeg

Romanian uses the dative case and the verb 'a fi' (to be) to express being cold.

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Russian русский ru

Мне холодно

Mnye ha-LOD-na

Russian uses the dative case, similar to German, to express being cold.

Swedish svenska sv

Jag fryser

Yag FRY-ser

Swedish uses a verb meaning 'I am freezing'.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Ninahisi baridi

Nee-na-hee-see ba-ree-dee

Swahili uses a construction meaning 'I feel cold'.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

எனக்கு குளிர் எடுக்குது

Eh-nuk-ku ku-LEER eh-du-ku-thu

Tamil uses a construction meaning 'cold is taking me'.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

నాకు చలిగా ఉంది

Naa-koo cha-li-gaa un-dhi

Telugu uses a construction meaning 'I am feeling cold'.

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Thai ไทย th

ฉันหนาว (chǎn nǎao)

Chan nao

Thai uses a direct translation, 'I cold'.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Nilalamig ako

Ni-la-la-mig a-ko

Tagalog uses a construction meaning 'I am getting cold'.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Üşüyorum

U-shu-YO-rum

Turkish uses a verb meaning 'I am getting cold'.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Мені холодно

Me-NEE ho-LOD-no

Ukrainian, like Russian, uses the dative case to express being cold.

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Urdu اردو ur

مجھے سردی لگ رہی ہے

Moo-JEH sar-dee lug ruh-hee hey

Urdu uses a construction meaning 'I am feeling cold'.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Tôi lạnh

Toy lahn

Vietnamese uses a direct translation, 'I cold'.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Ara tutu

Ah-rah too-too

Yoruba uses a construction meaning 'body cold'.

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Chinese 中文 zh

我冷

Wo leng

Mandarin Chinese uses a direct translation, 'I cold'.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

我凍

Ngoh dung

Cantonese also uses a direct translation, 'I cold'.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Ngiyagula

Ngee-ya-goo-la

Zulu uses a verb meaning 'I am cold'.

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