Amharic uses a structure where 'hot' comes before 'I am'.
How to say
I am hot
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Arabic uses the adjective 'harraan' (hot) to describe the state of being hot.
Bengali, similar to Hindi, uses a construction where 'heat' is 'feeling' to the speaker.
Catalan, like Spanish and Italian, uses 'tenir calor' (to have heat).
Czech, like other Slavic languages, uses a construction where the feeling is 'to me'.
Danish, like Dutch, uses 'have' with 'warm'.
German uses a construction where the feeling is 'to me' rather than 'I am'.
Greek uses a reflexive verb, meaning 'I am warming myself'.
This is the standard way to express being hot in Spanish, focusing on the feeling of heat rather than the state of being.
Estonian uses a construction where the feeling is 'to me'.
Basque uses a construction where 'hot' is possessed.
Persian, like Russian and Hebrew, uses a construction where the feeling is 'to me'.
Finnish uses a construction where the feeling is 'to me'.
Similar to Spanish, French uses 'avoir chaud' (to have hot) to express being hot.
Galician, like Spanish and Italian, uses 'ter calor' (to have heat).
Gujarati, like Hindi and Marathi, uses a construction where the feeling is 'to me'.
Hausa uses 'Ina' (I have) with 'zafi' (heat).
Hebrew, like Russian, uses a construction where the feeling is 'to me'.
Hindi uses a construction where 'heat' is 'feeling' to the speaker.
Hungarian uses a construction where 'warm' is possessed.
Indonesian uses a verb phrase meaning 'I am overheated'.
Icelandic uses a construction where the feeling is 'to me'.
Italian, like Spanish and French, uses 'avere caldo' (to have heat).
Japanese uses an adjective to describe the weather or the feeling of being hot.
Korean uses an adjective to describe the feeling of being hot.
Lithuanian, like other Baltic languages, uses a construction where the feeling is 'to me'.
Latvian uses a construction where the feeling is 'to me'.
Marathi, like Hindi, uses a construction where the feeling is 'to me'.
Malay uses a simple structure: 'I hot'.
Dutch uses 'hebben' (to have) with 'warm' (warm).
Norwegian, like Swedish, uses 'varm' (warm) to express being hot.
Punjabi, like Hindi, uses a construction where 'heat' is 'feeling' to the speaker.
Polish, like Russian, uses a construction where the feeling is 'to me'.
Portuguese uses 'estar com calor' (to be with heat).
Romanian, like other Romance languages, uses a construction where the feeling is 'to me'.
Russian, similar to German, uses a construction where the feeling is 'to me'.
Swedish uses 'varm' (warm) to express being hot.
Swahili uses 'Nina' (I have) with 'joto' (heat).
Tamil uses a construction where 'hot' is 'to me'.
Telugu, like Tamil, uses a construction where 'hot' is 'to me'.
Thai uses a simple structure: 'I hot'.
Tagalog uses a simple structure: 'Hot I'.
Turkish uses a verb form meaning 'I am getting hot'.
Ukrainian, like Russian and Polish, uses a construction where the feeling is 'to me'.
Urdu, like Hindi, uses a construction where 'heat' is 'feeling' to the speaker.
Vietnamese uses a simple structure: 'I hot'.
Yoruba uses a simple structure: 'I am hot'.
Mandarin Chinese uses a simple structure: 'I hot'.
Cantonese, like Mandarin, uses a simple structure: 'I hot'.
Zulu uses a verb meaning 'I am hot'.