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I am hungry

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Amharic አማርኛ am
እኔ ተርቤአለሁ (Ine terbealehu)
I-neh ter-beh-AH-leh-hu

This is the standard way to express hunger in Amharic.

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Arabic العربية ar
أنا جائع (Ana jae'a) / أنا جائعة (Ana jae'ah)
Ah-nah jah-EE-ah (male) / Ah-nah jah-EE-ah (female)

The word changes depending on the speaker's gender; 'jae'a' for male, 'jae'ah' for female.

Bangla বাংলা bn
আমার খিদে লেগেছে (Amar khide legeche)
Ah-MAR khi-DEH le-GE-che

This is the standard way to express hunger in Bengali.

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Catalan català ca
Tinc gana
Ting GA-na

This is the standard way to express hunger in Catalan.

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Czech čeština cs
Mám hlad
Mahm hlaht

This is the standard way to express hunger in Czech.

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Danish dansk da
Jeg er sulten
Yay air SUL-ten

This is the standard way to express hunger in Danish.

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German Deutsch de
Ich habe Hunger
Ish HAH-beh HOONG-er

This is the standard way to express hunger in German.

Greek Ελληνικά el
Πεινάω (Peináo)
Pe-NAH-oh

This is the standard way to express hunger in Greek.

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Spanish Español es
Tengo hambre
TENG-oh AM-breh

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

Estonian eesti et
Mul on kõht tühi
Mul on koht TU-hi

This is the standard way to express hunger in Estonian.

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Basque Basque eu
Gose naiz
Go-seh n-aiz

This is the standard way to express hunger in Basque.

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Persian فارسی fa
من گرسنه هستم (Man gorosne hastam)
Man go-ro-SNEH has-TAM

This is the standard way to express hunger in Persian.

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Finnish suomi fi
Minulla on nälkä
Mi-nul-la on NAL-ka

This is the standard way to express hunger in Finnish.

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French Français fr
J'ai faim
Zh'ay fam

This is the standard and only way to say 'I am hungry' in French.

Galician Galician gl
Teño fame
Teh-nyo FA-meh

This is the standard way to express hunger in Galician.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
મને ભૂખ લાગી છે (Mane bhook laagi chhe)
Ma-neh bhook laa-gi chhe

This is the standard way to express hunger in Gujarati.

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Hausa Hausa ha
Ina jin yunwa
Ee-naa jeen yoon-WAH

This is the standard way to express hunger in Hausa.

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Hebrew עברית he
אני רעב (Ani ra'ev) / אני רעבה (Ani re'eva)
Ah-nee rah-EV (male) / Ah-nee reh-EH-vah (female)

The word changes depending on the speaker's gender; 'ra'ev' for male, 're'eva' for female.

Hindi हिन्दी hi
मुझे भूख लगी है (Mujhe bhook lagi hai)
Moo-JEH bhook la-GI hai

This is the standard way to express hunger in Hindi.

Hungarian magyar hu
Éhes vagyok
EH-hesh VA-jok

This is the standard way to express hunger in Hungarian.

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Indonesian Indonesia id
Saya lapar
Sa-yah LA-par

This is the standard way to express hunger in Indonesian.

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Icelandic Icelandic is
Ég er svangur/svöng
Yeg er SVAN-gur / SVONG

The word changes depending on the speaker's gender; 'svangur' for male, 'svöng' for female.

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Italian Italiano it
Ho fame
Oh FAH-meh

This is the standard way to say 'I am hungry' in Italian.

Japanese 日本語 ja
お腹がすきました (Onaka ga sukimashita)
Oh-NA-ka ga su-ki-MA-shita

The formal version is used in polite situations, while the informal version is for friends and family.

Korean 한국어 ko
배고파요 (Baegopayo)
Pae-go-PA-yo

The informal version is used with close friends and family, while the formal version is more polite.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Aš esu alkanas/alkana
Ash eh-soo al-KA-nas / al-KA-na

The word changes depending on the speaker's gender; 'alkanas' for male, 'alkana' for female.

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Latvian latviešu lv
Esmu izsalcis/izsalkusi
Es-mu iz-SAL-tsis / iz-sal-KU-si

The word changes depending on the speaker's gender; 'izsalcis' for male, 'izsalkusi' for female.

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Marathi मराठी mr
मला भूक लागली आहे (Mala bhook lagli aahe)
Ma-la bhook lag-LEE aa-HE

This is the standard way to express hunger in Marathi.

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Malay Melayu ms
Saya lapar
Sa-yah LA-par

This is the standard way to express hunger in Malay.

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Dutch Nederlands nl
Ik heb honger
Ik hep HONG-er

This is the standard way to express hunger in Dutch.

Norwegian norsk no
Jeg er sulten
Yay air SUL-ten

This is the standard way to express hunger in Norwegian.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮੈਨੂੰ ਭੁੱਖ ਲੱਗੀ ਹੈ (Mainu bhukh laggi hai)
Mai-nu bhukh lag-GI hai

This is the standard way to express hunger in Punjabi.

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Polish polski pl
Jestem głodny/głodna
YES-tem gwoh-DNEE/gwoh-DNAH

The ending of the word changes depending on the speaker's gender; 'głodny' for male, 'głodna' for female.

Portuguese Português pt
Estou com fome
Eh-SHTOH koo(ng) FOH-mee

This is the standard way to express hunger in Portuguese.

Romanian română ro
Mi-e foame
Mee-eh FWAH-meh

This is the standard way to express hunger in Romanian.

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Russian русский ru
Я хочу есть (Ya khochu yest')
Yah hah-CHOO yest'

While literally meaning 'I want to eat', this is the most common way to express hunger in Russian.

Swedish svenska sv
Jag är hungrig
Yah air HOONG-ree

This is the standard way to express hunger in Swedish.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Nina njaa
Nee-nah N-JAA

This is the standard way to express hunger in Swahili.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta
எனக்கு பசிக்குது (Enakku pasikkuthu)
Eh-nuk-ku pa-si-kku-thu

The informal version is more common in everyday conversation.

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Telugu తెలుగు te
నాకు ఆకలిగా ఉంది (Naaku aakaligaa undhi)
Naa-koo aa-ka-li-gaa un-dhi

This is the standard way to express hunger in Telugu.

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Thai ไทย th
ฉันหิว (Chǎn hiu)
Chan hiu

This is the standard way to express hunger in Thai; the pronoun 'chǎn' is used by females.

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Filipino Filipino tl
Nagugutom ako
Na-goo-GO-tom a-KO

This is the standard way to express hunger in Tagalog/Filipino.

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Turkish Türkçe tr
Açım
Ah-CHUM

This is the standard way to express hunger in Turkish.

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Ukrainian українська uk
Я голодний (Ya holodnyiy) / Я голодна (Ya holodna)
Yah ho-lohd-NIY / Yah ho-lohd-NAH

The ending of the word changes depending on the speaker's gender; 'holodnyiy' for male, 'holodna' for female.

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Urdu اردو ur
مجھے بھوک لگی ہے (Mujhe bhook lagi hai)
Moo-JEH bhook la-GI hai

This is the standard way to express hunger in Urdu.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Tôi đói bụng
Toy doy boong

This is the standard way to express hunger in Vietnamese.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ebi n pa mi
Eh-bee n pah mee

This is the standard way to express hunger in Yoruba.

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Chinese 中文 zh
我饿了 (Wǒ è le)
Wo uh luh

This is the standard way to express hunger in Mandarin Chinese.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
我肚餓 (Ngóh tóu ngo)
Ngoh toh ngoh

This is the standard way to express hunger in Cantonese.

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Zulu Zulu zu
Nginolwazi
N-ghee-no-LO-wah-zee

This is the standard way to express hunger in Zulu.

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