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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.

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.

Catalan català ca
Tinc gana
Ting GA-na

This is the standard way to express hunger in Catalan.

Czech čeština cs
Mám hlad
Mahm hlaht

This is the standard way to express hunger in Czech.

Danish dansk da
Jeg er sulten
Yay air SUL-ten

This is the standard way to express hunger in Danish.

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.

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.

Basque Basque eu
Gose naiz
Go-seh n-aiz

This is the standard way to express hunger in Basque.

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.

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

This is the standard way to express hunger in Finnish.

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.

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.

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

This is the standard way to express hunger in Hausa.

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.

Indonesian Indonesia id
Saya lapar
Sa-yah LA-par

This is the standard way to express hunger in Indonesian.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Malay Melayu ms
Saya lapar
Sa-yah LA-par

This is the standard way to express hunger in Malay.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Swahili Kiswahili sw
Nina njaa
Nee-nah N-JAA

This is the standard way to express hunger in Swahili.

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

The informal version is more common in everyday conversation.

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.

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.

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

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

Turkish Türkçe tr
Açım
Ah-CHUM

This is the standard way to express hunger in Turkish.

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.

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.

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Tôi đói bụng
Toy doy boong

This is the standard way to express hunger in Vietnamese.

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

This is the standard way to express hunger in Yoruba.

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.

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

This is the standard way to express hunger in Zulu.

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