How to say

I am lonely

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.

Amharic አማርኛ am

ብቸኛ ነኝ (Bichañña näñ)

Bee-cha-nya neh

This is a direct way to express loneliness.

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Arabic العربية ar

أنا وحيد/ة

Ah-NAH wah-HEED/wah-HEE-dah

Use this phrase to express feeling alone, with the ending changing based on your gender.

Bangla বাংলা bn

আমি একা/একা আছি

Ah-mee eh-KA/eh-KA ah-chee

This phrase expresses loneliness, with the first option being more direct and the second emphasizing the state of being alone.

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Catalan català ca

Em sento sol/a

Em sen-to sol/so-la

Use this phrase to express feeling alone, with the ending changing based on your gender.

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Czech čeština cs

Je mi smutno

Yeh mee SMOOT-no

This phrase expresses loneliness as a feeling of sadness.

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Danish dansk da

Jeg er ensom

Yay air EN-som

This is a straightforward way to express loneliness.

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German Deutsch de

Ich bin einsam

Ich bin AYN-zam

This is a direct and common way to express loneliness.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Είμαι μόνος/η

EE-meh MO-nos/ee

Use this phrase to express feeling alone, with the ending changing based on your gender.

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Spanish Español es

Estoy solo/a

Es-toy SO-lo/SO-la

Use this phrase to express feelings of solitude or isolation, and the ending changes based on your gender.

Estonian eesti et

Ma tunnen end üksildasena

Ma tun-nen end ük-sil-da-se-na

This is a common and direct way to express loneliness.

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Basque Basque eu

Bakarti sentitzen naiz

Ba-kar-ti sen-tit-zen na-iz

This is a common way to express loneliness.

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Persian فارسی fa

من تنها هستم

Man tan-HAH has-tam

This is a common and direct way to express loneliness in Persian.

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Finnish suomi fi

Olen yksinäinen

O-len yk-si-NÄI-nen

This is a common and direct way to express loneliness.

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French Français fr

Je suis seul/seule

Je swee seul/seul

Use this phrase to express feeling alone, with the ending changing based on your gender.

Galician Galician gl

Síntome só/a

Seen-to-may so/so-a

Use this phrase to express feeling alone, with the ending changing based on your gender.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

હું એકલો/એકલી છું

Hum ek-LO/e-ka-LEE chum

Use this phrase to express feeling alone, with the ending changing based on your gender.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Ina jin kaɗaici

I-na jin ka-DAI-ci

This is a common way to express loneliness.

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Hebrew עברית he

אני בודד/ה

Ah-NEE bah-DED/beh-DE-dah

Use this phrase to express feeling alone, with the ending changing based on your gender.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

मैं अकेला/अकेली हूँ

Mai ah-KE-la/ah-KE-lee hoo

Use this phrase to express feeling alone, with the ending changing based on your gender.

Hungarian magyar hu

Magányos vagyok

Mo-GAH-nyosh va-dyok

This is the standard way to express loneliness in Hungarian.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Saya kesepian

Sa-ya ke-se-pi-an

This is a common and direct way to express loneliness.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Ég er einmana

Yeg er AYN-ma-na

This is a direct and common way to express loneliness.

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Italian Italiano it

Sono solo/a

SO-no SO-lo/SO-la

Use this phrase to express feeling alone, with the ending changing based on your gender.

Japanese 日本語 ja

寂しいです (Samishii desu)

Sa-mi-shee des

This is a common way to express loneliness; 'desu' adds politeness.

Korean 한국어 ko

외로워요 (Oerowoyo)

O-ro-wo-yo

This is a common and polite way to express loneliness.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Aš jaučiuosi vienišas/a

Ash yaw-CHOO-o-see vie-NI-shas/a

Use this phrase to express feeling alone, with the ending changing based on your gender.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Es jūtos vientuļš/a

Es yoo-tos vee-EN-tulsh/a

Use this phrase to express feeling alone, with the ending changing based on your gender.

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Marathi मराठी mr

मी एकटा/एकाकी आहे

Mee ek-TA/e-ka-KEE aa-he

Use this phrase to express feeling alone, with the first option being more direct and the second emphasizing the state of being lonely.

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Malay Melayu ms

Saya kesunyian

Sa-ya ke-su-nyi-an

This is a common and direct way to express loneliness.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Ik ben eenzaam

Ik ben AYN-zaam

This is a straightforward way to express loneliness in Dutch.

Norwegian norsk no

Jeg er ensom

Yay air EN-som

This is a straightforward way to express loneliness.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਮੈਂ ਇਕੱਲਾ/ਇਕੱਲੀ ਹਾਂ

Mai ik-LA/ik-LEE ha

Use this phrase to express feeling alone, with the ending changing based on your gender.

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Polish polski pl

Jestem samotny/a

Yes-tem sa-MOT-nee/sa-MOT-na

Use this phrase to express feeling alone, with the ending changing based on your gender.

Portuguese Português pt

Estou sozinho/a

Esh-TOH so-ZIN-yo/so-ZIN-ya

Use this phrase to express feeling alone, with the ending changing based on your gender.

Romanian română ro

Mă simt singur/ă

Muh seemt SEEN-goor/SEEN-guhr

Use this phrase to express feeling alone, with the ending changing based on your gender.

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Russian русский ru

Мне одиноко

Mnye oh-dee-NO-koh

This phrase uses a different grammatical structure, expressing loneliness as a feeling *to* the speaker.

Swedish svenska sv

Jag är ensam

Yag air EN-sam

This is a direct and common way to express loneliness.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Ninasikitika

Nee-na-si-ki-tee-ka

While not directly 'lonely', this expresses a feeling of sadness that can be associated with loneliness.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

நான் தனியாக இருக்கிறேன்

Naan tha-ni-YAA-ga i-ru-ki-RE-en

This is a common way to express loneliness in Tamil.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

నేను ఒంటరిగా ఉన్నాను

Ne-nu on-ta-RI-ga un-NA-nu

This is a common way to express loneliness in Telugu.

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Thai ไทย th

ฉันเหงา (Chǎn ngao)

Chan ngao

This is a common way to express loneliness; 'chǎn' is used by females.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Nalulungkot ako

Na-lu-lung-kot a-ko

This phrase expresses loneliness as a feeling of sadness.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Yalnızım

Yal-nuh-zum

This is a direct and common way to express loneliness.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Мені самотньо

Meh-NEE sah-MOT-nyo

This phrase uses a different grammatical structure, expressing loneliness as a feeling *to* the speaker.

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Urdu اردو ur

میں تنہا ہوں

Mai tan-HAA hoo

This is a common and direct way to express loneliness in Urdu.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Tôi cô đơn

Toy koh don

This is a direct and common way to express loneliness.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Mo nìkan ṣoṣo

Mo ni-kan sho-sho

This is a common way to express loneliness.

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Chinese 中文 zh

我感到孤独

Wo gan-DAO goo-doo

This phrase is a common and polite way to express loneliness.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

我感到孤獨

Ngo gam dou goo-duk

This phrase is a common and polite way to express loneliness in Cantonese.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Ngingedwa

N-ging-ed-wa

This is a direct way to express loneliness.

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