How to say

I am nervous

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Amharic አማርኛ am

እኔ ተጨንቄያለሁ (Ine techenk'eyalehu)

I-ne te-chen-ke-ya-le-hu

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Arabic العربية ar

أنا متوتر (ʾanā mutawattir) / أنا متوترة (ʾanā mutawattirah)

A-na mu-ta-wat-tir / A-na mu-ta-wat-ti-rah

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious, and remember to use the masculine form if you are male and the feminine form if you are female.

Bangla বাংলা bn

আমি নার্ভাস (Aami naarbhaas) / আমি নার্ভাস (Aami naarbhaas)

Aa-mee naar-bhaas

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Catalan català ca

Estic nerviós/a

Es-tic ner-vi-os/a

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious, and remember to change the ending of 'nerviós' to 'a' if you are female.

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Czech čeština cs

Jsem nervózní

Ysem ner-vo-znee

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Danish dansk da

Jeg er nervøs

Yai air ner-vohs

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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German Deutsch de

Ich bin nervös

Ikh bin ner-fuhs

Use this phrase to express feeling anxious or worried, especially before an important event.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Είμαι νευρικός/ή (Eímai nevrikós/í)

Ee-meh nev-ree-kos/ee

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious, and remember to change the ending of 'nevrikós' to 'í' if you are female.

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Spanish Español es

Estoy nervioso/a

Es-toy ner-vo-so/a

Use this phrase when you feel anxious or worried, and remember to change the ending of 'nervioso' to 'a' if you are female.

Estonian eesti et

Ma olen närvis

Ma o-len nar-vis

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Basque Basque eu

Urduri nago

Ur-du-ri na-go

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Persian فارسی fa

من مضطرب هستم (man moztareb hastam)

Man moz-ta-reb has-tam

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

Finnish suomi fi

Olen hermostunut

O-len her-mos-tu-nut

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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French Français fr

Je suis nerveux/nerveuse

Je swee ner-vuh/ner-vuhz

Use this phrase to express anxiety or unease, and remember to change the ending of 'nerveux' to 'nerveuse' if you are female.

Galician Galician gl

Estou nervioso/a

Es-tow ner-vi-o-so/a

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious, and remember to change the ending of 'nervioso' to 'a' if you are female.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

હું નર્વસ છું (Hu nervas chhu)

Hu ner-vas chhu

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Ina jin tsoro

I-na jin tso-ro

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Hebrew עברית he

אני עצבני (ani atsvani) / אני עצבנית (ani atsvanit)

Ah-nee ahtz-vah-nee / Ah-nee ahtz-vah-neet

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious, and remember to use the masculine form if you are male and the feminine form if you are female.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

मैं घबराया हुआ हूँ (mai ghabraya huaa hu) / मैं घबराई हुई हूँ (mai ghabrayi hui hu)

Mai gha-bra-ya hu-aa hu / Mai gha-bra-ee hu-ee hu

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious, and remember to use the masculine form if you are male and the feminine form if you are female.

Hungarian magyar hu

Ideges vagyok

Ee-deg-esh va-dyok

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Saya gugup

Sa-ya gu-gup

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Ég er stressaður/stressuð

Yeg er stres-sa-thur/stres-su-th

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious, and remember to use the masculine form if you are male and the feminine form if you are female.

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Italian Italiano it

Sono nervoso/a

So-no ner-vo-so/a

Use this phrase to express feeling anxious or worried, and remember to change the ending of 'nervoso' to 'a' if you are female.

Japanese 日本語 ja

緊張しています (Kinchō shiteimasu)

Kin-choh shi-tei-ma-su

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious, especially in formal situations.

Korean 한국어 ko

긴장돼요 (Ginjangdwaeyo)

Gin-jang-dwe-yo

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Aš nervinuosi

Ash ner-vi-no-si

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Esmu nervozs/a

Es-mu ner-vozs/a

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious, and remember to change the ending of 'nervozs' to 'a' if you are female.

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Marathi मराठी mr

मी घाबरलो आहे (Mee ghabaralo aahe) / मी घाबरले आहे (Mee ghabarale aahe)

Mee gha-ba-ra-lo aa-he / Mee gha-ba-ra-le aa-he

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious, and remember to use the masculine form if you are male and the feminine form if you are female.

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Malay Melayu ms

Saya gementar

Sa-ya ge-men-tar

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Ik ben nerveus

Ik ben ner-vuhs

Use this phrase to express feeling anxious or worried.

Norwegian norsk no

Jeg er nervøs

Yai air ner-vohs

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਮੈਂ ਘਬਰਾਇਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹਾਂ (Mai ghabraya hoya haan) / ਮੈਂ ਘਬਰਾਈ ਹੋਈ ਹਾਂ (Mai ghabrayi hoyi haan)

Mai gha-bra-ya ho-ya haan / Mai gha-bra-ee ho-ee haan

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious, and remember to use the masculine form if you are male and the feminine form if you are female.

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Polish polski pl

Jestem zdenerwowany/a

Yes-tem zde-ner-vo-va-ny/a

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious, and remember to change the ending of 'zdenerwowany' to 'a' if you are female.

Portuguese Português pt

Estou nervoso/a

Eh-shtoh ner-vo-so/a

Use this phrase to express feeling anxious or worried, and remember to change the ending of 'nervoso' to 'a' if you are female.

Romanian română ro

Sunt nervos/nervoasă

Soont ner-vos/ner-voa-sa

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious, and remember to change the ending of 'nervos' to 'nervoasă' if you are female.

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Russian русский ru

Я нервничаю (Ya nervnichayu)

Ya nyer-vnee-chah-yu

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

Swedish svenska sv

Jag är nervös

Yag air ner-vohs

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Mimi nina wasiwasi

Mi-mi ni-na wa-si-wa-si

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

நான் பதட்டமாக இருக்கிறேன் (Naan patattamaaga irukkireen)

Naan pa-ta-ta-maa-ga i-ruk-ki-reen

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

నాకు భయంగా ఉంది (Naaku bhayanga undhi)

Naa-ku bha-yan-ga un-dhi

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Thai ไทย th

ฉันประหม่า (Chǎn prà-m̀a)

Chan pra-ma

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Kinakabahan ako

Ki-na-ka-ba-han a-ko

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Gerginim

Ger-gin-im

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or tense.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Я нервую (Ya nervuyu)

Ya ner-vu-yu

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Urdu اردو ur

میں گھبرایا ہوا ہوں (mai ghabraya huaa hun) / میں گھبرائی ہوئی ہوں (mai ghabrayi hui hun)

Mai gha-bra-ya hu-aa hun / Mai gha-bra-ee hu-ee hun

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious, and remember to use the masculine form if you are male and the feminine form if you are female.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Tôi lo lắng

Toy lo lang

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Mo bẹ́rù

Mo be-ru

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Chinese 中文 zh

我很紧张 (Wǒ hěn jǐnzhāng)

Wo hen jin-juhng

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

我好緊張 (ngo5 hou2 gan2 zoeng1)

Ngoh hou gan joeng

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Nginovalo

Ngi-no-va-lo

Use this phrase to express feeling nervous or anxious.

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