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Language Translation Pronunciation Audio
Amharic አማርኛ am
አዝኛለሁ (Aznalehu)
Az-na-leh-hoo A direct way to express sadness in Amharic.
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Arabic العربية ar
أنا حزين (ʾanā ḥazīn) (masculine) / أنا حزينة (ʾanā ḥazīna) (feminine)
Ah-NAH ha-ZEEN (masculine) / Ah-NAH ha-ZEE-nah (feminine) The form changes depending on the speaker's gender; use 'ḥazīn' if you are male and 'ḥazīna' if you are female.
Bangla বাংলা bn
আমি দুঃখিত (Ami dukkhito)
Ah-mee dook-khee-to A common way to express sadness in Bengali.
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Catalan català ca
Estic trist
Es-teek treest A common and direct way to express sadness in Catalan.
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Czech čeština cs
Je mi smutno
Yeh mee SMOOT-no A common and natural way to express sadness in Czech.
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Danish dansk da
Jeg er ked af det
Yay air ked ah deh A common way to express sadness in Danish.
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German Deutsch de
Ich bin traurig
Ich bin TROW-rig Use this to express sadness; it's generally appropriate in most situations.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Είμαι λυπημένος (Eímai lipiménos) (masculine) / Είμαι λυπημένη (Eímai lipiméni) (feminine)
EE-meh lee-pee-ME-nos (masculine) / EE-meh lee-pee-ME-nee (feminine) Use the masculine form if you are male, and the feminine form if you are female.
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Spanish Español es
Estoy triste
Es-toy TREE-stay Use this phrase to express sadness in any situation, from personal feelings to reacting to bad news.
Estonian eesti et
Ma olen kurb
Ma o-len koorb A common way to express sadness in Estonian.
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Basque Basque eu
Triste nago
Trees-teh NA-go A common way to express sadness in Basque.
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Persian فارسی fa
من غمگین هستم (man qamgin hastam)
Man gam-GEEN has-TAM A direct and common way to express sadness in Persian.
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Finnish suomi fi
Olen surullinen
O-len su-rul-li-nen A common and direct way to express sadness in Finnish.
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French Français fr
Je suis triste
Juh swee TREEST This is a straightforward expression of sadness, suitable for most contexts.
Galician Galician gl
Estou triste
Es-TOH TREE-steh A standard way to express sadness in Galician.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
હું દુઃખી છું (Hun dukhi chhu)
Hun doo-khee chhoo A common way to express sadness in Gujarati.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Ina baƙin ciki
Ee-na ba-kin chi-kee A common way to express sadness in Hausa.
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Hebrew עברית he
אני עצוב (ani atzuv) (masculine) / אני עצובה (ani atzuvah) (feminine)
Ah-NEE ah-TZUV (masculine) / Ah-NEE ah-tzoo-VAH (feminine) The form changes depending on the speaker's gender; use 'atzuv' if you are male and 'atzuvah' if you are female.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
मैं उदास हूँ (mai udaas hoon)
Mai oo-DAAS hoon A standard way to express sadness in Hindi.
Hungarian magyar hu
Szomorú vagyok
So-mo-ROO va-dyok A direct way to express sadness in Hungarian.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Saya sedih
Sa-yah se-DEE A common and straightforward way to express sadness in Indonesian.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Ég er leið
Yeg er leith A common way to express sadness in Icelandic.
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Italian Italiano it
Sono triste
SO-no TREE-steh A common and direct way to express sadness.
Japanese 日本語 ja
私は悲しいです (Watashi wa kanashii desu)
Wa-ta-shi wa ka-na-shii desu Use the formal version in most situations; 'kanashii' alone is more casual.
Korean 한국어 ko
저는 슬퍼요 (Jeoneun seulpeoyo)
Jeo-neun seul-peo-yo Use the formal version in most situations; 'seulpeo' is more casual.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Man liūdna
Man lee-ood-na A common way to express sadness in Lithuanian.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Man ir skumji
Man ir skoom-yee A common way to express sadness in Latvian.
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Marathi मराठी mr
मी दुःखी आहे (Mee dukhi aahe)
Mee doo-khee aa-hey A standard way to express sadness in Marathi.
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Malay Melayu ms
Saya sedih
Sa-yah se-DEE A common and straightforward way to express sadness in Malay.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Ik ben verdrietig
Ik ben ver-DREET-ig Use this to express sadness; it's a common and appropriate expression.
Norwegian norsk no
Jeg er lei meg
Yay air lay may A common way to express sadness in Norwegian.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮੈਂ ਉਦਾਸ ਹਾਂ (Mai udaas haan)
Mai oo-daas haan A standard way to express sadness in Punjabi.
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Polish polski pl
Jest mi smutno
Yest mee SMOOT-no A common and natural way to express sadness in Polish.
Portuguese Português pt
Estou triste
Eh-Shtoh TREE-shteh A standard way to express sadness in Portuguese.
Romanian română ro
Sunt trist
Soont treest A straightforward and common way to express sadness.
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Russian русский ru
Мне грустно (Mne grustno)
Mnyeh GROOS-nah This phrase literally means 'It is sad to me,' a common way to express sadness in Russian.
Swedish svenska sv
Jag är ledsen
Yag air LED-sen A common and polite way to express sadness in Swedish.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Ninasikitika
Nee-na-see-kee-tee-ka A common and polite way to express sadness in Swahili.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
நான் சோகமாக இருக்கிறேன் (Naan sōgamāga irukkiren)
Naan so-ga-MA-ga i-ru-ki-ren A standard way to express sadness in Tamil.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
నాకు బాధగా ఉంది (Naaku baadagaa undi)
Naa-koo baa-da-gaa un-di A common way to express sadness in Telugu.
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Thai ไทย th
ฉันเสียใจ (chǎn sǐa jai) (female) / ผมเสียใจ (phǒm sǐa jai) (male)
Chan sia jai / Pom sia jai The phrase literally means 'I have a sad heart'; use 'chan' if you are female, and 'phom' if you are male.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Malungkot ako
Ma-lung-kot a-ko A common and direct way to express sadness in Tagalog.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Üzgünüm
UZE-gyoo-num A common and direct way to express sadness.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Мені сумно (Meni sumno)
Meh-NEE SOOM-no Similar to Russian, this phrase expresses sadness from a subjective perspective.
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Urdu اردو ur
میں اداس ہوں (mai udaas hoon)
Mai oo-daas hoon A standard way to express sadness in Urdu.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Tôi buồn
Toy boon A direct and common way to express sadness.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Inú mi bàjẹ́
Ee-NOO mee ba-JEH This phrase expresses sadness in Yoruba.
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Chinese 中文 zh
我很难过 (Wǒ hěn nánguò)
Wo hen nan-gwo This is a common and versatile way to express sadness in Mandarin.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
我好唔開心 (ngo5 hou2 m4 hoi1 sam1)
Ngó hó m4 hōi sām This phrase is a direct expression of sadness, commonly used in Cantonese.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Nginovalo
N-gi-no-va-lo A common way to express sadness in Zulu.
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