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I am sleepy

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Amharic አማርኛ am
እኔ እንቅልፍ አለኝ
I-ne in-k'il-if a-le-ny

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Amharic.

Arabic العربية ar
أنا نعسان/نعسانة
A-na na-SAAN/na-sa-NA

The ending changes depending on the speaker's gender; 'na'sān' for male, 'na'sānah' for female.

Bangla বাংলা bn
আমার ঘুম পাচ্ছে
A-mar ghoom paach-chhey

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Bengali.

Catalan català ca
Tinc son
Tink son

This is a common and direct way to express sleepiness in Catalan.

Czech čeština cs
Jsem ospalý/á
Yem os-pa-lee/a

The ending changes depending on the speaker's gender; 'ospalý' for male, 'ospalá' for female.

Danish dansk da
Jeg er træt
Yai air trayt

Similar to German and Swedish, 'Jeg er træt' (I am tired) is used to express sleepiness in Danish.

German Deutsch de
Ich bin müde
Ikh bin MÜ-deh

While 'Ich bin müde' literally means 'I am tired,' it's the most common way to express sleepiness in German.

Greek Ελληνικά el
Νυστάζω
Nee-STA-zo

This is a direct and common way to express sleepiness in Greek.

Spanish Español es
Tengo sueño
TEN-go SWEN-yo

This is a common and direct way to express sleepiness in Spanish.

Estonian eesti et
Mul on uni
Mul on u-ni

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Estonian.

Basque Basque eu
Logura dut
Lo-gu-ra dut

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Basque.

Persian فارسی fa
من خوابم میاد
Man kha-bam mee-yad

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Persian.

Finnish suomi fi
Olen väsynyt
O-len vae-sy-nyt

Similar to German, the Finnish equivalent of 'I am tired' is used to express sleepiness.

French Français fr
J'ai sommeil
Zh-ay so-MEY

This is the standard way to say 'I am sleepy' in French.

Galician Galician gl
Teño sono
Te-nyo SO-no

This is a common and direct way to express sleepiness in Galician.

Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
મને ઊંઘ આવે છે
Ma-ne oong aa-ve chhe

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Gujarati.

Hausa Hausa ha
Ina jin bacci
I-na jin ba-chi

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Hausa.

Hebrew עברית he
אני ישנוני/ת
A-ni yesh-nu-ni/t

The ending changes depending on the speaker's gender; 'yeshnuni' for male, 'yeshnunit' for female.

Hindi हिन्दी hi
मुझे नींद आ रही है
Mu-jhe neend aa ra-hee hai

This is a common and direct way to express sleepiness in Hindi.

Hungarian magyar hu
Álmos vagyok
Aal-mosh va-dyok

This is the standard way to say 'I am sleepy' in Hungarian.

Indonesian Indonesia id
Saya mengantuk
Sa-ya meng-an-tuk

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Indonesian.

Icelandic Icelandic is
Ég er syfjaður/syfjuð
Yeg er sif-ya-thur/sif-yuuth

The ending changes depending on the speaker's gender; 'syfjaður' for male, 'syfjuð' for female.

Italian Italiano it
Ho sonno
O SON-no

This is a direct and common way to express sleepiness in Italian.

Japanese 日本語 ja
眠いです
Ne-mu-i des

This is a polite way to say 'I am sleepy' in Japanese; the informal version is 'Nemui'.

Korean 한국어 ko
졸려요
Jol-lyeo-yo

This is a polite way to say 'I am sleepy' in Korean; the informal version is 'Jollyeo'.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Aš noriu miego
Ash no-ryu mee-go

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Lithuanian.

Latvian latviešu lv
Man gribas gulēt
Man gree-bas goo-let

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Latvian.

Marathi मराठी mr
मला झोप येत आहे
Ma-la jhop yet aa-he

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Marathi.

Malay Melayu ms
Saya mengantuk
Sa-ya meng-an-tok

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Malay.

Dutch Nederlands nl
Ik ben moe
Ik ben moo

Similar to German, 'Ik ben moe' (I am tired) is used to express sleepiness.

Norwegian norsk no
Jeg er trøtt
Yai air trut

Similar to German, Swedish and Danish, 'Jeg er trøtt' (I am tired) is used to express sleepiness in Norwegian.

Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮੈਨੂੰ ਨੀਂਦ ਆ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ
Mai-nu neend aa ra-hee hai

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Punjabi.

Polish polski pl
Jestem śpiący/śpiąca
Yes-tem shpyon-tsi/shpyon-tsa

The ending changes depending on the speaker's gender; 'śpiący' for male, 'śpiąca' for female.

Portuguese Português pt
Estou com sono
Eh-SHTOH koo(ng) SO-no

This phrase is used in both Portugal and Brazil.

Romanian română ro
Mi-e somn
Mee-eh somn

This is a common and idiomatic way to express sleepiness in Romanian.

Russian русский ru
Я хочу спать
Ya ha-CHOO spat'

This is a common and direct way to express sleepiness in Russian.

Swedish svenska sv
Jag är trött
Yag air trut

Similar to German, 'Jag är trött' (I am tired) is used to express sleepiness in Swedish.

Swahili Kiswahili sw
Ninahisi usingizi
Ni-na-hi-si u-sin-gi-zi

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Swahili.

Tamil தமிழ் ta
எனக்கு தூக்கம் வருது
E-nak-ku thoo-kam va-ru-thu

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Tamil.

Telugu తెలుగు te
నాకు నిద్ర వస్తుంది
Naa-ku ni-dra vas-tun-di

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Telugu.

Thai ไทย th
ฉันง่วงนอน
Chan nguang naan

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Thai.

Filipino Filipino tl
Inaantok ako
I-na-an-tok a-ko

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Tagalog.

Turkish Türkçe tr
Uykum var
Oo-yoom var

This is a common and idiomatic way to express sleepiness in Turkish.

Ukrainian українська uk
Я хочу спати
Ya ha-CHOO spa-tee

Similar to Russian, this phrase expresses the desire to sleep.

Urdu اردو ur
مجھے نیند آ رہی ہے
Mu-jhe neend aa ra-hee hai

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

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Tôi buồn ngủ
Toy bu-on ngoo

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Vietnamese.

Yoruba Yoruba yo
Mo sun
Mo soon

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Yoruba.

Chinese 中文 zh
我困了
Wo koon le

This is a common and direct way to express sleepiness in Mandarin Chinese.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
我眼瞓
Ngoh ngaan fan

This is a common and direct way to express sleepiness in Cantonese.

Zulu Zulu zu
Ngiyazumeka
Ngi-ya-zu-me-ka

This is a common way to express sleepiness in Zulu.

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