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Language Translation Pronunciation Audio
Amharic አማርኛ am
ጥማት አለኝ (t'imat alenyi)
T'ee-mat a-le-nyi This is the standard way to express thirst in Amharic.
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Arabic العربية ar
أنا عطشان (ʾanā ʿaṭšān) (masc.) / أنا عطشانة (ʾanā ʿaṭšānah) (fem.)
Ah-nah ah-tshahn (masc.) / Ah-nah ah-tshah-nah (fem.) The form changes depending on the speaker's gender.
Bangla বাংলা bn
আমার তেষ্টা পেয়েছে (amar teshTa peyechhe)
ah-MAR tesh-TAH pay-EH-chhey This is the standard way to express thirst in Bengali.
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Catalan català ca
Tinc set
Teenk set This is the standard way to express thirst in Catalan.
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Czech čeština cs
Mám žízeň
Mahm ZHEE-zen This is a standard phrase for expressing thirst.
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Danish dansk da
Jeg er tørstig
Yay air tur-stee This is the standard way to express thirst in Danish.
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German Deutsch de
Ich habe Durst
Ish HAH-buh Duhrst Use this phrase whenever you feel thirsty.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Διψάω (Dipsáo)
Dee-psah-OH This is the standard way to express thirst in Greek.
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Spanish Español es
Tengo sed
TEN-go sed Use this phrase in any situation where you feel the need to drink something.
Estonian eesti et
Mul on janu
Mool on ya-noo This is the standard way to express thirst in Estonian.
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Basque Basque eu
Egarri naiz
Eh-gar-ree n-ice This is the standard way to express thirst in Basque.
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Persian فارسی fa
من تشنه هستم (man teshne hastam)
mahn tesh-neh hahs-tahm This is the standard way to express thirst in Persian.
Finnish suomi fi
Minulla on jano
Mi-nul-la on ya-no This is the standard way to express thirst in Finnish.
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French Français fr
J'ai soif
Zh-ay swahf This is a standard phrase used in both formal and informal settings.
Galician Galician gl
Teño sede
Teh-nyo SEH-deh This is the standard way to express thirst in Galician.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
મને તરસ લાગી છે (mane taras laagi chhe)
ma-NE ta-RAS laa-gee chhe This is the standard way to express thirst in Gujarati.
Hausa Hausa ha
Ina jin ƙishirwa
Ee-na jeen kish-eer-wa This is the standard way to express thirst in Hausa.
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Hebrew עברית he
אני צמא (ani tsame) (masc.) / אני צמאה (ani tsmea) (fem.)
Ah-nee tsah-MEH (masc.) / Ah-nee tsmeh-AH (fem.) The form changes depending on the speaker's gender.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
मुझे प्यास लगी है (mujhe pyaas lagee hai)
mujh-EH pyaas la-GEE hey This is the standard way to express thirst in Hindi.
Hungarian magyar hu
Szomjas vagyok
Som-yash VAH-dyok This is the standard way to say 'I am thirsty' in Hungarian.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Saya haus
Sa-ya hows This is the standard way to express thirst in Indonesian.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Ég er þyrstur (masc.) / Ég er þyrst (fem.)
Eg er thirs-tur (masc.) / Eg er thirs (fem.) The form changes depending on the speaker's gender.
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Italian Italiano it
Ho sete
O SEH-teh This is a common and appropriate phrase in all situations.
Japanese 日本語 ja
喉が渇きました (nodo ga kawakimashita)
No-do ga ka-wa-ki-ma-shi-ta This is the polite way to say 'I am thirsty' in Japanese. The informal version is used with close friends and family.
Korean 한국어 ko
목이 말라요 (mogi mallayo)
mo-gi mal-la-yo This is the polite way to say 'I am thirsty' in Korean. The informal version is used with close friends and family.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Aš trokštu
Ash trok-sh-too This is the standard way to express thirst in Lithuanian.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Man gribas dzert
Man gree-bas dzer-t This is the standard way to express thirst in Latvian.
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Marathi मराठी mr
मला तहान लागली आहे (mala tahaan laagali aahe)
ma-la ta-HAAN laa-ga-lee aa-HE This is the standard way to express thirst in Marathi.
Malay Melayu ms
Saya dahaga
Sa-ya da-ha-ga This is the standard way to express thirst in Malay.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Ik heb dorst
Ik hep dorst This is a standard expression to indicate thirst.
Norwegian norsk no
Jeg er tørst
Yay air tur-st This is the standard way to express thirst in Norwegian.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਸ ਲੱਗੀ ਹੈ (mainoo pi'aas laggee hai)
mai-NOO pee-AAS lag-GEE hai This is the standard way to express thirst in Punjabi.
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Polish polski pl
Chce mi się pić
Htsheh mee shyeh peech This is the standard way to express thirst in Polish.
Portuguese Português pt
Tenho sede
TEN-yo SEH-deh This phrase is used in both formal and informal contexts.
Romanian română ro
Mi-e sete
Mee-eh SEH-teh This is the standard way to express thirst in Romanian.
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Russian русский ru
Я хочу пить (Ya khochu pit')
Yah hah-CHOO peet' This is the most common way to say 'I am thirsty' in Russian.
Swedish svenska sv
Jag är törstig
Yah air tur-stig This is the standard way to express thirst in Swedish.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Nina kiu
Nee-na kee-oo This is the standard way to express thirst in Swahili.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
எனக்கு தாகமாக இருக்கிறது (enakku thaagamaga irukkirathu)
eh-nakk-oo thaa-ga-ma-ga i-ru-ki-ra-thu This is the standard way to express thirst in Tamil.
Telugu తెలుగు te
నాకు దాహం వేస్తుంది (naaku daaham vestundi)
NAA-koo DAA-ham ves-TUN-dee This is the standard way to express thirst in Telugu.
Thai ไทย th
ผม/ฉันกระหายน้ำ (phom/chan kra-hai nam)
pom/chan gra-hai nam The pronoun changes depending on the speaker's gender.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Nauuhaw ako
Na-oo-haw a-ko This is the standard way to express thirst in Tagalog.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Susadım
Soo-sah-dum This is the standard way to express thirst in Turkish.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Я хочу пити (Ya khochu pyty)
Ya hah-CHOO pi-TEE This is the most common way to say 'I am thirsty' in Ukrainian.
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Urdu اردو ur
مجھے پیاس لگی ہے (mujhe pyaas lagee hai)
mujh-EH pyaas la-GEE hai This is the standard way to express thirst in Urdu.
Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Tôi khát nước
Toy khat nuoc This is the standard way to express thirst in Vietnamese.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Oùngbẹ gbẹ mí
Oh-oong-beh gbeh mee This is the standard way to express thirst in Yoruba.
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Chinese 中文 zh
我渴了 (wǒ kě le)
wo ke le This is the standard way to express thirst in Mandarin Chinese.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
我口渴 (ngo5 hau2 hot3)
ngoh hau hot This is the standard way to express thirst in Cantonese.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Nginomzwangedwa
N-ghee-noom-zwan-geh-dwa This is the standard way to express thirst in Zulu.
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