How to say

I am worried

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Amharic አማርኛ am

እጨነቃለሁ (Ichenekalehu)

I-che-ne-ka-LE-hu

This is a common way to express worry.

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Arabic العربية ar

أنا قلق (Ana qaliq) / أنا قلقة (Ana qaliqat)

Ah-na kah-lik (male) / Ah-na kah-lee-kat (female)

Use 'qaliq' if you are male, 'qaliqat' if you are female; it's a common expression.

Bangla বাংলা bn

আমি চিন্তিত (Ami chintito)

Ah-mee chin-ti-TO

This is a common and polite way to express worry.

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Catalan català ca

Estic preocupat/ada

Es-tic preh-oo-koo-PA-t/da

Use 'preocupat' if you are male, 'preocupada' if you are female; it's a common expression.

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Czech čeština cs

Mám obavy

Mahm o-BAH-vi

This is a common and polite way to express worry.

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Danish dansk da

Jeg er bekymret

Yay air beh-KYM-ret

This is a common way to express worry.

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German Deutsch de

Ich bin besorgt

Ish bin beh-zorgt

This is a standard way to express worry in German, suitable for most situations.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Ανησυχώ (Anisihó)

Ah-nee-see-HO

This is a standard expression of worry.

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Spanish Español es

Estoy preocupado/a

Es-toy preh-oo-koo-PAH-do/dah

Use 'preocupado' if you are male, 'preocupada' if you are female; it's common to express worry in various situations.

Estonian eesti et

Ma olen mures

Ma o-len moo-res

This is a standard way to express worry.

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Basque Basque eu

Kezkaturik nago

Kez-ka-tu-rik na-go

This is a common way to express worry.

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Persian فارسی fa

نگران هستم (Negaraan hastam)

Ne-ga-RAAN has-TAM

This is a standard and polite way to express worry.

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Finnish suomi fi

Olen huolissani

O-len hoo-o-lis-sa-ni

This is a standard way to express worry.

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French Français fr

Je suis inquiet/inquiète

Juh sweez an-kee-ay/an-kee-et

Use 'inquiet' if you are male, 'inquiète' if you are female; it's a common way to express concern.

Galician Galician gl

Estou preocupado/a

Es-TOH preh-oo-koo-PA-do/dah

Use 'preocupado' if you are male, 'preocupada' if you are female; it's a common expression.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

મને ચિંતા છે (Mane chinta chhe)

Ma-ne chin-ta chhe

This is a common way to express worry.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Ina damuwa

I-na da-mu-wa

This is a common way to express worry.

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Hebrew עברית he

אני מודאג (Ani muda'ag) / אני מודאגת (Ani muda'eget)

Ah-nee moo-dah-AG (male) / Ah-nee moo-dah-E-get (female)

Use 'muda'ag' if you are male, 'muda'eget' if you are female; it's a common expression.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

मुझे चिंता है (Mujhe chinta hai)

Moo-JEH chin-TA hai

This is a common and polite way to express worry.

Hungarian magyar hu

Aggódom

OG-goh-dom

This is a direct and common way to express worry.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Saya khawatir

Sa-yah kha-wa-tir

This is a standard way to express worry.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Ég hef áhyggjur

Yeg hef OW-hig-yur

This is a common way to express worry.

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Italian Italiano it

Sono preoccupato/a

SO-no preh-oo-koo-PAH-to/tah

Use 'preoccupato' if you are male, 'preoccupata' if you are female; it's a common and polite expression.

Japanese 日本語 ja

心配です (Shinpai desu)

Shin-pai des

This is a polite and common way to express worry.

Korean 한국어 ko

걱정돼요 (Geokjeongdwaeyo)

Keok-jeong-dwae-yo

This is a common and polite way to express worry.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Aš esu susirūpinęs/usi

Ash e-soo su-si-roo-pi-nes/si

Use 'susirūpinęs' if you are male, 'susirūpinusi' if you are female; it's a common expression.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Esmu noraizējies/usies

Es-mu no-rai-zhey-ees/ees

Use 'noraizējies' if you are male, 'noraizējusies' if you are female; it's a common expression.

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Marathi मराठी mr

मला काळजी वाटते (Mala kalji vatate)

Ma-la ka-lji va-ta-te

This is a common way to express worry.

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Malay Melayu ms

Saya risau

Sa-yah ri-sau

This is a common and polite way to express worry.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Ik ben bezorgd

Ik ben beh-ZORGT

This is a standard and widely used way to express worry.

Norwegian norsk no

Jeg er bekymret

Yay air beh-KYM-ret

This is a common way to express worry.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਮੈਨੂੰ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਹੈ (Mainu chinta hai)

Mai-nu chin-ta hai

This is a common way to express worry.

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Polish polski pl

Martwię się

Mart-VYEH shyeh

This is a common and direct way to express worry.

Portuguese Português pt

Estou preocupado/a

Eh-SHTOH preh-oo-koo-PAH-doo/dah

Use 'preocupado' if you are male, 'preocupada' if you are female; it's a versatile phrase.

Romanian română ro

Sunt îngrijorat/ă

Soont un-gree-zho-RAHT/RAH-tuh

Use 'îngrijorat' if you are male, 'îngrijorată' if you are female; it's a common expression.

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Russian русский ru

Я волнуюсь (Ya volnuyus') / Я обеспокоен (Ya obespokoen)

Ya vol-NU-yoos'/ Ya ah-bee-spa-KO-yen

The first is more general, the second is more formal; use the first if you are female.

Swedish svenska sv

Jag är orolig

Yah air o-RO-lig

This is a standard way to express worry.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Nina wasiwasi

Nee-na wa-si-WA-si

This is a standard way to express worry.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

நான் கவலைப்படுகிறேன் (Naan kavalaippadukiren)

Naan ka-va-lai-pa-du-ki-ren

This is a common way to express worry.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

నాకు ఆందోళనగా ఉంది (Naaku aandholanagaa undhi)

Naa-koo aan-do-la-na-gaa un-dhi

This is a common way to express worry.

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Thai ไทย th

ฉันเป็นห่วง (Chan pen huang)

Chan pen huang

This is a common way to express worry.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Nag-aalala ako

Nag-a-a-la-la a-ko

This is a common way to express worry.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Endişeliyim

En-di-she-LI-yim

This is a common and polite way to express worry.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Я хвилююся (Ya khvylyuyusya)

Ya khvi-lyu-YU-sya

This is a standard expression of worry.

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Urdu اردو ur

مجھے فکر ہے (Mujhe fikar hai)

Moo-JEH fi-kar hai

This is a common way to express worry.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Tôi lo lắng

Toy lo lang

This is a standard way to express worry.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Mo ṣàníyàn

Mo sha-ni-YAN

This is a common way to express worry.

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Chinese 中文 zh

我很担心 (Wǒ hěn dānxīn)

Wo hen dan-shin

This is a standard way to express worry.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

我好擔心 (ngo5 hou2 daam1 sam1)

Ngó hó daam sām

This is a standard way to express worry.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Nginovalo

Ngi-no-va-lo

This is a common way to express worry.

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