How to say

I am

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Amharic አማርኛ am

እኔ ነኝ (ine neny)

I-neh ne-ny

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

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Arabic العربية ar

أنا أكون (ʼanā ʼakūnu) / أنا (ʼanā)

Ah-na ah-koo-noo / Ah-na

The verb 'to be' is often omitted in the present tense in Arabic, especially in informal contexts.

Bangla বাংলা bn

আমি আছি (āmi āchi)

Aa-mee aa-chee

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

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Catalan català ca

Jo sóc / Jo estic

Jo sok / Jo es-tik

Use 'sóc' for permanent characteristics and 'estic' for temporary states.

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Czech čeština cs

Já jsem

Ya yes-em

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

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Danish dansk da

Jeg er

Yai air

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

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German Deutsch de

Ich bin

Ikh bin

This is the most common way to say 'I am' in German.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Είμαι

Ee-meh

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

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Spanish Español es

Yo soy / Yo estoy

Yo soy (yo soy) / Yo es-toy (yo es-toy)

Use 'soy' for permanent characteristics (e.g., nationality) and 'estoy' for temporary states (e.g., feeling tired).

Estonian eesti et

Ma olen

Ma o-len

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

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Basque Basque eu

Ni naiz

Nee n-ice

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

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Persian فارسی fa

من هستم (man hastam)

Man has-tam

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

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Finnish suomi fi

Minä olen

Mi-na o-len

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

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French Français fr

Je suis

Juh swee

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

Galician Galician gl

Eu son / Eu estou

Eh-oo son / Eh-oo es-tow

Use 'son' for permanent characteristics and 'estou' for temporary states.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

હું છું (huṁ chuṁ)

Hum chhum

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

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Hausa Hausa ha

Ni ne

Nee neh

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

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Hebrew עברית he

אני (ani)

Ah-nee

The verb 'to be' is often omitted in the present tense in Hebrew.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

मैं हूँ (maiñ hū̃)

Mai-n hoo

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

Hungarian magyar hu

Én vagyok

Ayn va-dyok

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

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Saya adalah

Sa-yah a-dah-lah

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

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Ég er

Yeg air

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

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Italian Italiano it

Io sono

Yo so-no

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

Japanese 日本語 ja

私は〜です (Watashi wa ~ desu) / 私は〜だ (Watashi wa ~ da)

Wa-ta-shi wa ... desu / Wa-ta-shi wa ... da

Use 'desu' for formal situations and 'da' for informal ones; the blank is filled with the characteristic.

Korean 한국어 ko

저는 ~ 입니다 (Jeoneun ~ imnida) / 나는 ~ 이야 (Naneun ~ iya)

Jo-nun ... im-ni-da / Na-nun ... ee-ya

Use 'imnida' for formal situations and 'iya' for informal ones; the blank is filled with the characteristic.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Aš esu

Ash es-oo

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

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Latvian latviešu lv

Esmu

Es-mu

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

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Marathi मराठी mr

मी आहे (mī āhe)

Mee aa-hey

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

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Malay Melayu ms

Saya adalah

Sa-yah a-dah-lah

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

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Ik ben

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

Norwegian norsk no

Jeg er

Yai air

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

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਮੈਂ ਹਾਂ (maiṁ hā̃)

Mai-n haa

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

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Polish polski pl

Ja jestem

Ya yes-tem

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

Portuguese Português pt

Eu sou / Eu estou

Eh-oo sow / Eh-oo es-toow

Use 'sou' for permanent characteristics and 'estou' for temporary states.

Romanian română ro

Eu sunt

Eh-oo sunt

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

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Russian русский ru

Я есть / Я (есть)

Ya yest' / Ya (yest')

In modern Russian, 'есть' is often omitted, especially in informal contexts.

Swedish svenska sv

Jag är

Yah air

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

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Mimi ni

Mee-mee nee

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

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

நான் இருக்கிறேன் (nāṉ irukkiṟēṉ)

Naan i-ru-kki-ren

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

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Telugu తెలుగు te

నేను ఉన్నాను (nēnu unnānu)

Nay-nu un-naa-nu

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

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Thai ไทย th

ฉันคือ (chǎn keu) / ผมคือ (phǒm keu)

Chan keu / Pom keu

Use 'chǎn' if you are female, and 'phǒm' if you are male; 'keu' is the verb 'to be'.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Ako ay

Ah-ko ay

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

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Benim

Be-nim

The suffix '-im' is added to the word 'ben' (I) to form 'I am'.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Я є

Ya yeh

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

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Urdu اردو ur

میں ہوں (maiñ hū̃)

Mai-n hoo

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

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Tôi là

Toy la

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

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Mo ni

Moh nee

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

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Chinese 中文 zh

我是 (wǒ shì)

Wo shr

The verb '是' (shì) is used to indicate identity or a permanent characteristic.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

我係 (ngo5 hai6)

Ngoh hai

The verb '係' (hai) is used to indicate identity or a permanent characteristic.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Ngi-ngu

Ngi-ngoo

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

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