Amharic አማርኛ am
... አልችልም
... al-chil-im
Use this when you don't know a language.
How to say
I don't speak ...
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Arabic العربية ar
أنا لا أتكلم...
A-na la a-ta-kal-lam...
Use this when someone speaks to you in a language you don't understand.
Bangla বাংলা bn
আমি ... বলতে পারি না।
Aa-mee ... bol-te pa-ri na.
Use this when you don't know a language.
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Catalan català ca
No parlo...
No PAR-lo...
This is a polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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Czech čeština cs
Nemluvím...
Neh-mloo-veem...
This is a standard polite phrase.
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Danish dansk da
Jeg taler ikke...
Yay ta-ler ik-ke...
This is a polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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German Deutsch de
Ich spreche kein...
Ish SHPREH-khuh kine...
Use this when someone speaks to you in a language you don't understand.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Δεν μιλάω...
Then mee-LA-oh...
This is a common and polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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Spanish Español es
No hablo...
No AH-blo...
Use this phrase when someone addresses you in a language you don't understand.
Estonian eesti et
Ma ei räägi...
Ma ay raa-gi...
This is a polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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Basque Basque eu
Ez dut hitz egiten...
Ez dut hits e-gi-ten...
This is a polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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Persian فارسی fa
من ... صحبت نمیکنم.
Man ... soh-bat ne-mi-ko-nam.
This is a polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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Finnish suomi fi
En puhu...
En poo-hoo...
This is a polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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French Français fr
Je ne parle pas...
Je nuh PAR-luh pah...
This is a standard polite phrase used in most situations.
Galician Galician gl
Non falo...
Nohn FA-lo...
This is a polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
મને ... આવડતું નથી.
Ma-ne ... aa-vad-tun na-thee.
Use this when you don't know a language.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Ban yi ...
Ban yee...
Use this when you don't know a language.
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Hebrew עברית he
אני לא מדבר/ת...
A-nee lo me-da-ber/et...
Use 'medaber' if you are male, 'medaberet' if you are female.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
मुझे ... नहीं आती।
Muj-he ... na-heen aa-tee.
Use this when you don't know a language.
Hungarian magyar hu
Nem beszélek...
Nem beh-say-lek...
This is a standard polite phrase.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Saya tidak bisa berbicara...
Sa-yah ti-dak bee-sa ber-bi-cha-ra...
This is a polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Ég tala ekki...
Yay ta-la ek-ki...
This is a polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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Italian Italiano it
Non parlo...
Nohn PAR-loh...
This is a common and polite way to indicate you don't understand.
Japanese 日本語 ja
...は話せません。
... wa ha-na-se-ma-sen.
Use this when you don't know a language.
Korean 한국어 ko
...는 못해요.
... neun mot hae-yo.
Use this when you don't know a language.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Aš nekalbu...
Ash neh-kal-boo...
This is a polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Es nerunāju...
Es neh-roo-na-yoo...
This is a polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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Marathi मराठी mr
मला ... येत नाही.
Ma-laa ... yet na-hee.
Use this when you don't know a language.
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Malay Melayu ms
Saya tidak boleh bercakap...
Sa-yah ti-dak bo-leh ber-cha-kap...
This is a polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Ik spreek geen...
Ik sprake khayn...
Use this to politely decline a conversation in a language you don't know.
Norwegian norsk no
Jeg snakker ikke...
Yay sna-ker ik-ke...
This is a polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮੈਂ ... ਨਹੀਂ ਬੋਲਦਾ/ਬੋਲਦੀ।
Maiñ ... na-hee bol-da/bol-dee.
Use 'bolda' if you are male, 'boldi' if you are female.
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Polish polski pl
Nie mówię po...
Nyeh MOO-vyeh po...
This is a common and polite way to indicate you don't understand.
Portuguese Português pt
Eu não falo...
Eh-oo now FA-loo...
This is a standard, polite phrase.
Romanian română ro
Nu vorbesc...
Noo vor-besk...
This is a common and polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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Russian русский ru
Я не говорю...
Ya nye gah-va-RYOO...
This is a standard phrase used in various situations.
Swedish svenska sv
Jag talar inte...
Yag ta-lar in-te...
This is a polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Sizungumzi...
See-zoong-oom-zee...
This is a polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
நான் ... பேச மாட்டேன்.
Naan ... pay-sa maa-tten.
Use this when you don't know a language.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
నాకు ... రాదు.
Naa-ku ... raa-du.
Use this when you don't know a language.
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Thai ไทย th
ฉันพูด ... ไม่ได้ค่ะ/ครับ
Chan pood ... mai dai ka/krap.
Use 'khâ' if you are female, 'khráp' if you are male.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Hindi ako marunong magsalita ng...
Hin-dee a-ko ma-ru-nong mag-sa-lee-ta nang...
Use this when you don't know a language.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
… konuşamıyorum.
... ko-nu-sha-MI-yo-rum.
Use this when you are unable to speak a certain language.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Я не розмовляю...
Ya ne roz-mo-vlya-yoo...
Use this when someone speaks to you in a language you don't understand.
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Urdu اردو ur
میں ... نہیں بولتا/بولتی۔
Maiñ ... na-hee bol-ta/bol-tee.
Use 'boltā' if you are male, 'boltī' if you are female.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Tôi không nói được...
Toy khong noy duoc...
This is a polite way to indicate you don't understand.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Mi ò sọ ...
Mee o so...
Use this when you don't know a language.
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Chinese 中文 zh
我不会说...
Wo bu hway shwo...
This is a polite and common way to indicate you don't understand.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
我唔識講...
Ngoh m sihk gong...
This is a polite and common way to indicate you don't understand.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Angisakhulumi...
An-gee-sa-koo-loo-mee...
Use this when you don't know a language.
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