How to say

I have to go

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Amharic አማርኛ am

መሄድ አለብኝ

Me-hed a-le-bign

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Arabic العربية ar

يجب أن أذهب

Ya-jeeb an ah-thahb

This is a standard way to say you need to leave.

Bangla বাংলা bn

আমাকে যেতে হবে

Ah-mah-ke je-te ho-be

This is a standard way to say you need to leave.

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Catalan català ca

M'he d'anar

Meh da-nar

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Czech čeština cs

Musím jít

Moo-seem yeet

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Danish dansk da

Jeg er nødt til at gå

Yay er nød til at go

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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German Deutsch de

Ich muss gehen

Ich muss geh-en

Use this when you need to leave, it's a direct and common phrase.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Πρέπει να φύγω

PREH-pee na FEE-gho

This is a standard way to say you need to leave.

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Spanish Español es

Me tengo que ir

Meh TEN-go KEH eer

Use this phrase when you need to leave a place or conversation, and it's generally understood.

Estonian eesti et

Ma pean minema

Ma pe-an mi-ne-ma

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Basque Basque eu

Joan behar dut

Yo-an be-ar dut

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Persian فارسی fa

باید بروم

Bah-yad beh-rah-vam

This is a standard way to say you need to leave.

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Finnish suomi fi

Minun täytyy mennä

Mi-nun tæy-tyy men-næ

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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French Français fr

Je dois y aller

Juh dwa ee ah-lay

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself from a situation.

Galician Galician gl

Teño que ir

Te-nyo kee eer

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

મારે જવું પડશે

Maa-re ja-vu pad-se

This is a standard way to say you need to leave.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Dole in tafi

Do-leh in ta-fi

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Hebrew עברית he

אני חייב ללכת

Ah-nee kha-YAV lah-LEH-khet (masculine) / Ah-nee kha-ye-VET lah-LEH-khet (feminine)

Use this when you need to leave; the verb changes based on gender.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

मुझे जाना है

Moo-JEH jaa-NAA hai

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

Hungarian magyar hu

Mennem kell

Men-nem kell

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Saya harus pergi

Sa-ya har-rus per-gi

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Ég verð að fara

Yeg verth ath fa-ra

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Italian Italiano it

Devo andare

DEH-vo an-DAH-reh

This is a standard way to say you need to leave.

Japanese 日本語 ja

行かなければなりません

Ee-ka-na-ke-re-ba na-ri-ma-sen

This is a polite way to say you need to leave.

Korean 한국어 ko

가야 해요

Ga-ya hae-yo

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Aš turiu eiti

Ash too-ryoo ay-tee

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Man jāiet

Man ya-yeet

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Marathi मराठी mr

मला जावे लागेल

Ma-laa jaa-ve la-gel

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Malay Melayu ms

Saya mesti pergi

Sa-yah mes-tee per-gi

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Ik moet gaan

Ik moot gahn

This is a direct and common way to say you need to leave.

Norwegian norsk no

Jeg må gå

Yay mo go

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਮੈਨੂੰ ਜਾਣਾ ਪਏਗਾ

Mai-nu jaa-na pa-ay-gaa

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Polish polski pl

Muszę iść

Moo-SHEH eeshch

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

Portuguese Português pt

Eu tenho que ir

Eu TEN-nyoo kee eer

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

Romanian română ro

Trebuie să plec

Treh-boo-ye sah plek

This is a standard way to say you need to leave.

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Russian русский ru

Я должен идти́

Ya DOL-zhen ee-TEE

Use this when you need to leave; it's a standard phrase.

Swedish svenska sv

Jag måste gå

Yag mose go

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Lazima niende

La-zi-ma nee-en-deh

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

நான் போக வேண்டும்

Naan po-ga ven-dum

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

నేను వెళ్ళాలి

Ne-nu vel-laa-li

This is a standard way to say you need to leave.

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Thai ไทย th

ฉันต้องไป

Chan dtawng bpai

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Kailangan ko nang umalis

Ka-i-la-ngan ko nang u-ma-lis

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Gitmem gerek

Git-mem ge-rek

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Я мушу йти

Ya MOO-shoo yi-TEE

Use this when you need to leave; it's a standard phrase.

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Urdu اردو ur

مجھے جانا ہے

Moo-JEH jaa-NAA hai

This is a standard way to say you need to leave.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Tôi phải đi

Toy fai dee

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Mo gbọdọ lọ

Mo gbo-do lo

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Chinese 中文 zh

我得走了

Wo deh dzoh leh

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

我走先

Ngoh jau sin

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Kumele ngihambe

Ku-me-le ngi-ham-be

This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself.

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