Amharic አማርኛ am
መሄድ አለብኝ (Mehed alebign)
Me-hed a-le-bign
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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How to say
I must go
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Arabic العربية ar
يجب أن أذهب (Yajib 'an 'adhhab)
Ya-jeeb an ad-hahb
Use this phrase to politely excuse yourself.
Bangla বাংলা bn
আমাকে যেতে হবে (Amake jete hobe)
Ah-mah-ke je-te ho-be
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Catalan català ca
M'he d'anar-ne
Meh da-nar-neh
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Czech čeština cs
Musím jít
Moo-seem yeet
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 a go
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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German Deutsch de
Ich muss gehen
Ich muss geh-en
This is a direct and common way to indicate your departure.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Πρέπει να πάω (Prepei na pao)
Preh-PEH nee PAH-oh
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Spanish Español es
Me tengo que ir
Meh TEN-go keh eer
This is a common and polite way to excuse yourself from a situation.
Estonian eesti et
Ma pean minema
Ma pe-an mi-ne-ma
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Basque Basque eu
Joan egin behar dut
Yo-an e-gin be-ar dut
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Persian فارسی fa
باید بروم (Bayad beravam)
Bah-yad beh-rah-vam
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Finnish suomi fi
Minun täytyy mennä
Mi-nun tæy-tyy men-næ
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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French Français fr
Je dois y aller
Je dwah ee ah-lay
Use this to politely excuse yourself, similar to English.
Galician Galician gl
Teño que irme
Te-nyo ke eer-meh
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
મારે જવું પડશે (Maare javu padse)
Maa-re ja-vu pad-se
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Dole in tafi
Do-leh in ta-fi
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Hebrew עברית he
אני חייב ללכת (Ani chayav lalechet) (male) / אני חייבת ללכת (Ani chayevet lalechet) (female)
Ah-nee kha-YAV/kha-YE-vet lah-LEH-khet
The verb changes based on the speaker's gender.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
मुझे जाना है (Mujhe jaana hai)
Moo-JEH jaa-NAA hai
A common and polite way to indicate you need to leave.
Hungarian magyar hu
Mennem kell
Men-nem kell
A standard way to say you have to leave.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Saya harus pergi
Sa-yah ha-roos per-gi
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Ég verð að fara
Yay verth ath fa-ra
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Italian Italiano it
Devo andare
Deh-vo an-DAH-reh
A polite way to signal your need to leave.
Japanese 日本語 ja
行かなければなりません (Ikanakereba narimasen)
Ee-ka-na-ke-re-ba na-ri-ma-sen
This is a polite way to excuse yourself.
Korean 한국어 ko
가야 해요 (Gaya haeyo)
Ga-ya hae-yo
A polite way to excuse yourself.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Aš turiu eiti
Ash too-ryu ey-tee
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Man ir jāiet
Man ir ya-eet
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Marathi मराठी mr
मला जावे लागेल (Malaa jaave lagel)
Ma-laa jaa-ve la-gel
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Malay Melayu ms
Saya mesti pergi
Sa-yah mes-ti per-gi
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Ik moet gaan
Ik moot gahn
A direct and common way to announce your departure.
Norwegian norsk no
Jeg må gå
Yay moh goh
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮੈਨੂੰ ਜਾਣਾ ਪਏਗਾ (Mainu jaana paega)
Mai-nu jaa-na pae-ga
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Polish polski pl
Muszę iść
Moo-SHEH eeshch
A straightforward and polite way to indicate you're leaving.
Portuguese Português pt
Eu preciso ir
Eu pre-SEE-zo eer
A standard and polite way to excuse yourself.
Romanian română ro
Trebuie să plec
Treh-boo-ye sah plek
A polite and common way to indicate you need to leave.
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Russian русский ru
Я должен идти (Ya dolzhen idti)
Yah DOL-zhen ee-TEE (for a male speaker)
Use 'Я должен идти' if you are a male speaker, 'Я должна идти (Ya dolzhna idti)' if you are a female speaker. 'Мне пора' is more casual.
Swedish svenska sv
Jag måste gå
Yah moos-teh goh
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Lazima niende
La-zi-ma nee-en-deh
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
நான் போக வேண்டும் (Naan poga vendum)
Naan po-ga ven-dum
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
నేను వెళ్ళాలి (Nenu vellaali)
Ne-nu vel-laa-li
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Thai ไทย th
ฉันต้องไป (Chǎn dtɔ̂ng bpai)
Chan dtong bpai
Use 'ดิฉัน' if you are a female speaker and 'ผม' if you are a male speaker.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Kailangan ko nang umalis
Kay-la-ngan ko nang oo-mah-lis
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Gitmem gerek
Git-mem ge-rek
A standard and polite way to indicate you need to leave.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Я мушу йти (Ya mushu yty)
Ya moo-SHOO ee-TEE
Use 'Я мушу йти' for a general statement. 'Я повинен/повинна йти' is more formal and gendered (male/female).
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Urdu اردو ur
مجھے جانا ہے (Mujhe jaana hai)
Moo-JEH jaa-NAA hai
A common and polite way to indicate you need to leave.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Tôi phải đi (Tôi phải đi)
Toy fai dee
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Mo gbọ́dọ̀ lọ
Moh gboh-doh loh
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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Chinese 中文 zh
我得走了 (Wǒ děi zǒu le)
Wo day dzoh luh
A common and polite way to excuse yourself.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
我走先 (ngo5 zau2 sin1)
Ngoh jao seen
A common and polite way to excuse yourself.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Kumele ngihambe
Koo-meh-leh ngi-ham-beh
A polite way to excuse yourself.
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