How to say

It's been a while

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Amharic አማርኛ am

ብዙ ጊዜ ሆኗል

Bee-zoo gee-ze ho-nwal

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Arabic العربية ar

مر وقت طويل

Mar-ra waq-tan ta-wee-lan

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

Bangla বাংলা bn

অনেক দিন হলো

O-nek din ho-lo

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Catalan català ca

Ha passat temps

Ah pa-sat temps

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Czech čeština cs

Už je to chvíle

Oosh yeh toh HVI-leh

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Danish dansk da

Det er længe siden

Det er len-ge see-en

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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German Deutsch de

Es ist eine Weile her

Es ist EYE-ne VAI-le hair

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Έχει περάσει καιρός

EH-hee peh-RAH-see keh-ROS

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Spanish Español es

Ha pasado un tiempo

Ah pah-SAH-do oon TYEM-po

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

Estonian eesti et

See on ammu olnud

See on am-mu ol-nud

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Basque Basque eu

Denbora asko pasa da

Den-bo-ra as-ko pa-sa da

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Persian فارسی fa

مدت زیادی گذشته

Mod-dat-e zee-a-dee go-zash-teh

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Finnish suomi fi

Siitä on aikaa

See-ta on ai-kaa

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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French Français fr

Ça fait un bail

Sah fay uhn bah-ee

Use this phrase to express that it's been a long time since something happened or you've seen someone.

Galician Galician gl

Pasou tempo

Pa-sou tem-po

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

ઘણો સમય થઈ ગયો

Gha-no su-may thai ga-yo

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Lokaci ya yi nisa

Lo-ka-chi ya yi ni-sa

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Hebrew עברית he

עבר הרבה זמן

Ah-VAR har-BEH zman

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

काफी समय हो गया

Kaa-fee su-may ho ga-ya

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

Hungarian magyar hu

Rég volt

Rayg volt

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Sudah lama ya

Su-dah la-ma ya

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Það er langt síðan

Thath er lang see-than

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Italian Italiano it

È passato un po' di tempo

Eh pas-SAH-to oon po dee TEM-po

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

Japanese 日本語 ja

久しぶり

Hee-sa-shee-boo-ree

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone in a long time.

Korean 한국어 ko

오랜만이에요

Oh-ren-ma-ni-eh-yo

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone in a long time.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Jau seniai

Yaw se-nay

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Ir pagājis ilgs laiks

Ir pa-ga-jis ilgs laiks

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Marathi मराठी mr

खूप दिवस झाले

Khoop di-vas zha-le

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Malay Melayu ms

Lama tak jumpa

La-ma tak jum-pa

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone in a long time.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Het is een tijdje geleden

Het is uhn TAI-juh geh-LEE-duh

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

Norwegian norsk no

Det er lenge siden

Det er len-ge see-en

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਬਹੁਤ ਸਮਾਂ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ

Ba-hut su-maan ho ga-ya

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Polish polski pl

Minęło trochę czasu

Mi-NEH-wo tro-HEH CHAH-soo

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

Portuguese Português pt

Já faz um tempo

Zhah faz oom TEM-po

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

Romanian română ro

A trecut ceva timp

A tre-KUT che-va timp

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Russian русский ru

Давно не виделись

Dav-NOH nye VEE-dyel-is'

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone in a long time.

Swedish svenska sv

Det var ett tag sedan

Det var ett tag se-dan

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Kumekuwa muda mrefu

Koo-meh-kwa moo-dah m-re-fu

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

ரொம்ப நாளாச்சு

Rom-ba naal aa-chu

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

చాలా కాలం అయ్యింది

Chaa-la kaa-lam ay-yin-di

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Thai ไทย th

ไม่ได้เจอกันนานเลย

Mai dai jer gan naan ler-ee

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone in a long time.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Matagal na panahon na

Ma-ta-gal na pa-ho-non na

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Uzun zaman oldu

U-zun za-MAN ol-du

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Давно не бачились

Dav-NO nye bah-CHEE-lys'

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone in a long time.

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Urdu اردو ur

کافی عرصہ ہو گیا

Kaa-fee ar-sa ho ga-ya

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Lâu rồi không gặp

Lao roy khong gap

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone in a long time.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Pẹ́ tó pọ̀

Pe toh po

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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Chinese 中文 zh

好久不见

How jyo boo jyen

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone in a long time.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

好耐冇見

Hou noi mou gin

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone in a long time.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Sekuyisikhathi eside

Se-koo-yee-see-ka-thi e-si-de

Use this phrase when you haven't seen someone or done something in a long time.

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