Amharic አማርኛ am
ብዙ ጊዜ አላየሁህም!
Be-zu gee-zeh a-lay-uh-hum!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Amharic.
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How to say
Long time no see
50 languages. Same English phrase, each row is the natural translation for that language. Tap Play to hear a Fluente voice, or Practise to listen, repeat and score.
Arabic العربية ar
طال غيابك!
Ta-la gha-YA-bak!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Arabic.
Bangla বাংলা bn
অনেক দিন পর দেখা হলো!
O-nek din por dekha holo!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Bengali.
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Catalan català ca
Quant de temps!
Kwant deh TEMPS!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Catalan.
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Czech čeština cs
Dlouho jsme se neviděli!
DLO-hoh smeh seh neh-vee-DYE-lee!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Czech.
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Danish dansk da
Det er længe siden!
Det er LENG-eh see-en!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Danish.
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German Deutsch de
Lange nicht gesehen!
LAH-nguh nicht geh-ZEE-en!
This is a straightforward and widely used greeting in German.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Έχουμε καιρό να τα πούμε!
EH-hou-meh keh-RO na ta POU-meh!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Greek.
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Spanish Español es
¡Cuánto tiempo!
KWAN-toh TIEM-po!
This is a very common and versatile greeting used when you haven't seen someone in a while.
Estonian eesti et
Pikk silm!
Pikk silm!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Estonian.
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Basque Basque eu
Aspaldi!
As-pal-dee!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Basque.
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Persian فارسی fa
خیلی وقته ندیدمت!
Khe-li vagh-teh na-di-de-met!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Persian.
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Finnish suomi fi
Pitkästä aikaa!
Pit-käs-tä ai-ka-a!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Finnish.
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French Français fr
Longtemps sans nouvelles!
Lohn-tah(n) sah(n) noo-VEL!
This is a common and friendly way to greet someone you haven't seen in a while.
Galician Galician gl
Canto tempo!
KAN-toh TEM-po!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Galician.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
ઘણા દિવસોથી જોયા નથી!
Gha-naa di-va-so-thi jo-ya na-thi!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Gujarati.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Dama can ba gan kaɗan!
Da-ma chan ba gan ka-dan!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Hausa.
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Hebrew עברית he
הרבה זמן לא התראינו!
Har-beh zman lo hit-ra-EE-nu!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Hebrew.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
बहुत दिनों से नहीं देखा!
Bahut di-no se nahin dekha!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Hindi.
Hungarian magyar hu
Rég láttalak!
Rayg LAH-tah-lahk!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Hungarian.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Lama tak jumpa!
La-ma tak joom-pa!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Indonesian.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Það er langt síðan!
Thath er lang see-than!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Icelandic.
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Italian Italiano it
È un'eternità!
Eh oon eh-ter-nee-TAH!
This expression is a common and enthusiastic way to greet someone you haven't seen in a while.
Japanese 日本語 ja
お久しぶりです！
O-hee-sah-shee-boo-ree des!
This is a polite and common greeting in Japanese, used when you haven't seen someone in a while.
Korean 한국어 ko
오랜만이에요!
O-raen-man-i-e-yo!
This is a common and polite greeting in Korean.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Seniai matytas!
Se-nyai ma-ty-tas!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Lithuanian.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Sen neredzēts!
Sen neh-red-zeh-ts!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Latvian.
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Marathi मराठी mr
खूप दिवसांनी भेटलात!
Khoop di-va-sa-ni bhet-laat!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Marathi.
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Malay Melayu ms
Lama tak jumpa!
La-ma tak joom-pa!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Malay.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Lang geleden!
Lahng geh-LEH-duh(n)!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Dutch.
Norwegian norsk no
Det er lenge siden!
Det er LENG-eh see-en!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Norwegian.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਬਹੁਤ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਮਿਲੇ!
Bahut di-naan baad mi-le!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Punjabi.
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Polish polski pl
Dawno się nie widzieliśmy!
DAV-no shyeh nyeh vee-DZYEH-leesh-my!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Polish.
Portuguese Português pt
Quanto tempo!
KWAN-too TEM-po!
A very common and versatile greeting in Portuguese.
Romanian română ro
De mult timp nu ne-am mai văzut!
De mult timp noo ne-am mai vuh-ZUT!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Romanian.
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Russian русский ru
Давно не виделись!
Dav-NO nyeh VEE-dee-lehs!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Russian.
Swedish svenska sv
Det var länge sedan!
Det var LÅNG-eh seh-dan!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Swedish.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Sijakuona kwa muda mrefu!
See-ja-kwa-o-na kwa moo-da m-re-fu!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Swahili.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
நீண்ட நாட்களாகப் பார்க்கவில்லை!
Nee-nda naat-ka-laa-ga paark-ka-vil-lai!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Tamil.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
చాలా రోజులైంది!
Chaa-laa ro-ju-lai-ndi!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Telugu.
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Thai ไทย th
ไม่ได้เจอกันนานเลย!
Mai dai jer gan naan loei!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Thai.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Matagal na tayong hindi nagkikita!
Ma-ta-gal na ta-yong hin-di nag-ki-ki-ta!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Tagalog/Filipino.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Uzun zamandır görüşmedik!
U-zun za-MAN-dır gyo-RUSH-me-dik!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Turkish.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Давно не бачились!
Dav-NO nyeh BA-chy-lys!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Ukrainian.
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Urdu اردو ur
کافی دنوں کے بعد ملے!
Kaa-fee di-no ke baad mi-le!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Urdu.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Lâu ngày không gặp!
Lao ngay khong gap!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Vietnamese.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Pẹ́lú àkókò!
Pe-lu a-ko-ko!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Yoruba.
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Chinese 中文 zh
好久不见!
Hao jiu bu jian!
This is a very common greeting in Mandarin Chinese.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
好耐冇見!
Hou noi mou gin!
This is a very common greeting in Cantonese.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Kade ngikubona!
Ka-de ngi-ku-bo-na!
This is a common and friendly greeting in Zulu.
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