How to say

Take your time

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.

Amharic አማርኛ am

ጊዜህን ውሰድ

Gee-ze-hin woo-SED

This is a common and polite phrase.

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Arabic العربية ar

خذ وقتك

Khood wak-TAK

This is a common and polite phrase.

Bangla বাংলা bn

আস্তে করুন

Aas-TE ko-RUN

This is a polite way to tell someone to take their time.

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Catalan català ca

Preneu-vos el vostre temps

Pre-now-vos el vos-tre temps

This is a polite and common phrase.

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Czech čeština cs

Mějte čas

MYE-tye chahs

This is a general phrase to encourage someone to take their time.

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Danish dansk da

Tag dig god tid

Tah thay goh tee

This is a common and polite phrase.

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German Deutsch de

Nimm dir Zeit

Nimm deer TZYT

Use this when someone seems rushed or stressed, encouraging them to relax.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Πάρτε το χρόνο σας

PAR-teh toh HRO-no sas

This is a polite and common phrase.

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Spanish Español es

Tómate tu tiempo

TOH-mah-teh too TYEM-po

Use this when someone is rushing or needs to complete a task without pressure.

Estonian eesti et

Võta aega

Vuh-ta ay-ga

This is a common and polite phrase.

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Basque Basque eu

Hartu denbora

Har-tu den-bo-ra

This is a common and polite phrase.

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Persian فارسی fa

وقت بگذارید

Vakt be-zaa-RID

This is a polite way to tell someone to take their time.

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Finnish suomi fi

Ota rauhassa

O-ta rau-has-sa

This is a common and polite phrase.

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French Français fr

Prenez votre temps

Pruh-nay vo-truh tom

This is a polite and common phrase used in various situations where patience is encouraged.

Galician Galician gl

Tómate o teu tempo

TOH-mah-teh oh teo TEM-po

This is a common and polite phrase.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

ધીમે કરો

Dhee-ME ka-RO

This is a polite way to tell someone to take their time.

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Hausa Hausa ha

A hankali

Ah han-KA-li

This is a polite way to tell someone to take their time.

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Hebrew עברית he

קח את הזמן שלך

Kah et hah-ZMAHN shel-KHA

This is a common and polite phrase.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

आराम से करें

Aa-RAAM se ka-REN

This is a common and polite phrase.

Hungarian magyar hu

Ne siess

Neh sheesh

This is a common phrase used to encourage someone to relax and not rush.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Santai saja

San-TAI sa-JA

This is a casual and common phrase.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Taktu þér tíma

Tak-tu thyer tee-ma

This is a common and polite phrase.

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Italian Italiano it

Prenditi il tuo tempo

Pren-dee-tee eel too-oh TEM-po

This is a versatile phrase used in many situations to encourage someone to relax and not rush.

Japanese 日本語 ja

ゆっくりしてください

Yoo-KU-ri shi-te ku-da-SAI

This is a polite and common phrase.

Korean 한국어 ko

천천히 하세요

Chun-chun-hee ha-SE-yo

This is a polite and common phrase.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Nesijaudinkite

Ne-si-au-din-ki-te

This is a polite way to tell someone to take their time.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Neuztraucieties

Nay-ooz-trow-tsee-eh-ties

This is a polite way to tell someone to take their time.

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Marathi मराठी mr

घाई करू नका

Gha-ee ka-RU na-KA

This is a polite way to tell someone not to rush.

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Malay Melayu ms

Tenang sahaja

Te-NANG sa-HA-ja

This is a common and polite phrase.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Neem de tijd

Naym duh tyt

Use this when someone is rushing or needs to complete a task without pressure.

Norwegian norsk no

Ta deg god tid

Tah deh goo tee

This is a common and polite phrase.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਆਰਾਮ ਨਾਲ ਕਰੋ

Aa-RAAM naal ka-RO

This is a polite way to tell someone to take their time.

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Polish polski pl

Nie spiesz się

Nye spyesh shye

This is a common phrase used to encourage someone to take their time.

Portuguese Português pt

Tenha calma

TEN-yah KAWM-mah

This is a common way to tell someone to relax and not rush, often used in Brazil.

Romanian română ro

Nu vă grăbiți

Noo vuh gruh-BITS

This is a polite way to tell someone not to rush.

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Russian русский ru

Не спешите

Nye spye-SHEE-tye

This is a polite way to tell someone not to rush.

Swedish svenska sv

Ta din tid

Tah deen teed

This is a common and polite phrase.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Pole pole

PO-leh PO-leh

This is a very common and polite phrase, meaning 'slowly slowly'.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

நிதானமாக இருங்கள்

Ni-thaa-na-maa-gaa i-run-gal

This is a polite and common phrase.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

ఆలోచించి చేయండి

Aa-lo-chin-chi che-YAN-di

This is a polite way to tell someone to take their time.

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Thai ไทย th

ใจเย็นๆ

Jai yen yen

This is a common and polite phrase, literally meaning 'cool heart'.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Huwag kang magmadali

Hoo-wag kang mag-ma-DA-li

This is a common and polite phrase.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Acele etmeyin

Ah-jeh-leh et-ME-yin

This is a polite way to tell someone not to rush.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Не поспішайте

Nye po-spi-SHAY-tye

This is a polite way to tell someone not to rush.

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Urdu اردو ur

آہستہ کیجیے

Aa-HIS-ta kee-JI-ye

This is a polite way to tell someone to take their time.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Cứ từ từ

Kuh tu tu

This is a common and polite phrase.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Fi sùúrù

Fee soo-OO-roo

This is a polite way to tell someone to take their time.

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Chinese 中文 zh

慢慢来

Man man lai

This is a very common and polite phrase.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

慢慢嚟

Maan maan lai

This is a common and polite phrase in Cantonese.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Thatha isikhathi sakho

Ta-tha ee-see-KA-tee sa-KHO

This is a polite and common phrase.

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