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To listen

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Amharic አማርኛ am
ማዳመጥ
ma-DA-met

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Amharic.

Arabic العربية ar
يستمع
yas-ta-MI-oo

Use 'yastami'u' (he listens) or the infinitive 'istima' (to listen) in most contexts.

Bangla বাংলা bn
শোনা
SHOH-na

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Bengali.

Catalan català ca
Escoltar
es-kol-TAR

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Catalan.

Czech čeština cs
Poslouchat
PO-slo-khat

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Czech.

Danish dansk da
At lytte
at LÜ-teh

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Danish.

German Deutsch de
Zuhören
Tsoo-HER-en

Use 'zuhören' in most situations where you would say 'to listen' in English.

Greek Ελληνικά el
Ακούω
a-KOO-o

Use 'akoúo' (I listen) or the infinitive 'akouein' (to listen) in most contexts.

Spanish Español es
Escuchar
es-koo-CHAR

Use 'escuchar' in most contexts where you would say 'to listen' in English.

Estonian eesti et
Kuulata
KOO-la-ta

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Estonian.

Basque Basque eu
Entzun
en-TSOON

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Basque.

Persian فارسی fa
گوش دادن
goosh dah-DAN

This is the standard phrase for 'to listen' in Persian.

Finnish suomi fi
Kuunnella
KOO-nel-lah

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Finnish.

French Français fr
Écouter
ay-koo-TAY

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in French, used in all situations.

Galician Galician gl
Escoitar
es-koy-TAR

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Galician.

Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
સાંભળવું
saam-BHA-lav-vu

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Gujarati.

Hausa Hausa ha
Saurara
sa-RA-ra

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Hausa.

Hebrew עברית he
להקשיב
leh-hah-KSHIV

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Hebrew.

Hindi हिन्दी hi
सुनना
SOON-na

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Hindi.

Hungarian magyar hu
Hallgatni
HOLL-got-nee

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Hungarian.

Indonesian Indonesia id
Mendengarkan
men-den-GAR-kan

Use 'mendengarkan' in formal settings and 'mendengar' in informal settings.

Icelandic Icelandic is
Að hlusta
ath HLOOS-ta

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Icelandic.

Italian Italiano it
Ascoltare
ah-skol-TAH-ray

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Italian.

Japanese 日本語 ja
聞く
kee-KOO

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Japanese.

Korean 한국어 ko
듣다
deut-DA

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Korean.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Klausytis
KLAU-si-tis

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Lithuanian.

Latvian latviešu lv
Klausīties
KLAU-see-tees

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Latvian.

Marathi मराठी mr
ऐकणे
ay-KA-nay

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Marathi.

Malay Melayu ms
Mendengar
men-DE-ngar

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Malay.

Dutch Nederlands nl
Luisteren
LOIS-ter-en

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Dutch.

Norwegian norsk no
Å lytte
ooh LÜ-teh

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Norwegian.

Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਸੁਣਨਾ
SOON-na

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Punjabi.

Polish polski pl
Słuchać
SWOO-hatsh

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Polish.

Portuguese Português pt
Escutar
esh-koo-TAR

Use 'escutar' in most contexts where you would say 'to listen' in English.

Romanian română ro
A asculta
a as-kool-TA

Use 'a asculta' in most contexts where you would say 'to listen' in English.

Russian русский ru
Слушать
SLOO-shat'

Use 'slushat'' in most contexts where you would say 'to listen' in English.

Swedish svenska sv
Att lyssna
att LISS-nah

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Swedish.

Swahili Kiswahili sw
Kusikiliza
koo-see-kee-LEE-za

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Swahili.

Tamil தமிழ் ta
கேட்க
KAYT-ka

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Tamil.

Telugu తెలుగు te
వినడానికి
vi-na-DA-ni-ki

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Telugu.

Thai ไทย th
ฟัง
Fang (with a mid-tone)

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Thai.

Filipino Filipino tl
Makinig
mah-kee-NIG

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Tagalog.

Turkish Türkçe tr
Dinlemek
deen-LEH-mek

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Turkish.

Ukrainian українська uk
Слухати
SLOO-kha-ti

Use 'slukhaty' in most contexts where you would say 'to listen' in English.

Urdu اردو ur
سننا
SOON-na

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Urdu.

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Nghe
ng-YEH

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Vietnamese.

Yoruba Yoruba yo
Tẹ́tí
teh-TEE

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Yoruba.

Chinese 中文 zh
Ting (with a high, flat tone)

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Mandarin Chinese.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
Teng (with a high, flat tone)

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Cantonese.

Zulu Zulu zu
Ukulalela
oo-koo-la-LE-la

This is the standard word for 'to listen' in Zulu.

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