Amharic አማርኛ am
ይሄ ምንድን ነው?
Yeh min-DIN new?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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How to say
What is that
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
ما هذا؟
Maa haa-ZAA?
Use this to inquire about an object.
Bangla বাংলা bn
ওটা কি?
O-TAH kee?
A common and direct way to ask.
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Catalan català ca
Què és això?
Keh ess ah-SHOH?
Use 'allò' for something further away, and 'això' for something closer.
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Czech čeština cs
Co to je?
Tso toh yeh?
A simple and direct way to ask.
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Danish dansk da
Hvad er det der?
Vahd air deh dair?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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German Deutsch de
Was ist das?
Vahs ist dahs?
This is a straightforward way to ask about an object's identity.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Τι είναι αυτό;
Tee ee-NEH af-TO?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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Spanish Español es
¿Qué es eso?
Keh ess EH-so?
Use this phrase when you want to know the identity of an object you see.
Estonian eesti et
Mis see on?
Mis say ohn?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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Basque Basque eu
Zer da hori?
Ther dah o-ree?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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Persian فارسی fa
آن چیست؟
Aan cheesht?
Use this to inquire about an object.
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Finnish suomi fi
Mikä tuo on?
Mee-kah too ohn?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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French Français fr
Qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?
Kess-kuh seh keh sah?
Use this phrase to inquire about an object or situation you don't understand.
Galician Galician gl
Que é iso?
Keh eh EE-so?
Use 'aquilo' for something further away, and 'iso' for something closer.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
તે શું છે?
Te shoo chhe?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Wannan menene?
Wan-nan meh-neh-neh?
Use this to inquire about an object.
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Hebrew עברית he
מה זה?
Mah zeh?
A very common and direct way to ask.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
वह क्या है?
Vah kyaa hai?
Use this to ask about something you see.
Hungarian magyar hu
Mi az?
Mee ahz?
A very common and straightforward way to ask.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Itu apa?
Ee-too ah-pah?
A very common and direct way to ask.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Hvað er það?
Kvað er thað?
A common and direct way to ask.
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Italian Italiano it
Che cos'è quello?
Keh koh-SEH kwel-loh?
Use this to ask about something you see at a distance.
Japanese 日本語 ja
あれは何ですか？
Ah-reh wah nahn des ka?
Use this to ask about something you see at a distance.
Korean 한국어 ko
저것은 무엇입니까?
Juh-guh-seun moo-uh-seep-ni-kah?
Use this to ask about something you see at a distance.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Kas tai yra?
Kahs tay ee-rahs?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Kas tas ir?
Kahs tahs eer?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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Marathi मराठी mr
ते काय आहे?
Teh kaay aa-HEH?
A common and direct way to ask.
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Malay Melayu ms
Itu apa?
Ee-too ah-pah?
A very common and direct way to ask.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Wat is dat?
Vaht iss daht?
This is a direct and common way to ask about something.
Norwegian norsk no
Hva er det der?
Vah air deh dair?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਉਹ ਕੀ ਹੈ?
Oh kee hai?
A common and direct way to ask.
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Polish polski pl
Co to jest?
Tso toh yest?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
Portuguese Português pt
O que é aquilo?
O ke eh ah-KEE-loo?
Use 'aquilo' for something further away, and 'isso' for something closer.
Romanian română ro
Ce este asta?
Che es-TEH ahs-TAH?
Use this when you want to know what something is.
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Russian русский ru
Что это такое?
Shto EH-tah tah-KO-yeh?
Use this to inquire about an object or situation.
Swedish svenska sv
Vad är det där?
Vahd air deh dahr?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Hicho ni nini?
Hee-cho nee nee-NEE?
Use this to inquire about an object.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
அது என்ன?
Ah-THU eh-NA?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
అది ఏమిటి?
Ah-dee eh-MEE-tee?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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Thai ไทย th
นั่นคืออะไร?
Nan keu a-rai?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Ano iyan?
Ah-no ee-yan?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
O nedir?
O ne-DIR?
A direct and common way to ask.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Що це таке?
Scho tse tah-KEH?
Use this to inquire about an object or situation.
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Urdu اردو ur
وہ کیا ہے؟
Woh kyaa hai?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Đó là cái gì?
Daw laa kaye zee?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Kí ni yẹn?
Kee nee yen?
A common and direct way to ask.
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Chinese 中文 zh
那是什么？
Nah shr shn-muh?
Use this to inquire about an object.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
嗰係乜嘢？
Go2 hai6 mat1 ye2?
Use this to inquire about an object.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Yini lokho?
Yee-nee lo-kho?
Use this to ask about something you see.
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