Amharic አማርኛ am
ይህ ምንድን ነው?
Yeh men-deen new?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
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How to say
What is this
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Arabic العربية ar
ما هذا؟
Mah HAH-tha?
Use this to ask about an object or concept.
Bangla বাংলা bn
এটা কি?
Eh-ta kee?
Use this to inquire about an object or concept.
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Catalan català ca
Què és això?
Keh es ah-show?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
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Czech čeština cs
Co to je?
Tso toh yeh?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
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Danish dansk da
Hvad er det her?
Vah er deh hair?
A simple and direct question to ask about something.
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German Deutsch de
Was ist das?
Vahs ist dahs?
Use this to ask about an object you see or something you're unsure of.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Τι είναι αυτό;
TEE EE-neh af-TOH?
Use this to ask about an object or situation.
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Spanish Español es
¿Qué es esto?
Keh es ES-to?
Use this phrase when you want to know the identity of an object or concept.
Estonian eesti et
Mis see on?
Mis say on?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
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Basque Basque eu
Zer da hau?
Ther dah how?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
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Persian فارسی fa
این چیه؟
Een chee-EH?
Use this to ask about an object or concept.
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Finnish suomi fi
Mikä tämä on?
Mee-kah ta-mah on?
A straightforward way to ask 'What is this?'
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French Français fr
Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
Kess-kuh seh?
This is a common and versatile phrase used to inquire about anything you don't recognize.
Galician Galician gl
Que é isto?
Keh eh EE-sh too?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
આ શું છે?
Aa shoo chhey?
Use this to inquire about an object or concept.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Mene ne wannan?
Meh-neh neh wan-nan?
Use this to inquire about an object or concept.
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Hebrew עברית he
מה זה?
Mah zeh?
A simple and common way to ask 'What is this?'
Hindi हिन्दी hi
यह क्या है?
Yeh kya hai?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
Hungarian magyar hu
Mi ez?
Mee ez?
A simple and direct question to ask about something.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Apa ini?
Ah-pah ee-nee?
A simple and direct question to ask about something.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Hvað er þetta?
Kva-th er thet-ta?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
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Italian Italiano it
Che cos'è questo?
Keh koh-SEH kweh-sto?
A straightforward way to ask about an object or situation.
Japanese 日本語 ja
これは何ですか？
Ko-reh wa nan des ka?
Use this to ask about an object or concept.
Korean 한국어 ko
이것은 무엇입니까?
Ee-guh-seun moo-uh-shim-ni-kka?
A polite and formal way to ask 'What is this?'
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Kas tai yra?
Kas tay yee-rah?
A straightforward way to ask 'What is this?'
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Latvian latviešu lv
Kas tas ir?
Kas tas ir?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
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Marathi मराठी mr
हे काय आहे?
Hey kay aa-hey?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
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Malay Melayu ms
Apa ini?
Ah-pah ee-nee?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Wat is dit?
Vaht iss dit?
A simple and direct way to ask about something.
Norwegian norsk no
Hva er dette?
Vah er deh-teh?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਇਹ ਕੀ ਹੈ?
Ih kee hai?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
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Polish polski pl
Co to jest?
Tsoh toh yest?
A standard question to ask about an unknown object.
Portuguese Português pt
O que é isto?
Oo keh eh EE-sh too?
Use this to inquire about something you are unfamiliar with.
Romanian română ro
Ce este asta?
Che es-TEH AH-sta?
Use this to ask about an object you see or something you're unsure of.
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Russian русский ru
Что это?
Shto EH-tah?
Use this in any situation where you want to know what something is.
Swedish svenska sv
Vad är det här?
Vahd air deh hair?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Hiki ni nini?
Hee-kee nee nee-nee?
Use this to inquire about an object or concept.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
இது என்ன?
I-dhu en-na?
A simple and direct way to ask about something.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
ఇది ఏమిటి?
I-di e-mi-ti?
Use this to inquire about an object or concept.
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Thai ไทย th
นี่คืออะไร?
Nee keu a-rai?
Use this to ask about an object or concept.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Ano ito?
Ah-no ee-toh?
A straightforward way to ask 'What is this?'
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Bu nedir?
Boo neh-DIR?
A straightforward way to ask about an object.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Що це?
Scho tse?
Use this to inquire about an object or concept.
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Urdu اردو ur
یہ کیا ہے؟
Yeh kya hai?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Đây là cái gì?
Day la kay zi?
A common way to ask 'What is this?'
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Kí ni èyí?
Kee nee eh-yee?
A common and direct way to ask about something.
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Chinese 中文 zh
这是什么？
Jheh shrr shn-muh?
A standard question to ask about an unknown object.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
呢啲係咩嚟㗎？
Nee dee hai meh lay gah?
Use this to inquire about an object or concept.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Yini lokhu?
Yee-nee loh-koo?
Use this to inquire about an object or concept.
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