Amharic አማርኛ am
ምንድን ነው?
Min-den new?
Use 'Mīnden new?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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How to say
What
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
ماذا؟
Mah-thaa?
Use 'Mādhā?' in formal settings and 'ʾēh?' in informal settings, especially in Egyptian Arabic.
Bangla বাংলা bn
কি?
Kee?
Use 'Ki?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Catalan català ca
Què?
Keh?
Use 'Què?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Czech čeština cs
Co?
Tso?
Use 'Co?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Danish dansk da
Hvad?
Vah?
Use 'Hvad?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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German Deutsch de
Was?
Vahs?
Use 'Was?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Τι;
Tee?
Use 'Τι?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Spanish Español es
¿Qué?
Keh?
Use this to ask for clarification, to inquire about something, or to express surprise.
Estonian eesti et
Mis?
Mis?
Use 'Mis?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Basque Basque eu
Zer?
Ther?
Use 'Zer?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Persian فارسی fa
چه؟
Cheh?
Use 'Che?' in formal settings and 'Chi?' in informal settings.
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Finnish suomi fi
Mitä?
Mee-tah?
Use 'Mitä?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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French Français fr
Quoi ?
Kwah?
Use 'Quoi?' in informal settings, and 'Que?' in more formal situations or when it's the subject of the sentence.
Galician Galician gl
Que?
Keh?
Use 'Que?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
શું?
Shoo?
Use 'Shu?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Mene?
Meh-neh?
Use 'Mene?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Hebrew עברית he
מה?
Mah?
Use 'Ma?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
क्या?
Kyaa?
Use 'Kyā?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
Hungarian magyar hu
Mi?
Mee?
Use 'Mi?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Apa?
Ah-pah?
Use 'Apa?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Hvað?
Kvaath?
Use 'Hvað?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Italian Italiano it
Che?
Keh?
Use 'Che?' to ask 'what?' in most situations, especially in response to something you didn't hear or understand.
Japanese 日本語 ja
何？
Nah-nee?
Use 'Nani?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
Korean 한국어 ko
뭐?
Mwo?
Use 'Mwo?' in informal situations and 'Mueot?' (무엇?) in formal situations.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Kas?
Kahs?
Use 'Kas?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Kas?
Kahs?
Use 'Kas?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Marathi मराठी mr
काय?
Kaay?
Use 'Kāy?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Malay Melayu ms
Apa?
Ah-pah?
Use 'Apa?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Wat?
Vat?
Use 'Wat?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
Norwegian norsk no
Hva?
Vah?
Use 'Hva?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਕੀ?
Kee?
Use 'Kī?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Polish polski pl
Co?
Tso?
Use 'Co?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
Portuguese Português pt
O quê?
Oo keh?
Use 'O quê?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
Romanian română ro
Ce?
Cheh?
Use 'Ce?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Russian русский ru
Что?
Shto?
Use 'Что?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
Swedish svenska sv
Vad?
Vahd?
Use 'Vad?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Nini?
Nee-nee?
Use 'Nini?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
என்ன?
En-na?
Use 'Enna?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
ఏమిటి?
Ay-mi-ti?
Use 'Ēmiṭi?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Thai ไทย th
อะไร?
A-rai?
Use 'À-rai?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Ano?
Ah-no?
Use 'Ano?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Ne?
Neh?
Use 'Ne?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Що?
Scho?
Use 'Що?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Urdu اردو ur
کیا؟
Kyaa?
Use 'Kyā?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Gì?
Zee?
Use 'Gì?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Kí ni?
Kee nee?
Use 'Kí ni?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Chinese 中文 zh
什么？
Shen-muh?
Use 'Shénme?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
咩?
Meh?
Use 'Mē?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Ini?
Ee-nee?
Use 'Ini?' to ask 'what?' in most situations.
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