How to say

When

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Amharic አማርኛ am

መቼ?

Meh-CHAY?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Amharic.

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Arabic العربية ar

متى؟

Ma-TAH?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Arabic.

Bangla বাংলা bn

কখন?

Ko-KHON?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Bengali.

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Catalan català ca

Quan?

KWAHN?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Catalan.

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Czech čeština cs

Kdy?

Kdee?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Czech.

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Danish dansk da

Hvornår?

Vor-nawr?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Danish.

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German Deutsch de

Wann?

Vahn?

Use this to inquire about the time of an event.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Πότε;

POH-teh?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Greek.

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Spanish Español es

¿Cuándo?

KWAHN-doh?

Use this to ask about the time an event will occur or has occurred.

Estonian eesti et

Millal?

MEEL-lah?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Estonian.

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Basque Basque eu

Noiz?

Noyz?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Basque.

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Persian فارسی fa

کی؟

Key?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Persian.

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Finnish suomi fi

Milloin?

MEEL-loyn?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Finnish.

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French Français fr

Quand?

Kahn?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in French.

Galician Galician gl

Cando?

KAHN-doh?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Galician.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

ક્યારે?

Kyah-reh?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Gujarati.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Yaushe?

Yaw-shay?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Hausa.

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Hebrew עברית he

מתי?

Ma-TAI?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Hebrew.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

कब?

Kub?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Hindi.

Hungarian magyar hu

Mikor?

MEE-kor?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Hungarian.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Kapan?

KAH-pan?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Indonesian.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Hvenær?

Hve-NAYR?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Icelandic.

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Italian Italiano it

Quando?

KWAHN-doh?

This is the direct translation of 'when' in Italian.

Japanese 日本語 ja

いつ？

Eet-soo?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Japanese.

Korean 한국어 ko

언제?

Uhhn-jeh?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Korean.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Kada?

KAH-dah?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Lithuanian.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Kad?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Latvian.

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Marathi मराठी mr

कधी?

Kuh-dhee?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Marathi.

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Malay Melayu ms

Bila?

Bee-lah?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Malay.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Wanneer?

Vah-NAIR?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Dutch.

Norwegian norsk no

Når?

Nohr?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Norwegian.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਕਦੋਂ?

Kuh-DON?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Punjabi.

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Polish polski pl

Kiedy?

KYEH-dee?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Polish.

Portuguese Português pt

Quando?

KWAHN-doo?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Portuguese.

Romanian română ro

Când?

Kuhnd?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Romanian.

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Russian русский ru

Когда?

Kuhg-DAH?

Use this to ask about the time of an event.

Swedish svenska sv

När?

Nair?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Swedish.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Lini?

Lee-NEE?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Swahili.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

எப்போது?

Eh-POH-thoo?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Tamil.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

ఎప్పుడు?

Eh-PUD-oo?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Telugu.

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Thai ไทย th

เมื่อไหร่?

Mue-a rai?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Thai.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Kailan?

Kai-LAN?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Tagalog.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Ne zaman?

Neh zah-MAHN?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Turkish.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Коли?

Koh-LEE?

Use this to inquire about the time of an event.

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Urdu اردو ur

کب؟

Kub?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Urdu.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Khi nào?

Khee now?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Vietnamese.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Ìgbà wo?

EE-gbah woh?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Yoruba.

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Chinese 中文 zh

什么时候？

Shun-muh shr-HO?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Mandarin Chinese.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

幾時?

Gay see?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Cantonese.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Nini?

Nee-nee?

This is the standard way to ask 'when' in Zulu.

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