Amharic አማርኛ am
ለምን አይሆንም?
Le-min ay-ho-nim?
Used to express agreement or to question a suggestion.
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How to say
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Arabic العربية ar
لماذا لا؟
Li-ma-tha la?
A common phrase used in various contexts.
Bangla বাংলা bn
কেন নয়?
Ke-no noy?
A common phrase used in various contexts.
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Catalan català ca
Per què no?
Per kay no?
Used in similar ways to English, to express agreement or to question a suggestion.
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Czech čeština cs
Proč ne?
Proch neh?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
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Danish dansk da
Hvorfor ikke?
Vor-for nee-ke?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
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German Deutsch de
Warum nicht?
Var-oom nicht?
A straightforward and common phrase used in various contexts.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Γιατί όχι;
Yah-tee oh-hee?
Used in similar ways to English, to express agreement or to question a suggestion.
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Spanish Español es
¿Por qué no?
Por-KAY NO
This is a very common and versatile phrase used in many situations, from accepting an invitation to questioning a suggestion.
Estonian eesti et
Miks mitte?
Miks mit-te?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
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Basque Basque eu
Zergatik ez?
Zer-ga-tik ez?
Used in similar ways to English, to express agreement or to question a suggestion.
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Persian فارسی fa
چرا که نه؟
Che-rah ke nah?
A common phrase used in various contexts.
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Finnish suomi fi
Miksi ei?
Miks-ee ay?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
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French Français fr
Pourquoi pas ?
Poor-kwa pah?
Used in the same way as English, to express agreement, curiosity, or a lack of objection.
Galician Galician gl
Por que non?
Por kay non?
Used in similar ways to English, to express agreement or to question a suggestion.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
કેમ નહિ?
Kem na-hee?
A common phrase used in various contexts.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Me ya sa ba?
Meh yah sah bah?
A common phrase used in various contexts.
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Hebrew עברית he
למה לא?
La-ma lo?
Used in similar ways to English, to express agreement or to question a suggestion.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
क्यों नहीं?
Kyon na-heen?
A common phrase used in various contexts.
Hungarian magyar hu
Miért ne?
Mee-airt neh?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Kenapa tidak?
Ke-na-pa ti-dak?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Af hverju ekki?
Af kver-yu ek-ki?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
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Italian Italiano it
Perché no?
Per-KAY no?
Used to express agreement or to inquire about the reason for a refusal.
Japanese 日本語 ja
どうしてだめですか？
Doe-shee-te dah-meh des ka?
Used to inquire about the reason for a refusal or to express surprise.
Korean 한국어 ko
왜 안 돼요?
Way an dwah-yo?
Used to express agreement or to question a suggestion.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Kodėl gi ne?
Ko-del gee neh?
Used to express agreement or to suggest something.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Kāpēc ne?
Kaa-pets neh?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
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Marathi मराठी mr
का नाही?
Kaa na-hee?
A common phrase used in various contexts.
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Malay Melayu ms
Kenapa tidak?
Ke-na-pa ti-dak?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Waarom niet?
Vah-rom neet?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
Norwegian norsk no
Hvorfor ikke?
Vor-for nee-ke?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਕਿਉਂ ਨਹੀਂ?
Kyun na-hee?
A common phrase used in various contexts.
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Polish polski pl
Dlaczego nie?
Dwa-la-chego nye?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
Portuguese Português pt
Por que não?
Por kee now?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
Romanian română ro
De ce nu?
De cheh noo?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
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Russian русский ru
Почему бы и нет?
Pa-che-MU by ee nyet?
Used to express agreement or to suggest something.
Swedish svenska sv
Varför inte?
Var-for in-te?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Kwa nini sivyo?
Kwa nee-nee see-vyo?
Used to express agreement or to question a suggestion.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
ஏன் கூடாது?
Yen koo-daa-thu?
Used to express agreement or to question a suggestion.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
ఎందుకు కాదు?
En-du-ku kaa-du?
A common phrase used in various contexts.
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Thai ไทย th
ทำไมไม่ได้?
Tam-mai mai dai?
Used to express agreement or to question a suggestion.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Bakit hindi?
Ba-kit hin-dee?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Neden olmasın?
Ne-den ol-ma-sin?
Used to express agreement or to suggest something.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Чому б і ні?
Cho-MU b i nee?
Used to express agreement or to suggest something.
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Urdu اردو ur
کیوں نہیں؟
Kyun na-heen?
A common phrase used in various contexts.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Tại sao không?
Tai sao khong?
A direct and common phrase, used in similar ways to English.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Kí ló dé tí kò ṣe?
Kee lo deh tee ko sheh?
Used to express agreement or to question a suggestion.
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Chinese 中文 zh
为什么不呢？
Way shen-mu boo nuh?
Used to express agreement or to suggest something.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
點解唔係呀？
Dim-gai m4 hai ah?
Used to express agreement or to suggest something.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Kungani kungenjalo?
Kung-ah-nee koo-ngay-n-ja-lo?
Used to express agreement or to question a suggestion.
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